XX Minutes of Proceedings. 



Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou, 



1888, No. 1. 

 Report of Committee appointed to examine into the Scientific 



Value of Volapiik (American Philosophical Society). 

 Boletin de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias en Cordoba, Vol. 

 X., Part 1. 

 Victorian Year Book, 1886-87. 



Professor MacOwan proposed that the Society should purchase the 

 back parts of the incomplete series at present in the Society's Library. 

 This proposition was referred to the Council. 



Mr. Trimen exhibited a series of specimens (received at the Museum 

 from Mr. Edward Lovett, of Croydon near London) illustrating the 

 still extant but almost extinct manufacture of Cun-flints at Brandon 

 in Suffolk. He called attention to an interesting account of the 

 process, contributed to the Society of imtiquaries of Scotland, and 

 published in the "Proceedings " of that Society for 1887. 



In the discussion that ensued Dr. Atherstone, Prof. MacOwan and 

 Dr. Marloth took part. 



Dr. Gill drew attention to the " Report of the Committee appointed 

 to examine into the Scientific Value of Volapiik," just received from 

 the American Piiilosophical Society, and suggested that some member 

 should report to the Society on the paper. 



Prof. Foot was requested to give a report on the subject. 

 The Rev. C H. R. Fisk exhibited a snake, Dryophidoe, genus 

 Langaha^ species Crista Galli, a wood snake peculiar to Madagascar. 

 He also placed on record some rrieasurements of testudo pardalis. 

 Mr. W. E.Fry exhibited diagrams of Isobars 1888, May 21—29, 

 shewing the course of the low pressure during the recent storms. 



Ordinary Monthly Meeting. 



Wednesday, June 27, 1888. 

 Mr. W. H. Finlay, M.A., F.R.A.S., President, in the Chair. 



The following presents were announced and the thanks of the 

 Society voted to the donors : — 



Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria, Decades I. to XIV. 

 Uber die Entstehung des Seifengoldes, von E. Cohen. 

 Goldfiihrende Conglomerate in Siid-Afrika, von E. Cohen. 



