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Tofanus ocliTopus, Temm. 

 Anas rutilą, Pall. 



At the reąuest of the Chairman Capt. Stoddart exhibited, with 

 the permission of the Committee of the Navai and Military Museum, 

 three Birds forming part of that colleclion. These \veie the Columba 

 spiloptera, Vig. ; the Tetraogallus Nigellii, Gray; and a nevv species 

 of Numida, Linn., remarkable for the nakedness of the head and of 

 the greater part of the neck; for the possession of long hackled fea- 

 thers round the base of the neck and on the breast ; and for the ab- 

 sence of caruncle on the head. The latter bird was accompanied by 

 a detailed descriptioii by Major-General Hardwicke, vvhich was read. 

 In it the author pointed out the distinctive characters betvveen this 

 nevv species and the several previously described birds of the genus 

 Numida. It may be characterized as follows : 



Numida vultuhina. Num. capite haud cristato colUgue partean- 

 teriore nudis, occipile tantUm brunnen-plumoso ; colli inferioris 

 pectorisque plumis elongatis, lanceotalis, cceruleo nigroque variis, 

 vittd albd mediand notatis ; hrunneo-nigra, albo guttata,Jas- 

 ciata, et lineata. 

 Long. a rostri ad caudas apicem, 18 unc.3 ad digiti medii apicetn, 

 24 ; rostri, 2 unc. 



Rostrum brunneo-rubrum. 



The specimen was brought by Capt. Probyn from Ihe Western 

 Coast of Africa. From the injured condition of the tail- and wing- 

 feathers it is evident that it had been kept in confinement, and it has 

 the appearance of " having been under the influence of mouliing when 

 it died. 



Mr. Sabine called the attention of the Meeting to a specimen of a 

 hybrid Bird betvveen the common Pheasant, Phasianus Colchieus, 

 Linn., and the grey hen, Tetrao Tetriz, Linn., vvhich v\'as exhibited. 

 Its legs were partially feathered ; it bore, on the shoulder, a white 

 spot J and its middle tail-feathers were lengthened. Mr. Sabine 

 fitated his intention of entering at some length into the history of 

 hybrid and cross animals in connexion with his description of this 

 bird. It \vas bred in Cornvvall. 



A specimen was exhibited of a Bat captured in Nevv Holland by 

 George Bennett, Esq., Corr. Memb. Z. S. It was brought under 

 the notice of the Meeting by Mr. Gray, who regarded it as previously 

 undescribed. He characterized it as 



Rhinolophus mkgaphyllus. Rhin. prosthetnate posteriore ovato- 

 lanceolato, faciem latitudine suhcequante ; pallidi murinus ; pa- 

 togūs subnudis pilis pareis albis subtiis prope corpus instructis. 

 "Long. humeri, 12^1in.; ulna, 224-; poUicis cum ungut, 4 ; tibia, 

 9 ; pedis, 5 ; calcaris, .t ; caudce, 12. 



Hab. in Nova Hollandia, in cavernis prope fluvium Moorumbidjee 

 dictum. 



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