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opened by him only two showed the presence of whole seed in 

 the intestines, and that these two were probably cases of 

 diseased action. 



An interesting discussion took place in which several of the 

 members expressed disagreement with the author's views. 



Dr. W. E. Hoyle, F.R.S.E., exhibited specimens of certain 

 rare Cephalopoda. 



(1) Ancistrochirus les7ieuri from the Maldive Archipelago, 

 the type specimen in the Paris Museum being the only one 

 previously known. 



(2) A species of Cirrotenthis from the neighbourhood of the 

 Cape of Good Hope, beautifully preserved in formol, and 

 exhibiting the gelatinous appearance and rounded stumpy form of 

 the animal in a way never seen in examples preserved in alcohol. 



(3) Section of an Octopod embryo from Zanzibar, showing 

 a number of peculiar chitinous rods in the epithelium. 



These appear to be secreted in pouches of the epidermal 

 cells, and gradually to protrude : as they rise above the surface 

 they split into two or more parts longitudinally. They are most 

 closely set on the roots of the anus. 



Part of section of the epidermis showing the form and situation of the 

 chitinous rods : A 1 , a rod just rising to the surface of the body ; A 2 , a rod 

 protruding from the sac in which it is developed ; A 3 , a rod rising above the 

 surface and splitting longitudinally ; Ep., epithelium ; N, nucleus ; C, con- 

 nective tissue ; x 250. 



These rods are no doubt of the same nature as those 

 exhibited by Professor Chun at the meeting of the German 

 Zoological Society at Tubingen* and described as constituting a 

 bristly coat, but not figured. 



* Chun, Verhandl. Deutsch. Zoo/. Geselhch, vol. 14, p. 243, 1904. 



