38 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Prof. F. Jeffrey Bell exhibited an example of the Cotton-spinner, 

 Holothuria nigra, taken off the west coast of Ireland, and sent for 

 determination by Prof. Herdman. 



Mr. G. A. Boulenger exhibited a series of skulls belonging to Distira 

 cyanocincta and Chelone midas. 



Mr. G. A. Boulenger read a paper upon the Reptiles and Batrachians 

 of Barbary (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia), based chiefly upon the notes and 

 collections made in 1880-84 by M. Fernand Lataste. A second paper by 

 Mr. Boulenger contained remarks on the Chinese Alligator. 



A communication was read from the Rev. 0. P. Cambridge, giving an 

 account of some new species and two new genera of Araneidea, mostly 

 collected in South Africa by the Rev. Nendick Abraham. 



Mr. Smith Woodward read a paper on some Upper Cretaceous Fishes 

 of the family Aspidorhynchida. He offered a detailed description of 

 Belonostomus comptoni, from Brazil, and defined a new genus (Apate- 

 opholis) from Syria. The latter is remarkable as being the only physo- 

 stomous fish hitherto described exhibiting a spinous armature of the 

 preoperculum. 



Mr. G. C. Champion read a paper on the Heteromerous Coleoptera 

 collected by Mr. Bonny at the Yambuya Camp, Aruwimi Valley. 



December 2.— Prof. W. H. Flowee, C.B., LL.D., F.R.S., President, 

 in the chair. 



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

 the Society's Menagerie during November, and called special attention to 

 the acquisition of a specimen of the Cryptoprocta, Cryptoprocta ferox, of 

 Madagascar. 



A letter was read from Mr. A. Milne-Edwards, containing an account of 

 the mode in which the typical specimen of Grevy's Zebra had been mounted 

 for the Gallery of the Museum, and pointing out that the mounted specimen 

 has been carefully modelled after the living animal. 



A letter was read from Dr. Emin Pasha, dated " Tabora, East Africa, 

 August 16th, 1890," containing an expression of his thanks for having been 

 elected a Corresponding Member; and giving some remarks on the Striped 

 Hyena of that district. 



Mr. Richard Crawshay read a paper, on the Antelopes of Nyassaland, 

 treating especially of those to be met with west of the Lake. Lich ten stein's 

 Hartebeest was stated to be very generally distributed, and seven other 

 Antelopes to be plentiful. The Kudu, Sable Antelope, and Black-tailed 

 Gnu were seldom met with ; but exact localities were given where these 

 Antelopes were to be found. In conclusion, the author added that there 

 are at least two other species of small Antelopes found in the hills, which 

 hitherto he had not been able to identify. 



