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EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 

 Plate I. 



Fig. 1. Pleisfacantha sancti-johannis (p. 24), male iudividual, natural size. 



1 a. Inferior view of buccal, orbital, and antennal region of the same. X 3 



diameters. 

 1 h. Lateral view of rostrum. X 3 diameters. 

 1 c. Outer view of hand of the same. X 3 diameters. 



1 d. Postabdomen of the same. X 3 diameters. 



2. Kiiastcims (Chorilia) japonicus (p. 27), male individual, dorsal view, 

 natural size. 



2 a. Orbital and antennal region of the same. X 2 diameters. 

 2 b. Postabdomen of the same. X 2 diameters. 



Plate II. 



Fig. 1. Doclea oricnfalis (p. 28), female individual, natural size. 



1 a. Inferior view of orbital and antennal region of the same. X 3 dia- 



meters. 



2. Scteroplax ? nitidits (p. 39), female individual. X 2 diameters, 



2 a. Inferior view of frontal, orbital, and antennal region of the same, 

 further magnified. 



2 b. Outer view of hand of the same. X 4 diameters. 



3. Heterograpsus longitarsis (p. 37), male individual, natural size. 



3 a. Outer view of hand of the same. X 3 diameters. 



4. PseudoiMIyra tridcntata (p. 41), male individual. X 3 diameters. 



4 a. Outer view of hand of the same. X 2 diameters. 



5. Cryptocnemus pentagonus,, Sdmpson (p. 43), carapace of male individual. 

 X 3 diameters. 



6. Paratymolus p)'ubcscens (p. 45), female individual. X 3 diameters. 



6 a. Inferior view of buccal, antennal, and orbital region of the same. X 8 



diameters. 

 6 b. Lateral view of carapace of the same. X 3 diameters. 



Plate III. 



Fig. 1. Eupagurus cavimanus (p. 48), male individual. X li diameter. 



2. Pomatocheles jeffrcysii (p. 49), male individual, dorsal view. X 4 dia- 

 meters. 



2 a. Lateral view of the same. X 4 diameters. 



2 b. Fourth cephalothoracic leg of the same, greatly magnified. 



2 c. Fifth cephalothoracic leg, greatly magnified. 



Id. Terminal segment and uropoda, greatly magnified. 



3. Heterocuma sarsi (p. 68), male individual. X 3 diameters. 



3 a. Front of cephalothorax, dorsal view, further magnified. 

 3 b. Second maxilliped, greatly magnified. 



3 c. Third maxilliped of the same, greatly magnified. 



3c^. Leg of the first pair, greatly magnified. 



3 e. Terminal segment and uropoda, greatly magnified. 



4. A few Remarks on Mr. Elliotts paper "On the Fruit- 

 Pigeons of the Genus Ptilopus." By T. Salvadori, 

 C.M.Z.S. 



[Received November 23, 1878.] 

 My friend Mr. Elliot, in his paper "On the Fruit- Pigeons of the 

 Genus Ptilopus" (P. Z. S. 1878, pp. 500, .525) has requested that his 

 conclusions should not be rejected or condemned until after the exam- 

 ination of materials at least approximating somewhat to that which 

 he has consulted. I hope that he will allow that as regards Moluc- 



