4/4 SIR V. BROOKE ON AFRICAN BUFFALOES. [May 20, 



pi. ix.) as Casuarius kaupi from the example still living in the 

 Gardens. Of a pair of Lemurs which had bred together the male 

 was of the form called Lemur collaris by Geoffroy, and the female 

 of the form usually called L. albifrons, just as in the instance spoken 

 of (P. Z. S. 1871, p. 230). The offspring (a female) more nearly 

 resembled the mother. This Mr. Sclater considered was of im- 

 portance, as giving further evidence of the truth of his theory that 

 these forms were c? and $ of the same species. 



In the Gardens of the Society " Natura Artis Magistra " of Am- 

 sterdam, under the care of Mr. G. F. Westerman, the series of 

 representatives of the genera Equus and Bos and of the Crane- 

 family (Gruidse) were especially remarkable for their extent and 

 perfection. Other rarities were a female of the Sable Antelope 

 (Hippotragus niger) and a Tree-Kangaroo (Dendrolagus). 



In the Garden of the Zoological Society of Hamburg the female 

 Sumatran Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros svmatrensis) obtained about the 

 same time as that formerly in this Society's Gardens* was one of 

 the principal animals. Other rarities were a pair of Gazella rufi- 

 frons, recently received from West Africa, a male Water-buck 

 (Cervicapra ellipsiprymna), the only living example of this fine 

 Antelope that had occurred to Mr. Sclater, a male Koodoo (Strep- 

 siceros kudu), and, amongst the birds, specimens of Didunculus 

 strigirostris and Coracopsis comorensis. 



The Zoological Gardens of Berlin had attained great development 

 under the new organization introduced four years ago. Many fine 

 new buildings had been erected, amongst which those devoted to 

 the Feline Carnivora and the Antelopes were probably the most 

 complete and best adapted to their purpose of any in existence. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. On African Buffaloes. By Sir Victor Brooke, 

 Bart., F.Z.S. 



[Received March 18, 1873.] 



(Plate XLII.) 



In the early part of last year I received from Mr. Edward Gerrard 

 the skull and horns of a small but adult Buffalo (figs. 1 & 2), which 

 interested me exceedingly, as it differed in a striking manner from 

 any thing I had at that time seen, with the exception of one specimen 

 in "the British Museum. As Mr. Gerrard was unable to give me any 

 reliable information respecting this skull, I was induced to investi- 

 gate the history of the specimen somewhat resembling it in the 

 British Museum, in order to discover, if possible, the exact locality 

 from which the latter had been originally obtained. Although the 

 result arrived at was not so definite as I could have desired, some 

 facts bearing upon the subject of this paper were brought to light 

 * See remarks, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 790. 



