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tibus, remigibus, rectricibusque lateralibus albo-maculatis ; dorso 

 media griseo, albo nigroquejasciato. 

 Foem. Sine not a coccined occipitali. 

 Statura Pic. medii. 



Picus PYGMJEUS. Mas. Pic. capite supra dorsoque media griseo- 

 canis, hoc albo nigroque fasdato ; striga utrinque per oculos ad 

 nucham extendente, guld, maculisque pteromatum remigum et 

 rectricum lateralium albis ; pectore abdomineque albescentibus , 

 Jusco graciliter striatis ; notd longitudinali gracili utrinque post 

 oculos coccined. 



Foem. Sine notd coccined postocularL 

 Statura minor quam Pic. minoris. 



The male exhibited of this species was observed to have the two 

 middle tail feathers elongated beyond the rest, and the lateral fea- 

 thers were shown to be altogether soft and flexible, like those of 

 the genus Picumnus, Temm. 



CINNYRIS GouLDi2E. Cinn. capite supra, guld colloque infronte, 

 regione auriculari, striga utrinque gracUi ad latera colli usque 

 ad humeros extendente, uropygio, caudce tectricibus, rectrici- 

 busque duabus mediis elongatis pur pur eo et cceruleo metallice 

 splendentibus; capitis lateribus, occipite, nucha, scapularibus, dorso 

 summo, ptilisque sanguineo-rubris ; dorso tmo, pectore, abdomi- 

 neque sulphureis y his sanguineo sparsis ; remigibus rectricibusque 

 lateralibus Juscis. 

 Longitudo circiter 5 uncias. 



Mr. Vigors expressed the pleasure which he felt in dedicating 

 this species to the accomplished artist, Mrs. Gould, who executed 

 the plates of these Himalayan birds. 



March 8, 1831. Sir Thomas Phillips, Bart, in the Chair. 

 The Report on the animals for the importation of which the Coun- 

 cil should be recommended to take measures (prepared in pursuance 

 of a Resolution of the Committee, Jan. 1 1.), was presented and read 

 by Mr. Vigors. It was directed that it should be suspended in the 

 Meeting Room for the consideration of ^the Members of the Com- 

 mittee until the next Meeting, to which it shall be again submitted, 

 and its adoption be recommended. 



An extract was read from the ' Lecture faite a la lere Stance 

 Annuelle de la Societe d'Histoire Naturelle de 1'Jsle Maurice, 

 24 Aout, 1830, par M. Julien Desjardins, Secretaire de la Socie"te,' 

 a manuscript copy of which had been transmitted by that Society. 



The zoological labours of the Mauritius Natural History Society 

 have, during the first year of its existence, embraced numerous de- 

 partments of animated nature. 



The Mammalia of the island have been treated of by M. J. Desjar- 

 dins. They are twenty-six in number, of which twelve only exist in 

 the wild state. These are enumerated as the Simla Aygula, L. j 

 Pteropus vulgaris ; Pter. rubricoUis, Geoff. ; Nyctinomus acetabulo- 

 sus t Geoff, j I'aphozous Mauritianus, Geoff, j Erinaceus setosus, L. ; 

 Sorex Indicus, Geoff. ; Mus Rattus, L. j Mus Musculus f L. j Lepus 

 nigricollis; Sus scrofa, L. ; and Cervus Elaphus, L. 



Various 



