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placed there and in East Africa by other allied though distinct 

 forms. 



The third paper, by Mr. Oldfield Thomas, describes a new 

 Dormouse (Graphiurus platyops) obtained by Mr. J. Ffolliott- 

 Darling at Enkeldorn, in Mashonaland. 



de Winton, W. E. " On the Nomenclature and Distribution of 

 some of the Kodents of South Africa, with Descriptions of New 

 Species." Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7), ii., p. 1, 1898. 



A number of most useful rectifications of synonymy and of 

 identifications of species formerly considered to be distinct are 

 given in this paper, based on the older and newer collections 

 contained in the British Museum ; two new species are de- 

 scribed : Gerbillus (Tatcra) lobengulce from Essex Yale, near 

 Bulawayo, and Saccostomus anderssoni from Damaraland. 



AVES. 



Sharpe, E. B. " On the Birds of Zululand founded on the 

 Collections made by Messrs. E. B. and J. D. S. Woodward." 

 Ibis (7), hi., pp. 400-422 and 495-517, pi. x., 1897. 



The first part of this paper contains extracts from the 

 Ornithological Journals of the brothers Woodward regarding 

 the habits and occurrence of the birds observed by them in 

 Zululand ; the second part a list of all the birds obtained by 

 them, 173 in number, among them is a new Green Barbet, 

 named by Dr. Sharpe StactoUema woodicardi, in honour of the 

 two brother collectors ; an example of this bird has been 

 recently acquired for the South African Museum. 



EEPTILIA. 



Seeley, H. G. "On the Skull of Mocldorliinus platyops from 

 Bethulie, Orange Free State, preserved in the Albany Museum." 

 Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7), i., p. 164, 1897. 



This is a description of a new genus of Dicynodont reptiles, 

 allied to Ptychogna tints, a genus discriminated by Sir Richard 



