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The collection clearly showed that the Townsville region 

 belonged faunistically to North Australia, the species being nearly 

 identical with those of New South Wales and Victoria. Several 

 species and subspecies were described as new. 



Mr. R. Lydekker., F.R.S., F.Z.S., communicated papers on 

 Takins from Sze-chuen and Bhutan, and on an Indian Dolphin 

 and Porpoise. 



The next Meeting of the Society for Scientific Business will 

 be held on Tuesday, the 17th November, 1908, at half-past Eight 

 o'clock P.M., when the following communications will be made : — 



1. N. Annandale, D.Sc, C.M.Z.S. — A new Genus and Species 

 of Slow-Lemurs from the Lushai Hills, Assam. 



2. Prof. G. 0. Bouene, D.Sc, F.L.S., F.Z.S.— Contributions to 

 the Morphology of the Group Neritacea of Aspidobranch Gastio- 

 pods. — Pai-t I. The Neritidae. 



3. Ruwenzori Expedition : — 



Report on Mammalia by Oldfteld Thomas, F.R.S., F.Z.S., 

 and R. C. Wroughton, F.Z.S, 



Report on Fishes. Batrachians, and Reptiles by G. A. 

 BOULENGER, F.R.S,, Y.P.Z.S. 



Report on MoUusca by E. A. Smith, I.S.O., F.Z.S. 



Report on Lepidoptera, Heterocera by Sir George F. 

 Hampson, Bt., F.Z.S. 



Report on Coleoptera : Part I. Lamellicornia, by Gilbert 

 J. Arrow, F.E.S. ; Part II. Buprestidse, by C. O. 

 Waterhouse, P.E.S. ; Part III. Curculionidee, by Gut 

 A. K. Marshall, F.Z.S. 



The following communications have been received : — 



1. F. E. Beddard, M.A., F.R.S., F.Z.S.— Some Notes on the 

 Muscular and Visceral Anatomy of the Batrachian Genus 

 Hemisus, with Notes on the Lymph Hearts of this and other 

 Genera. 



2. G. A. Boulenger, F.R.S., V.P.Z.S. — Description of a new 

 Species of Lacerta from Persia. 



3. Dr. EiNAH, LoNNBERG, C.M.Z.S.— Remarks on some Wart- 

 Hog Skulls in the British Museum. 



4. R. Lydekker, F.R.S., F.Z.S. — On two Chinese Serow Skulls. 



