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of living turtles, lizards, and snakes were made to the Zoological 
Society of London. | 
In the Exhibition Rooms the principal work done has been in 
changing alcohol and labels, and in replacing poor specimens by 
better ones. A fine lot of mounted skeletons of fishes were pre- 
pared from alcoholic specimens for the Systematic Room. Changes 
in alcohol on account of coloration have been numerous, but the 
necessity has been proportionally much less than heretofore. For 
the Asiatic and the African Exhibition Rooms, the greater portion 
of the Reptiles and Batrachians have been mounted on tablets and 
placed on the shelves. The alcoholic Reptilia and Batrachia in 
storage have been moved to the room they are permanently to 
occupy, and are now being arranged. In the Skeleton Room, the 
material has been sorted, labelled, arranged, and—for the pres- 
ent — freed from insects. 
The publications relating to the department include the fol- 
lowing : — 
On a Species of Pseudis from the Rio Arassuahy, Brazil. 
On certain Reptiles from Brazil and Florida. 
Introduction to the Reptiles and Batrachians of North America. 
Synopses and Descriptions of the North American Ophidia. 
A Systematic List and Synonymy of the Serpents of North 
America. 

