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ing Pachydermis, not proboscidian. There is no evidence 

 that it possessed a tesselated osseous coat of mail. The de- 

 scription, not finished in this Number, is illustrated by nine 

 beautiful plates. 



2. Illustrations of the Zoology of Southern Africa, &;c. <Sfc. By Andrew 



Smith, M.D., Surgeon to the Forces, and Director of the Expe- 

 dition into the Interior of Africa. 4to. Smith, Elder, and Com- 

 pany, London. 



This, which is the fifth and last published number of the Il- 

 lustrations of the Zoology of Southern Africa, contains excel- 

 lent coloured representations and accurate descriptions of dif- 

 ferent new species of quadrupeds and birds, and one unde- 

 scribed species of fish belonging to the genus Mustelus. 



Quadrupeds. — 1. Galago Moholi, Smith. 2. Chrysochloris 

 villosa, Smith. The genus Chrysochloris, as far as is yet 

 known, is confined to Africa. The first discovered species, 

 the C. aurata, excited much attention from the metallic lustre 

 of its fur, but it is not mentioned by Dr Smith that the spe- 

 cies so well described and figured by him has the same me- 

 tallic aspect. It would appear that there are now four spe- 

 cies of this genus, known to natviralists, viz. C. am'ata, C. 

 Hottentota, Smith ; C. villosa, Smith ; and C. Damarensis of 

 Ogilvy. 



Birds. — 1. Astur melanoleucus, Smith. 2. Otis Afroides, 

 Smith. 3. Gallinula dimidiata, Smith. 4. Gallinula Jardi- 

 nii, Smith. 5. Gallinula elegans, Smith. 6. Vanellus late- 

 ralis, Smith. 



Fishes. — Mustelus megalopterus. 



3, Illustrations of Mechanics. By the Rev. H. Mosley, F.R.S., Profes- 



sor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy in King's College, Lon- 

 don. 8vo, pp. 436. Engravings on wood. Longman and Company, 

 London. 1839. 



This valuable volume is the first of a series of " Illustra- 

 tions of Science," by the Professors of King's College, Lon- 

 don, in the course of publication by Messrs Longman and 

 Company. 



