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On the question being put to the vote Rev. W. Kay was unanimously 

 elected. 



From Col. J. Low, Penang, announcing despatch of a collection of 

 MSS. and Antiquities per " Erin," for the Society. 



The Zoological Curator and Librarian having submitted their re- 

 ports the Society adjourned. 



Read and confirmed, 3rd July, 1850. 



J. W. Colvile, President. 

 Fletcher Hayes, Secretary. 



Report of Curator, Zoological Department, for June Meeting, 1850. 



Sir, — I have to announce the presentations of a rare Australian Parrakeet 

 (Psephotus hcematonotus, Gould), by Capt. Lewis of the Barque 'Tenas- 

 serim,' and of the carcass of a Bara Singha doe (Cervus Duvaucelie, Cuv.), 

 by Babu Rajendra Mallika. 



And I have personally the pleasure of presenting the Society with skele- 

 tons of the Peruvian Llama, Snowy Owl, Crowned Crane, and Hooper 

 Swan. Also with a collection of some of the more shewy Brazilian Paperes 

 (chiefly Piprce, Tanagrce, and Trochilidce), adding 38 species to our bird col- 

 lection ; and with an extensive series of land, fresh -water and marine Aus- 

 tralian shells. 



Lastly, I may mention that I have succeeded in procuring for the Museum, 

 skeletons of both sexes of a species of Ca'ing Whale (Globicephalus,) in form 

 and siz# resembling the European Gl. deductor, but wholly of a deep black 

 colour. A shoal of these animals numbering about 20, was carried by an 

 extraordinary high tide, into the salt-water lakes eastward of Calcutta, where 

 several of them lived many days, floundering about in the shallow-water ; 

 and in this situation I had repeated opportunities of witnessing the expira- 

 tion from the spiracle within the distance of a few feet, no jet of water of 

 course being thrown up, but a very visible discharge of aqueous particles, 

 as from a wet syringe, and this while the spiracle remained above water. 



1 have the honour to be, Sir, 



Your's obediently, 



E. Blyth. 



Asiatic Society's Rooms, June 1st, 1850. 



Library. 

 The following books have been added to the library since the last meeting. 



Presented. 

 On the Vegetation of the Galapagos Archipelago as compared with that 



