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of the body, the hairs are of a deep slate colour with the apical por- 

 tion white. 



" The above descriptions and dimensions are taken from an adult 

 male ; the two females in the Society's Museum are of a smaller 

 size and paler colour, their prevailing tint being reddish gray : 

 around the entrance to the pouch the hairs are of a deep rusty brown 

 colour." 



A species of Mouse from the Cape of Good Hope was next de- 

 scribed by Mr. Waterhouse under the name of 



Mus suBSPiNOsus. M. pilis subspinosis , corpore suprh fuscescenti- 

 griseo ; ad lateraflavescente ; subtiis niveo, oculis flavido cinetis ; 

 caudd capite corporeque breviore } auribus mediocribus. 



unc. lin. 

 Longitudo ab apice rostri ad caudse basin .... 3 4 



Cauda 2 11 



ab apice rostri ad basin auris 10^ 



tarsi digitorumque 8^ 



. auris S^ 



Hob. Cape of Good Hope. 



" This species is allied to the Mus Cahirinus of GeofFroy; it is, 

 however, not so large ; and although the hairs are flat and bristle- 

 like, they are less harsh than those of the North African species ; it 

 also differs in its colouring." 



Mr. Gould introduced to the notice of the Meeting a very singu- 

 lar form among the Caprimulgida for which he proposed the generic 

 appellation of 



Amblypterus. 



Rostrum debile et elongatum. 



Nares elevatae et rotundatae. 



Rictus setis robustis inatructus, rostro longioribus. 



Ala truncatae ; remigibus externis sextis fere sequalibus et falcatis ; 

 remigibus 2'*'', 3''°, 4*" ad externum pogonium emarginalis, 7"^°, 8^°, 

 9"° ad apices elongatis et attenuatis, 10™° abrupte brevi; secondariis 

 brevissimis, rotundatis et ab tertiariis tectis, his longissimis. 



Cauda brevissima et quadrata. 



Pedes ambulatorii. 



Tarsi elongati, graciles, squamis indistinctis antice et postice fas- 

 ciati ; digito intermedio longissimo et gracillimo ; digitis lateralibus 

 brevibus et sequalibus ; digito postico parv'o, debili et libero ; ungui- 

 bus elongatis, ungue medio pectinato. 



Amblypterus anomalus. Amb. summo capite, corpore suprH et 

 alis cinereo-fuscis, singulis plumis nigro irregularitlr sparsis et 

 maculatis ; primariis nigris, ad bases rubrescenti-cervinis, ad 

 apices albis ; secondariis cervinis, nigrescenti-fusco irregulariter 



