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specimen of this now scarce bird occurred here last April. In the former occurrence 

 which I noticed there were five in a flock, but only one was procured. — J. B. Ellman ; 

 Rye, July 14, 1849. 



Occurrence of the Little Stint (Tringa minuta) at Rye. — I shot a pair of these 

 scarce birds, in full summer plumage, from the pells along our coast. I had observed 

 them for some days past, but not recognizing them I did not molest them, until I was 

 satisfied that they were new to me. I have since seen another specimen at the same 

 place. — Id. 



The Summer Duck a British Bird. — Concerning the remark made by Mr. J. W. 

 Hulke (Zool. 2421) on the opinion I expressed (Zool. 2382) on the right of the sum- 

 mer duck to be considered a British bird, I only wish to draw his attention to the fact 

 that my communication was written before his was published. — Alfred Newton ; El- 

 veden, Thetford, June 6, 1849. 



Occurrence of the Caspian Tern (Sterna Caspia) at Yarmouth. — On June 2, 1849, 

 a fine female specimen of the Caspian tern was shot on Breydon, Great Yarmouth, by 

 H. J. Barber, Esq. The length of the specimen, from the point of the beak to the end 

 of the tail, is 22^ inches ; breadth, from tip to tip of the expanded wings, 4 feet 3% 

 inches. The specimen is mounted and in Mr. Barber's possession. — John Smith ; 

 Great Yarmouth, July 11, 1849. 



Occurrence of the Little Gull (Larus minutus) at Yarmouth. — A specimen of the 

 little gull was shot on Great Yarmouth beach, returning from the land, on May 30th, 

 1849, by Mr. W. Lucia. In its stomach were found several brown hairy caterpillars, 

 supposed to be the larva of the tiger moth (Arctia caja). The feathers on the head 

 were turning black. The specimen is mounted, and in Mr. Lucia's possession. — Id. 



Proceedings of the Zoological Society. 



Monthly General Meeting, July 5. — Sir Geokge Clerk, Bart., V.P., in the chair. 



The Earl of Pembroke, W. Pennell, Esq., and S. S. Teulon, Esq., were elected 

 Fellows. 



Lambert Foster, H. Drummond Wolf, James Tennant, S. C. Baker, John Hunt, 

 James Purday, and David Ivall, Esqrs., were proposed as candidates for the Fellow- 

 ship. 



Bead, a Report from the Council, which announced that upwards of 120 animals 

 had been added to the menagerie since the last meeting. The principal donations 

 received were owing to the munificence of his late Highness, Ibrahim Pacha, and 

 Lieut.-Col. Butterworth, the Governor of Singapore. The Agent of the Society, who 

 had been dispatched to Alexandria for the purpose of receiving the gifts of the Vice- 

 roy, had succeeded in bringing the whole of them to England in safety ; together with 

 a very extensive collection obtained by the valuable aid of the Hon. Charles A. Mur- 

 ray, which included a series of ten species of reptiles indigenous to Egypt, viz., Xaia 

 haje, Vipera (Cerastes) Hasselquistii, Psammosaurus griseus, Uromastix spinipes, 

 Stellio vulgaris, Gongylus ocellatus, Tarentola iEgyptiaca, Sphenops capistratus, 

 Acanthodactylus ?, Chamaeleo vulgaris. The other additions to the reptile- 

 house were Coluber viridiflavus, Lacerta ocellata and Rana viridis, presented by J. J. 



