1871.] LETTER FROM MR. B. G. SHERIDAN. 629 



head and on the under surface and on the feet, in which localities 



it is washed with yellowish. . , 



J inches. 



" Length along side from snout to root of tail 14| 



Tail If 



Length of anterior extremity 11 



of humerus 3§ 



■. of radius 5-f 



of middle finger 2^ 



of hinder extremity 12^ 



of femur 5 



of tibia and fibula 4f 



of middle toe 2^- 



of thumb (three phalanges) 1-f 



of great toe (three phalanges) 2 



of hind foot 4f 



of hand 3$ 



Tip of snout to anterior margin of ear 3~ 



Girth round occiput and over mouth 13£ 



Posterior angle of eye to anterior margin of ear 2^ 



Internal angle of eye to anterior extremity of nasal septum. . 1^ 



Breadth across nostrils % 



between eyes £ 



Girth round muzzle halfway between nostrils and eye 6-*- 



Transverse length of eye £ 



Occipital protuberance to anterior ridge (superciliary) of frontal 5^ 



Breadth across molars 3 



Girth round arm below elbow 5 



round chest | inch below nipple . . ,, 12f 



" This Monkey is very gentle and docile ; and its manners strongly 

 recall to me those of an Orang I once had for nearly a year in my 

 possession." 



In a subsequent communication (dated Calcutta, September 27th) 

 Dr. Anderson enclosed some photographs of the same Monkey, and 

 stated that he had received a second specimen of the same species 

 from Cachar. This was younger than the former, but differed only 

 in its smaller size and lighter-coloured fur. From information re- 

 cently received, Dr. Anderson believed that it would be found that 

 this Monkey was not uncommon in the hilly parts of Assam, and 

 doubtless extended thence to the eastern banks of the Irrawaddy. 



Mr. Sclater called the attention of the Meeting to the reported 

 existence in Northern Queensland of an undescribed animal of about 

 the size of a Dingo (Canis dingo), of which no specimen had yet been 

 obtained by naturalists. In reply to some inquiries on this subject 

 lately addressed to Mr. Brinsley G. Sheridan, Police Magistrate of 

 Cardwell, Rockingham Bay, Queensland, Mr. Sclater has received 

 the following letter, dated August 2nd, 1871: — 



" Sir, — I fear you must have misunderstood Mr. Arthur Scott 



