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oreas), which were bequeathed to the Society by the late Lord Derby, and eighteen 

 other antelopes. The whole of these will have been removed from Knowsley to the 

 Gardens by the beginning of next week, Lord Derby having with great kindness pre- 

 served them until the houses which have been expressly built for them were completed. 

 Eighteen eagles and other rapacious birds, and twenty-four water-fowl of great rarity 

 and beauty, have made a most remarkable addition to these branches of the collection. 

 The most conspicuous species among these new water-fowl is the black-necked swan 

 from Chili, of which the Society now possesses four examples. One other pair only 

 exist in Europe, and are in the collection of Her Majesty at Buckingham Palace. 

 The interest with which ornithologists will regard this fine bird, and the prospect of 

 its reproduction here, can only be equalled by that which is created by a group of fif- 

 teen mandarin ducks, which have been principally bred in the Gardens, and are now 

 in their fullest beauty. The Report of the Council also stated, that Mr. Gould has 

 most liberally placed his collection of humming-birds at their disposal for twelve 

 months, and it will consequently be thrown open to the visitors, as well as to the Fel- 

 lows of the Society, during the whole of next season. — D. W. M. 



Proceedings of the Entomological Society. 



December 1st, 1851. — J. O. Westwood, Esq., President, in the chair. 



The following donations were announced, and thanks ordered to be given to the 

 donors : — * Entomologische Zeitung ' for October ; by the Entomological Society of 

 Stettin. ' The Zoologist' for December ; by the Editor. ' The Literary Gazette,' 

 three Nos. for November ; by the Publishers. ' Annals of the Lyceum of Natural 

 History of New York,' Vol. v. No. 3 ; by the Lyceum. ' Smithsonian Contributions 

 to Knowledge,' Vol. ii., 1851. ' Proceedings of the American Association for the Ad- 

 vancement of Science, fourth meeting, August, 1850. ' Fourth Annual Report of the 

 Smithsonian Institution.' ' Ephemeris of Neptune for 1852, by B. A. Gould, jun.' 

 * Report to the Smithsonian Institution on the Discovery of Neptune.' ' Report to 

 the Smithsonian Institution on the Public Libraries of the United States, by Prof. C. 

 C. Jowett,' 1851. ' Patent Office Report,' 1848 : — all presented by the Smithsonian 

 Institution. 'Boston Journal of Natural History,' Vol. vi. No. 1 and 2, Boston, 1850: 

 by the Boston Society of Natural History. ' Dipteres Exotiques,' par J. Macquart, 

 Suppl. Paris: 1847-8 ; by the Author. 'Analyse des Experiences sur la Muscardine 

 et les autres Maladies des Vers a Soie en 1849.' ' Insectes nuisables aux Recoltes, 

 moyens d'arriver a leur destruction.' ' Enumeration des Insectes qui consomment les 

 Tabacs.' ' Extrait des Materiaux recueillis pendent la Campagne Sericicole de 1850, 

 sur les Maladies des Vers a Soie.' ' Essaie sur les Insectes utiles et nuisables.' All 

 by M. Guerin Meneville, and presented by him. ' Rapport sur les deux Essais sur 

 les Maladies des Vers a Soie, par M. Dumeril;' by M. G. Meneville. ' Pro- 

 ceedings of the Royal Society,' Vol. vi. No. 80 ; by the Society. A box of British 

 Lepidoptera, in very fine condition ; by H. Doubleday, Esq. 



There have also been purchased fur the Library, ' Systematische Beschreibung 

 Zweigelflugeligen Insekten ; ' by J. W. Meigen, Vol. vii. 



G. Guyon, Esq., Richmond, and T. Dossetor, Esq., London, were elected Members 

 of the Society ; and James Dutton, Esq., Hammersmith, was elected a subscriber to 

 the Society. 



