ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON/ 



March 5tli, 1918. 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.R.S., Vioe-Presicieiit, 

 in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Scientific Meeting were confirmed. 



Mr. D. Seth Smith, F.Z.S., exhibited skins of the Hoatzin 

 (^Opisthocomus ci'isiatus), and described the habits and distribu- 

 tion of the species, illustrating his remarks with lantern-slides. 



Mr. R. I. PococK, F.R.S., F.Z.S., gave an account of his 

 communication entitled " On the External Characters of the 

 Lemurs and Ta7'sius." The observations recorded were based, 

 except in the cas-e of Tarsius, upon specim-ens that had lived in 

 the Society's Gardens. They related chiefly to the muzzle, the 

 ear, vibrissae, hands and feet, and the perineal organs. The 

 author, in conclusion, stated his opinion that Tarsius should be 

 removed from the Lemuroid Friraates and classified with" the 

 Monkeys. He proposed to divide the Primates into two primary 

 groups, the Strepsirhini for the Lemurs and the Haplorhini for 

 Tarsuis and the rest, the Haplorhini being further divided into 

 the Tarsibidea for Tarsius a,nd the Pithecoidea for Monkeys, 

 Apes, and Man, 



A communication from Sir George F. Hampson, Bt., F.Z.S., 

 contained a classification of the Hypsotropince which the Author 

 described as a rather obscure group of the Pyralidai, of very 

 uniform appearance and differing chiefly in structure. 



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