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tlie publication of any parts, and which refer to animals contained in 

 them, will be given in the part next ensuing." 



The contents of Part I. are as follows: — 



Class Mammalia. — Order Cheiroptera, Cynopterus Horsfieldii. 

 Order Insectivora, Sorex Grayii. Order Rodentia, Pteromys rne- 

 lanopis, Sciurus vittatus, Sciurus modestus, Sciurus rufoniger. Order 

 Ruminantia, Tragnlus Kanchil. 



Class Aves. — Order Raptores, Phodilus badius. Order Passeres, 

 Macropteryx Klecko, Macropteryx comatus, Hirundo pacifica, Eury- 

 stomus pacificus, Halcyon Chloris, Halcyon lilacina, Ceyx tridactyla, 

 Merops badius, Nectarinia pectoralis, Nectarinia javanica, Nectarinia 

 cingalensis, Dicaeum croceoventer, Dica3um coccineum, Orthotomus 

 sepium,CopsyphusStricklandii,Motacillacinereocapilla,Melacopteron 

 coronatum, Pitta cyanoptera, Turdus modestus, Irena puella, Calornis 

 Panayensis, Gracula javanensis, Amadina sinensis. Order Scansores, 

 Paleeornis malaccensis, Psittaculus galgulus, Megalaima versicolor, 

 Hemilophus leucogaster. Order Columb^e, Treron vernans, Carpo- 

 phaga luctuosa. Order Galling, Megapodius Cumingii. Order 

 Grall^e, Ardea purpurea, Ardea garzetta. 



Class Reptilia. — Order Saura, Hydrosaurus Salvator, Tiliqua 

 rufescens, Platyurus Schniderianus, Gecko monarchus, Draco volans, 

 Gonyocephalus chameleontina, Bronchocela cristatella. Order Ophi- 

 dia, Trimesurus maculatus, Trimesurus subannulatus, Elaps furcatus, 

 Dendrophis Paradisei, Dendrophis picta, Dryiophis prasina, Dipsas 

 dendrophila, Dipsas fusca, Calamaria brachyorrhos. 



This summary is given to show the range of subjects treated of; 

 each animal appears to be carefully described, and to almost every 

 description is appended some account of the habits of the species : 

 many of them are highly interesting. The coloured figures by Wolff 

 and Ford are admirable. The work is fitted alike for the sanctum of 

 the student and the table of the drawing-room. Now and then, when 

 space can be found, an extract or two, touching the manners and 

 customs of the Labuan animals, will be transferred to these pages. 



' The Natural History Review.' No. VIII., dated October, 1855; 

 price 2s. 6d. London : Highley. 



The following papers, read before Irish Societies, appear in the 

 present number : the titles will sufficiently indicate that they have no 

 especial bearing on Zoology : — 



