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" Jahreshefte des Vereins fiir vaterlandische Naturkunde in 

 Wiirttemberg." Volume for 1883. 



" Bulletin de la Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de 

 Moscou." Tome LVIII., No. 2, 1 and 2 Livraisons. From the 

 Society. 



" Mittheilungen aus der Zoologischen Station zu Neapel." 

 Vierter (iv.) Band, II Heft, 1883. From the Director. 



" Report of the Progress and Condition of the Botanic 

 Garden and Government Plantations, Adelaide, during the year 

 1882." From the Director. 



" Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Koniglichen Zoologisch- 

 botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien." Austria. XXXII Band, 

 Jahrgane 1882. From the Society. 



" Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard 

 College." Vol. X., Nos. 5 and 6, 1883, From the Museum. 



papers read. 

 Myology of Chlamydosaurus Kingii. 



By Charles W. De Vis, B.A. 



[Plates xiv.-xvl] 



The present study, if it may be so-called, of the muscles of the 

 Frilled Lizard was suggested long ago by an incident in the 

 Queensland bush. On one of the two occasions on which I have 

 seen the lizard adopt its biped mode of locomotion, trotting out 

 briskly on its hind legs, its fore-paws hanging down affectedly 

 and its vertebral line to the very snout stiffened at an angle of 60°, 

 I was much interested to see it halt abruptly, erect its frill, 

 and at the same moment turn its head enquiringly from side to 

 side— then trot on again for twenty yards or so, and repeat its 

 attitude of attention — thus it did, till it reached the tree it was 

 making for, then darting a few feet up its bole it clung there 

 immovable for more hours than my leisure could afford for 



