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2. A young adult bull, shot by Mr. Coryndon in 

 July, 1893, is now mounted in the Tring Museum. 

 Published measurements height at shoulder, 

 6 ft. 9 in. : base of anterior horn to tip of tail, 16 ft. : 

 anterior horn, i ft. 1 1 in. : posterior horn, 8 in. 

 I am indebted to the Hon. Walter Rothschild, M.P., 

 for permission to photograph this specimen. 



2A. The skeleton of the above individual was 

 sold to the University of Cambridge for ,2,000, 

 and is now in the Cambridge Museum. 



3. A young adult bull obtained at the same 

 time as No. 2, is now in the Natural History 

 Museum at South Kensington. Published measure- 

 ments height at shoulder, 6 ft. 6 in. : base of 

 horn to top of tail, 14 ft, 6 in. : anterior horn, 

 i ft. 7 in. : posterior horn, 7 in. 



3A. The skeleton of the preceding animal is now 

 mounted in the Fossil Mammal Gallery of the 

 Natural History Museum. 



4. An adult cow Rhinoceros simus, obtained 

 many years ago in the interior of Cape Colony, is 

 now in the Leyden Museum. It does not show 

 any tendency whatever to albinism, as some of the 

 Colony simus were said to do. The folds of skin 

 on the neck, mentioned by Smith and Harris as 

 occurring in this species, have been reproduced by 

 the taxidermist. 



Dr. Jentink kindly informs me that the Leyden 



