80 Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [Jan. 



Report of Curator, Zoological Department. 



My last published Report was that for the month of June, published in the 

 No. of the Journal for that month ; and I have now to record the donations 

 received since that time. 



July, 1848. M. Alfred Malherbe, of Metz. A large collection of mam- 

 malia and bird skins, and of land and fresh water shells, chiefly from Algiers, 

 with others from different parts of Europe ; together with sundry specimens 

 of mammalia and birds packed with them by Mr. A. Bartlett, including many 

 presented by H. E. Strickland, Esq. 



The collection received from M. Malherbe is as follows : (1) 



Mammalia. 

 Genetta afra, — Algiers. 

 *Mustea erminea, L. France. 



Lutra vulgaris, var. ? (N. S. apud Lesson.) Algiers. 

 Sorex alpinus, — Switzerland (St. Gothard.) 

 S. araneus, L. France. 

 Dipus maurit aniens, — Algiers (Oran). 

 fMus rattus, L. Three specimens. France. 

 *M. sylvaticus, L. Switzerland. 

 Arvicola nivalis, — Switzerland (snowy summits.) 

 *Lemmus norvegicus, — Norway. 

 Cephalophus natalensis, A. Smith. Port Natal. S. Africa. 



Aves. 



* fTinnunculus cenchris, (L.) : Falco tinnunculoides, Natterer. Female. Al- 



giers, 

 t Circus cinerascens, (Mont.) Adult and young males. Algiers. 



* fAccipiter nisus, (L.) Male and Female. Algiers. 

 fGyps fulvus, (L.) Adult. Algiers. 



Scops Aldrovandi, Ray ; Strix scops, L. Algiers. (Identical with the Indian 

 species, of which the grey variety is Sc.pennata, Hodgson, and the chesnut 

 variety — figured in Mr. Jerdon's ' Illustrations of Indian Ornithology/ 

 pi. 41, — is Sc. sunia, H. (2) 



(1) The species of which the museum had previously European specimens have an 

 asterisk prefixed ; and those of which it contained Indian examples are distinguished 

 by a cross. Those of other regions previously in the museum are marked with a double 

 cross. 



(2) M. Malherbe remarks of this species, in his' Catalogue Raisonne des Oiseaux 

 de l'Algerie,' — " Paroit plus rare : forets de la Calle. Le sujet que j'ai recu est d'un 

 roux w/raye" de noir et de cendre." That forwarded by him to the Society is grey with 

 a rufescent tinge. 



