No. 39. 



ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



February 5th, 1907. 

 H.G. The Duke of Bedford, K.G., Presirlent, in the Chfiir. 



Mr. F. Martin Duncan, by permission of the Charles Urban 

 Trading Co., Ltd., gave a cinematograph exhibition of animals in 

 the Society's Gardens and other Zoological Studies, chiefly on the 

 life-history of Insects. 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas, F.R.S., exhibited a collection of 

 Mammals and Bir-ds from the Islands of Saghalien and Hokkaido, 

 N. Japan, made by Mr. Malcolm P. Anderson in carrying out the 

 Duke of Bedford's Exploration of Eastern Asia. Mr, Thomas 

 proposed to give a full account of the Mammals on a later 

 occasion. 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas also read a paper on Mammals collected 

 in Mindanao, Philippines, by Mr. M. P. Anderson for the Duke 

 of Bedford's Exploration of Eastern Asia. Seven species were 

 mentioned, of which the following was new : — 



Crunomys melanius, sp. n. 



Rather larger than C. fallax, of Luzon. Colour wholly dark 

 blackish brown, not lighter below ; limbs and tail also uniformly 

 dark. 



Dimensions of type : — Head and body 98 mm. ; tail 68 ; hind 

 foot 25. Upper molar series 4"1. 



Eab. Mt. Apo, Mindanao. Type. Male. No. 751. 



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