No. 66. 
ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 
February 16th, 1909. 
Freperick Gittert, Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. 
The Sucrerary read a report on the Additions made to the 
Society’s Menagerie during the month of January 1909. 
Mr, C. Tare Recan, M.A., F.Z.S., exhibited sketches illus- 
trating colour-changes in sone Fishes from the Bermudas in the 
New York Aquarium. 
Mr. E. G. B. Meape-Watpo, F.Z.S., read extracts from a 
letter he had_received from Dr. Einar Lonnberg, C.M.Z.S., on 
the hunting of the Sea-Elephant on South Georgia, and called 
attention to the necessity of steps being taken to prevent its 
extermination. 
Dr. F. Woop-Jonus, B.Sc., F Z.S., presented a communication 
on the “ Fauna of the Cocos-Keeling Atoll,” and illustrated his 
remarks with lantern-slides. The work was based on collections 
made by the author during a stay of fifteen months in 1905 and. 
1906, and in the case of most orders was believed to be fairly 
complete. 
Dr. Wood-Jones had been assisted by various authorities: the 
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