Mr. Gray on Phalangista Cookii. 293 



Columba Palumbus, Linn. (Wood Pigeon Quice.) Common du- 

 ring the winter months, doing great mischief to the young clover 

 by feeding on it, picking out the green leaves in the centre of each 

 bunch. 



Columba (Enas, Ray. (Stock Dove.) Common. 



Turtur auritus, Ray. (Turtle Dove.) Breeds in Shropshire, where 

 it is called the Wrekin dove. 



XXXITI. — A Reply to Mr. Ogilby's Communication to the 

 Annals of Natural History respecting Phalangista Cookii. 

 By J. E. Gray, Esq., F.R.S., Senior Assistant in the Zo- 

 ological Department of the British Museum. 



My dear Sir, 



In replying to Mr. Ogilby's communication in your last Number I 

 will not suffer myself to be betrayed into the use of acrimonious ex- 

 pressions, which are unsuited to scientific discussions, and serve only 

 to irritate, and which I should regret the moment they were written. 

 The only purport of this note is to explain, in as few words as possible, 

 my impressions relative to the material facts adverted to in the com- 

 munication to which I refer. 



The scientific objects of that communication are two in number; 

 first, Mr. Ogilby contends that my name of Antilope Zebra should 

 yield to that of A. Doria previously published by him ; and on this 

 point, as your readers are already aware, we are agreed : — secondly, 

 Mr. Ogilby maintains that the name of Phahmgista Cookii should 

 be applied to the animal discovered by Sir Joseph Banks in Cook's 

 first voyage, instead of that figured and described by Captain Cook 

 himself. On this we differ ; but I know not why this difference of 

 opinion should give rise to angry feelings, or lead to the imputation 

 of unworthy motives. 



As regards the first point, it is scarcely necessary to do more than 

 refer to the note which you have already printed (p. 221). I may 

 state, however, that when my description of the two more perfect spe- 

 cimens of the antelope in question, then in my possession, was printed 

 in the Annals, I was quite unconscious that Mr. Ogilby had pub- 

 lished anything on the subject. Mr. Bennett had described the ori- 

 ginal specimen as " obtained by Mr. Gould from Algoa Bay," and 

 had indicated his opinion of its relations in the following terms : 

 " The quality of the fur is rather rigid, and the hairs are adpressed, 



