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as will be seen on reference to the annexed cut. But its distinguishing features 
are the uniform colour of the face; Bubalis caama has black face markings, 
B, jacksoné none at all. In this respect the new species resembles Coke’s harte- 
beeste, the head of which is figured by Sir John Willoughby in his volume on 
“Bast Africa and its Big Game” (pl. 1, fig. 1), and which also has no face 
markings. But a comparison of the two heads will show a considerable differ- 
ence in the character of the horns. In Coke’s hartebeeste the horns diverge 
laterally, in Jackson’s species their direction is vertical and backwards. 
A third new form, perhaps only a variety, is a wildebeeste, or Gnu. Itis a 
fine creature, closely allied to the South African brindled Gnu (Coxnochwtes 
taurinus), but having the beard white, instead of dark brown. 
It is commendable that in so short a space of time as six months so many 
new forms should have been brought to light, it may be said, through the 
enterprise of English sportsmen, to whom naturalists are so much indebted for 
discoveries in Africa. How many other novelties have been lost for want of 
proper identification it would be difficult to say ; but if sportsmen haying 
trophies which they are unable to name would refer them to experts on their 
return home, they would lessen the chances of being forestalled in the 
discovery of new species. It is with the view of clearing up confusion in 
regard to the species here figured that I venture to send you these notes for 
publication. 
ROWLAND WARD. 
166, Piccadilly, London, W. 
[The above appeared in the Jéeld last year, and is reprinted with the 
permission of the author who has kindly supplied us with the accompanying 
illustrations.—ED. ] 
No. VII.—THE OCCURRENCE OF THE HYAINA IN 
SOUTH TRAVANCORE. 
I think the following fact is worth recording. My brother writes to me 
from Quilon, forty miles north of this place :— 
“ A female hyena has been shot at Pundalam, about 15 miles north of 
Quilon. There is no doubt about it, as I have got the skim. Ialso examined 
the old man who shot it, and took down his statement. A large number of 
people saw the dead animal when it was brought to the Cutcherry for the 
reward, for it was supposed to be a kind of cheetah,” 
This is the first occurrence to my knowledge of the hyzna in Travancore. 
H. S. FERGUSON. 
TREVANDRUM, SouTH TRAVANCORE, 
Vth April, 1893. 
