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Show OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON* December 11th, 1906. Dr. H en ry W o o dw a r d , F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. No. 37. ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS The S ecretary exhibited a drawing, by Mr. C arton M oore- Pa r k , F.Z.S., of " Martha," the young Gorilla that had recently died in the Society's Menagerie. Mr. H. B. F a n t h am , B.Sc., F.Z.S., exhibited original drawings of " Trypanosoma " balbianii (Certes), showing apparent cilia, which might, however, be only threads of the sheath or undulating membrane which had become ruptured. These were first seen in this organism by M. Fred Vl&sand himself at Roscoff this summer. This parasite, which occurs in the crystalline style of the Oyster, was compared with various Spirilla and Spirochetes, and its systematic position among the Protista was discussed. The S ec r e t ar y exhibited, on behalf of Dr. C. G. S e l igm a n n , two skulls of the Domestic Sheep, one of which was of a normal male and the other of a male castrated in youth, and called attention to the differences in the bones apart from those directly associated with the absence of the horns in the castrated specimen. M r . F. E. B e d d a r d , F.R.S., exhibited some examples of the Earthworm (Benhamia johnstoni) from Mt. Ruwenzori, which had been entrusted to him for study by Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant. Mr. J. L. B o n h o t e , F.Z.S., exhibited one of the innermost secondaries of the Knot (Tringa canutus) taken from a bird in his aviaries. The feather was remarkable from the fact that the summer feather instead of being cast at the autumn moult was continuous with the new autumn feather; it did not merely adhere to the tip of this latter, but the shaft was continuous and * This Abstract is published by the Society at o Ilanover 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 o f publication at the price of Sixpence, or, if desired, sent post-free for the sum of Si.r Shillings per annum, payable in advance. |
