1867.] LETTER FROM DR. G. HARTLAUB. 821 



1 Fruit-Pigeon (Carpophaga cenea). Presented by the Babu 

 Rajendra Mullick, C.M.Z.S. 



1 Fruit-Pigeon (Treron sphenura). Presented by the Babu 

 Rajendra Mullick, C.M.Z.S. 



1 Entellus Monkey {Semnopithecus entellus). Presented by the 

 Babu Rajendra Mullick, C.M.Z.S. 



1 Panoiia Deer ( Ce/i-ws eldi). Presented by A. Grote, Esq., F.Z.S. 



1 Slow Loris {Nycticebus tardigradus). 'Presented bv A. Grote 

 Esq., F.Z.S. 



1 Hemipode {Turnix pitgnax) . Presented by A. Grote, Esq., F.Z.S. 



1 Indian Badger {Arctonyx collaris). Presented by Dr. J. An- 

 derson. 



1 Slow Loris {Nycticebus tardigradus). Presented by Dr. J. 

 Anderson. 



8 Water-Tortoises {Emys. sp. var.). Presented by Dr. J. An- 

 derson. 



The total number of animals brought home by Mr. Bartlett 

 amounted to upwards of thirty, and their value was estimated at 

 about £7&0. 



The Secretary read the following communication from Mr. Edward 

 Newton with reference to a misprint in the last published part of 

 the Society's ' Proceedings : ' — 



" A singular and somewhat important error was introduced into 

 my recent paper (P. Z. S. 1867, p. 344) during its passage through 

 the press. 



"I had stated that prior to my visit to the Seychelles o\i\y five 

 species of land-birds were known to inhabit those islands, and I* then 

 proceeded to give their names. 



" The word ' five,' which stood rightly enough in the proof, has 

 now been altered into ' six,' the corrector of the press apparently not 

 having understood that I intended to quote Nectarinia seychellensis 

 as a synonym of N. dussumieri. A reference to the authorities I 

 have cited both in this passage and in my longer paper 'On the 

 Land-birds of the Seychelles Archipelago ' (Ibis, 1867, pp. 336, 337) 

 will show the necessity of these corrections." 



The following communication was read from Dr. G. Hartlaub, 

 For. Memb. : — 



" In the Society's ' Proceedings' for 1866, p. 421, Prof Schlegel 

 writes, ' that Semiophorus vexillarius of Gould is based upon speci- 

 mens (of Caprimulgus longipennis) freshly moulted, when part of 

 the long quills has not yet been used.' Now all this is merely and 

 foolishly theoretical. If Prof. Schlegel had ever compared speci- 

 mens of Macrodipteryx longipennis and of Semiophorus vexillarius, 

 he would have convinced himself, even priino aspectu, of the enor- 

 mous difference between these two birds. This difference does not 

 only consist in the very different size and the very different colourino' 

 of the two birds, but is structural. In Macrodipteryx longipennis 



