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tific purposes: this was the more liberal, when we consider that both 
these institutions entirely depended on public encouragement for 
their support. But he has yet a greater claim to respect ; he was 
the most enterprising importer and purchaser of animals of modern 
times, and at the same time most successful in keeping them alive and 
in health. 
Rhinoceros Crossii. 
Horn black; trunk very slender, tapering, smooth, rather com- 
pressed at the end, curved nearly into a semicircle; base rather 
thick, subquadrangular, rugose. 
Length of the horn along the curve alone ............ 31}in- 
of the cord. from base to tip ................ 24 
SUREMENT UTERO (Ole DASE gas acayets os ain at Be aga Nhe 
© INCHES HOVE DAC. oe ea ye ey os daa ri 
—jin the middle of hom...... eS PA 43 
WGheest Giameter Or DASE. oreo oie: aan oho Bia bon oid «oh 63 
Shortest diameter of base 41 
THREEEY pet Ue URES Baa haga © Oo PES Mae 
2. On two New Svecies or Dacnis, AND ON THE GENERAL 
ARRANGEMENT ON THE GENUS. 
By Puinie Luritey Scuatrer, M.A. 
1. Dacnis HARTLAUBI, Sclater. D. turcoso-cerulea ; gula loris 
et fascia per oculos lata cum cervice laterali et dorso superiore 
velutino-nigris ; alis caudaque minus splendide nigris ; secon- 
dariorum marginibus externis ceruleis; rostro et pedibus nigris. 
Long. tota, 4°5; ale 2°6; caude 1:8; poll. Angl. 
Hab. In Nova Grenada. 
Obs. Similis D. angelica, sed major, gula nigra, ventre crissoque 
ceruleis concoloribus neque albis. 
I have as yet seen only one example of this Dacnis, which is in 
the fine collection of birds in the Bremen Museum. In its upper 
colouring it resembles D. angelica, but wants the broad black frent 
of that species. The lower plumage comes nearer that of D. cayana, 
but the black does not reach so far down the throat. It slightly 
exceeds the latter species in size. The bill and legs are black. 
2. Dacnis eGreetA, Sclater. D. turcoso-cerulea; fronte gula 
loris et fascia per oculos lata cum cervice laterali, dorso supe- 
riore, alis caudaque nigris; tectricibus alarum minoribus et 
secondariorum marginibus externe ceruleis; tectricibus sub- 
alaribus et ventre medio crissoque cum tibiis flavis. 
Hab. In Nova Grenada. 
Obs. Species D. angelice forma crassitie et coloribus fere zequalis, 
sed ventre crissoque et tectricibus subalaribus flavis nec albis. 
I am indebted to Mr. G. R. Gray for allowing me to name this 
pretty Dacnis, of which one specimen was lately acquired by the 
British Museum from M. Parzudaki of Paris. In its plumage above 
