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(d) Amphibia. 
Considerable collections of frogs were made, atere aN in the hills, 
amongst them may be mentioned the following rare spec 
1. Rana nicobariensis | 7. Bufo jerboa 
nigrovittata 8. Nectophyrne guentheri 
3. Ixalus — | 9. Megalophrys longepes 
~~ ки | 10. Rhacophorus leprosus 
us 
astanomerus ll. Mierohyla annectens 
6. Rana jer bok 
valus castanomerus is a species new to science, which will shortly 
be described and figured in the “ Museums Journal," while several others 
are either new to the Peninsula or only known from the Larut Hills. 
It is Un n ages to go into detail concerning other groups of the 
animal kingdom 
A large collection of butterflies was made in the Batang Padang 
distriet, and of other orders of insects on Bukit. — but йене have 
not yet been worked out and identified. 
II, ETHNOLOGY. 
The ачыка in this department are numerous and important. 
Advantage was taken of the Agri-Hortieultural Show held in 
August, и numerous purchases were made thereat, including several 
rare and obsolete specimens. Amongst them may be mentioned а fire 
e pottery of that State was made, and a few good examples of 
krises е native — purchased, including a type of bracelet 
, Special attention has been devoted during the year to the subject 
Malay carving, and the ces now possesses a fine collection of 
fich mostly from in Linggi am bau. 
Gb чий у 
er and later eee Viceroys, and which have lately 
and figured by Dr. Hanitsch in the Journal of the - 
Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 
жы boat-shaped ingots of tin, found in the foreshore at Pulau 
3 ing, 
and probably of Malay origin, should also be men- 
ПІ. MINERALOGY. 
The pr oat in this department are mainly derived from collec- 
tions made by t i i tg of Mavens, Dut few samples of or 
“have been obtained from the Kuala Lumpur district amd from 
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