l-tS SPOLIA ZEYLANICA. 



After the prey is dead the crocodile tears off the flesh by 

 catching hold of it with its teeth and giving violent jerks of 

 the body. Sometimes, however, it prefers to leave the meat 

 until nutrified. 



A. ¥. ABERCROMBY. 



Anuradhapura, May 27, 1913. 



THE CEYLON NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 



Sixth General Meeting. 



The Sixth General Meeting of the Society was held in the 

 Colombo Museum on Friday, May 30, 1913. Dr. Andreas Nell 

 presided in the absence of the President. 



Mr. C. Hartley read a Paper on " Stone Implements of Ceylon."* 



Dr. Pearson gave an accovmt of some of the faunistic resvdts 

 of the recent inspection of the Ceylon Pearl Banks. Numerous 

 specimens were exhibited. 



* Published in full on page 117 of the present number of " Spoli 

 Zeylaniea." 



