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attached to it no portion of the neck, extremities, or tail, ami con- 

 sisting only of that of the body. Its length is 2 feet, its width 1|. 

 The dorsal portion is of a bright rufous fawn, which is continued on 

 the shoulders and on the buttocks, but from which the red nearly 

 disappears on the under surface, that being pale fawn. Across the 

 whole of the back, commencing between the shoulders and passing 

 backwards, a series of broad transverse glossy black stripes are seen, 

 which run down the sides, becoming narrower towards the belly. 

 These stripes are twelve in number, and are preceded and succeeded 

 by a few similar, closer set, and fainter stripes, of a deeper rufous 

 than the ground. The broadest of the dark stripes are on the loins, 

 where they are fully an inch in width : their direction in passing 

 down the sides is ratiier backwards. The commencement of a dark 

 streak is also seen on the skin leading to the outside of the thighs. 

 The quality of the fur is rather rigid, and the hairs are adpressed, 

 resembling in these particulars the covering of the Zebras. It may 

 not improbably belong to some species of AiUelope, with which Eu- 

 ropeans are yet unacquainted, but for which travellers to the country 

 from whence the specimen was obtained may be induced to inquire, 

 on being made aware of the existence of so beautiful an animal in 

 that locality. The dark cross markings which ornament the fur are 

 so uncommon among the Mammalia, that they alone will probably 

 furnish a sufficient character to distinguish the quadruped in ques- 

 tion from any other species inhabiting the interior of Africa, in the 

 neighbourhood of Algoa Bay. 



Several specimens were also exhibited of imperfect skins of Cer- 

 copithecus Diana, obtained from the same locality. 



Specimens were exhibited of two species of Hedgehog from the 

 Himalayan Mountains, which had recently been added to the So- 

 ciety's collection. Both of them belonged to that extra- European 

 form of the genus Eriuaceus, which is distinguished by the posses- 

 sion of long ears. The first was characterized by Mr. Bennett as 

 Erinaceus Spatangus. The small size of this species (the total 

 length of which is only 3^ inches), its elongated form, the regular 

 disposition of its spines, the more rounded form of its ears, and the 

 comparative length of its hinder foot, distinguish it from the other 

 species exhibited, which Mr. Gray was disposed to consider as the 

 Er. coll arts figured in the 'Illustrations of Indian Zoology,' but 

 which Mr. Bennett rather regarded as a new species, it being desti- 

 tute of a white coliary* and ditt'ering in other particulars from the 

 figure referred to. Mr. Bennett accordingly characterized it as the 

 Erinaceus Graiji. 



The exhibition was resumed of the new species of Shells collected 

 by Mr. Cuming on the western coast of South America and in the 

 islands of the South Pacific Ocean. Those exhibited on the pre- 

 sent occasion were accompanied by descriptions from the pen of 

 Mr. Broderip. They were as follows: Bulinus rubellns, and Nux; 

 Partula rosea, auriculata, and varin ; Planorbis Peruvianus; 

 Purpura muricalu ; I'ectuncui.us maciilatus, ovntus, and inier- 

 medius. 



