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nalis aphylla: rami divergentes bractea suffulti, pedunculis subtrifidis. Flores 

 masculi fasmineis interpositi, illorum calyx pentaphyllus rotatus, stamina 

 calyce parum longiora. Antherce 4-loculares. Foemineus : calyx 5-dentatus, 

 styli 3 lanceolati. Fructus trigonus trispermus videtur. Hinc potius ad 

 CI. xxi. releganda inter Tricocca, Crotonopsin inter et Polychroam. — Spr. 

 loc. cit.. 



Forsan ad Euphorhiaceas pertinet ? 



Quid ClifFortioides cordata, Sol. Mss. ex Forst. p. n. 660. absq. descr. vel 

 C. oblongata, Sol. Mss. in Bihl. Banks. ? 



Frutices Novae Zelandiae : ad sylvas juxta Totara rivi, prope littora Freti 

 Cook, incolunt, 1769. Illustr. Banks. 



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Mr. Schomburgk's recent Expedition in Guiana. 



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On our march over the savannahs we discovered them frequently 

 grazing in groups, some of the older bulls keeping the outposts. 

 As soon as danger is approaching they give the signal by loudly 

 bellowing, and the whole herd is immediately on the alert ; they 

 stand gazing, and snufF the air as if they intended to ascertain by 

 smell the extent of danger. On nearer approach, the bulls which stood 

 guard are seen to show their dissatisfaction of the interruption ; they 

 stamp with their feet and bow to the ground with their head, tossing 

 up the sand and grass high in the air. If the assailants are nume- 

 rous and continue their approach, the bull retreats for a short di- 

 stance, but turns and rfepeats the former manoeuvre ; and if this does 

 not intimidate the enemy, they then consider it time to follow 

 speedily the retreating herd. 



I consider the number of wild cattle scattered over the savannahs 

 at about 4000, but I doubt whether they are on the increase, as man 

 and jaguars commit fearful ravages among them. To judge from 

 what I have seen I should say the number of bulls amounts to about 

 a third. The general colour of the wild cattle is brown or black, 

 and there are very few spotted among them. Their most deadly 

 enemy is the greater jaguar, Felis onca, Linn., which hovers in such 

 quantities about Fort San Joaquim, that during the month of June 

 1838, twelve individuals were killed by the cattle -drivers. They 

 are very daring, and sometimes kill cattle within a few yards of 

 houses that are inhabited. They care very little for the fires which 

 are made to prevent their encroachments. If one or a pair of these 

 animals should take up their quarters in the vicinity of a cattle farm. 



