XIV 



PROCEEDINGS 



Thaumalca picta from Ichang 



Botaurus stellaris from Wuhu 



Aquila chrysaetus from Hangchow 



Lepidolite from Rhodesia and snake from 



Hongkong 

 Ground Beetle (carabidae) from Anking 

 Gallinaga megala from Manchuria (midwinter) 



Hoemalopis oscularis from Hangchow Bay 



Melania cancellata, Modiola lacustris, Corbicula 

 sandai, Anadonta woodiana, Stenothyra de- 

 capitata, Limnaea elessini, Potamon denticu- 

 latum, Leander modestus, Palaemon asperu- 

 lus, P. nipponensis ; from Taihu. Vivipara 

 capillorum from Soochow and Lesarma de- 

 haanii Caradina denticulata (sub-species si- 

 nensis, nilotica and gracilipes) from Shanghai 



Lesarma dehaanii from Shanghai 



Phasianus versicolor 



Phasianus soemmeringii 



Tringa subminuta, Dendrocopus cabansi ; from 

 Chinkiang 



Cyclemys flavomarginata (3), from Shanghai, 

 Platysternum megacephalum from Foochow 



Attacus selene from Shanghai, Basalt cast with 

 enclosed loose pebble from Chungking 



Hydrosaurus salvator, Tropidonotus stolatus (2), 

 Tropidonotus piscator (2), Zamenis korros 

 (3), Liolepis reevesii (3), Naia Naia atra ; 

 from Hoihow 



Alligator sinensis, from Wuhu 



Coluber taeniurus (3), Bufo vulgaris (2), Rana 



limnocharis, Rana esculenta (10) ; from Sui- 



ning, Szechuan 

 Merops sumatranus (2), Podicipes nigricollis, 



Herodias eulophates (3), Perdrix daurica (2), 



Ampelis garrulus (2), Sterna sinensis (2). 



Some thousands of specimens of coleoptera, 



orthoptera, neuroptera, hemiptera, hymeno- 



ptera and mollusca from Fokien 



J. E. Bell, Esq. 

 D. MacGregor, Esq. 

 Dr. Main 



Dr. Heanley 

 Rev. R. Young 

 K. H. Lindholm, 



Esq. 

 Wakeford Cox, Esq. 



Dr. Annandale 

 Dr. Stanley 

 V. H. Lanning, Esq. 

 J. P. Christiansen, 

 Esq. 

 Capt. Purton 



Purchased 



R. E. Neale, Esq. 



C. Talbot Bowring, 



Esq. 



Mrs. R. N. Macleod 



Dr. W. H. 



Davidson 



Collected 



ARTHUR STANLEY, 



Honorary Curator. 



The Honorary Secretary's Report. 



Mr. Mason then read the Hon. Secretary's report, which 

 was as follows : — 



The Council has met eight times during the year for the 

 transaction of business of the Society. Once more we are 

 able to report gratifying additions to our membership, no less 

 than 54 new members having been elected. Our regulations 



