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Show No. 23. ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OP THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON* November 23th, 1905. Dr. H e n r y W o o dw a r d , F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. Mr. J. T. C u n n in g h am , M.A., F.Z.S., exhibited some photographs of a horse bearing incipient horns. They were about f in length, the left being slightly larger than the right, and there could be no doubt that they were outgrowths of the frontal bone. The growths were covered with normal skin and hair. Mr. F r a n k S l a d e , F.Z.S., exhibited photographs, which had been taken in the Horniman Museum at Forest Hill, of a Sea- Anemone (Anemonia sulcata) in the process of division. Mr. D oug las E n g l ish exhibited and made remarks upon a living albino specimen of the Field -Vole (Microtus agrestis) which had been captured last July in Wales. Mr. G. A. B o ulen g er , F.R.S., exhibited a living lizard, Lacerta muralis, from Brozzi, province Florence, which he had received from Dr. A. Banclii, through the mediation of Dr. J. de Bedriaga, C.M.Z.S. The lizard belonged to the typical form of the Wall- Lizard, but was remarkable for its black coloration, above and below. Melanistic forms of the Wall-Lizard were well known on small islands in the Mediterranean, but, so far as Mr. Boulenger was aware, no black specimen had ever been recorded from the mainland. The scales across the body numbered 58 and the lamellar scales under the fourth toe 25 in the specimen exhibited ; these two numbers being sufficient to distinguish the Brozzi lizard from the melanotic insulars previously described. Capt. A lb er t P am , F.Z.S., made some remarks on a living specimen of the Violet-cheeked Humming-bird (Petasophora iolota) which he had recently brought home from Venezuela and presented to the Society's Menagerie. He also gave a general account of the habits of these birds, as observed by him, in a wild * This Abstract is published by the Society at 3 Hanover Square, London, W ., on the Tuesday following the date of Meeting to which it refers. It will be issued, free of extra charge, to all Fellows who subscribe to the Publications, along with the ‘ Proceedings' ; but it may be obtained on the day of publication at the price of Sixpence, or, if desired, sent post-free for the sum of Six Shillings per annum, payable in advance. |