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work, figured the Lancashire form of contaminellus, both male 

 and female, very minutely under this name ; whilst Hiibner, 

 under the same name, figured most correctly the Deal insect. 

 Now there was evidently two different representations of 

 either two forms of the same insect, or probably, two distinct 

 insects, both having been named contaminellus ; and it was 

 certain that the Deal insect had been figured before under 

 this name. 



Mr. South suggested that Hiibner's name, being the prior 

 one, would have to be adopted for the Deal and Blackheath 

 insect, and the Lancashire insect would consequently be with- 

 out a name. 



Mr. E. Step exhibited a case of birds' eggs, containing 

 thirteen species, taken in the neighbourhood of Leith Hill, 

 among which were the Red-backed Shrike (Lanins collurio, 

 L.), the Great Titmouse (Pants major, L.), and the Moor Hen 

 [Gallinula chloropus, L.) 



Mr. A. E. Cook exhibited mounted specimens of the 

 following birds from Hampshire, viz. : — the Kingfisher (Alcedo 

 ispida, L.), the Great Spotted Woodpecker (Picus major, L.), 

 and the Green Woodpecker (Gecinus viridis, L.). From the 

 remarks of several members it was gathered that the King- 

 fisher was to be seen at, among other places, Blackheath and 

 Lewisham ; and both Woodpeckers were commonly to be 

 found at West Wickham and Richmond Park, and not un- 

 frequently in Kensington Gardens. 



MARCH \Wi, 1886. 

 R. Adkin, Esq., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Henderson exhibited Ichneumon xanlhorus, Foerst., 

 Lacon murinns, L., and a species of Tenthredopsis, from 

 Lundy Island, off the Coast of Devon. 



Mr. T. R. Billups exhibited Crthoplera and Homoptera 

 from Natal and Borneo, and the following species of Coleop- 

 tera: — Onthophagus gazella, L., O. marsyas, L., and O. 4- 



