310 Zoological Society. 
sometimes in the same) localities, to which I have alluded in my 
‘Birds of Jamaica,’ p. 177, against which a naturalist should always 
be on his guard in a foreign country, appears to have misled our 
venerable naturalist. Nor does it seem to me disrespectful to the 
name of that great man thus to expose his mistakes, since I feel able 
to speak positively, from long-continued and familiar personal obser- 
vation, and because precision in the narration and application of 
facts is of the highest importance in natural science. 
I subjoin a description, noted from the living animal. Head, neck 
and fore-part of back, reddish brown, bronzed; a broad band of black 
runs from the muzzle on each side, inclosing the eye, and passing 
down to the hind-leg; this band is bounded, both above and below, 
by a band of yellowish white, gradually becoming obsolete between 
the fore- and hind-leg; each of these pale bands is again bounded 
by a line of black, more or less interrupted or maculate, the superior 
of which extends along the tail ; lower back and tail, greenish brown ; 
whole under-parts greenish white, silvery ; upper surface of the limbs 
and feet black, with pale confluent spots. ‘The whole animal reflects 
a metallic gloss. There is no appreciable difference in the sexes. 
Dimensions of one measured, a gravid female, of rather large 
size :—Length, muzzle to anus 3,/, inches; tail 51: total nearly 9 
inches. Muzzle to eye 5%, in.; muzzle to ear ,/, in.; muzzle to front 
of fore-leg 1,2, in.; axilla of fore-leg to front of hind-leg 2 in. ; fore- 
leg, from axilla to tip of claws, ;% in.; hind-leg 1,% in. 
This is the only species of Mabouya that I found in Jamaica. Is 
M. Sloanei (Dum. et Bib.), which is ascribed to the same island, 
really distinct ? 
June 13.—Harpur Gamble, Esq., M.D., in the yi ta 
1. DescripTion or TRAGELAPHUS ANGASII, GRAY, WITH SOME 
Account or 1ts Hasits. By Grorce Frencu ANGAs. 
This new and brilliant Antelope, the Inyala of the Amazulu, ap- 
pears to be a link between the Koodoo and Boshbok, uniting in 
itself the markings and characteristic features of both these animals. 
The adult male is about 7 ft. 6 in. in total length, and 3 ft. 4 in. 
high at the shoulder. Though elegant in form, and with much of 
the grace of the solitary Koodoo, the robust and shaggy aspect of 
the male bears considerable resemblance to that of the Goat. Legs 
clean ; hoofs pointed and black, with two oval cream-coloured spots 
in front of each fetlock, immediately above the hoof. Horns 1] ft. 
10 in. long, twisted and sublyrate, very similar to those of the 
Boshbok, but rather more spiral; have sharp polished extremities, 
of a pale straw-colour; rest of horns brownish black, deeply ridged 
from the forehead to about half the length of the horn. Prevailing 
colour greyish black, tinged with purplish brown and ochre; on the 
neck, flanks, and cheeks, marked with several white stripes like the 
Koodoo; forehead brilliant sienna-brown, almost approaching to 
orange; mane black down the neck, and white from the withers to 
the insertion of the tail. Ears 8 in. long, oval, rufous, tipped with 
black and fringed inside with white hairs; a pale ochreous circle 
