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February 13th, 1838. 

 Willlam Yarrell, Esq., in the Chair. 



Mr. Martin exhibited an insectivorous animal \vhich had fallen un- 

 der his observation in exaniining a coUection of specimens, presented 

 some time since to the Museum, by the late William Telfair, Esq. 



In the Zoological Proceedings for 1833, reference is made to a 

 letter of Mr. Telfair's, accompanying a very young insectivorous 

 animal, known to the natives of Madagascar by the name " Sokinah," 

 and \vhich Mr. Telfair was disposed to refer to the genus Centenes. 

 The above specimen being only seventeen days old, its characters 

 could not be satisfactorily determined; but the present animal, Avhich 

 Mr. Martin considers to be the adult of the šame species, appears 

 to be more nearly related to the genus Erinaceus than Centenes ; but 

 at the šame time it diiFers so materially in the character of its denti- 

 tion, as to warrant the establishment of a new genus for its reception. 

 Mr. Martin therefore proposed to characterize it under the generic 

 appellation of Echinops, with the specific title of E. Telfairi, in 

 memory of the lamented and zetilous Corresponding Member of the 

 Society from whom it had been received. 



Echinops. 

 Corpus supernė spinis densis obtectum. 

 Rostrum breviusculum. 

 Rhinarium, aures, caudaque ut in Erinaceo. 



Dentes primores |, superiorum duobus intermediis longissimis, 

 discretis, cylindraceis, antrorsum versis ; proximis minoribus. 



Canini ^^. 



1^1 

 -o* 



5-5 



Molares ^; utrinseciis antico 1*"° supra, et Z^^ infrk spuriis ; re- 

 liąuis, ultimo suprž, excepto, tricuspidatis, angustis, transversim 

 positis ; ultimo suprk angustissimo ; molaribus infra inter se ferė 

 aeąualibus, ultimo minore. 



Perfes5-dactyli, ambulatorii; halluce breviore ; unguibus parvulis, 

 compressis ; plantis denudatis. 



Echinops Telfairi. Ech. auribus mediocribns, subrotundatis intūs 

 atąue eitis pilis parvulis albidis obsitis ; capite superni pilis fus- 

 cisį buccis, mystacibus corporeque subtus sordide albis, spinis /us- 

 ccscenti-albis ad basin, apicibus castaneis ; caudd vix apparente. 



unc. lin. 



Longitudo corporis totius 5 2 



ab apice rostri ad auris basin 1 2 



tarsi, digitorumque „ 10| 



■ auris ,, 5 



Habitat. Madagascar ? 



" Sokinah " of the Natives of Madagascar? 



No. LXII. — Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 



