PREFACE. 



On the completion of another volume we desire to thank our 

 numerous contributors, whose papers have not only enabled us 

 to maintain the interest and value of the journal, but have helped 

 also to increase the number of subscribers. To them we are 

 also indebted for generous assistance in meeting- the cost of 

 illustrations, without which many of the papers would have 

 materially suffered. 



We earnestly desire to enlarge the journal, and hope the 

 increased support will shortly be sufficient to justify us incurring 

 this extra responsibility. Such an improvement would prevent 

 delay in the publication of many papers and notes of interest. 



In view of the early completion of several monographs 

 dealing with the Fauna and Flora of our area, we should 

 welcome contributions tending to throw more light on problems 

 of geographical distribution, especially with the object of pro- 

 viding materials for a zoological survey, on lines similar to 

 those followed in the botanical survey. 



Mr. W. E. L. Wattam has kindly prepared the Index to this 

 volume. 



T. S. 



T. W. W. 



