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of the body, the hairs are of a deep slate colour with the apical por- 

 tion white. 



" The above descriptions and dimensions are taken from an adult 

 male ; the two females in the Society's Museum are of a smaller 

 size and paler colour, their prevailing tint being reddish gray : 

 around the entrance to the pouch the hairs are of a deep rusty brown 

 colour/' 



A species of Mouse from the Cape of Good Hope was next de- 

 scribed by Mr. Waterhouse under the name of 



Mus subspinosus. M . pilis subspinosis, corpore supra fuscescenti- 

 griseo ; ad lateraflavescente ; subtiis niveo, oculis flavido cinctis ,• 

 caudd capite corporeque breviore ; auribus mediocribus. 



unc. lin. 

 Longitudo ab apice rostri ad caudse basin .... 3 4 



— — — cauda 2 11 



ab apice rostri ad basin auris 10J 



tarsi digitorumque 8± 



auris 3^ 



Hab. Cape of Good Hope. 



" This species is allied to the Mus Cahirinus of Geoffroy; it is, 

 however, not so large ; and although the hairs are flat and bristle - 

 like, they are less harsh than those of the North African species ; it 

 also differs in its colouring." 



Mr. Gould introduced to the notice of the Meeting a very singu- 

 lar form among the Caprimulgidce for which he proposed the generic 

 appellation of 



Amblypterus. 

 Rostrum debile et elongatum. 

 Nares elevatse et rotundatse. 



Rictus setis robustis instructus, rostro longioribus. 

 Ala truncatse ; remigibus externis sextis fere sequalibus et falcatis ; 

 remigibus 2 d0 , 3 tio , 4 t0 ad externum pogonium emarginalis, 7 mo , 8 vo , 

 9 n0 ad apices elongatis et attenuatis, 10 mo abrupte brevi; secondariis 

 brevissimis, rotundatis et ab tertiariis tectis, his longissimis. 

 Cauda brevissima et quadrata. 

 Pedes ambulatorii. 



Tarsi elongati, graciles, squamis indistinctis antice et postice fas- 

 ciati ; digito intermedio longissimo et gracillimo ; digitis lateralibus 

 brevibus et sequalibus ; digito postico parvo, debili et libero ; ungui- 

 bus elongatis, ungue medio pectinate 



Amblypterus anomalus. Amb. summo capite, corpore supra et 

 alis cinereo-fuscis, singulis plumis nigro irregulariter sparsis et 

 maculatis ; primariis nigris, ad bases rubrescenti-cervinis, ad 

 apices albis ; secondariis cervinis, nigrescenti-fusco irregulariter 



