616 JIEPTILES ETC. FROM BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. [Xov. 7, 



genera Macacus and CercojnthecKs had been born in the Society's 

 gardens, namely : — 



Macaciis sinicus, April 2, 1885. 

 Macacus rhesus, April 6, 1887. 

 Cercopithecus callitrichus, Feb. 22, 1890. 

 Macacus rhesus, March 31, 1890. 

 Cercopithecus lalandii, June 11, 1893. 



Concerning the last birth a curious fact had been observed and 

 reported by the keepers — that the young monkey, which lived about 

 two months, had been in the habit of sucking both of the mother's 

 t(!ats at once, as shown in the sketch taken by Mr. Holding (see 

 p. 615), who had himself witnessed the act. 



Mr. Tegetmeier exhibited a mounted specimen of a Grouse from 

 Scotland, supposed to be a hybi'id between Tetrao tetriv and 

 Lagopus scoticus. 



Mr. Gr. A. Boulenger, F.Z.S., read a paper " On a Nothosaurian 

 Reptile from the Trias of Lombardy, apparently referable to 

 Lanosaurus."' His destription was based on a small, nearly perfect 

 specimen from Perledo, showing the Aeutral aspect, belonging to 

 the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfort-on-Main, which had been 

 intrusted to him by the Directors of that institution and ^\a8 

 exhibited before the Meeting. The author pointed out the presence 

 of a series of minute teeth on the pterygoid bones, and of an 

 entepicondylar (ulnar) foramen in the humerus. The number of 

 phalanges was 2, 3, 4, 4, 3 in the manus, and 2, 3, 4, 5, 4 in the 

 pes ; the terminal phalanx was flattened and obtusely pointed, not 

 daw-shaped. In discussing the affinities of this reptile the author 

 stated that the Lariosaurns described by Diecke did not appear to 

 be generically distinguishable from the JVeustieosaiirtts of Seeley, 

 which he referred to the Lariosau rider, regarding that family as 

 intermediate between the MesosauridcH and the Nothosauridce, 

 though nearer the latter. The Mesosauridce, in his opinion, 

 formed one suborder, the Lariosanridre and Nothosauridoe together 

 a second suborder, of the order PJesiosauria. 



This paper \\'\\\ be printed entire in the Society's ' Transactions.' 



The following papers were read : — 



1. Second Report on the Reptiles, Batracliians, and Fishes 

 transmitted by Mr. H. H. Johnston, C.B., from British 

 Central Africa. By Dr. A. Gunther, F.R.S., V.P.Z.S. 



[Received November 7, 1893.] 

 (Plates LIII.-LYII.) 



Since the publication of my first Report on this subject (see 

 P. Z. S. 1892, p. 555) two more consignments have been received 



