and Devon and Cornwall Natural History Society. 9 
result was mainly attributable to the zeal and skill of Mr. Phillip 
Mitchell, who, with his accustomed taste, arranged the various 
articles of vertu which his exertions had collected from far and near. 
The Institution is also much indebted to Mr. R. Oxland, Jun., for 
his long continued and effective aid. The number of those who 
kindly contributed to the exhibition of the evening was so large 
that to particularize names might seem imadious ; thanks are, 
however, especially due to a gentleman of the neighbourhood, who 
was willing to incur the risk connected with the removal of a 
large collection of Japanese and Chinese curiosities, as fragile as 
they were valuable. The whole collection, as might haA^e been 
anticipated, attracted considerable attention ; and as the opportunities 
for inspection were but few during the crowded Conversazione, the 
Council arranged for its remaining at the xVthenagum for the two 
following days, during which it was visited by a large number of 
Members and their friends. 
The Museum has for some time past been under repair, and is, 
therefore, for the present wtually closed. Two new cases, for the 
reception of specimens, have been fixed at the south end of the 
Museum, on either side of the window. 
A Subscription List has been opened among the Members and 
Associates, for the purpose of obtaining a Collection of the Fishes 
of Devon and Cornwall, to bo placed in the Museum. Any Dona- 
tions fonvarded to Mr. J. J. Reading, or to either of the Secretaries, 
at the Athenreum, will be promptly acknowledged. 
IVIr. E. Hearle Rodd, in a communication dated February 9th, 
18G3, inforaied the Societ}- of an addition to the British Fauna, 
viz.: — Muscicapa jmrva,'" the Red-breasted Fly-catcher [vide 
Gould's Birds of Europe, part xiv., pi. 13. Bree's Birds of Europe, 
vol. i, p. 179.] This bird v/as killed in the parish of Constantino, 
near Falmouth, in January last : its mate was also observed but not 
captured. Very little is known respecting this species. In the 
breeding season it is found in the Crimea, and also in the forests of 
Hungary. It is but an accidental visitor in France, Switzerland, and 
Italy. It bears a certain resemblance to our well-known Robin 
[Sylvia rubecula], and in its habits is said to be similar. The 
counties of Devon and Cornwall thus claim the two most recent ad- 
ditions to the British Avi-fauna, Lams ichthaetos, having been taken 
near Exmouth not long since. 
In Botany, the following extracts from Mr. Keys's Report to the 
Members, at their Annual Meeting, may be interesting — 
On the 27th May found Carum Carui on rubble at the Great 
" Western Docks. BotrycTiium Lunaria was reported to me by Mr. H. 
" C. Hodge as having been found by him on Kit-hill, near Callington ; 
and Mr. Brent info mis me that the same fern has been collected by 
" him between Shaugh and Cadover Bridge. *0n June 27th found 
" Sarjina subnlata near Shaugh Bridge : a new habitat, I believe, for 
