II. On recently discovered Subfossil Primates from Madagascar. By Herbert F. Standing, D.Sc. (Leeds), M.Sc. (Vict.).—With an Appendix: On the Form of the Brain in the Extinct Lemurs of Madagascar, with some Remarks on the Affinities of the Indrisinæ

T H E existence in Madagascar of a considertble subfossil fauna has long been known to zoologists, but it is only within quite recent years that the extent and scientific iirterest of these reniains have been recognised.I n his valuable thesis on fossil Lemuroidea, published i n 1906, Ilr.G. Grandidier has given a summary of the results of the work of various tmvellcrs and investigators i n this field during the last few years.