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Mr. D. Seth-Smith, F.Z.S., exhibited a series of lantern-slides 

 showing the display of the male Monaul Pheasant {Lophophorus 

 wipeyamts). 



Mr. L. HoGBEN, M.A., B.Sc, exhibited a specimen of Amhly- 

 stoma, the metamorphosis of which had been brought about by 

 one month's feeding with Ox thyroid, and drew special attention 

 to the precocious transition to the Amblystoma-type of pigmen- 

 tation during the metamorphosis. 



In the absence of the Author, Mr. F. F. Laidlaw, M.A., F.Z.S., 

 his paper on " Contributions to a Study of the Dragonfly Fauna 

 of Borneo. — Part IV. A List of the Species known to occur in 

 the Island," was taken as read. 



Dr. C. W. Andrews, F.R.S., gave a resiome of Dr. R. Broom's 

 paper " On some new Therocephalian Reptiles from the Karroo 

 Beds of South Africa." 



The next Meeting of the Society for Scientific Business will 

 be held on Tuesday, May 11th, 1920, at 5.30 p.m., when the 

 following communications will be made : — 



W. J. Dakin, D.Sc, F.Z.S. 



Fauna of Western Australia. — III. Further Contributions 

 to the Study of the Onychophora. 



C. FORSTER-COOPER, M.A., F.Z.S. 



Chalicotheroidea from Baluchistan. 



W. T. Calman, D.Sc, F.Z.S . 



Notes on Marine Wood-boring Animals. — I. The Shipworms 

 (Teredinidce). 



