652 ON THE FAUNA OF THE MONTE BELLO ISLANDS. 
Mictotragus is almost invariably found walking about freely upon 
the surface of the sand, and has an extremely thick and hard 
cuticle, being therefore well adapted for wind transportation. 
The Symphyletes, on the other hand, was only found upon its 
particular plant, Zricholesma zeylanicum R. Br., clinging to the 
stems just below the clusters of flowers and buds, from which it 
was not easily dislodged. 
Of the birds, one new subspecies, Hremiornis cartert assimilis, 
is a bird of very weak flight, seldom fluttering more than a few 
yards at a stretch, and taking shelter in the densest thickets. It 
is therefore not surprising that it should differ from its mainland 
representative. In the subspecies of Anthus australis, however, 
the case is different, for it is a bird of powerful flight, often 
observed crossing the passages between islands, and inhabiting the 
open plains. It is suprising that this bird should exhibit even 
more marked differences from the mainland form than the last- 
named, 
EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 
Prats I. 
Heteronota hinoei. 
Figs. 1, 
. Showing variation in markings. 
Individual with regenerating tail. 
ws) 
Physignathus gilberti. 
. Male, nat. size. 
. Under surface of head, showing general outline and gular fold, 
. Female, nat. size. 
. Under surface of head of female. 
TAA 
Typhlops ammodytes, sp. n. 
8. Head, dorsal view. 
9. Head, ventral view. 
0. Tail, ventral view. 
11. Melicleptria albivenata, sp. n., nat. size. 
12. Anumeta zuboides, sp. n. 
Prate II. 
Young Pandion haliaétus melvillensis in nest. 
Prare III. 
Nest and young of Haliaétus leucogaster. 
Prate LV. 
Home Lagoon and Vegetation of Hermite Island. 
