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He Consine 30. 



None of the other islands of the group have more 

 than ten or twelve residents upon them. 



1 have the honor to present to the Royal Society 

 of Arts and Sciences : 



2 cocoa de mers. 



1 piece of cocoa de mer wood. 

 1 piece of lava from the cavern at He Cousine. 

 • 2 pieces of red granite rock. 

 1 bottle of sand from Praslin. 

 4 crystals from the soil of Praslin , 

 I beg in conclusion to apologize for this brief 

 sketch, which I have had but little time to prepare. 



J. A. 



Glenside, 28th August 1878. 



ANNEXE J 



Note sur les caracteres anatomiques de V Aye-aye 

 fOheiromys Madagascariensis) par M. E, Alix, 'pre- 

 sentee a VAcademie des Sciences par M. Paul Gervais. 



(Voir Seance clu 24 Septembre, page 4o.) 



M. Alix a fait, au laboratoire d'anatomie comparee 

 du Museum, la dissection d'un jeune Aye-aye (Cheiro- 

 mis Madagascariensis) male, dont il a redige une 

 description detaillee. 



Les observations de M. Alis viennent de tous points 

 confirmer I'opinion des savants eminents qui, depuis 

 Blaiuville, et contrairement a I'opinion de Grurelin et de 



