106 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



case of hybridism between Carduelis spimis and Linota cannabina, the 

 former being the male parent. Some remarks were made on the subject 

 by Mr. Harting, who took occasion to exhibit, on behalf of Captain M. 

 Murphy, another hybrid, viz. one between Blackgrouse and Pheasant, which 

 had been shot near Bunessan, Mull, in the month of January last. 



On behalf of Mr. E. J. Lowe, a paper was read by Mr. Druery, in which 

 details were given regarding the culture of divided and re-divided Prothalli 

 of Scolopendrium vulgare. 



Zoological Society. 



February ith, 1896.— Dr. A. Gunther, F.R.S., V.-P., in the chair. 



The Secretary read a report on the additions that had been made to the 

 Society's Menagerie during the month of January, 1896, and called special 

 attention to a young male Manatee from the Rio Purus, Amazons, and to 

 two young King Penguins in down plumage from Macquarie Island, New 

 Zealand, acquired by purchase. 



Mr. G. A. Boulenger read a report on the second portion of the Reptiles 

 and Batrachians collected by Dr. A. Donaldson Smith during his recent 

 expedition to Lake Rudolph, the first portion having been already described. 

 In the present report forty-two species of Reptiles and five of Batrachians 

 were catalogued — of which two Lizards were described as new, under the 

 names Agama smithi and A. lionotus. 



Dr. A. Gunther read a report on the collection of Fishes made by 

 Dr. Donaldson Smith during his expedition to Lake Rudolph. From Lakes 

 Rudolph and Stephanie examples of eight species had been obtained. Of 

 these five were found in the Nile basin, and were mostly of wide distribution 

 in Africa ; while one (Distichodus rudolphi) was new to science. Two other 

 species were also described as new, and named Clarias smithi and Synodo?itis 

 smithi, after their discoverer. 



Mr. Martin Jacoby offered some remarks on the sybtem of coloration 

 and punctuation in the Beetles of the genus Calligrapha of the family 

 Chrysomelida. He showed that in this genus the colour and punctuation 

 of the elytra seemed to be dependent on each other, so that the markings, 

 no matter what their shape might be, were always surrouuded by a row of 

 the punctures. 



Mr. F. E. Beddard read a paper on the oblique septa in Birds, in which 

 he pointed out a new character of Passerine Birds. A second paper by 

 Mr. Beddard contained a note upon the syrinx and the ambiens muscle of 

 an African Stork, Dissura episcopus, and comprised some remarks upon the 

 classification of the Herodiones. 



Mr. R. Lydekker communicated a note on the mode of progression of 

 the Sea-Otter. 



A paper by Dr. St. George Mivart contained a description of the hyoid 



