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March 5, 1878.—Professor M.A., F.R.S., 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 special attention to a pair of Persian Leopards, deposited by Captain Phillips on the 18th ult.

Mr. Sclater exhibited and made remarks on a second collection of birds from Duke of York Island, New Britain and New Ireland, which he had received from the Rev. George Brown.

Mr. Sclater exhibited and made remarks upon a specimen of Athene variegatæ, and upon the type specimen of Fulica gallinuloides of King, belonging to the Museum of Science and Art, Edinburgh.

Professor Newton drew attention to the statement of Leguat that every Solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria) carried a stone in its gizzard, and exhibited one of three stones found by Mr. Caldwell associated with the remains of as many birds of that species in the caves of Rodriguez.

Mr.T. J. Parker described the stridulatiug apparatus of Palinurus vulgaris which consisted in a peculiar modification of the secoud joint of the antennae working against the lateral surface of the anteunulary sternum.

A communication was read from Mr. C. Spence Bate, containing an account of the Crustaceans of the coast of Coromandel, collected by Sir Walter Elliot, K.C.S.I.

Mr. A. Boucard read notes on some Coleoptera of the genus Plusiotis, and gave descriptions of three new species from Mexico and Central America.

A communication was read from Mr. Arthur G. Butler, containing an account of a small collection of Lepidoptera, obtained by the Rev. J.S. Whitmee, at the Ellice Islands.

A communication was read from Mr. Edward J. Miers, on the Penæidæ in the collection of the British Museum.

Mr. George French Angas read a description of a new genus of land shells belonging to the family Cyclophoridæ, for which he proposed the name of Mascaria.

Mr. Angas also read descriptions of nine new species of land and marine shells from various localities, amongst which was a new Rostellaria, proposed to be named R. luteostoina, and a new Bulimus from Madagascar, proposed to be called B. Watersi.

A communication was read from Dr. G. E. Dobson, containing additional notes on the Chiroptera of Duke of York Island and the adjacent parts of New Ireland and New Britain.