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XVI. H. H. The Mahéraja of Burdwan. The stuffed skin of a 
two headed calf. 
XVII. Mr. C. K. Hamilton, Calcutta. A canine tooth of the great 
‘ Hlephant-seal,’ or ‘Sea-elephant’ MorunGa PROBOSCIDHA, (Des- 
marest). 
XVII. Mr. Morgan. A small common Rat (Mus pecuMants), 
with abnormally developed rodent-tusks. 
XIX. Major W. A. Anstruther Thomson, Commander of the 
Viceroy’s Body-guard. A Cuttle-fish common in the Bay of Bengal. 
XX. Lt. W. G. Murray, Topographical Assistant G. T. Survey. 
A box of bird skins from the Dholpur and Gwalior territories. The 
only noteworthy specimen is that of a female Propasszr of Hodgson, 
which cannot be referred to any ot the species hitherto recognised :— 
Pr. Murrayi, nobis, 2. s. Most nearly affined perhaps, to Pr. 
RODOPEPLA (Vigors) ; but the bill much smaller, shaped more as in Pr. 
RODOCHROUS, (Vigors), though more elongated and distinctly approx- 
imating in form to that of ProcarDuELIs, Hodgson. Colour brown 
above, paler below, a little rufescent on the rump, belly, and upper 
and lower tail-feathers ; very indistinctly striated, except on the crown 
where the feathers have contrasting pale lateral edges: a tolerably 
distinct rufescent whitish supercilium ; and the throat also rufescent 
whitish, with dusky spots towards and upon the chin: greater and 
less wing-coverts pale-tipped, and tertiaries pale-margined, the secon- 
daries much more narrowly pale-margined. Bill and feet corneous. 
Length about 63 im.; of closed wing 3 in.; and tail 23 in., bill to 
frontal point {2; in. The male will, of course prove to be more or less 
erimson like that of its congeners. 
A very fine new species of this Genus has lately been obtained by 
Lieut. Beavan of the late 62nd B. N. I., on Tonglu mountain (10,000 
ft.), on the Sikhim frontier bordering on Nipal ; together with other 
novelties in the bird class, and several known species that are rare m 
collections. I avail myself of this opportunity to introduce the former. 
Pr. FRONTALIS, nobis, 7. s. Most resembling PR. RODOPEPLA, 
(Vigors), but the bill smaller, and the tail longer. Broad frontal 
band, supercilia, and feathers of cheeks and throat, consisting of elonga- 
ted plumes, vinaceous with glistening whitish medial lme more or less 
developed, the entire feathers composing the frontal band being thus 
whitish ; rest nearly as in PR. RODOPEPLA, but without the ruddy 
