1882.) PROF. M. WATSON ON THE ANATOMY OF PROTELES. 579 
Colombia and S. palpedbralis of Peru, and makes a third of Dr. 
Cabanis’s section Schizoaécha (J. f.O. 1873, p. 319). 
I add a list of the species of Synallaxis which have been described 
since the issue of my synopsis (P. Z. S. 1874, p. 2). 
(1) Synauuaxtis TiTHys, Tacz. P. Z. 8. 1877, p. 323. 
Hab. Lechugal, N. Peru (Stolzmann). 
(2) SyNALLAXIs sCLATERI, Cab. J. f. O. 1878, p. 196. 
Hab. Sierra de Cordova, reip. Arg. (Doering). Allied to S. 
humilis, Cab. 
(3) SyNALLAXIS MARANONICA, Tacz. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 230. 
Hab. Guajango, N. Peru (Stolzmann). Allied to S. cinerascens. 
(4) SYNALLAXIS RUFIPENNIS, Scl. et Salv. P. Z.S. 1879, p. 620. 
Hab. Tilotilo, Bolivia (Buckley). Allied to S. striaticeps. 
(5) Synauuaxis rruticicota, Tacz. P. Z.S. 1879, p. 670. 
Hab. Tambillo, Peru (Stolzmann). Allied to S. frontalis, Pelz. 
(6) SyNALLAxIs wHitTil, Scl. Ibis, 1881, p. 600, pl. xvii. f. 2. 
Hab. Prov. Salta, reip. Arg. (White). Allied to S. seutata, Scl. 
8. On the Muscular Anatomy of Proteles as compared with 
that of Hyena and Viverra. By M. Watson, M.D., 
Professor of Anatomy, the Owens College, Manchester. 
[Received June 19, 1882.] 
Having recently had an opportunity of investigating the anatomy 
of a male specimen of Proteles cristatus which lately formed part 
of the Society’s collection, I thought it advisable, considering the 
rarity of the animal, to make a careful dissection of the soft parts. 
The osteology of Proteles is already well-known through the 
works of Isidore Geoffroy St.-Hilaire* and of De Blaiaville*; and 
I need not further refer to it beyond stating that in my specimen, 
as in that examined by Professor Flower’, the ribs are fifteen in 
number on each side, and that the dorsal vertebrz are fifteen and 
the lumbar five in number. The last rib on each side is extremely 
short, measuring only one inch in length, and on this account had 
probably been overlooked by St -Hihire-and De Blainville, according 
to both of whom the ribs and ‘dgrss ane tébree of Proteles are four- 
teen in number and the lumbar, ¥e4 : 
The visceral anatomy of Pratetes’ he s been so carefully described 
by Professor Flower * that I neéd,,t16) Ae ‘more than refer to the 
1 Mémoires du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, tome xi. 1824, p. 304. 
* Ostéographie, tome ii. p. 34. 
3 Proc. Zool. Soc. 1869, p. 474 4 Loc. cit. 
