1. Mr. Guppy supplies the following remarks:–“The islands from which these specimens were obtained may be generally referred to as ‘the islands of Bougainville Straits ’ as they lie in and off the western entrance of the Straits separating the large continental islands of Bougainville and Choiseul. They are all of them (Treasury Island Shortland Island and Faro Island) of no great size the largest of them and also the highest being Faro Island which is 12 miles long and 1900 feet in height. I should add that in the most recent Admiralty chart of the Solomon Islands Faro Island is not laid down; it is however to the N. E. of the Shortland Islands in the middle of the Straits and its position will be given in the next chart published of the group.”.
2. Since the reading of this Paper we have received(Febr 1885) a second skull that of a female specimen 11 feet long shot by Mr. Guppy in the Shortland Islands and to which the following note is appended:–. “Inside the stomach I found but partially digested an Opossum and a large Lizard 11/2 foot long belonging or allied to the genusCyclodus[probablyCorucia zebrata]. The same lizard has been sent to the Australian Museum Sydney by traders at Ugi at the other end of the group; but I was unable to procure a specimen here. The crocodiles of which I have seen several in this locality do not apparently attain a greater length than 12 or 13 feet.”.
3. See footnote p.37.