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with about twenty-eight species, chiefly small rodents, and the 

 main points of interest were the recognition of Procavia burtoni, 

 the Egyptian Hyrax, as a valid species, the rediscovery of Acomys 

 russatus, hitherto only known from Palestine, and the description 

 of a small species of Dipodillus ; the last two species having been 

 taken on the Mokattam Hills within three miles of Cairo. 



The next Meeting of the Society for Scientific Business will 

 be held on Tuesday, the 23rd November, 1909, at half- past Eight 

 o'clock P.M., when the following communications will be 

 made : — • 



Exhibition of Lantern-slides illustrating the Haunts and 

 Habits of Our British Nesting Terns. By William Bickertost, 

 F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 



1. G. C. Shortridge. 



An Account of the Geographical Distribution of the 

 Marsupials and Monotremes of South-west Australia, having 

 special reference to the specimens collected during the 

 Balston Expedition of 1904-1907. 



2. Mrs. E. W. Sexton. 



Notes on some Amphipoda from the North Side of 'che 

 Bay of Biscay : Families Pleustid^e and Eusiridve. 



3. R. Lydekker. 



Note on Sotalia bornemsis. 



4. Col. J. M. Fawcett. 



(a) On two remarkable Instances of Aberi-ation in 

 Nymphalin^ from the Andaman Islands. 



(b) Aberrations of Pcqnlio clytia^ race Paxope. 



The following communications have been received : — 



1. Dr. F. D. Welch, F.Z.S. 



(«) On change of Colour in a Specimen of Mellivora ratel 

 living in the Society's Gardens. 



(6) A comparative Examination of three living Specimens 

 of Felis iigris sojidaica, with Notes on an old Javan male. 



2. W. E. A gar, M.A.. D.Sc. 



The Nesting-habits of Fhyllomedusa scciivagii. 



