No. 7. 



ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON* 



May 3rd, 1904. 



G. A. BouLENGER, Esq., F.R.S., Yice-President, in the Chair. 



The Secretary exhibited, on behalf of Dr. Graham Kenshaw. 

 F.Z.S., an outline sketch of a young African Elephant, mounted 

 in the Museum of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, which showed 

 an unusual development of hairs on its body. 



The Secretary also exhibited a photograph of the Quagga, 

 taken by Mr. F. Haes from the last female specimen that had 

 lived in the Gardens. 



Mr. F. E. Beddard, F.R.S., exhibited the brain of a Troupial 

 {Qtiiscalus versicolor) in the hinder part of both cerebral hemi- 

 spheres of which was an entangled mass of Nematoid worms 

 lying below the pia mater. The bird was reported to have 

 dropped down suddenly from its perch " in a fit." 



Mr. Pv. H. BuRNE, F.Z.S., exhibited specimens of the female 

 reproductive organs of Ferarneles obesula, Trichosiorus vulpecula, 

 and Dasyurus viverrinus ; the specimens had been presented^ to 

 the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons by Professor Hill. 



Mr. BuRNE also exhibited photographs of the rare Leathery 

 Turtle {BeriYiochelys coriacea). 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas, F.P.S., read a paper on the osteology 

 and systematic position of the rare Malagasy Bat Myzopoda 

 aurita. This Bat was considered to form a special family, the 

 Myzopodidce, which appeared to be most nearly allied to the 

 American Natalidce and Aformopidce. 



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