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The Secretary, on behalf of Mr. C. L. Boulenger, M.A., 

 F.Z.S., presented a paper entitled " On certain Subcutaneous 

 Fat-Bodies in Toads of the Genus Bufo." In Bufo viridis, of 

 which the author had examined fresh material, these fat-bodies 

 were very well developed, and on reflecting the skin from the 

 ventral surface, one noticed a pair of gland-like fatty structures 

 at the junction of the hind limbs with the trunk. They were 

 present in both sexes, and varied considerably in size and colour 

 in different individuals, but were quite constant in position. 



The next Meeting of the Society for Scientific Business will 

 be held on Tuesday, the 1st March, 1910, at half-past Eight 

 o'clock p.m., when the following communications will be 

 made : — 



1. J. Lewis Bonhote, M.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S. 



On the Varieties of Mus rattus in Egyyt, with General Notes 

 on the Species having reference to Yariation and Heredity. 



2. Sir George F. Ha mpson, Bart., F.Z.S. 



Zoological Collections from Northern Rhodesia and Adjacent 

 Territories : Lepidoptera Heterocera. 



3. T. H. Burlekd, M.A., B.Sc. 



The Urogenital Organs of Chimasra monstrosa. 



The following communications have been received : — 



1. R. H. "WniTEHOusE, M.Sc. 



The Caudal Fin of the Teleostomi. 



2. T. Goodey, M.Sc. 



A Contribution to the Skeletal Anatomy of Chlamydoselachus 

 anguineus, Garman. 



