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Show CONTENTS (continued). : May 19, 1896 (continued). Page 3. Contributions to the Anatomy of Picarian Birds.-Part III. On some Points in tbe Anatomy of the Kingfishers. By F R A N K E. BEDDAKD, M.A., F.E.S., Prosector to the Society.. .. 603 4. Gn a new Rodent of the Genus Lophuromys from British East Africa. By W. E. DB WINTON, F.Z.S. (Plate XXVII.) 607 June 2, 1896. The Secretary. Report on the Additions to the Society's Menagerie in May 1896 608 Mr. Sclater. Exhibition of, and remarks upon, a skin of Cercopithecus*stairsi from Mombasa Mr. Sclater. Exhibition of some Water-colour Drawings of African Antelopes, executed Mr. E. Caldwell 609 Mr. Henry J. Elwes, F.Z.S., and Mr. Edwards. Notice of a Memoir containing a Revision of tbe European and Asiatic Butterflies of the Family Hesperiidas 609 1. Explanation of the Plan adopted for preparing an " Index Generum et Specierum Ani-malium." By C. DAVIES SHERBORN, F.Z.S 610 2. Remarks on the Dentition of Snakes and on the Evolution of tbe Poison-fangs. By Gr. A. BOULENGER, F.E.S 614 June 16, 1896. Mr. Sclater. Exhibition of, and remarks upon, a drawing of the Gnu of Nvasaland. (Plate XXVIII.) , 616 Mr. Eicbard Crawshay, C.M.Z.S. Eemarks upon the Gnu of Nyasaland 617 Mr. E. E. Holding. Exhibition of, and remarks upon, an antler of tbe Circassian Eed Deer, and of a pair of antlers of the Malayan Sambur abnormally developed 618 1. A Contribution to the Anatomy of the Hoatzin (Opisthocomus cristatus). By P. CHALMERS MITCUELL, M.A., F.Z.S 618 2, On tbe Occurrence of Schlegel's Gavial (Tomistoma schlegeli) in tbe Malay Peninsula, with Eemarks on the Atlas and Axis of the Crocodilians. By G. A. BOULENGER, F.E.S. 628 3. On Walker's American Types of Lepidoptera in the Oxford University Museum. By W . SCHAUS, F.Z.S 634 4 Further Contributions to the Knowledge of the Bornean Lycanida. By HAMILTON H. DRUCE, F.Z.S., F.E.S. (Plates XXIX.-XXXI.) 650 5. On the Anatomy of Petrogale xanthopus, compared with that of other Kangaroos. By F. G. PARSONS, F.R.C.S., F.Z.S., F.L.S., Lecturer on Comparative Anatomy at St. Thomas's Hospital 683 6. Notes on the Mode of Feeding of the Egg-eating Snake (Dasypeltis scabra). By Miss EDITU D U R U A M . (Plate XXXII.) 715 7. On the Theraphosida of the Lower Amazons : being an Account of the new Genera and Species of this Group of Spiders discovered during the Expedition of the Steamship ' Faraday' up the River Amazons. By FREDK. O. PICKARD CAMBRIDGE, B.A. (Plates XXXUI.-XXXV.) • 716 8. On a new Gecko from Penang. By G. A. BOULENGER, F.R.S. (Plate XXXVI.) 767 |