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New Holland Casuary. A memoir on the Bignoniaceae, 
by Mr Don, was read ; and likewise the first part of Mr 
Ellis's Account of Dr Rusconi's Observations on the Natu- 
ral History an^. Structure of the Aquatic Salamander. 
Before the close of the Meeting, Professor Jameson gave 
an account of a series of Models, exhibited at the Meeting, 
representing the different Indian Castes in Bengal; hke- 
wise some Cinerary Urns, lately dug up at Dean Bank, 
near Stockbridge. Some remarkable Javanese Deities,, and 
a complete set of Musical Instruments from Nepaul, were 
likewise exhibited. 
The Secretary read Dr Ramsay's Account of Macquarrie 182; 
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Island, and of the Sea-Cow Chase, for which it is frequent- 
ed; and Dr Fleming's Observations on some species of 
Vermiculum. Mr Arnott read some extracts from Mr 
William Jameson's Journal of a Voyage round Cape Horn, 
and presented an Account of several new Musci, sent from 
South America, by Mr Jameson. Lastly, the Secretary 
read the concluding part of Dr Rusconi's paper on the 
Natural History of the Aquatic Salamander. 
The Secretary read Professor Hansteen's Observations 
made on a Journey from Christiania to Bergen, across the 
high mountains. Dr Knox read a Memoir on the Organs 
of Sense and the Anatomy of the Poison-Gland, and Spur 
of the Ornithorynchus paradoxus of New Holland. Dr 
Hibbert read a notice regarding Pisiform Iron-Ore lately 
found at Papa Stour, in Shetland. And Mr^ Parry exhi- 
bited the Fossil Head of a very large Wild Boar, founds 
imbedded in a peat-moss in Berkshire, , 
