42G DR.W. PETERS ON MAMMALS FROM BXJRMAH. [Nov. 22, 



Anas melanota. Sarcidiornis africana, Eyton. Madagascar. 

 Anas erythrorhyncha. Eastern coast of Madagascar (Lantz). 

 Anas assimilis, Forster. Querquedula 6e?wen',Verreaux. North- 

 western coast. 



Dendrocygna viduata. Madagascar; Reunion; Mayotte. 

 Nettapus auritus. Madagascar. 

 Dromas ardeola. North-western coast. 



Sterna galericulata, Lichtenstein. Sterna velox, Hartlaub, 

 nee Riippell. North-western coast. 



Sterna affinis, Riippell. North-western coast of Madagascar. 

 Sterna douglasii. Reunion, Mauritius, and Nazareth-bank 

 (north of Mauritius and Rodriguez). 



Sterna panayensis. North-western coast. 

 Sterna stolida. Anous rousseaui, Hartlaub. Reunion. 

 Phaeton candidus. P. flavirostris, Braudt. Reunion. 

 Graculus africantjs. North-western coast. 

 Plotus melanogaster, Gmelin. See Schlegel, Museum, Pele- 

 cani, p. 26. North-western coast of Madagascar. It is a curious fact 

 that tbe Indian and not the African, species occurs in this island. 



Mr.W. H. Flower, F.R.S., F.R.C.S., F.Z.S., read a memoir on 

 the skeleton of Inia geoffrensis and on the skull of Pontoporia blain- 

 villii, to which were added remarks on the systematic position of 

 these animals in the Order of Cetaceans. 



This paper will be published entire in the Society's • Transactions.' 



The following papers were read : — 



1. On some Mammalia collected by Capt. A. C. Beavan, 



C.M.Z.S., at Moulmein, Burmah. By Dr. W. Peters, 



F.M.Z.S. 



(Plate XXXV.) 



1. Phyllorhina diadema, GeofTroy. 

 "No. 1. Rhinolophus, July 29, Moulmein." 



A single male, agreeing in every respect with GeorrYoy's original 

 description and figure of this fine species. 



2. Rhinolophus ccslophyllus, n. sp. (PI. XXXV.) 



R. supra brunneus, suhtus pallidior; auriculis latis acuminatis ; 

 prosthemate jwstico transverso lanceolato, cavitatem pilosam 



continente ; verruca infralabiali quadripartita ; alis talum 



hand attingentibus. 

 Long, tota 0-064m., caud.0-019m., antibr. 0042m., tib. 0019m. 

 " No. 2. Vespertllio, August, Salween valley." 

 This very remarkable small species approaches in size the R. ma- 



