No. 221. 



ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON; 



November 8th, 1921. 



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

 in the Chair, 



Mr. R. I. PocoCK, F.E..S., F.Z.S., gave a resume of his paper on 

 " The External Characters and Classification of the Mustelidse." 



In the absence of the Author, Dr. W. Rae Sherrifp's paper 

 "Evolution within the Genus. — Part I, Dendronephthya {Spon- 

 godes), with Descriptions of a ISTumber of Species. Part II. Des- 

 cription of Species (Alcyonaria) taken by the ' Siboga ' Expedi- 

 tion," was taken as read. 



Dr. Oh AS. F. Sonntag, F.Z.S., gave a resume of his paper 

 " The Comparative Anatomy of the Tongues of the Mam- 

 malia. — V. Lemuroidea and Tarsoidea. VI. Summary and 

 Classification of the Tongues of the Primates." 



Mr. Edgar P. Chance, M.A,, M.B.O.U., gave an account of 

 his investigation of the Laying-habits of the Cuckoo (Cuaolus 



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