68 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Mr. Sclater exhibited and made remarks on a drawing of the head of a 

 Monkey, Cercopithecus erythrog aster, in the Paris Museum, forwarded to 

 him by M. Pousargues, of that institution. 



An extract was read from a letter received from Mr. C. B. Mitford, 

 describing au invasion of Locusts observed at Free Town, Sierra Leone. 

 Mr. C. 0. Waterhouse had referred the specimens of these insects sent 

 home to Pachytylus migratoroides. A further extract from the same letter 

 gave an account of the occurrence of Elephants in the district of Sierra 

 Leone. 



Mr. R. Lydekker gave an account of some of the principal objects 

 observed during his recent visit to the La Plata Museum, calling special 

 attention to the splendid series of remains of Dinosaurian Reptiles, of 

 Cetaceans, and of Ungulates of three different suborders. Mr Lydekker 

 also made remarks on some of the specimens of Edentates and of the 

 gigantic birds of the genus Brontornis, and further exhibited a painting of 

 the head of a Wild Goat, Capra cegagrus, of unusual size. 



On behalf of Mr. J. Jenner Weir, a specimen of the Tsetse Fly, Glossinia 

 moristans, from the Transvaal was exhibited. 



Mr. Tegetmeier exhibited a curiously barred variety of the Common 

 Pheasant. 



A communication was read from Prof. W. N. Parker, containing remarks 

 on some points in the structure of the young of the Australian Echidna. 



A communication was read from Mr. Roland Trimen, giving an account 

 of a collection of Butterflies made in Manica, Tropical South-east Africa, 

 by Mr. F. C. Selous in the year 1892. Of 166 species represented in the 

 series, 44 were stated to be of general distribution, and of the remainder 

 (amongst which were 9 apparently new to science) 26 were peculiar to the 

 South-Tropical area of Africa. 



A communication received from Dr. A. B. Meyer contained remarks on 

 a rare African Monkey, Cercopithecus wolfi, accompanied by a coloured 

 drawing. 



Dr. A. Giinther gave an account of a collection of Reptiles and Fishes 

 made by Dr. J. W. Gregory during his expedition to Mount Kenia. The 

 collection contained examples of thirty-seven species of Reptiles, nine of 

 Batrachians, and thirteen of Fishes. Several species of Reptiles were new 

 to science, amongst which were two new Lizards — Bunocnemis modesta, g. et 

 sp. n., of the family Geckotidce, with imbricate scales and large scattered 

 conical tubercles on the hinder part of the hind limbs ; and Agama gregorii, 

 to A. cyanogaster, but with lateral, not tubular nostrils. Six new fishes allied 

 were also characterized and named : — Chromis niger, C. spilurus, A testes 

 affinis, Labio gregorii, Barbus tanensis, and B. taitensis. — P. L. Sclatkr, 

 Secretary. 



