OF NEW SOUTH WALES. 341 Ptilorkis paradisea (the N.S.W. Rifle bird) was plentiful in the Clarence, Richmond, and Tweed Districts ; and was found as far north as Gympie, in Queensland. Ptilorhis Victorice he met with at Rockingham Bay, and had received specimens from Trinity Bay (Broadbent), and Barnard Island, collected by Alexander Morton. For the Cape York Rifle Bird, Dr. Gray had proposed the name of Craspedophora Alberti, and Craspedophora Magnifica was the well-known New Guinea bird. Mr. Ramsay illustrated his remarks by beautifuUy-preserved skins of males, females, and young of all the four species. MONDAY, 25th NOVEMBER, 1878. W. J. Stephens, Esq., M.A., President, in the Chair. NEW MEMBER. The Rev. J. E. Tenison-Woods, F.G.S., F.L.S., &c., formerly a Corr. Member of the Society, was duly elected. DONATIONS. Compte Rendu de la Societe Entomologique de Belgique. Serie II., No. 55 ; from the Society. Quarterly Journal of Conchology ; from the Editor, J. W. Taylor, Esq., Leeds. PAPERS READ. On six new species of Annelids, belonging to the Family Amphinomidjj. By William A. Haswell, M.A., B. Sc, Edin. 1. — .Amphinome nitida, sp. nov. This species is a little over two inches in length, consisting of about forty segments of quadrilateral transverse section, be-
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