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Rh considered to be hitherto unknown. Amongst the latter was a new genus and species of Eryadæ, proposed to be called Erabophis asper.

Mr. H.W. Bates gave an account of the Coleoptera collected, and remarked that the collection comprised forty-four species, and contained some of the finest species of the New Guinea fauna. Amongst these were many examples of a new Longicorn, proposed to be called Batocera Browni, after its discoverer.

March 6, 1877.— Dr. Vice President, in the chair.

The Secretary read a report on the additions that had been made to the Society's Menagerie during the month of February, and called particular attention to a Mexican Eared Owl (Asio mexicanus), purchased of a dealer in Liverpool, and said to have been received from Para, being the first example of this very well-marked species of Eared Owl which had been received alive, and a Rhea, purchased along with the above-mentioned Owl, which appeared to belong to the species distinguished in 1860 as Rhea macrorhyncha (Trans. Zool. Soc. iv., p. 356, pl. lxix.), from an example then living in the Society's Gardens.

Mr. E.W.H. Holdsworth exhibited and made remarks on a rare bird received from Ceylon, Geocichla Layardi.

Professor Owen communicated some notes made by Mr. G.F. Bennett while exploring the burrows of the Ornithorhynchus paradoxus, in Queensland, with comments on them.

A communication was read from Lieut-Col. R.H. Beddome, containing the descriptions of three new snakes of the family Uropeltidæ, from Southern India.

Mr. A.G. Butler read the descriptions of some new species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera in the collection of the British Museum, from Madagascar and Borneo. Amongst the latter was the type of a new genus, proposed to be called Mineuplœa.

Mr. G. French Angas read a paper in which he gave descriptions of a new species of Bulimus from Western Australia, and a Paludinella from Lake Eyre, South Australia; these he proposed to call respectively Bulimus Ponsonbyi and Paludinella Gilesi.

A second paper by Mr. Angas contained the descriptions of one genus and twenty-five species of marine shells from New South Wales.

Mr. Angas also read a further list of additional species of marine Mollusca to be included in the fauna of Port Jackson and the adjacent coasts of New South Wales, with remarks on their exact localities, &c., thus bringing up the number of species now ascertained to inhabit Port Jackson and the adjoining shores to a gross total of 693.

Mr. Phineas S. Abraham read a paper containing a revision of the Anthobranchiate Nudibranchiate Mollusca. The paper comprised a