No. 45 . 



ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



OP THE 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON* 



May 7th, 1907. 



G. A. BouLEXGER, Esq., F.R.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. H. B. Faxtham, B.Sc, F.Z.S., exhibited original drawings 

 of Spirochceta anodontce from the crystalline style and intestine 

 of Anodo7ita cygnea. This was the first record of the occurrence 

 of this parasite in the British Pond-Mussel, though Keysselitz 

 recorded probably the same organism from Anodonta mutahilis 

 about a year ago, without giving its dimensions. The organism 

 was found to be about 40^ long and about 0'7 /j broad, with 

 pointed ends and an undulating membrane. Its motion was 

 most rapid, but seemed to be both spiral and vibratory. 



The iSeoretaey exhibited photographs of a young male African 

 Elephant now living in the Bronx Zoological Park, Kew York, 

 and probably tlie type of Elephas africanus 'pumilio Noack, from 

 the French Congo. The photographs had been given him by 

 Mr. W. T. Hornaday, C.M.Z.S, He remarked on the distinctness 

 of the race, and pointed out the existence in the specimen of an 

 undescribed peculiarity in the trunk. 



Dr. William E. Hoyle read a paper, illustrated by lantern- 

 slides, on the Cephalopoda of Zanzibar and East Africa collected 

 by Mr. Cyril Crossland in 1901-1902, He stated that the 

 collection was not extensive either in point of individuals or 

 species, and that a large proportion were young individuals to 

 which it was impossible to affix definite names in the present 

 state of our knowledge. 



Five were identical with forms contained in a collection 



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