234 Zoological Society. 



PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES. 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



April 24, 1849.— William Spence, Esq., V.P., F.R.S., in the Chair. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. On a new species of the genus Glareola. 

 By G. R. Gray, F.L.S. etc. 



Glareola nuchalis. 



Brownish ash tinged with bronze, paler on the throat and breast, 

 and darkest on the quills and tail ; a white line commencing at the 

 gape and extending round the nape, thus forming a prominent collar ; 

 the base of the tail-feathers, with the space gradually enlarging to 

 the outermost, and the tips of the third, fourth and fifth feathers, 

 white ; the abdomen and under tail- coverts ashy- white ; the two 

 longest of the latter with a broad patch near the tip of each dark 

 brownish ash. 



Bill black, with the base yellow ; feet yellow, with black claws. 



Total length, 5^" ; bill from gape, 8'" ; wings, .3" / '" ; tarsi, 9'" ; 

 middle toe, 8'". 



The bird here described was discovered by Francis Galton, Esq., 

 at the fifth cataract of the Nile. Tiiis species may prove eventually 

 to be found also on the Quorra, Western Africa, as is partly shown 

 by an immature specimen in rather bad condition, which is contained 

 in the collection at the British Museum. 



2. Description of a new species of the genus Cultrides. 

 By G. R. Gray, F.L.S. etc. 



Cultrides rufipennis. 



Head, neck, and breast, blue-black, tinged in some lights with green ; 

 the back and smaller wing-coverts olivaceous ; the greater wing-coverts 

 and the outer webs of the secondaries bright cinnamon ; the inner 

 webs of latter and primaries dark violet ; the throat and lower part 

 of breast and abdomen ashy-white ; the middle feathers of the tail 

 changeable bronzy-green ; the second, third, and fourth feathers, dark 

 green slightly tinged with bronze on the outer margins, the first 

 feather on each side dark violet-blue. Bill black, with the tip white ; 

 the legs and feet pale. 



Total length, 1' 10"; bill to gape, 2" 4'" ; wing, /i" ; tail, 1'; 

 tarsi, 2" 7'". 



This bird, which is supposed to be a native of Mexico, forms a 

 second species of the genus Cultrides, which was esta])lished by M. 

 Pucheran, with the Coccyzus Geoffroyi of M. Temminck for its type. 



May 8, 1849.— Harpur Gamble, Esq., M.D., in the Chau-. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. On a very large Roe-Deer (C leucotis) in the collection 

 of the Earl of Derby. By J. E. Gray, Esq., F.R.S. etc. 



The President has sent for exhibition a stuffed specimen of a female 



