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Member Mr. Edward Greey for the first two Monkeys of the genus 

 Mycetes that, as far as I am aware, have ever been brought alive to 

 Europe ; and though these animals did not live long with us, they 

 sufficed to give us some idea as to the external appearance of this 

 very distinct form of Platyrrhine Monkey, and to furnish fresh spe- 

 cimens for the anatomical examination of the brain of the genus, 

 which were greatly needed. 



Mr. Greey obtained these Monkeys from the forests on the Dekke 

 River, near Cartagena, a district which Humboldt (Obs. de Zool. i. 

 p. 342) also gives as a locality for this species. 



3. Galago alleni. (PI. XXXII.) 



In June last a fine living specimen of this beautiful Galago was 

 presented to us by our Corresponding Member, Mr. Ashmall, having 

 been obtained by that gentleman's agents in the Cameroons River, 

 West Africa. 



The Galago alleni was described by Mr. Waterhouse before this 

 Society in 1837*, from an example obtained by Lieut. Allen in Fer- 

 nando Po. As it has never been figured, and does not appear to be 

 well known on the continent, Mr. Wolf's lively sketch of this species 

 will be acceptable. 



4. Nycticebus tardigradus (Linn.). 



Although specimens of the slow Loris have been frequently exhi- 

 bited in the Society's Gardens, and the species is one figured by Mr. 

 Bennett in his work on the Society's Menagerie, I am not aware that 

 specimens of this Lemur have been previously received from China. 

 Yet two examples, which appear to be of this species and have lately 

 been presented to the Menagerie by Dr. Coghlan, are stated to have 

 been obtained at Canton. It is very possible, however, that they 

 may have been imported animals. 



Dr. Coghlan sends me the following notes on these animals : — 



" The male and female Loris were brought to England by me in 

 the ' Sphinx,' Commander F. M. Jones. They had been procured 

 in the south of China (where they abound), and given to Dr. Dods, 

 of Canton, who presented them to me. 



"These curious little animals lived in confinement without any 

 apparent ill effects ; and during the voyage, which occupied over four 

 months, required but little attendance or watching, their principal 

 want (with the exception of food) being shelter from the cold, to 

 which they were very sensitive, and from which their beautiful thick 

 soft brown fur did not seem to protect them sufficiently. 



" They ate plantains and bananas with avidity, rice but with little 

 relish, and small birds with great voracity. They never drank water 

 when presented to them, but left it unheeded or merely lapped at it 

 once or twice. They devoured rice abundantly at niglit, but would 

 eat also in the daytime. They generally slept throughout the day, 



« SeeP. Z. S. 1837, p. 87. 



