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ment near the head, and so rapidly do they increase in width that 

 the anterior end of the body becomes lancet-shaped. About fifty 

 joints only are immature; and in the longest example (115 centi- 

 metres) Leuckart counted a total of 660 joints. It is, however, a 

 smaller species than JB. latus, and is further distinguished by display- 

 ing a greater number of calcareous corpuscles, and more particularly 

 also in the " form of the uterine rosette, which is not only smaller and 

 longer, but likewise exhibits a greater number of lateral processes." 

 Leuckart thinks the T. vulgaris of Linnseus and Pallas may be iden- 

 tical with this species. To the naked eye, judging from the figures, 

 B. cordatus at first reminds one of Goeze's thick-set Taenia pecti- 

 nata ; but the structure of the latter is very different*. 



12. On some Tientsin Birds, collected by Mr. Fleming, 



R.A., IN THE POSSESSION OF Mr. WhITELEY. By RobERT 



SwiNHOE, Esq., Corr. Memb. 



A collection of birds, made in the neighbourhood of Tientsin by 

 Mr. Fleming of the Royal Artillery, having come into the possession 

 of Mr. Whiteley, that gentleman has placed them in my hands for 

 inspection and identification. The series comprises only two novel- 

 ties which have not hitherto been described ; but most of the birds 

 are interesting on account of the locality. I will proceed, without 

 further comment, to give a list of them, with what few remarks I 

 may deem necessary. 



1. PoLiORNis pyrrhogenys, Tcmm. Faun. Japon. 



There are here two skins, in worn plumage, which Mr. Gurney 

 considers the same as the Japanese species. 



2. Circus melanoleucus, Gmelin. 



I observed this bird myself near Tientsin. The single specimen in 

 this collection is rather large. 



3. Falco subbuteo, L. 



4. Falco vespertinus, L. 



5. AcciPiTER soloensis, Horsf. 



There are two Sparrow-Hawks, one of which, a male, is evidently 

 this species, and agrees well with specimens procured in the South of 

 China. The other is also a male, but apparently different. It is, 

 however, identical with skins in my collection from Canton, Amoy, 

 and Formosa. I should be inclined to consider this A. gularis, 



* A few days back (Sept. 19th) I received several fine examples of T. pectinata 

 from Canada. They were obligingly forwarded from Kingston by Prof. George 

 Lawson, Ph.D., LL.D., who informs me that they were obtained, in May 1861, 

 from the intestines of a porcupine {Hystrix dorsata). This worm was hitherto 

 only known to infest the hare, the rabbit, and the marmot. 



