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The Natural History Society presented for distribution 
amongst the members a number of beetles not required for 
the Museum. 
state of preservation, and 
shells. He found — 
Polystomella, 
Nonionina umbilicatula, 
Polymorphina lactea, 
Miliolina seminulum, 
Entoselenia squamosa, var: 
scalariformis, 
Ditto of a peculiar form 
and rare. 
the fossil Foraminferous shells 
Mr. R. D. 
They were mostly in a tine 
as perfect as recent 
Entoselenia marginata, 
Ditto globosa, very tine, 
Patalina corrugata, 
Textularia, 
Dentalina, 
Lagena vulgaris. 
Mr. Nevill reported upon 
found in the Montreal deposit presented by 
Darbishire at the last meeting. 
many were 
The Polystomella and Nonionina were in great profusion, 
the other kinds were scarce ; but Mr. Nevill was of opinion 
that remarkably tine specimens might be found of all the 
various kinds, if there were a larger quantity of material to 
operate upon. Mr. Nevill was indebted to the worthy 
President of the Section, Professor Williamson, tor verifying 
the names, and he presented to the Section mounted and 
named slides for -the cabinet. No diatomacese were found 
amongst the material. 
Dr. Alcock exhibited a young living salmon, about 14 days 
old, attached to part of the ovum. Dr. Alcock particularly 
called attention to the form of the vertebral column, which, 
whilst young, is similar to that of the lower grade of 
cartilaginous fishes when fully grown ; the skeleton of the 
salmon, however, becomes gradually changed, until at 
maturity it is that of the higher class of osseous fishes. 
