Occasional Notes. 143 



As though to give a more complete naturalness, to 

 the already seemingly quite natural leaves, variably 

 sized spots of brown or yellowish-white are sparsely 

 scattered about the surface, just as are to be found so 

 commonly upon leaves. 



Observations upon the growth, life history and habits 

 of these forms, are much needed ; but the specimens seem 

 to be extremely rare — though it is much more likely that, 

 inhabiting the foliage of trees and bushes, they are 

 seldom, and then only accidentally, discovered. It is 

 suggestive that the forms in the Museum were only 

 obtained when they had strayed into houses, in or 

 by the forest, on the Mazaruni river. 



New animals in the Museum. — Within the past three 

 months, a large assortment of new specimens has been 

 added to the exhibition cases of the Museum, which 

 taken with those added last year, go far towards com- 

 pleting the typical colle6tion of exhibited specimens of 

 the Mammals of Guiana. Of these the great proportion 

 has been due to the warm interest and generous gifts 

 of Mr. John Junor of Plantation Providence, who, 

 since he learnt the needs of the Museum, has been 

 constantly aiding in completing a typical series of the 

 Guiana animals. To his public spirit we are indebted 

 for the gift of the tapir, species of deer, the puma, 

 ant-bear, grisons, racoon, jaguarondi, ocelot, fox, otter, 

 kibihee, and many others. The fine ocelot and the 

 magnificent specimen of the jaguar, from the Drill, 

 Mahaicony, exhibited in the case containing the cats of 

 the colony, were obtained through the kindness and 

 public spirit of Mr. B. J, GODFREY and Mr. R. C. 



