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of Edinburgh, Session 1862-63. 
of examining, in the living and expanded state, all soft, collapsible, 
and contractile animals. He describes in detail the anatomy of the 
genus Clio, illustrating his description by a drawing. He points 
out the confusion that has occurred in systematic works between 
the species named respectively Clio borealis and Clio australis ; and 
he describes characters by which he thinks that these two species 
ought to be separated from Clio caudata and erected into a new 
genus ; which, however, he declines to designate, being averse to 
add new names to a list already large. 
The following Gentlemen were admitted Ordinary Fellows 
of the Society : — 
Edwakd Meldrum, Esq, 
The Eight Hon. Charles Lawson, Lord Provost of Edinburgh. 
James Hannay, Esq. 
Alexander Peddie, M.D. 
The following Donations to the Library were announced: — 
Transactions of the Koyal Society of Victoria. Vol. V. 8vo. — 
From the Society. 
The Canadian Journal of Industry, Science, and Art, November • 
1862. 8vo. — From the Institute. 
The Journal of Agriculture, January 1863. 8vo. — From the High- 
land and Agricultural Society. 
The Journal of the Chemical Society, January 1863. 8vo. — From 
the Society. 
The Cultivation of Cotton in Italy : Eeport by G. Devincenzi, 
Member of the Italian Parliament. 8vo. — From the Author. 
Notices of the Proceedings of the Eoyal Institution of Great Britain. 
Part XII., 1861, 1862. 8vo. — From the Institution. 
Eoyal Institution of Great Britain, 1862. A list of the Members, 
Officers, &c., for 1861. 8vo. — From the same. 
Proceedings of the Eoyal Society of London. Vol. XII., No. 52. 
8vo. — From the Society. 
Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. No. CXII. 8vo. — From 
the Society. 
Journal of the Statistical Society of London, December 1862. 8vo. 
— From the Society. 
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