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So that the finding of a few Eolithic types, even supposing them 

 to be truly worked by man, would not, apart from other evidence,, 

 prove any great antiquity. A certain number of undoubted im- 

 plements, similar to the (derived) earlier Pala3olithic types of the 

 river gravels, have certainly been found in the high-level drift of 

 Kent. I at first hoped that, some light might be thrown on the 

 question of Eolithic man by the drift on High Down ; but I have, at 

 present at least, no evidence to offer bearing very directly on this 

 problem. 



Sherborn's Index Animalium. — Eeport of a Committee, consisting 

 of Dr. H. Woodward (Chairman), Mr. P. L. Sclater, the 

 Eev. T. K. K. Stebbing, Mr. E. MoLaohlan, Mr. W. E. Hotle, 

 and Mr. F. A. Bather (Secretary), appointed to superintend the 

 Compilation of an Index Animalium. 



THE examination of the literature published from 1758 to 1800 

 inclusive has been continued by Mr. C. Davies Sherborn, to 

 whom facilities have, as heretofore, been granted by the authorities 

 at the British Museum (Natural History). Between July, 1898, 

 and June, 1899, he has seen and indexed 1,528 volumes and tracts, 

 and has now reduced the list of desidei'ata to about 500 items. 

 Of these scarcely 100 are likely to be of any importance to the 

 systematic zoologist ; but every effort will be made to consult them, 

 so as to be certain that everything has been recorded. 



The Committee desires to express its grateful thanks for the loan 

 of rare and valuable books, and for information concerning them, to 

 the following : — The Hof-naturalien Kabinet of Yienna, Dr. Eduard 

 Suess, and Dr. Steindachner ; Dr. F. A. Jentink, of Leyden ; 

 Akademiker E. Schmidt, of St. Petersburg ; the Stadt-Bibliothek of 

 Zurich, Dr. Eschner, and Professor Eenevier ; the Hon. Walter 

 Eothschild and Mr. Hartert ; Sir Edmund Loder ; Mr. Du Cane 

 Godman and the late Mr. 0. Salvin ; Lord Walsingham and 

 Mr. J. H. Durrant ; Professor Amalitzky, of Warsaw ; Prof. Anton 

 Fritsch and Dr. Jan Perner, of Prague ; Professor Alfred Newton ; 

 Mr. W. E. de Winton ; Mr. Gerrit S. Miller, of Washington ; 

 Mr. A. C. Seward, of Cambridge ; and Prof. H. A. Miers, of Oxford. 

 Dr. Philippe Dautzenberg, of Paris, has also greatly aided the 

 compiler in his efforts to obtain the loan of a rare catalogue. The 

 editors of " Nature " and " La Feuille des jeunes Naturalistes " have 

 lent valuable aid in publishing lists of desiderata. Of the generosity 

 of the Vienna Kabinet, the Zurich Library, and Dr. Jentink, all of 

 whom have sent over their treasures for inspection, the Committee 

 cannot speak too highly. 



Again the special and hearty thanks of the Committee are due to 

 the Zoological Society of London for pecuniary assistance, which 

 will, as in the past, greatly facilitate the work of procuring access to 

 this rare literature. 



