MUSEUMS. 39 



Eleven specimens of Indian Walking Fish or Serpent Heads {Ophiocephalua 

 pimctahu, Bl.) and nineteen specimens of Heros fncetus (Jenyus), from Central 

 America (C. 3. 11. 98. 1 & 2) ; received in exchange. 



Ganoid Fish (Calamoichthys calabaricus, Smith) (C. 3. 11. 98. 1); presented 

 by Mr. A. Kidyard. 



Nine Electric Cat-fish (six living) (Malapterurus electricus, Linn.) and sixty 

 Walking Fish {Periopkthalmus koelreuteri, Pall.) (C. 11. 1 1 . 98. 2 & 3) ; pre- 

 sented by Mr. Forman, per Mr. Ridyard. 



Eggs and larvae of different ages of the two North American Ganoid Fishes 

 {Amia calva Bonap, and Lepidosteussp.) and eggs of Bdellostoma and Ghimaera 

 (C. 31. 12. 98. 1-4); received in exchange. 



Amphibians. 

 Two Mexican Axolotls (Amblystama tigrinum, Green) (C. 21. 5. 98. 1) ; died 

 in Aquarium. 



Reptiles. 



Stump-tailed Lizard (Trachysaurus rugosus, Gray), from Australia 

 (B. 8. 2. 98. 21) ; presented by Mrs. Pechey, Hope, North Wales. 



Two Snakes (Ccdabaria reinhardti, Schl., and Simocephalus poe?>sis, Gray) 

 from Cameroon, West Africa (B. 19. 4. 98. 3 & 4) ; presented by Mr. E. Gibney, 

 per Mr. A. Ridyard. 



Three Snakes (Python sebce, Dum. and Bibr. ; Naia melanuttuca, Matsch ; 

 and another (.«p. indet.) ; a Crocodile (young) from West Africa 

 (B. 12. 7. 98. 1-4) ; presented hy Messrs. Bruce & Son. 



Chameleon (Camceleon oiveni, Gray) ; Lizard ( Varanua mloticus, juv. Dum. 

 and Bibr.) ; and two Snakes (spp. indet.) (B. 9. 8. 98. 1-4) ; presented by 

 Mr. A. Ridyard. 



Chameleon (Chamceleon basiliscus, Cope) (15. 8. 98. 1) ; purchased. 



Two Sea Snakes (Platurns colubrinus, Gir.) from Indian Seas 

 (B. 16. 12. 98. 1) ; presented by Dr. Moore. 



Two Snakes (Dromicus ater. Gunth.), black and olive varieties, from Jamaica 

 (B. 16. 12. 98. 2 & 3); presented by Mr. Walker. 



Gecko (sp. indet.), found in box of bananas from the Canary Islands 

 (B. 21. 12. 98. 1) ; presented by Mr. J. H. Brown. 



Snake (Tropidonotus natrix, Boie. var. astreptophorus, Seoane), found in crate 

 of melons from Valencia (B. 21. 12. 98. 4); presented by Mr. Haslam. 



Nose-horned Viper (Bitis iiasicoriiit, Butt.), from Cameroon, West Africa 

 (B. 21. 12. 98. 5); presented by Mr. W. G. Stokes, per Mr. A. Ridyard. 



Young Crocodile (sp. indet.) from Africa (B. 21. 12. 98. 6) ; presented by 

 Mr. T. Mitchell. 



