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considerable resemblance to the common Barbary species (Papio 

 sylvanus) both in general colour and in physiognomy, but differs 

 materially in the blackish brown shade which covers all the upper 

 parts of the head, neck, shoulders, and back. The face and ears 

 are of a pale flesh colour, not unlike the shade which distinguishes 

 extreme age in the human species ; the naked part of the paws is 

 dirty brown, and the temples are slightly tinged with a shade of 

 scarlet, which the keeper informs me spreads and deepens when the 

 animal is feeding. The tail is about an inch long, very slender, and 

 perfectly naked ; but whether the last circumstance be not accidental 

 I shall not take on me to say ; it appears, however, to be the 

 natural condition of the organ. The general colour of the sides, 

 under parts of the body, and extremities, is that pale olive brown so 

 common among other species of this genus, such as the Bhunder (P. 

 Rhesus), the Maimon (P. Nemestrinus), &c., and the hairs are 

 equally without annulations. The individual has all the liveliness, 

 good-nature, and grimace of the young Magot (P. Inuus and Syl- 

 vanus) ; but, like that species, it will probably become morose and 

 saturnine as it advances in age and physical development ; qualities 

 which, indeed, are common to all the Papios, and pre-eminently di- 

 stinguish them from the Cercopithecs, Colobs, and Semnopithecs. 



BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



February 15, 1839.— Dr. D. C. Macreight, V.P., F.L.S., in the 



Chair. 



Dr. W. H. Willshire read a paper " On the structure of the 

 Woody Fibre in the tribe Gymnospermice." 



March 1, 1839.— John Reynolds, Esq., Treasurer, in the Chair. 



A paper was read from Mr. Robert M. Stark " On the Muscology 

 of Cirencester, Gloucestershire," (communicated by the Curator,) in 

 which he stated that he had observed the following Mosses in that 

 district. 



Phascum subulatum. 

 cuspidatum. 

 Gymnostomum ovatum. 



truncatuhim. 



conicum. 

 Encalypta vulgaris. 

 Weissia curvirostra. 

 Grimmia apocarpa. 



Grimmia pulvinata. 

 Dicranum bryoides. 



adiantoides. 

 laxifolium. 

 scoparium. 

 Tortula enervis. 

 muralis. 

 ruralis. 



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