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species, and its spots (of a somewhat bolder pattern than occurs in the generality 

 of the species from the sub-Himalayan region, Assam, Sylhet, and Arracan,) 

 are more filled out with black than I remember to have seen before: but I can 

 detect no further difference. It would be of some interest to obtain this species 

 (or its representative) in the Tenasserim provinces ; in order to observe whether 

 it graded into F. javanensis of the Malayan peninsula, which is considered the 

 same by M. Temminck who unites them under the name F. minuta, in which 

 he is followed by Dr. Schlegel and others. 



The Dolphin, which Mr. Elliot inclines to regard as a new species, and 

 terms De/phinus perniger, approaches very closely in size and proportions to 

 D. hastaius, F. Cuv., Hist, des Cetaces, p. 161, and to which this author refers 

 the Grampus Ileavlsidii of Gray ; but there is no trace of the peculiar markings 

 of the under-parts which distinguish the Cape species referred to. Mr. Elliot, 

 describing the fresh animal (as I presume), mentions it to be " uniform shining 

 black above, blackish beneath. It has a series of 26 teeth on each side, above 

 and below; conical, obtuse, and slightly curved inwards." The animal is well 

 stuffed ; and now measures 5 ft. 4 in. in total length (to middle of tail), the 

 beak (to frontal elevation) 4 in. ; dorsal fin situate posteriorly to the middle of 

 the body, commencing at a distance of 29| in. from the tip of the beak ; length 

 of its upper margin (in the dry specimen) \0\ in., and height about 6 in.; 

 length of the flipper 10 in., and extreme breadth 4 in. ; spread of the tail-flukes 

 14| in., and these are divided apart to a depth of 1| in. ; beyond this division, 

 a very distinct ridge or keel is continued for about 1 ft., attaining a maximum 

 elevation of about § in. These are about all the specific distinctions that can 

 be drawn from the dry specimen. 



5. Capt. Scholefield, of the Schooner " Sydney." A dead female Ursus 

 malayanus, from Java. Perfectly identical, as a species, with specimens from 

 Assam, Tenasserim, &c. ; but the individual remarkable for two great black 

 patches occupying much of the right side of its U-like mark on the chest, and 

 for numerous small spots spread over the remainder of the same mark. It has 

 been set up as a stuffed specimen. 



6. From the Barrackpore menagerie. A very fine dead specimen of F/ia- 

 sianus torqaatus, mas. 



7. Mr. Geoffrey Finch. A living albino of the common larger Mungoose of 

 Bengal (Mangusta grisea)* 



8. L. Manley, Esq. A dead African Finch, in perfect plumage, the Crithagra 

 cfirysopogon, Swainson, v. Fr'mgilla butyracea, var., Latham. Though in the 

 ordinary full plumage of the male bird, this specimen proved, upon examina- 

 tion, to be a female. 



* Since dead, and mounted in the Museum. 



