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straight, and from the root to about the middle there is a deep 

 furrow in each. In the old animals the horns (of which I have 

 several pairs) are curved, and halfway up are furnished with a number 

 of rings, which, again, are striated longitudinally ; the apex is quite 

 smooth. .All the horns I purchased were more or less covered with 

 earth and bark firmly rooted between the wrinkles. The eyes have 

 rather the appearance of revenge than that gentle and mild expression 

 so common among the Deer. An inch below the eyes, in a lateral 

 line, are on each side a glandular opening or lacrymal passage, from 

 which now and then (especially when the animal is irritated) an oily 

 substance of a white colour is secreted, which hardens and becomes 

 dark when exposed to the air. My specimen has slight traces of a 

 beard coming. I am told by the Malays that the old males have a 

 lone beard. His scrotum is large and covered with white hair. He 

 is a powerful animal, but appears by no means very active, and moves 

 about very slowly. In their wild state they live upon buds and 

 leaves. I am trying to domesticate my specimen ; he does not now 

 get many leaves from the forest, but 8 or 10 pisangs a day; these he 

 is very fond of. Before commencing to eat he blows and scents at 

 the food for a few minutes. I have noticed that he does not drink 

 any water ; but I always let my cook throw a quantity of water over 

 the leaves. I hope to procure a female as companion for him ; 

 then I think they will live in bondage, especially as they have been 

 caught young. I have several persons in different parts of the high- 

 lauds looking out for the Mountain-Antelopes, and have offered 

 good rewards for a female; unless I move to another island I will 

 briug the Kambing-utan to England under my own care, as ' Lolo ' 

 knows me pretty well, for I feed him every day." 



Mr. Sclater exhibited the eggs of birds collected by the naturalists 

 of the 'Challenger' Expedition, which had been arranged in order in 

 18 glass-topped boxes. 



The whole series consisted of about 250 eggs referable, so far as 

 they could be determined, to about 50 species, as follows : — 



List of Eggs collected during the ' Challenger' Expedition. 



a. Passeres. No. of 



Locality. Eggs. 



1. Phrvgilus nielanoderus (Q. et G.)? Falklands. 2 



2. Turdus falklandicus, Q. et G.? „ 2 



3. Anthus correndera, Vieill. „ 



b. Accipitres. 



4. Milvago australis (Gm.) ? Falilands. 2 



5. Buteo erythronotus (King) ? „ 



6. Cathartes aura {Linn.) „ 2 



