SPOLIA ZHYLANICA. 
A Quarterly Publication designed to promote a knowledge of the 
Natural History of Ceylon (exclusive of Botany), for the inform- 
ation of residents in the Island, and also for the advancement of 
Science. 
It will contain Records and Contributions, together with Notes, 
Abstracts, and Reviews, relating to the economic and systematic 
knowledge of the natural resources (Zoology, Anthropology, Topo- 
graphy, Geology) of the Island and of the surrounding seas. 
Each Volume will consist of four Parts, -the size of which will 
depend on circumstances, and the Parts will be published as near to 
the quarter days as possible. 
The Journal will be illustrated by line-blocks, half-tone blocks, 
and lithographic plates. 
Authors will receive 25 copies of their contributions gratis, or 
50 copies if desired. 
Subscription, Rs. 5 per annum ; single copies, Re. 1:25 ; post free. 
Communications should be addressed to the Director, Colombo 
Museum. 
Complete sets of this Journal may also be obtained from Messrs. 
R. Friedlander and Sohn, 11, Carlstrasse, Berlin, N.W.; from 
Mr. Bernard Quaritch, 15, Piccadilly, London ; and from Messrs. 
Wyman & Sons, Ltd., Fetter Lane, London, E.C. 
