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DR. G. BENNETT ON DENDROLAGUS LUMHOLTZI. [Feb. 3, 



C.M.Z.S., and bad been obtained at Bir, a small place on the 

 Mekraii coast of Beloocbistan. Mr. Ffinch stated that he was 



Julodis ffinchi. 



endeavouring to procure more specimens, but that few of these 

 insects had been met with in that locality. 



The Secretary read the followino; extracts from a letter addressed 

 to him by Dr. George Bennett, F.Z.S., dated Sydney, December 23, 

 1884:— 



" I observe in the Society's * Proceedings ' (1884, p. 387), just 

 received, a new Tree-Kangaroo {Dendrolagvs himho/tzi) described 

 from Northern Queensland. This has confirmed wliat I had long 

 suspected, that there was one to be found there. You may recollect 

 that in the 'Proceedings' for 1873 (p. 518), I mentioned the supposed 

 existence of a species of Tree-Kangaroo (Dendrolcu/tis) in Northern 

 Queensland, some such animal being apparently well known to the 

 blacks of Cardwell, who report that it is a Kangaroo that climbs 

 trees and leaves deep scratches on the bark. I heard of such an 

 animal from many other sources when in Queensland, and made 



