482 MR. E. BLYTH ON SUNDRY MAMMALIA. [Nov. 8 
For the knowledge of this species I am indebted to M. Barboza 
du Bocage, who has allowed me to examine the unique specimen 
brought from the province of Duque de Bragance (Angola) to the 
Lisbon Museum. 
Hypero.uius nasutus. (Pl. XXXIII. fig. 3.) 
Snout much produced, acutely pointed, with the canthus rostralis 
angular, and the loreal region flat; diameter of the eye more than 
half as long as the snout; tympanum hidden; tongue deeply notched; 
limbs slender; fingers slightly, toes half webbed. Upper parts 
smooth ; belly faintly granulated. Reddish white, with more or less 
numerous brown dots on the head and back. 
lines. 
Thengthvof body posina's cc case Ree es liz 
of hind limb ..... er ne / 
Distance between vent and heel . Jive hast ae 
Length of fore lim, ccnsse tatentsaajoee ow ti 8 
This species inhabits the province Duque de Bragance, whence 
we have received it through M. Barboza du Bocage. Other speci- 
mens are in the Lisbon Museum. 
Hyerero.ivus RETiIcuLatus. (Pl. XXXIII. fig. 4.) 
Snout broad, rather depressed, of moderate length, somewhat 
truncated in front, with the loreal region flat and vertical. Tympa- 
num small, but distinct; tongue heart-shaped, notched behind. 
Limbs of moderate length; fingers one-third, toes two-thirds webbed. 
Upper parts smooth; belly finely granulated. All the upper parts 
densely covered with round white spots, as large as the eye, and 
separated from one another by the brown ground-colour, which ap- 
pears as a regular network. Femur entirely colourless. 
lines 
Ihength: of-body) <1 \7. eis» eee ote ene 
of. bind limb =*..:77 2 ieee ee 
Distance between vent and heel............ 133 
Lensthoof fore limbs i: cle. a Se ee 9 
A single specimen is in the collection of the British Museum, and 
comes probably from West Africa. 
8. Notes on Sunpry Mammatia. By E. Buyru. 
The Species of Chevrotain. 
The excellent memoir by M. Alphonse Milne-Edwards on the 
Chevrotains, or ‘Mouse-Deer,’ with its accompanying coloured 
figures, leaves little to be accomplished in the way of further eluci- 
.. dating the specific types of these animals. 
The fairly recognizable subordinate types, respectively, of India 
with Ceylon, and of the Malay countries, Meminna and T'ragulus of 
