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MR. SCLATEE ON EQUUS GBEVII. 



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Sept. 3rd, 1896), in order to show the way in which the caruncle 

 on the top of the bill is usually carried in life. It should be re- 

 marked that the caruncle is often considerably shortened, and at 

 times only appears as a horn-hke projection scarcely as long as 

 the bill itself. The caruncle may hang down on either side. 



Head of Carunculated Bell-bird. 



Mr. Sclater exhibited a photograph (kindly transmitted to him 

 by Mons. Porte) of the fine female specimen of Grevy's Zebra 

 presented to the President of the Prench Eepublic by the Emperor 

 Menelek, and received at the Jardin Zoologique d'Acclimatation 

 in September 1898. Mr. Sclater spoke of the large size and great 

 beauty of this animal, which he had lately had an opportunity of 

 inspecting. It stood about 5 feet in height at the withers. 



Mr. Sclater stated that he was still hoping to obtain an ex- 

 ample of this Zebra for the Society's Collection, and read an 

 extract from a letter addressed to him by Capt. J. L. Harrington, 

 B .B.M. Envoy to Abyssinia, stating that the matter was receiving 



