No. 2. 



ABSTRACT OF THE PHOCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.* 



February 2nd, 1904. 

 H.G. The Duke of Bedford, K.G., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. R. Lydekker exhibited and made I'emai'ks upon a head of 

 the Alaskan Moose, Aloes machlis gigas. 



Mr. J. E. S. MooRB, F.Z.S., exhibited a series of lantern-slides 

 illustrating the Histology of Cancer in Animal tissties. 



Mr. R. Lydekker read a paper, illustrated by coloured lantern- 

 slides, on the subspecies of Giraffe {Giraffa cci'mdoparclalis). 

 The author enumerated ten subspecies and pointed out the dis- 

 tinguishing charactei'S of each. 



A paper was read by Messrs. Oldfield Thomas, F.R.S., and 

 Harold Schwann on a collection of mammals from Namaqualaud 

 presented to the British Museum by Mr. C. D. Rudd. It had 

 been obtained by Mr. C. H. B. Grant, and consisted of about 160 

 specimens referable to 28 species, of which a new Mungoose 

 {Herpestes rucldi) had already been described. 



The following additional new forms were now named : — 



Cynictis penicillata pallidior, subsp. n. 



Similar to true pev.icillata, but paler throughout, and with 

 much more white on the end of the tail. Central area of back 

 " buff- yellow " (Ridgway). 



Tyjye. Male. No. 399. 



Arvicanthis pumilio cinereus, subsp. n. 



General colour smoke-grey instead of buffy yellow, the sides 

 especially much clearer grey than in true jszt^ni^zo. 

 ■ Tyjje. Female. No. 514. 



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