IIS F. Stoliczka — Note on Andamanese and Nicobarese Reptiles. [Mat, 



Such an elaborate system as this had full claim to be heard on the audi alteram 

 partem principle ; we must not presume that it was wrong, because it was so 

 very simple. People very often overlook things nearest them. Hasty conclu- 

 sions would, in this instance particularly, be absolutely of no value at all. 



0. Notes on some Andamanese and Nicobarese Reptiles. — 

 By Dr. F. Stoliczka. 

 (Abstract.) 

 After a few general remarks relating to the distribution of certain 

 Reptiles on these islands, the author gives a detailed description of Phelsuma 

 Andamanense, of a new Gymnodactylus from Preparis Island, of a new Mocoa 

 from South Andaman, and of a new Tiaris from the island of Tillangchang. He 

 exhibited a male and female of the remarkable little snake Typhloscineus Nico- 

 baricus which is shewn to be a Dibamios, the males of which have hind-limbs 

 while the females have none, thus confirming an opinion, which was some 

 time ago put forth by Prof. Schlegel. 



Mr. G. E. Dobson exhibited and presented to the Society's album pho- 

 tographs of a mosque at Tribeni near Hughli taken by him in December 



last. 



The place was described by Mr. D. Money in the XVIth Vol. of the 

 Society's Journal, and its Muhammadan antiquities by Mr. Blochmann in 

 the XXXIXth Vol. part I, p. 280, for 1870. 



Also the following photographs of the aboriginal inhabitants of the 

 Southern Andaman Island, taken by him, with Mr. T. P. Lewis's assistance, 

 when at Port Blair last year. 



No. 1. A photograph of the Chief of one of the tribes in the vicinity 

 of Port Blair and his wife, with necklace of finger and toe bones of her an- 

 cestors. 



No. 2. Photograph of the same individuals standing. 



No. 3. Photograph of a woman from Rutland Island. 



No. 4. Group of five young Andamanese women. 



No. 5. Group of Andamanese men and women. Widow in centre 

 with skull of her deceased husband. j 



The receipt of the following communications was announced — 



1. Notes and translation of General Cunningham's inscriptions from 

 Behar. — By Babu Pratapa Chandra Ghosha. 



2. Metrical Translations from Chand.— By F. S. Growse, Esq., M. A. 



3. Note on the genus Oymnops.—Bj W. T. Blanford, F. G. S., C. M. 



Z. S. 



4. On Aquila bifasciata and Aquila orientalis. — By W. E. Brooks, Esq. 



C. E. 



