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Professor J. P. Hill, D.Sc, F.R.S., F.Z.S., described new- 

 born Marsupials of many different genera and species, and 

 explained the modes of parturition, illustrating his account with 

 lantern -slides. 



The following Papers were presented to the Meeting : — 



Messrs. J. J. Joicey, F.Z.S. , and George Talbot : (a) New 

 South American Rhopalocera, (h) New South American Arctiidae, 

 (c) New ButterflLies from Africa and the East, (d) Gynandro- 

 iiiorph of Papilio lycophron Hbn., and (e) Three Aberrations of 

 Lepidoptera. 



Mr. Sergius Alph^raky (communicated by Mr. Oldfield 

 Thomas, F.R.S., F.Z.S.), : Deformity of os penis in a Phoca 

 caspica Nilsson. 



Lt.-Ool. J. M. Fawcett (communicated by The Secretary) : 

 Notes on a Collection of Heterocera made by Mr. W. Feather 

 in British East Africa, 1911-13. 



Professor F. Wood Jones, M.B., D.Sc, F.Z.S. : The Structure 

 of the Oi-bito -temporal Region of the Skull of Lemur. 



Mr. S. A. Neave, F.Z.S., gave an Exhibition of Lantern-slides 

 illustrating the scenery of different regions of Africa with re- 

 marks about the characteristic Fauna. 



The next Meeting of the Society for Scientific Business will be 

 held on Tuesday, February 5th, 1918, at 5.30 p.m. 

 The agenda will be announced early in January. 



The following Paper has been received : — 

 B. L. Bhatia, M.Sc, and Baini Parshad, M.Sc. 

 Notes on the Skull of Rana tigrina. 



