2 Mamm. 
l^AMMALIA. 
THE GENERAL SUBJECT. 
Adams, A. Leith. On Remains of Mastodon and other Vertebrata of 
the Miocene Beds of the Maltese Islands. J. G. Soc. xxxv. pp. 
517-530, pi. XXV. 
Remains of Phoca^ DelpTiinus^ Squalodon, and Halitherium are also 
noticed. 
Albrecht, P. Die Epiphysen und die Amphiomphalie der Saugethier- 
wirbelkorper. Zool. Anz. ii. pp. 12-15, 161-166, 419-425, & 443-447. 
Alston, E. R. Exhibition of some Mammals from Afghanistan and 
Burmah. P. Z. S. 1879, pp. 665 & 666. 
The species noticed are Pteromys Jimhriatus, Ilerjoestes auro-punctatus^ 
and Paradoxurus musanya, Raffl. 
. On Female Deer with Antlers. P. Z. S. 1879, pp. 296-299. 
See Cervidce. 
. [See Godman, F. D.] 
Anderson, J. Anatomical and Zoological Researches ; comprising an 
Account of the Zoological Results of the Two Expeditions to 
Western Yunnan in 1868 and 1875, and a Monograph of the two 
Cetacean genera Platanista and Orcdla, Vol. I., text, pp. 984 ; 
Vol. II., plates. London : 1878. 
Although dated 1878, this work was not circulated till 1879. The part 
devoted to Mammals contains 564 pp., of which the accounts of Plata- 
nista and Orcella occupy nearly 200. Some general remarks on the 
characters of the Mammalian fauna of Western Yunnan will be found 
in the introduction, pp. xviii.-xxii. Remarks on the Asiatic species of 
many of the larger genera found in the Indian region are given, and 
the anatomy of several described, including that of Orcella and Plata- 
nista, the more important of these articles being mentioned below. 
Several new species are also described, and many figured. \^ee Simiidce, 
Cercopithecidce, Uylomyidce, Tupaiidce, Soricidce, Viverridce, Mustelidoi, 
Sciuridce, Muridce, Spalacidce, Hystricidce, Manididce, Platanistidce, Del- 
phinidce, Balcenidce.'] 
Bartlett, E. Second List of Mammals and Birds collected by Mr. 
Thomas Waters in Madagascar. P. Z. S. 1879, pp. 767-773. 
Twenty-two species of Mammals are included, one being new {Muridce). 
Beneke, R. Ueber Reifung und Befruchtung des Eies bei den Fleder- 
mausen. Zool. Anz. ii, pp. 304 & 305. \^Cf, Fries and Eimer, 
infra, p. 4]. 
Bjschoff, j. L. W. Vergleichende anatomische Untersuchungen fiber 
die ausseren weiblichen Geschlechts- und Begattungs-organe des 
Menschen und der Affens, insbesondere der Anthropoiden. Abh. 
bayer. Ak. xiii. Abth. ii. pp. 207-271, pis. i.-vi. 
Blanford, W. T. Scientific Results of the Second Yarkand Mission, 
based upon the collections and notes of the late Ferdinand Stoliczka, 
