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development of species and of well marked generic forms in the moun- 

 tain streams of Burma. 



Also various Crustacea and shells, for the most part determined, but 

 an elaborate notice of which cannot be conveniently introduced here. 



It remains only to add, that a magnificent pair of horns were exhibited 

 at one of the Meetings, of the great Wapiti Stag (Cervus canadensis), 

 or so-called ' Elk' of the Anglo-Americans, having been lent for the pur- 

 pose by J. W. Linzee, Esq. The length of the skull, from vertex to tips 

 of intermaxillaries, is 21f in. ; and breadth of orbits posteriorly 8f in. 

 Length of horn, measuring round the outside, 4f ft. ; circumference of 

 base, immediately about the ' burr' or basal ring, 12| in. ; and length of 

 brow-antler, 17 in. Greatest width of the horns apart, 3 ft. 1£ in. ; and 

 the tips are 2 ft. 3 J in. apart. This fine specimen was brought from 

 California. E. Blyth. 



For August, 1859. 



The Monthly General Meeting of the Asiatic Society was held 

 on the 3rd Instant. 



A. Grote, Esq., President, in the chair. 

 The Proceedings of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 

 Presentations were received. 



1. From the Officiating Junior Secretary to the Government of 

 Bengal, a set of Photographic Drawings of the ancient buildings 

 at Beejapore, sent out by the late Hon'ble the Court of Directors. 



2. From the same, two copies of Selections from the records of 

 the Bengal Government, No. 30, containing Reports of the Districts 

 of Pooree and Balasore by Henry Ricketts, Esq. 



3. From the Royal Society of London, the Proceedings of 

 that Society. 



4. From the Imperial Academy of Sciences in Vienna, several 

 vols, of the Transactions of the Academy. 



5. From the Eoyal Geographical Society of London, the Pro- 

 ceedings of that Society. 



6. From the Royal Society of Sciences, Stockholm, Parts 1 to 5, 

 of a Voyage round the world of the Royal Swedish Frigate Eugenie. 



7. From Major H. B. Lumsden, 60th N. I., late in charge of the 

 Kandahar Mission, the skull and incomplete skin of a Ohor-Khur, 



