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V. Smith (Dr), Exhibited Plaster Casts of the Skull of the 



Gorilla, and also of its Brain Cavity, . . . 348 



February 26, 1862. 



I. Elliot (Walter), Esq., Exhibition of Drawings, by Native 

 Artists, of Animals collected in India, belonging to the 

 different Great Divisions of the Animal Kingdom. 

 Communicated by John Coldstream, M.D., . . 348 



II. Wright (T. Strethill), M.D., Observations on British Zoo- 

 phytes. 1. Atractylis arenosa. 2. Atractylis miniata. 

 3. Laomedea decipiens (Plate XV.), . . . 349 



III. Thomas (Captain F. W. L.), R.N., On the Geological Age 



of the Pagan Monuments of the Outer Hebrides, . 352 



IV. Cleland (John), M.D., Description of several Fishes from 



Old Calabar. Communicated by William Turner, M.B., 359 

 V. Weir (Thomas Durham), Esq., Note of the Common Squirrel 

 (Sciurus vulgaris) Feeding on Birds and their Eggs. 

 Communicated by Dr John Alex. Smith, . . 361 



VI. Smith (John Alex.), M.D., Exhibited Albino Variety of the 



Lepus timidus, . . . . . .363 



VII. Smith (John Alex.), M.D., Ornithological Notes :— 



(Specimens exhibited.) 



(1.) Turdus Merula (Perm). Blackbird (pied), . . 363 



(2.) Loxia curvirostra (Penn.) Common Crossbill, . 363 



(3.) Picus Major (Penn.) Great Spotted Woodpecker, . 363 



(4.) Hybrid Grouse, between Blackcock and Red Grouse, 364 



(5.) Botaurus stellaris (Selby.) The Common Bittern, . 364 



(6.) Podiceps cristatus (Penn.) Great Crested Grebe, . 365 



(7.) Podiceps rubricollis (Penn.) Red-necked Grebe, . 366 

 (8.) Podiceps cornutus (Penn.) The Horned or Sclavonian 



Grebe, 367 



(9.) Podiceps auritus (Penn.) The Eared Grebe, . 367 



Hargitt (Edward), Esq., Exhibited a large Specimen of the 



Wild Cat (Felis catusferus), . . .368 



VIII. Brown (Robert), Exhibited a Specimen of Astrophyton 



scutatum from Davis Strait, — with Note, . . 368 



March 26, 1862. 



I. Logan (R. F.), Esq., Notice of Indian Insects exhibited at 



last meeting by Mr Elliot, .... 372 



II. M l Bain (James), M.D., R.N., Notice of the Development of 



Fish Spawn from the Firth of Forth, . . .373 



III. Mitchell (J. M.), Esq., (1.) On the Difference between the 



young Herring, Clupea harengus, and the Sprat, Clupea 

 sprattus. (2.) On the Food of Fishes, . . .374 



IV. Anderson (John), M.D., On Phryxus Paguri, . • 374 



