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tibio-tarsus, which became dissociated from the latter early in 

 the life of the bird. Late in life this fusion obliterated the 

 tendon of the ambiens muscle, which heretofore had been 

 described as passing thi'ough the patella and persisting through 

 life. 



The next Meeting of the Society for Scientific Business (closing 

 the Session 1912-1913) will be held on Tuesday, June 3rd, 1913, 

 at half- past Eight o'clock p.m., when the following communications 

 will be made : — 



EXHIBITIOISrS AND NoTTCES, 



Sir Arthur H. Chubch, K.C.Y.O., M.A., D.Sc, F.E.S., F.S.A. 

 Notes on Turacin and Turacin-bearers. 



P. Chalmers Mitchell, M.A., D.Sn., LL.D., F.R.S., F.Z.S. 



Observations on the Anatomy of the Shoe-bill (Bcdceniceps 

 rex), 



T. H. Withers, F.G.S. 



Some Miocene Cirripedes of the Genera Hexelasma and 

 Soalpelluon from New Zealand. 



Prof. Arthur Dendy, D.Sc, F.R.S., F.Z.S., and R. W. H. Row, 

 B. Sc. 



The Classification and Phylogeny of the Calcareous Sponges, 

 with a Reference List of all the desciibed Species, systematically 

 arranged. 



Surgeon Joseph C. Thompson, U.S.N. 



Contributions to the Anatomy of the Ophidia. 



Prof. T. Wingate Todd, M.B., F.R.C.S . 



Observations on Osteomalacia in the Zoological Collections 

 of Manchester and Cleveland. 



