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July 6, 1863. 



Frederick Smith, Esq., President, in the chair. 



Donations. 

 The following donations to the library were announced, and thanks returned to the 

 several donors: — 'Transactions of the Zoological Society of London,' Vol. iv. Part 7, 

 Section 2 ; Vol. v. Parts 1 and 2. ' Proceedings of the Scientific Meetings of the 

 Zoological Society of London,' 1861, Part 3; 1862, Parts 1 — 3; presented by the 

 Society. 'Schriften der Koniglichen Physikalisch-okononiischen Gesellschaft zu Ko- 

 nigsberg,' 1862, Parts 1 and 2; by the Society. 'Exotic Butterflies,' Part 47; by 

 W. W. Saunders, Esq. ' Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoplera,' Part 1 (Lyceenida;) ; 

 by the Author, W. C. Hewitson, Esq. ' Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Koniglichen 

 Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien,' Vol. xii.; by the Society. 'Personen, 

 Orts und Sach-Register der zweiten fiinfjahrigen Reihe (1856 — 1860) der Sitzungs- 

 berichte und Abhandlungen der Wiener Kais. Konigl. Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesell- 

 schaft ;' by the Society. ' Neue Crustaceen, gesainraelt wahrend der Weltumseglung 

 der K.K. Fregalte Novara, zweiter vorlaufiger Bericht ;' by the Author, Dr. Cam. 

 Heller. 'Sitzungsberichte der Konigl. bayer. Akademie der Wissenschafteu zu 

 Miinchen,' 1862, ii. Parts 3 and 4 ; 1863, i. Parts 1 and 2 ; by the Academy. ' Pro- 

 ceedings of the Royal Society,' Vol. xii. No 55; by the Society. 'The Intellectual 

 Observer,' No. 18; by the Publishers. 'The Zoologist' for July; by the Editor. 

 Fifty-six Memoirs by M. le Dr. Leon Dufour, from various scientific Periodicals and 

 Transactions ; by the Author. ' The Journal of the Society of Arts ' for June ; by the 

 Society. ' The Reader' for June; by the Editor. 'A List of the Butterflies of New 

 England ;' by the Author, Samuel H. Scudder, Esq. 



Special Vote of Thanks. 

 On the proposition of Mr. Dunning, seconded by Mr. S. Stevens, a special vote 

 ■was unanimously passed, returning thanks to Mr. W. W. Saunders for his hospitable 

 reception of the Society at Reigate, on the 20lh ult. 



Exhibitions, SfC. 

 Professor Westwood, referring to the exhibition by the President, at the June 

 meeting, of some hermaphrodite hive-bees, made some remarks as to the bearing of that 

 exhibition upon the question of parthenogenesis in bees. He considered that the fact 

 of the existence of a hermaphrodite was inconsistent with the truth of the theory of 

 parthenogenesis. The President, on the contrary, did not think the fact necessarily 

 inconsistent with the theory, but probably explicable by and referable to some imper- 

 fection of the organs of the queen bee from which the hermaphrodite was born. 



Mr. S. Stevens exhibited a large collection of South-Australian insects, principally 

 Coleoptera, and containing many novelties; they had been collected by Mr. George 

 French Angus, who had recently returned to this country from Australia. 



Mr. Waterhouse exhibited Carabus auratus, captured on the coast of Kent: four 

 specimens had been taken by Rlr. Brewer, running about in the hot sunshine ; the 

 locality was between Dover and Hyihe, but was not more precisely stated. 



The President mentioned that about twenty years ago Mr. Walton had brought 



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