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(Plate XXXVIII.) and the skin and skull (for the animal has since 

 unfortunately died), specimens have, I believe, been once before 

 living in the Society's Gardens. On "Sept. 26, 1857," I find en- 

 tered in our register of accessions two " Titi Monkeys, presented 

 by Julius Brenchley, Esq." These were determined by the then 

 Secretary, Mr. Mitchell, as Midas ursulus *, but were, I have no 

 doubt, Midas geoffroii, as the skin of one of them is now in the 

 gallery of the British Museum, labelled as having been received 

 from this Society about the same date under the name of the " Titi 

 Monkey." Mr. Brenchley, in reply to inquiries on the subject, tells 

 me that he obtained these animals " from the forests of New Gra- 

 nada, near the coast." Other specimens of this Midas in the British 

 Museum were obtained by Mr. Salvin's collector Arce at Chepo on 

 the isthmus of Panama, so that there can be no doubt of this being 

 its true locality. 



5. Four Nose-horned Vipers, Vipera nasicornis (Shaw)f, pre- 

 sented by William Cleaver, Esq., of Cape-Coast Castle, West Africa, 

 April 13th. Mr. Cleaver, writing March 17, informs me that three 

 of these are " young specimens out of a batch of 21 born at Cape- 

 Coast Castle some few days ago — thus proving that the species is 

 viviparous." 



6. A Rat-tailed Serpent from Sta. Lucia {Triffonocephalus lanceo- 

 latus), presented by G. W. Des Vceux, Esq., C.M.Z.S., Administra- 

 tor of the Government of the island. I am not aware that any ex- 

 ample of this much-dreaded scourge of the West-India Islands has 

 been previously brought to England alive. 



The receipt of this and the previously mentioned donation renders 

 our series of the true Venomous Serpents very full, as it now em- 

 braces specimens of Viper ce nasicornis, rhinoceros, and arte tans, 

 Cenchris jriscivorus, Triffonocephalus lanceolatus, Crotalus horridus 

 and C. lecontei, besides the Elapine forms Naia hadje and N. tri- 

 pudians. 



7. Two Kiwis, purchased April 14th, one being of the ordinary 

 species Apteryx australis%, and the other Apteryx oivenni. As 

 there remained only a single specimen of Apteryx (of the latter 

 species) living in the Society's collection, this addition to our series 

 is a very acceptable one. 



8. A Bay Lynx (Felis rufa), said to have been brought from 

 Mexico, purchased April 15th. This animal has very slender ear- 

 pencils. A specimen previously in the Society's collection (pur- 

 chased 26th June, 1868) with which it otherwise agrees, and of 

 which I exhibit a sketch, is absolutely destitute of these appendages, 

 and has caused me some perplexity, as I was not previously aware 

 that the ear-tufts were ever absolutely deficient in any Lynx. 



9. A pair of the little Hanging-Parrakeet of the Philippines 

 (Loriculus culacissi), purchased April 24 ; and 



10. An example of the Blue-crowned Parrot {Tanygnathus luco- 



* Kepovt of Council of the Z. S. 185S, p. 1(5. 



1" Straueh, M&n. Ac. St. Pet. ser. 7. vol. xiv.. Syn. d. Vip. p. 88. 



I Vide infra, p. 496. 



