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and are eacli year obliged to fly before the waters to seek 
a refuge against the inundations, on elevated sites. The 
aspect of these men is disgusting, their countenance is 
hideous. With long heads, depressed foreheads and enor- 
mously distended mouths. They herd with their cattle, etc. 
“ If the picture, says the first traveller who has beheld 
these men, if men they may be called, if the picture is 
not verv attractive, it has at least the merit of truth.” 
Zooloyy. — We have received from Dr A. Gunther, of 
the Zoological Society of London and one of our corres- 
ponding members the description of a fish caught off the 
coast of Mauritius, Pointe aux Sables , belonging to one 
of the species which live at a great depth, under a power- 
ful atmospheric pressure. 
This specimen, says Dr Gunther, belongs to the natural 
family Trochypteridoe which generally escapes the notice 
of Iehthiologists on account of the great depth at which 
it is found. It only rises to the surface of the water 
when deprived of life. Such was the case with that fish, 
and the fishermen who brought it, said that they had 
never seen one before. 
The specimen was presented on behalf of the Society 
to the British Museum. 
The Society of Acclimatisation of Queensland addressed a 
letter to II. E. the Governor on the subject of our highly 
esteemed fish the Gourami which it was desired to intro- 
duce into that part of Australia. 
The letter was referred to your Secretary who, with 
