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the neck. The upper surface of the head is of a deep rusty red 

 colour, shading into black at the tip of the muzzle ; the sides of the 

 face are yellowish fawn-colour, and the throat is whitish. The ears 

 are of moderate size, broad and somewhat pointed ; externally they 

 arc clothed with closely adpressed small hairs, which are for the 

 most part of a black colour, but in front at the base they assume a 

 bright rust tint ; this is also the colour of the fringe of longish hairs 

 on the anterior margin. About half-way down the fore leg and on 

 the anterior surface some black hairs are observable, intermixed with 

 those of the ordinary colour ; these become more numerous lower 

 down and form a mark Avhich becomes gradually broader, and from 

 the front to the hoof it encircles the foot ; numerous white hairs are 

 intermixed on this part, and they form a white ring next to the hoof. 

 The hind feet are coloured in the same way. 



Mr. Waterhouse then read his description of a species of Cat pro- 

 cured at Sierra Leone. 



Felis rutilus. F . pilis brevibus adpressis ; corpore supra ferrugi- 

 neo, ad latera indistincte maculato, maculis parvulis, subtus albido 

 maciiUs rufo-nigricantibus ornato ; caudd brevi, immaculatd, suprcl 

 obscure rufd, subtus pallidiore. 



unc. lin. 



Longitudo corporis circiter 36 



caudce 10 



The skin which furnishes the above characters was procured by 

 Mr. Fraser when at Sierra Leone, and was said to be from the Man- 

 dingo country. Unfortunately, like all other skins brought from the 

 interior for sale or barter, it is imperfect, wanting the head and lower 

 part of the limbs. In the shortness of its tail and in its nearly uni- 

 form colouring, it approaches the Lynxes. It probably inhabits the 

 mountains. 



Imperfect skins of the Cercopithecus Campbelli were also procured 

 by Mr. Fraser at the same time ; they were likewise said to be from 

 the Mandingo country. 



October 11.— R. H. Solly, Esq., in the Chair. 

 Mr. Gould exhibited and characterized the following thirty new 

 species of Australian Birds : — 



HiKUNDO NEOXENA. H'lr.froTite, mento, guM, ct pectorc ferruginco- 

 rubris ; rectricum caudce (rectricibus duabus intermediis exceptis), 

 pogonio inferno oblique albo notato ; corpore supra metalUce cceru- 

 leo, subtus pallide fuscescente. 

 Forehead, chin, throat and chest rust-red ; head, back of the neck, 

 back, scapularies, wing-coverts, rump and upper tail-coverts deep 

 steel-blue ; wings and tail blackish brown ; all but the two centre 

 feathers of the latter with an oblique mark of white on the inner 

 web ; under surface very pale brown ; under tail-coverts pale brown, 

 passing into an irregular crescent- shaped mark near the extremity, 

 and tipped Avith white ; irides dark brown ; bill and legs black. 

 Total length, 6 inches ; bill, | ; wing, 4| ; tail, 3 ; tarsi, ^ . 



