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Show 694 MR. T. MANNERS-SMITH ON THE [Dec. 4, another. They seem to feed on bird's-nest ferns, leaves of certain trees, creepers, and probably on wild fruits." Our specimens may be shortly described as follows:- DENDROLAGUS BENNETTIANUS. (Plate XLVI.) Dendrolagus bennettianus, De Vis, Abstr. Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. p. v (Oct. 27, 1886) ? Dark mouse-brown above and beneath, head and sides of neck rufescent; muzzle and ears blackish; patch on back above the tail black; hands and feet blackish; lower surface of tail and tip of tail blackish. Length of body about 24 inches, of tail about 30 inches. Hab. Queensland. Prof. F. Jeffrey Bell, F.Z.S., called attention to the acquisition by the Natural History Museum of some specimens of remarkable Corals of great size from North-west Australia, of which he showed some admirable photographs taken by Mr. Percy Highley. Prof. Bell urged tbe necessity of the acquisition of large specimens of Corals, before corning to any conclusion as to their specific distinctions. The following papers were read:- 1. On some Points in the Anatomy of Ornithorhynchus paradoxus. By T. M A N N E R S - S M I T H , B.A. (Cantab.), M.R.C.S., Chief Demonstrator of Anatomy, Mason College, Birmingham. [Received October 30, 1894.] The following is a series of notes upon certain points in the anatomy of Ornithorhynchus paradoxus. Though the muscular system of this animal has been frequently described, e.g., by Meckel1, OAven 2, and more recently by Coues 3, it has occurred to me that there is room for a description of the muscles of the limbs, together with the nerve-supply in those cases Avhere such supply is peculiar, wholly or partially, to the animal under examination. The work of Coues was undertaken Avithout reference to Meckel's memoir, and Coues differs, in some particulars, from the description of the muscles as given by Owen. In view of these circumstances, and considering the development 1 ' Ornithorhynchi paradoxi Descriptio Anatomica,' 1826; and ' Traite" general d'Anatomie Comparee,' vi. 2 Article on Monotremes in Todd's' Cyclopedia of Anatomy and Physiology,' vol. iii. 3 Proceedings Essex Institute U.S. 1868, vol. vi, |
