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Cressida, for the genus Cressa, Boeck ; LaphystiopsidEe, for 

 the genus Lapht/stiopsi's, Sars ; Colomastigida^*, for the genua 

 Colomastix, Grube ; Liljeborgiidse, in accordance with a 

 suggestion made by Professor Sars (' Crustacea of Norway,* 

 vol. i. p. 530), to receive tlie genera Liljehorgia, Bate, and 

 IJuneUa, Sars; Melphidlppida3, again in accordance with a 

 suggestion by Sars (' Crustacea of Norway,' voh i. p. 481), 

 to receive the genera AJe/phidippa, Boeck, and }lelphidippella, 

 Sars; Aoridte, fur Aora, Kroyer, and various other genera in 

 which the first gnathcpod is hirger than the secojid ; Amphi- 

 thoidse. for Amphithoe, Leach, and genera closely connected 

 witli it ; and Ischyroceridae, to receive Ischijrocerus, Kroyer, 

 and neiglibouring genera, which can no longer be grouped 

 under the heading Podocerida;, now that the genus Podocerus 

 has been removed from the family. 



In compensation for all tliese additions to nomenclature I 

 can only offer a very trifling reduction by cancelling a single 

 genus and a single species. I now feel convinced that 

 Tryphosa antennipotens^ Stebbing, is identical with the rather 

 erratically described Uristes (jigas, Dana ; and as I agres with 

 Sars that Trt/phosa antentiipotens^' qahe undoubtedly" belongs 

 to the same genus as his Pseudotryphosa umhonata, it follows 

 that Pseudotri/phosa must become a synonym of Uristes, 

 Dana, that genus containing the two species Uristes gijas, 

 Dana, and Uristes umhonatus (Sars). 



XIX. — On the Giraffe of Somalilaad, 

 By W. E. DE WiNTOX. 



In tlie ' Proceedings of the Zoological Society ' for 1S97, 

 pp. 273-283, I gave a report on the existing forms of 

 Giraffe. Since then, consequent on the opening up of com- 

 munications with the interior of Africa, niany more specimens 

 have been added to the museums of Europe. It should be 

 mentioned that separate local forms have been described by 

 Mr. O. I'hcmas from Nigeria and by Herr Matschie from 

 German East Africa. I hope shortly to be able to give fuller 

 descriptions of the forms which are found in the different 

 regions of Africa. 



In the meantime I wish to notice a very distinct local race, 

 and so correct a statement in my former paper which may 

 cause confusion if not rectified. 



* Colomastidae, Chevreux, 1899, is named in the ' Comptes rendus de 

 I'Assoc. Fran9aise,' Congres de Nantes, 1898. 



