50 Buins of Kojpari — Tricenops Persicus. [Maech, 



in the same way, and then mounted another step, standing on one foot, and 

 holding by the bamboo at the peg immediately above him, while he drove 

 in the next one. In this manner he ascended about twenty feet, when the 

 upright bamboo becoming thia, another was handed up by his companion, and 

 this was joined on by tying both bamboos to three or four of the pegs. When 

 this was also nearly ended, a third was added, and shortly after, the lowest 

 branches of the tree were reached, along which the young Dyak scrambled, 

 and soon sent the Mias tumbling headlong down. I was exceedingly struck 

 by the ingenuity of this mode of climbing, and the admirable manner in 

 which the peculiar properties of the bamboo were made available. The 

 ladder itself was perfectly safe, since if any peg were loose or faulty, and 

 gave way, the strain would be thrown on several others above and below it. 

 1 now understand the use of the line of bamboo pegs sticking in trees 

 which I had often seen, and wondered for what purpose they could have 

 been put there." 



Mr. Mason hoped that the Society would encourage Mr. Peal to con- 

 tinue his valuable observations by publishing the interesting notes and 

 sketches he had already made. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. The Buins ofKopari, Balasore District. — By J. Beames, Esq., C. S. 

 The Secretary read portions of the paper, and exhibited the tracings 



made by Mr. Beames. The article will appear in the forthcoming number of 

 the Journal. 



2. On the Osteology of Tricenops Persicus. — By G. E. Dobson, 

 B. A., M. B., Assistant burgeon H. M.'s British Forces. 



(Abstract.) 



This paper is a continuation of one, by the same author, " On a new 

 genus and species oi Bhinolophidce, &c.," published in Yol. XL., Part II., No. 

 IV., of the Journal. 



It contains a detailed description of the skeleton of the species on which 

 the genus Tricenops was founded. The nearest affinities of the genus are 

 shown to be with Phyllorhina with which it agrees in the number and rela- 

 tive lengths of the bones of the fingers, in the relative number of the bones 

 of the toes, and in the form of iliac bones. It differs, however, from Bhyl- 

 lorhina and from other genera of Bhinolophidce in many important characters 

 of which the principal number are met with in the skull and in the sternal 

 bones. 



The author compares the osteology of the genera BhinolophuSj Bhyllo- 

 rhina, Trioenops, and Ccelops, and arranges them under two sub-families, dis- 

 tinguished by the relative number of joints in the toes and by the form of 

 the iliac bones, * 



