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March 12, 1839. 

 William Yarrell, Esq., in the Chair. 



Mr. Ogilby communicated a portion of a letter which he had re- 

 ceived from M. Temminck. It related to two species of Monkeys, 

 Colobus fuliginosus and Papio speciosus ; the former M. Temminck 

 considers identical with the Bay-Monkey of Pennant, and he states 

 that this opinion is founded upon its agreement with a coloured 

 drawing now in his possession ; this drawing having been taken 

 by Sydenham Edwards from the specimen of the Bay-Monkey 

 formerly in the Leverian Museum, and which is the original of Pen- 

 nant's description. 



The Macacus speciosus of M. F. Cuvier is stated by M. Tem- 

 minck to be founded upon an immature specimen of a species of 

 Macacus which inhabits Japan ; the habitat of Molucca Islands 

 given by M. F. Cuvier being founded upon error. The specimen 

 was originally taken from Japan to Java, where it died ; the skin 

 was preserved, and M. Diard having obtained possession of it, sent 

 it to the Paris Museum ; and as there was no label attached, M. F. 

 Cuvier imagined it to be a native of the place whence M. Diard had 

 sent it. 



Mr. Fox exhibited several birds, which he stated had formed 

 part of an extensive collection made in Iceland by the Curator of 

 the Durham Museum. 



The second part of Dr. Theodore Cantor's paper, entitled " Spi- 

 cilegium, Serpentium Indicorum," was read. In this paper numerous 

 new species of Indian serpents are thus characterized : — 



B. Innocuous Serpents. 



Genus Calamaria, Linne. 



Calamaeia sagittaria. Cal. partim cinerea, partim ferruginea, 

 serie dorsali punctorum nigrorum, nucha capiteque albicantibus, 

 imagine sagitta nigrce ornatis; corpore squamis Icevibus imbri- 

 catim tecto ; abdomine citrino, punctis lateralibus nigris, vittd 

 lividd utrinque incluso. 



Scuta abdominalia 224. • 



Scutella subcaudalia 69. 

 Habitat. Bengal, Tirhoot. 



Partly ash-coloured, partly rusty-brown, with a series of black 

 dots along the back ; the head and neck whitish, with an arrow- 

 shaped black mark ; covered with smooth rhoraboidal imbricate 

 scales ; the stomach of a citrine colour, with lateral black dots, and 

 a blue black band on either side. 

 Vernacular name, Doblee. 

 No. LXXV. — Proceedings of the Zoological Society. 



