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Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. 



L A UG. 



PHYSICAL DEPARTMENT. 



Tides, 



Mr. P. Anstruther, Col. Secretary in Ceylon, transmitted a further 

 series of tidal observations at Matura, Belligaun, Dcvendra, and Gandurah 

 for April, May, and June, 1838. 



Observations from Singapore were also received from Capt. Scott, who 

 had incurred an expense of Rs. 65. 



Mr. Blundell had expended at Mergui, Tavoy and Amherst Rs. 258. 



The Secretary proposed mentioning this expenditure to Government in sending 

 up the registers, having no doubt that the sums would be at once paid. 



Natural History. 



Dr. McClelland presented a paper on Indian Cyprinida, with proofs of 

 13 (out of 15) plates already lithographed in illustration of his synopsis, 

 which would be available for the Researches, should the Society think fit 

 to honor the paper by publication. 



Resolved, after thanks to Dr. McClelland, that the paper should be 

 immediately submitted to the Committee of Papers. 



Read a letter from M.Stefano Moruicand, Secretary, Academy's Muse- 

 um Geneva, proposing- exchanges of shells, insects, mammalia, and dried 

 plants with theSociety or.with individual collectors ; his own exchanges may 

 include all the above objects from Brasil or Bahia, as well as from Europe. 



A specimen of the rock from the summit of Peterbot (a volcanic breccia) 

 and a plant which grows thereon, were presented by Capt. J. A. Cromme- 

 lin, Engineers, who lately performed the feat of ascending it, in company 

 with a friend, and a Madagascar apprentice. 



An animal of the Arctonix genus obtained from a hill chief in the interior 

 of the Arracan province, was presented by Capt. Paterson, commanding 

 the Krishna. A note by the Curator on the same was read. 



[Printed in the present number, with M. Duvaucel's original notice on a similar 

 animal formerly at Barrackpoor.] 



A note on the New Zealand caterpillar lately presented by Major 

 Gregory. 



[This will be printed in the ensuing number.] 



The following articles were presented for the museum. 



Stuffed and mounted specimen of a variety of the Hylobates Lar or Less- 

 er Gibbon, presented by Lieut. Muirson Blake and differing in some re- 

 spects from the //. Lar or Black Gibbon in the Society's museum, with 

 which it is contrasted. 



Stomach of the same animal ; simple in its structure, lengthened in form, 

 and very muscular at its pylonic extremity. 



Ccecum of the same ; differing slightly from that of the human subject, 

 the Simia Satyrus, and Semriopithecus Entellus in having the vermiform 

 appendix attached to the centre of the round end of the viscus ; whereas 

 in all the above named it has a lateral situation. 



Uterus from the same subject ; in an undeveloped state consequent on 

 the non-age of the animal. 



Digestive apparatus of several different descriptions and orders of birds 

 preserved in spirits of wine with a view to determine by their internal 

 anatomy in conjunction with their external characters, their natural affi- 

 nities, and relations with each other — the only sure road to a true and 

 correct systematic arrangement. 



The name of each bird is labelled on the bottle and the peculiarities 

 observable in the structure and disposition of the digestive organs are 

 noted down in the descriptive catalogue of the museum. 



