lunch punctate as the Museum specimen of Acteon, but it is 
probably only a variety of it. 
“ Wc are very much obliged to you for it, and it will be 
a very interesting addition to the Museum collection.” 
“ Yours very sincerely, 
“ (Signed) J. E. Ghat. 
P. 8 . — We shall always be very glad to receive any spe- 
cimen from you, and will send you all the information we 
know respecting them ; we have a very imperfect collection of 
the animals from Mauritius and Madagascar. 
“ The only Tortoises that are wanting to our collection as 
shewn in the recently published Museum catalogue, are two 
species which Mr. Cfrandidier has published as from Mada- 
gascar.” 
Un petit cchassier du genre Strepsilas (Tourne pier-re) S. 
interpress, tue a la Riviere Noire est presente a la seance. 
Cet oiseau se trouve d’apres Lesson, en Europe, dans l’lnde, 
eu Amerique et probablement sur lcs rivages de toutes lea 
parties du globe. 
Un des membres presents, M. N. Desjardins donne 
connaissance a la Society, dc la maladie qui sevit en ce 
moment sur la Vanille, et dont les progres sent d’uuc rapi- 
dity alarmante. Les plantations qui existaient chez lui depuis 
plusieurs annees out etc entierement detruites, et d’autres 
plantations dans lc voisinage de la siennc sont menacees a 
leur tour. . 
11 parait (pic la maladie s’est egalement fait sentir sur di- 
vers points de l’ile. M. N. Desjardins entre dans certains 
details, sur les diverses modifications que subit la plante sous 
