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’I]We picked up the name Ivy Wren from a list of British birds published in 
'The Analyst^ Vol. III., p. 199. If peculiar or exclusive specific names could 
be procured for every animal under the sun, we should be very glad to adopt 
them. But as it is scarce possible to find such a designation for any one living 
creature, we must be content with the best we can get. As regards the nidi- 
fication of the Ivy Wren, we have met with its nest in almost every locality 
besides “ holes or hollows in mossy banks."—En.] 
PROCEEDINGS OF NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETIES. 
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
-Mr. Yarrell, Sec., in the chair.— A letter was read from Mr. Abbott, of 
Trebizond, in Persia, announcing a present of several skins of rare birds from that 
country; as also from Mr. Cumming, from Manilla, with 54 species and 151 
specimens of birds.—Mr. Martin read a paper on the Proboscis Monkey {Simia 
nasalisJ, describing a singular formation of the nose, differing slightly from that 
of S. recurvus. Mr. Gould resumed his description of the birds brought over by 
Mr. Darwin, amongst which were several Wrens, Woodpeckers, and Gulls, and 
two Galactes. He also exhibited a common British Pied Wagtail, which had 
been hitherto undescribed, or inaccurately defined by naturalists, and which he 
named Motacilla Yarrellii^ probably because Mr. Yarrell is now Secretary to 
the Zoological Society! 
July 6. —Viscount Gage, V. P., in the chair. The most interesting donations 
during the past month were,—two Sloth Bears, from J. Walkinshaw, Esq.; two 
Thibet Watch Dogs, from P. S. Coxe, Esq.; and two yellow Parrokeet Macaws, 
from the Hon. Miss Bentinck. The sum of <£l00 has been awarded by the 
Council for the purchase of zoological works for the library, which has hitherto 
been very deficient, and the contributions of members were also requested. 
Auy. 8.—Mr. R. Owen, F. R. S., in the chair.—A letter was read from Mr. 
Harvey, of Teignmouth, accompanying some preserved Radiata and fish from 
the Devonshire coast, the former including a Comagilla^ Tubularia indivisa^ 
Caryophilla^ &c.—Mr. Ogleby [^Qu. Ogilby ?—Ed.] described two new species 
of his genus Chemas^ which now includes four species.—Mr. Gould introduced 
several new species of birds from Mr. Darwin’s collection, among which was a 
Raven from California, named, from the beauty of its appearance and hue, Cor- 
vus Splendensj a new Ortyx, and another species of the Rendroceta^ or Wan- 
