1893.] OS THE A]S"AT01i;Z OF PABEOTS. 507 



5. COITNOCH^TES TAtJRi:N^A. 



The Gnu is stated by the natives to have been formerly plentiful 

 on the plains between Milanji and Zjmba. It is now very scarce, 

 but Mr. B. L. Sclater saw it once on the Tocliila plains, and ob- 

 tained a tail of it from the natives in that district. 



6. Tragelaphus scriptus eotjalexni. 



Three flat skins of this Eush-bok belonging to the subspecies, as 

 described by Mr. Thom'is, P. Z. S. 1S91, p. 339. 



My son informs me that this is one of the commonest Antelopes 

 in the Shire Highlands, being found in all parts of the country. 

 It is excellent eating. 



7. Tragelaphus angasi. 



A flat skin of a female of this species obtained on the Moanza 

 Eiver, Lower Shire, and presented to Mr. Johnston by Messrs. 

 Buchanan, Bros. 



I have already recorded the occurrence of this Antelope on the 

 Moanza, from a skin procured by Mr. Sharpe (see P. Z. S. 1892, 

 p. 98), but it is interesting to have confirmation of it. 



Mr. B. L. Sclater, who was on the Moanza in September 1892, 

 learned that the females of this Antelope (the " Bo " of the natives) 

 congregate in large herds on the hilly country to the south of the 

 river, while the males go about singly and are not easily met 

 with. 



8. Taurotragus oreas livingstokii. 



The Striped Eland, my son tells me, is still common all over 

 Southern Nyasaland, occurring in small herds of from 4 to 8, 

 principally in the hills, but descending to the rivers to drink at 

 early morning and evening. I exhibit two imperfect skins of it, 

 which, like all those observed, are distinctly striped on the neck 

 and witjiers. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. On certain Points in the Anatomy of Parrots bearing on 

 their Classification. By Frank E. Bedjjard, M.A., 

 F.R.S., and F. G. Parsons, F.R.C.S. 



[Keceived June 6, 1893.] 



(Plate XL.) 



In the present paper we desire to direct the attention of the 

 Society to certain points in the structure of the Parrots to which 

 either little or no attention was paid by Garrod in his well-known 

 essay on the systematic arrangement of this group ^ Garrod 



1 P.Z.S. 1874, p. 586. 



