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was then manifest that it was indeed a young specimen, having 

 the molars still undeveloped, and that it was really a young 

 Cercocebits alhigena. And under that name I have registered it 

 in my ' Catalogue systematique des Mammiferes,' 1892, p. 26. 



" The reason why I write you the above is that I read (P. Z. S. 

 1894, p. 594) that you were unable to say whether a living 

 Monkey in your Gardens from British Central Africa should 

 be referred to C. alhir/ena, to C. aterrimus, Oudemans, or to a 

 new species. I think that your specimen is either a new species 

 or (as C albigetia=C'. aterrimus) perhaps a young C albir/ena" '. 



Mr. J. H. Gurney, F.Z.S., exhibited and made remarks on an 

 example of Alceclo beavani obtained in Ceylon by Mr. A. L. Butler. 



Mr. G. F. Scott Elliot, M.A., F.L.S., F.E.G.S., gave an account 

 of some of the principal animals that he had collected and noticed 

 during his recent expedition to Mount Ruwenzori, in British 

 Central Africa. Mr. Scott Elliot's lemai-ks were as follows : — 



The object of my expedition was almost wholly botanical, and 

 I must begin by stating frankly that I have no right \^'hatever to 

 call myself either a zoologist or a sportsman. During my 

 whole expedition I was entirely alone, and I had neither sufficient 

 alcohol nor traps to make extensive collections. Therefore I hope 

 that you will pardon the crudeness and insufficiency of what 

 I have to say. 



The most important animal on Euwenzori is, of course, the 

 Elephant {Elephas africanus). On Ruwenzori itself the Elephant 

 is almost always to be seen between a spot called Chukarougo 

 on the eastern side and a few miles south of Kasagamas. On one 

 occasion I saw a hundred together, but usually they go about in small 

 herds of from three to seven or eight in number. They ascend the 

 Nyamwamba and Mubuka valley to about 5600 feet, but not higher, 

 more, I think, on account of the steepness of the mountain-sides 

 above this level than for any other reason. They also occur on 

 the Nyamgassu Eiver, which enters the Albert Edward beyond 

 the Salt Lake, but not, so far as I could tell, on the west side of 

 Euwenzori ; though they are said to be in great abundance on the 

 other side of the Semliki River — which is part of the rich ivory 

 country belonging to the Wanyuema which seems to extend down 

 to at least 5° S. lat. 



A short time before my arrival a party of Wanyuema had 

 called at the Salt Lake to ask if they might settle and send their 

 ivory to the coast, via Uganda. Unfortunately, no European was 

 there, and before any reply could be sent from Uganda the trader, 

 Mr. Stokes, with an enormous caravan, passed up the west bank 

 of the Semliki and probably carried off all the ivory there. It will 



^ [Our specimen of this rare Monkey is since dead, and the skin and skull 

 have been deposited in the British Museum. I agree with Dr. Jentink that it 

 is probably not diiferent froTu C. alhigena. — P. L. S.] 



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