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Swaius., but differing from that species in having the vvhole of the 

 body and wings of a fine oil-green, instead of bluish-green, and in 

 having the velvety-black marks near the tips of the wing-coverts and 

 scapularies more conspicuous than in that species ; the lower parts 

 of the back and upper tail-coverts of a lovely purple, changing into 

 green on their edges and tips, in lieu of dark bronzy-purple ; the 

 band across the abdomen dark coppery-brown. 



Totai length, 19^ inches ; bill, lį ; wing, 8 ; tail, 14 ; tarsi, If. 



Hah. "W. Africa : precise locality unknown. 



The Secretary read the following — 



NoTiCE OF A New Species of Trichotropis, from the Col- 

 LECTioN of Hugh Cuming, Esft. By Arthur Adams, 



F.L.S., ETC. 



Trichotropis 6ouldii, A. Adams. 



T. testą ovato-fusiformi, vix rimata, alba, tenui ; spira elata ; an- 

 fractibus septem convexis, liris elevatis, spiralibus et lamellis 

 tenuibus longitudiiialibus concinne cancellatis, interstitiis trans- 

 versim striatis; apertura ovali, antice producta, canali obsoleta; 

 labio Icevi, rotundato, antice subrejlexo ; labro margine simplici, 

 acuto. 



Long. l^ poli. 



Hab. Chiriqui, Veragua (Mr. T. Bridges). Mus. Cuming. 



I have much pleasure in naming this degant addition to the genus 

 Tnchotropis after the distinguished American conchologist Dr. 

 Gould. In a recent statė the shell is probably covered with a thin 

 light-brown epidermis. It differs from the typical genus in the 

 canal of the aperture being almost obsolete. 



December 9, 1856. 



Dr. Gray, F.R.S., in the Chair. 



Professor Owen read a paper entitled "Osteological Contributions 

 to the Natūrai History of the Chimpanzees and Orangs {Troglodytes, 

 Pithecus), No. VI.," which will be published in the Transactions of 

 the Society. 



The following papers were also read : — 



1. Description of a New Species of Chelodina from 

 AusTRAiiiA. By Dr. J, E. Gray, F. R. S., etc. 



(Reptilia, PI. XII.) 



Mr. Stutchbury, who has recently returned from Australia, 

 No. CCCXXIV. — Proceedings of the Zoological Society. 



