396 Zoological Society. 



section* we at present possess, and in all probability of a species 

 hitherto unknown, and for which I propose the temporary designa- 

 tion Cervus Swinhoii. It would appear, therefore, that there are 

 four distinct species of Deer inhabiting the coasts of China and Japan, 

 concerning which we require much more information : — 



1. Cervus si/ca, Temm. & Sieb. (Rusa japonica, Gray), from 

 Japan. 



2. Cervus pseudaxis, Eyd. & Soul. (Gray, P. Z. S. 1861, p. 236, 

 pi. xxvii.), from Northern China. 



3. Cervus taevanus, Blyth (Journ. A. S. B. xxix. p. 90), from 

 Formosa. 



4. Cervus Swinhoii, sp. nov., from Formosa. 



Our single male specimen of Swinhoe's Deer stands about 

 2 feet 8 inches in height, and presents the general appearance of a 

 small Deer of the Sarnbur group (Rusa). The head, neck, and fore 

 legs are greyish black, growing more rufescent on the back, and 

 passing on the rump and hind quarters into a deep chestnut. The 

 tail is rather long and very bushy, and composed of grizzly-blackish 

 hairs. The inside of the thighs and belly beneath are fawn-colour, 

 passing on the inside of the legs into pale ochraceous. The animal 

 appears to be in about its second year. The present horns have 

 been injured whilst growing, and are much broken. 



On a New Bird from the Isle of Madagascar. 

 By Dr. G. Hartlaub, For. Memb. 



Tylas"]*, n.g. (Pycnonotincc). 



Char. Gen. — Rostrum satis robustum et elongatum, rectiusculum, 

 emarginatum, dimidio apicali compressum, basin vo-sus dilata- 

 tutn ; culmine carinato, subarcuato ; naribus apertis, ovatibus ; 

 vibrissis rictalibus nonnullis conspicuis, mollibus. Aloe longi- 

 usculce, caudce dimidium super antes ; remige prima subspuria, 

 quarta et quint a longissimis, subcequalibus, tertia breviore, se- 

 cunda multo breviore. Cauda longa, cequalis. Tarsi brevius- 

 culi ; pedibus parvis ; digitis gracilibus, debilibus, interno vix 

 breviore ; unguibus debilibus. 



Tylas Eduardi, sp.nov. Supra subolivascenti-plumbea ; capite 

 toto nigro, nitore chalybeo ; cauda dorso eoncolore ; scapis rec- 

 tricum supra nitide nigris, subtus albis ; corpore subtus cum 

 subalaribus et subcaudalibus ochraceo ; cajritis nigredine cir- 

 cumscripte albido circumdata ; rostro nigro ; pedibus fuscis. 



Long. tot. circa 8"; rostr. a fr. 9'", a rict. 11!'"; al « 4 " 5 "'j caud - 

 a bas. 3" 4'"; tars. 9f"; dig. med. c. ung. 9"'. 



We have named this interesting new form after its discoverer, 

 Mr. Edward Newton, a gentleman who has recently visited Mada- 



* Cervus Buvaucelii et C. Aristotelis, ex Ind. cont.; C. rusa, ex Malacca; C. 

 moluccensis, ex ins. Molucc. 

 f tvXiis, " avis quajdani ignota turdina." 



