1900.] ME. SCLATER ON MACACUS INUUS. 773 



Leopard from Corea, remarkable for its long-haired fur and 

 densely-haired ears — perhaps Felts fontainieri M.-Edw., hut 

 apparently only a subspecies of Felis pardus ; and a very large 

 example of the Eed Wolf of Paraguay, Canis jubatus. A Hedge- 

 hog from West Africa, belonging to the white-fronted section of 

 the genus, labelled Erinaceus pruneri, was new to Mr. Sclater. 



The full series of Cervidas had been lately enriched by the 

 acquisition from A moorland of a young male and a female of 

 Luehdorf 's Deer, Cervus biehdorji — one of the largest and finest of 

 the Eed Deer Section. These were the first fresh examples 

 received at Hamburg since the arrival of the original specimens 

 more than twenty years ago, upon which the species had been 

 founded 1 . 



Of the many interesting mammals noticed at Berlin it was hardly 

 necessary to say much after the full account of this Garden given 

 by Mr. F. E. Blaauw at a recent meeting of the Society (see P. Z. S. 

 1900, p. 299). It might, however, be stated that to the full 

 series of the larger Antelopes recorded by Mr. Blaauw bad recently 

 been added a fine male specimen of the White-bearded Gnu 

 (Connochcetes albo-jubatus) obtained in the Kilimandjaro district of 

 East Africa, and brought home by Herr Schillings. This was the 

 first living example of this form of the Brindled Gnu Mr. Sclater 

 had seen, and seemed to show readily distinguishable characters 

 from 0. taurinvs. 



In the Ape-house had been specially noticed a fine large olive- 

 green Baboon with a black face from Khartoum (supposed to be 

 Papio dor/uera), and an example of a new Monkey from Togoland, 

 which Herr Matschie was proposing to call Cercopithecus zeehi, 

 after its discoverer Count Zech, who had recently brought it home. 



Mr. Sclater stated that during a short visit to Gibraltar in 

 September last he had not omitted to make enquiries as to the state 

 of the herd of Barbary Apes {Macacus inuus) which is well-known 

 to inhabit the higher and less frequented parts of the ' Bock,' and 

 that he had been assured on all sides that these animals had much 

 increased in numbers of late years and had in some cases become 

 rather troublesome 2 . When riding in the evening up to the Signal 

 Station at the top of the Eock he had himself seen small parties 

 of this Monkey both going and returning. They were apparently 

 quite tame and fearless, and allowed an approach within a few 

 paces. Some authorities were of opinion that the herd now con- 

 sisted of at least 130 individuals or more. 



Capt. J. S. Iuglefield (of H.M.S. 'Devastation') had favoured 

 Mr. Sclater with the following remarks on the subject, gathered 

 from two years' experience : — 



" I have seen the Monkeys in parties of 15 and more, but have 



1 See P. Z. S. 1880, p. 451 ; List of An. (9) p. 174 (1896) ; and Bolau, Abh. 

 Ver. Hamb. vii. p. 33 (1880) ; Lydekker, Deer of all Lands, p. 102. 



2 For previous notes on this subject see 'Galton's Vacation Tourists,' ser. i. 

 p. 206 (1867), and ' Nature,' xxxis. p. 30 (1888). 



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