LIST OF CONTENTS 



OF 



^ PART III.— 1862. 



Page 

 June 24th. 



On the Capacity of the CEsophagus and other Parts of the Intestinal 



Canal oi Python reticulatus. By Edwards Crisp, M.D., F.Z.S. 210 



On the Probable Cause of Death of a Wart-Hog {Phacochcerus cethio- 



picus). By Edwards Crisp, M.D., F.Z.S 212 



Description of Crocodilus frontatus, a New Crocodile from Old Calabar 

 Kiver, West iVfrica. By Andrew Murray, Assist. Secretary, 

 Royal Horticultural Society 213 



Note on the Habits and Affinities of the Kagu (Rhinochetus jubatus). 



By A. D. Bartlett 218 



Exhibition of the Tail-glands of the domestic Fowl, by Dr. E. Crisp . . 219 



November 11th. 



Extracts from a letter addressed to the Secretary by Dr. Lamprey .... 220 

 Exhibition of several specimens of the Smooth Snake (CoroweZ^a austriacd), 



by Mr. F. Buckland 222 



Announcement by the Secretary of the arrival of an Aye-aye {Ghiromys 



madagascariensis) 222 



Observations on the living Aye-aye in the Zoological Gardens. By A. 



D. Bartlett 222 



On a New Bird from the Island of Madagascar. By Dr. G. Hartlaub, 



For. Memb " 224 



Notes upon Australian Snakes, and their Geographical Distribution. 



By Gerard Krepft 224 



On the Genera of Mollusca established by H. F. Link in the Catalogue 



of the Rostock Museum. By O. A. L. Morch 226 



Descriptions of some New Species of Limopsis from the Cumingian Col- 

 lection. By Arthur Adams, F.L.S 229 



On the Species of ObeLiscince found in Japan. By Arthur Adams, 



F.L.S., &c 231 



Species nonnullse Bursarum vel Ranellarum coUectionis Cumingianae, 



descriptse a Gulielmo Dunker 238 



Description of a New Genus of Marine Shells from the Sandwich Islands. 



By W. Harper Pease 240 



Description of New Species of Marine Shells from the Pacific Islands. 



By W. Harper Pease 240 



Descriptions of New Species of Shells from the Pacific Islands. By W. 



Harper Pease 243 



Descriptions of Two Corals from Madeira, belonging to the Genera 



Primnoa and Mopsea. By James Y. Johnson, Cor. Mem. Z.S. 245 



November 25th, 



Extracts from a letter addressed to the Secretary by Dr. G. Bennett . . 246 

 Extracts from a letter addressed to the ' Sydney Herald,' by Dr. G. 



Bennett «. 249 



[Contents continued on page 3 of Wrapper. 



