C447 ) 



with a few Llack scales at middle ; fringe wliitisli, with the base thickly mottled 

 with lilackish. 



lliiidwiiig : greyish white, semi-hyaline, darker grey towards ajiex, with a grey 

 cell-mark ; fringe white with a grey line. 



Underside of forewing dark grey with a white costal mark beyond outer line ; 

 of hindwing pale grey ; fringe whitish with a dark lino. 



Head and thorax dark grey ; abdomen paler with aual tuft whitish. 



Expanse of wings : IG mm. 



1 S , Begninho, Terceira, April 0. 



This might have been referred to S. sfenota Wollast. as a dark aberration, but 

 the hindwing is very wide and rounded, while that of staiwta is narrow and pointed 

 at apex. 



36. Scoparia stenota ^Vollast. 



1 S, Reguinho, Terceira, April. 6. 

 1 S, above I'alheta, S. Jorge, May 2. 



NOTE ON THE ELAND OF THE WHITE NILE. 



By the HON. WALTER ROTHSCHILD, Pn.D. 



(Plate Xll.) 



C^OWE three years ago I obtained two skulls with horns of an Eland from the 

 ^^ Balir el tihazal, and I was at once struck by their gigantic size, as compared 

 to South African specimens. They fully confirmed Heuglin's diagnosih of his Orcas 

 yiyas. Although four or five other skulls and horns were obtained, it is only 

 within the last few months that scalps and head-skins have been sent home. To 

 my astonishment the Eland in question turns out to be very close to, if not identical 

 with, the Derbiau Eland, Taurotragun <krbianus, of Senegambia. Until we can 

 compare recently killed West African T. dcrbiaiius with White Nile specimens, it 

 is impossible to say definitely if they are identical. Heuglin's Eland will therefore 

 at present stand as Taurotrayus dcrbkums gigas, though the individual differences 

 in the three head-skins I have seen are so great that I personally have no doubt 

 that Heuglin's Eland is true Taurotragm de<-hianm. The plate is from a specimen 

 now in the Cairo Turf Club. 



