1861,] DR. p. L. SCLATER ON A NEW UPAUGUS. 209 



3. A female Reli-bok {Heleotragns capreolus). Of this Antelope 

 the Society already possessed a female example. 



4. A female Stein-bok {Calotrayus tragulns) ; received in Europe 

 for the first time. 



5. A female Grys-bok {Calotrayus melanotis) ; previously received 

 living by Lord Derby, but new to the Society's collection. 



6. A male Blau-bok {Cephalophus pygmcBus). Sir George Grey 

 had on a former occasion sent to the Society specimens of this Ante- 

 lope. 



7. A female Zebra {Equus burchelli) ; differing from the ordinary 

 specimens of this animal in having the stripes further extended 

 down the legs, and rather different markings on the back. 



8. A Mauge's Dasyure {Dasyurus mauycei) ; imported from 

 Australia (purchased at the Cape). 



9. A Pig-tailed Monkey {Macacus nemestrinus) ; purchased at the 

 Cape ; probably from Java. 



10. Six examples of the Cape Hyrax {Hyrax capensis), or " Rock- 

 rabbit " of the Colonists. 



Birds. 



11. A young pair of the Stanley Crane {Tetrapteryx paradisea). 



1 2. A very fine example of the Wattled Crane {Grus carunculata) ; 

 not previously exhibited in the Society's collection for several years. 



13. A specimen of a new species of Waterhen from the Island of 

 Tristran d'Acunha {Gallinula nesiotis, sp. nov.), with the win»s im- 

 perfectly developed, and said to be unable to fly. 



Reptiles. 



Eight Snakes and two Chameleons belonging to the following 

 species : — 



Coronella cana. Lamprophis aurora. 



Leptodeira rufescens. Bucephalus capensis. 



Psammophis sib Hans. Naia haje. 



Boodon lineatus. Chamceleo dilepis. 



Mr. Gould made some observations on some examples of Epthia- 

 nura tricolor, collected by Mr. G. F. Angas (Corr. Memb.) at the 

 head of Spencer's Gulf, in Australia, and presented by that gentleman 

 to the British Museum. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. On A New Species of Bird of the Genus Lipaugus of 

 BoiE. By p. L. Sclater, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S., Secretary 

 to the Society. 



Mr. G. R. Gray having kindly called my attention to a skia in the 

 Proc. Zool. Soc— 1861, No. XIV. 



