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phical Society at York, the Council of which had placed it at Prof. 
Owen’s disposal for the purpose of description. 
Mr. Bartlett exhibited a curious variety of the Common Partridge 
(Perdix cinerea) from the collection of Mr. J. Gatcombe. The spe- 
cimen was stated to be one of three similar individuals lately obtained 
in a wild state in the neighbourhood of Paris. 
The following papers were read :— 
1. List or MAMMALIA MET WITH IN ZAMBESIA, East TROPICAL 
Arrica. By Joun Kirk, M.D., F.L.S. 
In arranging the following enumeration of Mammals, with locali- 
ties where observed, I have availed myself of the published work of 
Dr. Peters, and in general followed his classification. 
The collection of mammals was very small, and seems to include 
only two undescribed species, of which one is a Bat, of the genus 
Nycticejus, very distinct from either of those figured by Dr. Peters, 
the other, more doubtful, being the Antelope mentioned by Dr. Peters 
under the name of Antilope moschata, but which seems to me to 
differ from that animal specifically. 
I have no hesitation in recognizing Tragelaphus spekii, Sclater, 
as identical with the long-known ‘‘ Nakong,” of which full accounts 
have been given by various travellers, and specimens brought to 
England. Notwithstanding this, it had not been described scien- 
tifically until Dr. Sclater lately characterized it from specimens met 
with by Capt. Speke in the swampy regions where the Nile takes its 
rise. These resemble in physical features the country south, from 
which this Antelope was first obtained. 
It is interesting to find the same animals appear as explorers ad- 
vance from north and south, suggesting a tolerably level continuous 
marshy region embracing the sources of the main African rivers, 
SIMIZ&. 
1. CERCOPITHECUS ERYTHRARCHUS, Peters. 
Quilimane ; Luabo. 
2. CeRCOPITHECUS PYGERYTHRUs (F. Cuvier). 
Sena; Tete; Batoka. Native name, ‘ Pusi.”’ 
On the western shore of Lake Nyassa, on a rocky headland which 
ran out into the lake, we saw a number of Black Monkeys, quite di- 
stinct from any met with elsewhere. No specimens were obtained, 
as the boat was moving on quickly, and a heavy sea running at the 
time. 
3. CYNOCEPHALUS BABOUIN (Desmarest). 
Tete; Sena; Batoka; Rovuma. In some parts a sacred animal, 
and preserved by the people. Native name, ‘ Nyani,’” Manganja ; 
** Mabonque,” Bororo. 
