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greater length. A longitudinal black band passes on each side, from 

 the inner canthus of the eye above the ear nearly to the shouider; a 

 second, more internally, passes to the šame distance backvvards, and 

 is somewhat interrupted anteriorly ; and between this and its fellovv 

 on the vertex is the vestige of a median line, which on the forehead 

 is broken up into a double row of spots ; ihese and the two adjoin- 

 ing lines subdivide in front into numerous very small spots between 

 the eyes. Two black lines pass downwards obliquely on either side 

 from below the eye, over the angle of the jaw ; and from their ter- 

 minations on each side there passes a transverse band across the 

 throat : the space betvveen these lines is nearly vvhite, as is also a 

 stripe over each eye, and the whole of the under ]&w and chin. 

 There is a large black spot surrounding the base of the ear poste- 

 riorly, and the ear is also tipped with biack. The long, linear mark- 

 ings of the back are disposed in about five interrupted, longitudinal 

 bands, and some of the spots on the sides assume a linear forna. 

 Of these the most remarkable are, one on each side of the neck, and 

 an oblique wavy band on the shouider. The spots on the sides gene- 

 rally approach a rounded shape, and form, posteriorly, four or five 

 interrupted longitudinal rovi^s. Those of the under surface are larger, 

 and are arranged without order. On the fore limbs the spots are 

 small externally, and internally there are on each two large trans- 

 verse black patches. On the hinder limbs the spots are arranged 

 60 as to form interrupted transverse bands on both surfaces. The 

 hairs of the soles of the feet are dusky brown. The tail is spotted 

 above in the šame manner as the sides ; its colour beneaih is uni- 

 form. The spots are throughout numerous. The whiskers are 

 white, and take their origin from three black lines on either side. 



The species is nearly allied to Felis Servai, Schreb., but will 

 readily be distinguished by the characters above given, by the 

 comparative shortness and strength of its limbs, and by the locality 

 whence it was obtained. 



Specimens were exhibited of three species of Toucan, hitherto ap- 

 parently undescribed, which form part of the Society's Museum. 

 A t the reąuest of the Chairman, Mr. Gould pointed out their di- 

 Btinguishing characteristics. He described ihem as 



Rhamphastos Swainsonii. Rkampk. ater ; vertice nuchdgue 

 rufo tinctis ; gutture luteo, abdomen versus linea alba alterdgue 

 coccined cincto ; tedricibus caudce superioribus albis, inferiori' 

 bus coccineis. 



Long. 18 unc. ; cauda, 6^; ales, 9; tarsi, \\. Rostri long. 5-4- ; 

 alt.,2^; culminis ad basin lat., l-^, 



Hnb. in montosis Columbiae. 



The pure whiteness of the upper tail-coverts is an important cha- 

 racter of this bird ; but its most distinctive feature is in the mark- 

 ings of its bill, which presents three distinct and contrasted colours, 

 disposed obliquely from the base to the point. The base of the 

 lower part of the upper mandible, as well as the entire base of the 

 under, is of a rich salmon colour, bounded by a narrow line of black 

 on the upper mandible, the point of the lower being entirely of the 



