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Le Col. l’ike a bien voulu consentir a mettre a la dis- 
position de la Societe son travail “ Histoire naturelle des 
oiseaux dc Maurice” pour etre publie dans les procbaines 
Transactions de la Societe. 
La proposition faitc par le Secretaire, et sccondee par 
le Dr. C. Regnaud, de faire une rente dc £\ ou plus k la 
veuve d’Isidore Legentil, est, par un sous-amendemeut de 
l’hon. Fraser, referee au Comite des finances. 
Le Secretaire blonne communication des lettres sui- 
vantes : 
]. Unc lettre du Dr. Gunther, cn date du 8 Mars, eu 
reponse a cellc qui lui avait etc ecritc par le Secretaire 
pour connaitre les 110ms scientifiques de quelques-uns des 
poissons veneneux de Maurice : 
“ British Museum, 8th March 1871. 
“ Dear Sir, 
11 You must excuse me on account of numerous engagements 
for the delay of this note which I send off immediately after 
my having examined the dry specimens sent by you some time 
ago. 
“ You will find a list of their names on the other page of this 
note ; pray tell me whether the specimens should be returned 
to you. Most of them belong to species of which we have 
plenty of specimens, some of them will be useful for our col- 
lection. 
“I was glad to receive through Mrs. Morris vol. IV of the 
Transactions of tlic Royal Society of Mauritius, of which you 
kindly send me the preceding volume. However, I see that 
the part sent is destined for the Library of the British Mu- 
seum. As the Natural History Department is soon to bo se- 
parated from the Library, I should be very glad if you could 
spare a copy for our Zoological Library. 
“ Pray give my regards to Col. Pike, with my apologies for 
not having yet replied to his letter ; 1 trust I shall be able to 
do so very shortly. 
“ I remain, your’s faithfully, 
“ A. Gumher,” 
