No. 73. 



ABSTEAOT OF THE PROCEEDmGS 



OF THE 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON* 



June 15tli, 1909. 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.R.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. H. W. Unthank, F.Z.S., exhibited a skull of Sphenodon 

 with two bones on each side in the nasal region, and made the 

 following remai'ks : — " In place of the usual single nasal on each 

 side there appear to be two bones, one near the median line, the 

 other more external, the line of division running from before 

 backwards. On sawing across the middle of the nasal region the 

 anterior part of the median pair of bones came away with the 

 premaxillee and vomers, leaving the external bones in situ. 

 These show bevelled inner edges where they were slightly over- 

 lapped by the median bones, so that the surface-marking is that 

 of a suture in the middle of what is usually a single nasal bone." 



The Secretary exhibited the ears of an Elephant shot by 

 Mr. Sutton Timmis, F.Z.S., on the Guaso ISTgishu Plateau, east 

 of Mt, Elgon, B. E. Africa. 



Mr. J. 0. White, O.I.E., C.M.Z.S., exhibited photographs of 

 a young living specimen of a Takin {Budorcas taxicolor tvhitei) 

 from Ghassa, IST.W. Bhutan. The photographs had been taken 

 on board ship at Calcutta and the animal was to be presented to 

 the Society. The Secretary added that he had ascertained that 

 the Takin had reached Genoa in good condition and might be 

 expected at the Gardens about June 21st. It was the first 

 Takin that had reached Europe alive. 



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