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Nomenclator AnimaUuni Genera et Sub-Genera. — Report 

 of the Committee, consisting of Dr. Chalmers Mitchell 

 (Chairman), Eev. T. E. E. Stebbing (Secretary), Dr. M. 

 Laurie, Professor Marett Tims, and Dr. A. Smith 

 Woodward. 



The war with Germany precluded the Committee from remitting any 

 money to Berlin, and we have no recent knowledge as to the progress 

 of the compilation. Accordingly we have not applied to the Treasurer 

 for payment of the grant, which, by the rules of the Association, now 

 lapses. 



The Committee asks for reappointment without a grant. Tlie 

 ' Nomenclator ' was so far advanced, and promised to be so useful 

 to systematic zoologists, that the Committee desires to be in a position, 

 when peace comes, to inquire into and report on what has happened 

 to the work, and to consider if any useful steps could be taken in this 

 country. 



Marsupials. — Report of the Covimittee, consisting of Professor 

 A. Dendy (Chairman), Professors T. Flynn and G. E. 

 Nicholls (Secretaries), and Professors E. B. Poulton and 

 H. W. Marett Tims, appointed to obtain, as nearly as 

 possible, a representative Collection of Marsupials for work 

 upon (a) the Reproductive Apparatus and Development, 

 (b) the Brain. 



The sum of 1001. granted to this Committee was placed in the hands 

 of Professor Masson, of Melbourne. 501. of this was paid over to 

 Professor Flynn in September last, and Professor Masson kindly under- 

 took to make aiTangements for further payments as required. The 

 Chaimian has received information to the following effect from Pro- 

 fessor Flynn : — 



It has not been possible to do more than just commence the work 

 of the Committee, and on that account we ask that the unexpended 

 balance of the grant may be retained. 



It is necessary to point out that if the grant is to be economically 

 used, it should be spent principally during the breeding season of 

 Marsupials, since only at that time can material be got which fulfils 

 both objects of the grant. The main bi'eeding season of Marsupials in 

 Tasmania is during late June and July, and for Monotremes in Sep- 

 tember and October. In other woi'ds, as regards Marsupials, the first 

 breeding season since the receipt of the grant is only now commencing, 

 and, in the case of the Monotremes (for any organised attempt on 

 which the grant arrived too late last year), the breeding season does not 

 occur for another three months. 



It has, however, been necessary to obtain reproductive organs in 

 the resting stage, and, in accordance with this, collections of the follow- 

 ing genera have been made:— Das yurus, Sarcophilus, Bettongia, 



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