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Proceedings of the Zoological Society. 

 Monthly General Meeting, December 6, 1849.-W. Spence, Esq., F.R.S., in the 



Cha Lord Arthur Hay, Major-General Kenah, Mr. H. Huth and Mr. G. L. Neighbour 

 were elected Fellows. 



Evening Meeting, December 11, 1849.-R. C. Griffith, Esq., in the chair. 

 The Secretary commnnicated to the members present that-by letters dated No- 

 vember 16 and 21-the Hon. C. A. Mnrray had informed him of the safe arrival of a 

 youn. living hippopotamus in Cairo, which had been presented to the Society by 

 His Highness the Viceroy of Egypt. This most valuable and interesting gift wa 

 fccompanied by a beautiful lioness and cheetah ; and Mr. Murray had been further 

 a Jed by His Highness that a party of his troops were still out on the Wh^i e, 

 charged with the duty of securing a young female hippopotamus, f^™*^- 

 tined for the Society. The liberality of the Viceroy is only exceeded by the earnest 

 ness of Mr. Murray's support to the Zoological Society, who are already very largely 

 indebted to his influence for many very valuable additions to the ™ na S erie - 



The Secretary further stated that he had received letters of interest from Mr. 

 Duncan, Her Majesty's Vice-Consul atWhydah; and from Mr. Grace, Her Majesty's 

 Deputy Judge-Advocate at Jaffnah, in Ceylon; from both of whom collection, of 

 living animals may be expected in the spring of 1850. 



The papers read to the Meeting were,-l. « Description of a New Genus and of 

 several New Species of Terrestrial, Fluviatile and Marine Mollusca, inhabiting New 

 Zealand-" by J. E. Gray, Esq., F.R.S., &c. The shells described in this paper were 

 fent to the British Museum by Major Greenwood, and are named I Nanma Co inde, 

 N Maris N Tallia, N. Erigone, Helix Dunniae, H. Greenwoodn, H. .Portia, a. 

 fda H Ege!ta, ZonHes Chiron, Z. Coresia, Bulimus Leimonias, Cyclostoma *gea 

 C Cytora Latk (n. g.) neritoides, Lamellona Ophione. 2. - On the Anima of 

 Geomelaniajamaicensis,P/.,"withadrawing;byA.Adams,Esq R.V 3. Descnp 

 tions of Panopsa japonica and Tellina casta," two new species from the cabinet rf 

 the Zoological Society of Amsterdam and Mr. Cuming ; by A. Adjmj Esq RN. 

 4 « Description of Thracia magnifica," a new species, in the cabinet of Mi. Cuming , 

 by Dr. Jones, of Hamburg. 5. - Description of Platycercus (Psepho^us) citrinoven 

 tris " a new species, allied to P. hoematogaster ; by J. Gould, Esq F.R.S. 6. On 

 h Anatomy of the Indian Rhinoceros (Bh. unicornis), deduced from the Specimen 

 recently living in the Gardens of the Society," by Professor Owen, F.R^.F.Z^S., 

 L The second part of this paper will be read on the 8th of January.-D. W. M. 



Proceedings of the Entomological Society. 



December 3, 1849.-G. R. Waterhouse, Esq., President, in the chair 

 Mr Stainton stated, in allusion to the latter portion of the minutes of the pre- 

 ceding meeting, that it was his own intention to offer the first three volumes of the 

 ! Linn.. Entomologica ' as a prize for the second best monograph of Tortnces. 



