496 Zoological Society. 



the cavity of the beaks. In all the four specimens under cxanunation, 

 the beaks are too much eroded to observe any undulations. An un- 

 usually dark line marks the course of the pallial impression. 



Note on Tragelaphus Angasii. By Mr. Proudfoot. 



The skins which I exhibit to the Society are those of an old ram 

 and of a young female Antelo])e, which I shot on the banks of the 

 Mapoota River, about sixty miles above its embouchure into Delagoa 

 Bay. This river flows through the country of Mankazana, king of 

 the Mathlengas (or Outfaces), AA'hich people call this animal Inyalu. 



It is also found on another river called Umcoozi, running into 

 St. Lucie Bay in the territory of Umpanda, king of the Zoolu, but 

 very rarely. 



On the Mapoota the Inyala are more numerous, and occur in small 

 troops, composed of one ram and four or five females with their young. 

 They are always found in the densest bush : they browse chiefly on 

 shrubs, and resemble the Bush-buck in their general habits. 



The average height of an adult male is within a third of an adult 

 Koodoo, and very much above that of a Bush-buck. 



The female has no horns, resembles a female Koodoo in form, and 

 is rather smaller in size. 



July 23.— W. Yarrell, Esq., V.P., in the Chair. 



On new species of Birds from Australia. 

 By J. Gould, f\R.S., F.Z.S. etc. 



On the present occasion I propose to characterize seven, more of 

 the novelties sent home by Mr. MacGillivray, Naturalist to II. M.S. 

 'Rattlesnake.' Vide Ann. Nat. Hist. vol. vi*. p. 137. 



Tanysiptera Sylvia. 



Bill and feet sealing-wax red ; crown of the head, wings, and five 

 lateral tail-feathers on each side blue ; ear-coverts, back of the neck 

 and mantle black ; in the centre of the latter a triangular mark of 

 white ; rump and two middle tail-feathers pure white ; all the under 

 surface cinnamon-red. 



Total length, 15 inches; bill, 1|; wing, 3-f ; lateral tail-feathers, 

 3 ; middle tail-feathers, 9\ ; tarsi, \. 



Hah. Cape York, Northern Australia. 



Remark. — About the size of T. JJea. Fine specimens are con- 

 tained in the British Museum collection. 



Halcyon (Syma?) flavirostris. 



Bill fine yellow, passing into brown at the tip ; crown of the head, 

 back of the neck, ear-coverts and flanks cinnamon-red ; at the back 

 of the neck a narrow, broken collar of black ; throat and lower part 

 of the abdomen tawny white ; back and wings sordid green ; rump 

 and tail greenish blue. 



Total length, 7 inches ; bill, 1^; wing, 3; tail, 2f ; tarsi, |. 



Ilab. Cape York, Northern Australia. 



Remark. — Smaller, but nearly allied to the Si/ma Tirotoro of INI. 



