396 Zoological Society. 



section* we at present possess, and in all probability of a species 

 hitherto unknown, and for which I propose the temporary designa- 

 tion Cervus Swinho'ii, It would appear, therefore, that there are 

 four distinct species of Deer inhabiting the coasts of China and Japan, 

 concerning which we require much more information : — 



1. Cervus si/ca, Temm. & Sieb. (Rusa japonicaj Gray), from 

 Japan. 



2. Cervus pseudaxis, Eyd. & Soul. (Gray, P. Z. S. 1861, p. 236, 

 pi. xxvii.), from Northern China. 



3. Cervus taevanus, Blyth (Journ. A. S. B. xxix. p. 90), from 

 Formosa. 



4. Cervus Swinhoti, sp. nov., from Formosa. 



Our single male specimen of Swinhoe's Deer stands about 

 2 feet 8 inches in height, and presents the general appearance of a 

 small Deer of the Sambur group (Rusa). The head, neck, and fore 

 legs are greyish black, growing more rufescent on the back, and 

 passing on the rump and hind quarters into a deep chestnut. The 

 tail is rather long and very bushy, and composed of grizzly-blackish 

 hairs. The inside of the thighs and belly beneath are fawn-colour, 

 passing on the inside of the legs into pale ochraceous. The animal 

 appears to be in about its second year. The present horns have 

 been injured whilst growing, and are much broken. 



On a New Bird from the Isle of Madagascar. 

 By Dr. G. Hartlaub, For. Memb. 



TYLAsf, n.g. (Pycnonotince) . 



Char. Gen. — Rostrum satis rohustum et elongatum, rectiusculum, 

 emarginatum, dimidio apicali compressum, basin versus dilata- 

 ium ; culmine carinatOj subarcuato ; naribus apertis, ovalibus ; 

 vibrissis rictalibus nonnullis conspicuiSj mollibus. Alee longi- 

 usculcEj caudce dimidium superantes ; remige prima subspuria, 

 quarta et quinta longissimis, subcequalibus, tertia breviore, se- 

 cunda multo breviore. Cauda longa, cequalis. Tarsi brevius' 

 culi; pedibus parvis ; digitis gracilibus, debilibus, interno vix 

 breviore ; unguibus debilibus, 



Tylas Edtjardi, sp. nov. Supra subolivascenti-plumbea ; capite 

 toto nigrOj nitore chalybeo ; cauda dorso concolore ; scapis rec- 

 tricum supra nitide nigriSy subtus albis ; corpore subtus cum 

 subalaribus et subcaudalibus ochraceo ; capitis nigredine cir- 

 cumscripte albido circumdata ; rostro nigro ; pedibus fuscis. 



Long. tot. circa 8"; rostr. a fr. 9'", a rict. 11 J'"; al. 4" 5'"; caud. 

 a has. 3" 4'"; tars. 9|"'; dig. med. c. ung. 9'". 



"We have named this interesting new form after its discoverer, 

 Mr. Edward Newton, a gentleman who has recently visited Mada- 



* Cervus Duvaucelii et C. Aristotelis, ex Ind. cont. ; C. rusa, ex Malacca ; C. 

 moluccensis, ex ins. Molucc. 

 t TvXds, " avis quaedam ignota turdina." 



