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scriber oonsidered to be allied to the Camelidae, while M. Gervais 

 (Zool. of Casteluaii's Expedition, Anatomie, p. S6) makes it a dis- 

 tinct type of Perissodactyles, near Rliinoceros and Tajjirus. 



6. Proceedings of Collectoes in Foeeign Counteies. 



Mr. Edward Bartlett, w^ho accompanied Mr. Tristram's expedition 

 into Palestine last winter, has recently left this country for Para, 

 Brazil. Erom Tara Mr. Bartlett will take the steamers up to the 

 highest point to which steam-navigation is at present carried upon the 

 Peruvian branches of the river, and will thus commence his work at a 

 point beyond that where Mr. Bates' labours ceased. Judging from 

 the amount of work executed during the Palestine expedition, there 

 can be no doubt that Mr. Bartlett will turn out an enterprizing and 

 successful collector. His agent in this country is Mr. Stevens, of 

 20, Bloomsbury Street, London, W.C. 



Mr. E. Plant, as we learn by his latest dates, is still in Mada- 

 gascar, and Mr. Gerrard, who is now in Natal, will proceed to the 

 same country about April next. Mr. P. Bouchard is at present at 

 Santa Martha, whence he will shortly proceed into the interior of 

 New Grenada, Mr. E. C. Eeed — another young and enterprizing 

 Entomological collector — will shortly leave for South America. 

 Mr. Heed's present plan is to proceed to Bahia, and to work along 

 the line of the new railway lately opened into the interior. Mr. 

 S. Stevens is also agent for all these gentlemen. 



Erom Prof Baird of the Smithsonian Institution, "Washington, 

 we hear that arrangements are in progress whereby Mr. Drexler, 

 one of the best collectors attached to that Institution, will shortly 

 be enabled to leave for Panama in order to devote three years to 

 the exploration of the Pacific coasts between Panama and Guayaquil, 

 proposing also to visit the Galapagoes. 



Mr. E. Godman, E.Z.S., has just left this country to pass a few 

 months in the Azores — with a view of increasing our at present 

 small acquaintance with the Zoology and Botany of those islands. 

 Mr. Godman will devote his own time mostly to the Birds, Diurnal 

 Lepidoptera, and Plants — but is accompanied by a very experienced 

 Entomological collector. 



