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Prof. J. p. Hill, D.Sc, F.R.S., F.Z.S., exhibited living speci- 

 mens of the Caecilian, S'iphonops annulatus, collected by the Pei-cy 

 Sladen Expedition at Theresopolis, Serra dos Orgaos, Brazil, in 

 October 1913. He also exhibited a series of photographs of 

 embryos of the same, obtained from eggs laid at University 

 College. 



Mr. G. A. BouLENGER, F.R.S., F.Z.S., read a paper " On the 

 Lizards allied to Lacerta muralis, with an Account of Lacerta 

 agilis and L. j^nrra." 



This paper will lie pulilished in the 'Transactions.' 



April 18th, 1916. 



Dr. S. F. Harmer, M.A., F.R.S., Yice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following Report on the Additions 

 to the Society's Menagerie during the month of March, 1916. 



The number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie 

 during the month of March was 176. Of these 116 were 

 actjnired by presentation, .5 were received on deposit, 50 by 

 purchase, and 5 were born in the Gardens. 



The number of departures during the same period, bj' death 

 and removals, was 158. 



Amongst the additions special attenticni may be directed 

 to :— " 



2 Drills [Papio leu,co])h(Tus) , fiom W. Africa, purcliased March 

 16th. 



1 Bay Duiker (Cephalophics dorsalis), from Togoland, presented 

 by 0. H. Bohner, on March 23rd. 



2 Thar {Hemitragus jemlaicus), from Chamba, presented by 

 the Government of the Punjaub, on March 20th. 



2 Axis Deer [Axis a.ri.s), from India, and 3 Bennett's Wallabies 

 {Afacropus heunetii), from Tasmania, presented by Sir Edmund 

 G. Loder, Bart., V.P Z.S., on March 21st. 



The Secretary read a letter he had received from Lt.-Col. 

 R. T. Leiper, D.Sc, F.Z.S., R.A.M.C, on the subject of his 

 recent investigations in reference to Bilharziosis, the life-histoiy 

 of the parasite and prophylactic measures. 



Mr. C. Tate Regan, M.A., F.Z.S., gave an exhibition of 

 lantern-slides illustrating liovv certain fishes protect their eggs 

 by carrying them about, either in the mouth (Arius, some 

 Cichlidfe), on the occiput [Kurtus), on the abdomen (Asjh-edo), 

 or in a special brood-pouch (Syngnathida?). 



