310 Zoological Society. 



sometimes in the same) localities, to which I have alluded in my 

 'Birds of Jamaica/ p. 177, against which a naturalist should always 

 be on his guard in a foreign country, appears to have misled our 

 venerable naturalist. Nor does it seem to me disrespectful to the 

 name of that great man thus to expose his mistakes, since I feel able 

 to speak positively, from long-continued and familiar personal obser- 

 vation, and because precision in the narration and application of 

 facts is of the highest importance in natural science. 



I subjoin a description, noted from the living animal. Head, neck 

 and fore-part of back, reddish brown, bronzed ; a broad band of black 

 runs from the muzzle on each side, inclosing the eye, and passing 

 down to the hind-leg ; this band is bounded, both above and below, 

 by a band of yellowish white, gradually becoming obsolete between 

 the fore- and hind-leg ; each of these pale bands is again bounded 

 by a line of black, more or less interrupted or maculate, the superior 

 of which extends along the tail ; lower back and tail, greenish brown ; 

 whole under- parts greenish white, silvery ; upper surface of the limbs 

 and feet black, with pale confluent spots. The whole animal reflects 

 a metallic gloss. There is no appreciable difference in the sexes. 



Dimensions of one measured, a gravid female, of rather large 

 size : — Length, muzzle to anus ^-^^ inches ; tail b^ : total nearly 9 

 inches. Muzzle to eye 2^ in. ; muzzle to ear ^V ^^* 5 muzzle to front 

 of fore-leg ly^^^ in. ; axilla of fore-leg to front of hind-leg 2 in. ; fore- 

 leg, from axilla to tip of claws, -^ in. ; hind-leg 1^^- in. 



This is the only species of Mabouya that I found in Jamaica. Is 

 M. Sloanei (Dum. et Bib.), which is ascribed to the same island, 

 really distinct ? 



June 13. — Harpur Gamble, Esq., M.D., in the Chair. 



1. Description of Tragelaphus Angasii, Gray, with some 

 Account of its Habits. By George French Angas. 



This new and brilliant Antelope, the Inyala of the Amazulu, ap- 

 pears to be a link between the Koodoo and Boshbok, uniting in 

 itself the markings and characteristic features of both these animals. 



The adult male is about 7 ft. 6 in. in total length, and 3 ft. 4 in. 

 high at the shoulder. Though elegant in form, and with much of 

 the grace of the solitary Koodoo, the robust and shaggy aspect of 

 the male bears considerable resemblance to that of the Goat. Legs 

 clean ; hoofs pointed and black, with two oval cream-coloured spots 

 in front of each fetlock, immediately above the hoof. Horns 1 ft. 

 10 in. long, twisted and sublyrate, very similar to those of the 

 Boshbok, but rather more spiral ; have sharp polished extremities, 

 of a pale straw-colour ; rest of horns brownish black, deeply ridged 

 from the forehead to about half the length of the horn. Prevailing 

 colour greyish black, tinged with purplish brown and ochre ; on the 

 neck, flanks, and cheeks, marked with several white stripes like the 

 Koodoo ; forehead brilliant sienna-brown, almost approaching to 

 orange ; mane black down the neck, and white from the withers to 

 the insertion of the tail. Ears Sin. long, oval, rufous, tipped with 

 black and fringed inside with white hairs ; a pale ochreous circle 



