l.'.'~ Remarks on the Moschus Merrdna. 



An idea prevails among the people in Singboom, not 

 altogether void of probability, that at the season of the fall 

 of the leaf, the " Yar" never ventures beyond a few yards 

 from its cave, as in walking along it sticks its sharp pointed 

 hoofs through the fallen foliage, which accumulates in such 

 bunches on its legs, as to cripple its movements altogether, 

 should it prolong its rambles. 



The young are about the size of a large rat, and the adult 

 animal does not exceed in bulk a full grown jack hare. 

 The body is thick and heavy in proportion to the legs, which 

 are exceedingly delicate and taper. The fur above is 

 olivaceous, each hair being ringed with dark-brown and 

 tawny. The throat, lower parts, and inner sides of the 

 limbs are dull white. From the jaws a pale stripe extends 

 in a broken line along the neck and sides, with several 

 longitudinal patches of the same colour above and below it. 



Remarks on a species of Beroe. By J. Macpherson, Esq. 

 Assistant Surgeon, Bengal Service. Plate xi. figure 2. 



On the 29th of February, 1840, latitude 40° south, longi- 

 tude 31° 14' east, the " Jumna" sailed through several 

 patches of discoloured water, the brownish colour of which 

 was ascertained to depend on the presence of a number of 

 minute Acalephae. On examination, their organisation was 

 found to be uniform. The animal consisted of a transparent 

 gelatinous bag, nearly one inch in length ; at one end round 

 and closed, with two tentacula ; at the other, having an 

 aperture with rounded lips, which alternately contracted and 

 dilated. The open extremity moved first, so that the tenta- 

 cula always remained in the rear. Near the closed end 

 there was a slight circular constriction, within which was 

 seen a double row of whitish yellow points, forming almost 

 a complete circle, in the centre of which, was a small yellow 

 body divided into three arms. Two transparent folds (with 

 something like a canal at their free borders) extended inter- 



