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Moor near Malham Tarn, in Craven, Yorkshire, by John Nowell, John 
Howarth, and Wm. Greenwood, three young men from Todmorden, in this 
County, and to whom I am indebted for some of the specimens brought from 
that station. 
I am, sir. Yours respectfully, 
E. Leyland. 
Halifax, May 22, 1837. 
[^We regret the occurrence of the error mentioned by Mr. Leyland ; but aSj 
previous to the publication of our report, we had seen precisely the same version 
of the matter in a widely-circulated weekly periodical, we concluded there was no 
reason to suspect its authenticity. As it is, however, we thank our correspondent 
for correcting the mistake.— Ed.] 
PROCEEDINGS OF NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETIES. 
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
April 26.-^Mr. Thomas Bell, F. R. S., in the chair.—N. A. Vigors, Esq., 
M. P., D. C. L., F. R. S., exhibited a specimen of the Snowy Sum f Surnia 
nyctea), shot on a moor near Selby, in Yorkshire. Mr. Gray exhibited the 
horn of a new species of Deer from the Himalayas, which is probably inter¬ 
mediate between the Indian Deer and the Reindeer, drawings of a similar 
palmated horn having been published in Hardwicke's Zoology of that country— 
Mr. Bell described a new species of Galictis, which differs from the rest of the 
genus in the nature of the hair and the white fascia round the neck, which were 
turned up, the plantigrade character of the feet being moreover strongly marked. 
An individual examined by Mr. Darwin was deficient in this particular; but 
this might, perhaps, depend upon temperature, the changes of which, it is well 
known, affect the quantity of the hair or feathers of many animals. Mr. Gould 
exhibited seven rare species of European birds, from the collection of Temminck, 
who had transmitted them to him for illustration in his Birds of Europe; he 
also characterizod a new species of Priomotis. 
Anniversary Meeting; April 29.—Earl Derby, Pres., in the chair.—Mr. 
Walford read the report of the Auditors, which stated that the income of the 
year 1836 amounted to £19,123 145. \6d., and the disbursements to £ 19,637 
35. 6d. From admission fees was obtained £1,330; for annual subscrip¬ 
tions £5,326 55.; compositions'£670; ivory tickets £415 165.; adihission to ' 
