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Show 22 A second paper by Dr. GEMMILL contained descriptions of cases of supernumerary eyes, and local deficiency and reduplication of the notochord, in Trout embryos. A communication from Mr. PERCY I. LATHY, F.Z.S., contained descriptions of three new varieties of Butterflies of the genus Heliconius. The next Meeting of the Society for Scientific Business will be held on Tuesday, the 1st May, 1906, at half-past Eight o'clock P.M., when the following communications will be made :- 1. The Hon. WALTER ROTHSCHILD, M.P., F.Z.S.-Additional Notes on Anthropoid Apes, with exhibition of specimens. 2. Mr. OLDFIELD THOMAS, F.R.S., F.Z.S.-On Mammals collected in South-west Australia by Mr. W . E. Balston. 3. Mr. H. J. ELWES, F.R.S., F.Z.S., and Sir GEORGE HAMPSON, Bt., F.Z.S.-On the Lepidoptera collected during the recent Expedition to Tibet. The following Papers have been received :- 1. Mr. F. E. BEDDARD, F.R.S.-Contributions to the Knowledge of the Yascular and Respiratory Systems in the Ophidia, and to the Anatomy of the Genera Poet and Corollas. 2. Mr. J. N. HALBERT.-Zoological Results of the Third Tanganyika Expedition conducted by Mr. W . A. Cunnington, 1904-05. Report on the Hydrachnichv. 3. Mr. OLDFIELD THOMAS, F.R.S.-On Mammals from Northern Australia presented to the National Museum by Sir William Ingram and the Hon. John Forrest. 4. Prof. W . B. BENHAM, D.SC, and Mr. W . J. DUNBAR.-On the Skull of a young Specimen of the Ribbon Fish (Pegalecus). 5. Mr. ALWIN K. HAAGNER, F.Z.S.--A List of the Mammals of Modderfontein, Transvaal, with Notes on their Habits. Communications intended for the Scientific Meetings of the ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON should be addressed to P. CHALMERS MITCHELL, Secretary. 3 HANOVER SQUARE, LONDON, W, 171* April, 1906. |