General Notes, 
very peculiar and appears related to that of Amphitherium of the Eng- 
lish Oolite. A clavicle is present. Only a single specimen is known, 
and that lacks the viscera and is partially decayed. It was found in 
the sandy region 500 miles north of Adelaide and 150 west from 
Charlotte Waters. The natives were questioned about it, and only 
one old woman could recall having seen one before. It appears to 
be a burrowing animal, and a portion of the alimentary tract which 
was preserved was filled with the remains of ants. It also appears 
to be a monotreme, and if the dentition can be relied upon, it'forms 
an interesting remnant of the ancient fauna, and is to-day the old- 
est living mammal. 
A Correction : Arvicola (Chilotus) pallid us. —The August 
number of the American Naturalist contains a description of the 
above-named species (Vol. XXII., 1888, pp. 702-705). Through a 
most unfortunate blunder, the illustration accompanying this de- 
scription (p. 704), instead of being the drawing sent with the man- 
uscript, is a figure of Arvicola {Pedomys) minor, which was pub- 
lished with a description of that species in the preceding number of 
s Merriam. From Ft. Buford, Dakota 
the Naturalist (July. 1888, p. 599), the same cut being made to 
illustrate two very distim t subgenera ! The accompanying figure is 
that of .^mcoZa {Chilotus) pallidus, and should be substituted for 
that on p. 704 of the August number. In the lettering under the 
skull of Arvicola {Pedomys) rninor, p. 599, the skull number is 
given as 2245. It should be 2224. C. Hart Mekuiam. 
Zoological News. — General. — Prof. J. B. Steeresays {Xafure, 
XXXIX., p. 37) that the Philippine Islands are readily divisible into 
several distinct sub-provinces clearly distinguishable by their fauna?. 
