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William Astor Chanler, Esquire, 

 New York City. 



Dear Sir: — I am very glad to know of the prospect of the immediate 

 publication of the narrative of your expedition to the Tana River region, 

 and regret exceedingly that it is not possible to furnish at the present 

 time a detailed list of the collections obtained by you, since there are 

 many new and exceedingly interesting forms of animal Hfe among them. 

 It is possible, however, to present a preliminary report. The National 

 Museum is greatly indebted to you and to your companion Lieutenant 

 von Hohnel for this valuable collection, which must of necessity occupy 

 a considerable time in its study, but which is sure to yield very important 

 results to biological science. I hope that you will convey to Lieutenant 

 von Hohnel the warmest thanks of the Smithsonian Institution for his 

 generosity in consenting that his collection should accompany yours to 

 the National Museum. It is prized exceedingly here and will be pre- 

 served always with the utmost care, and we hope that within a few 

 months a goodly amount of literature will have been published in regard 

 to the joint collection received from yourself and from him. 



The mammals have been studied carefully by Mr. True, who has 

 published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Museum, Volume 

 XVI., pages 6oi to 603 ("Notes on a Small Collection of Mammals 

 from the Tana River, East xA^frica, with Descriptions of New Species"), 

 enumerating four species of small mammals, of which two are new, 

 namely : a small dormouse, which has been described under the name 

 of Eliomys parvus, and a mouse somewhat resembling the ordinary 

 house mouse, which has been called Mus tana. In addition the collec- 

 tion contained a specimen of a new antelope, which has been named 

 Ce7'vicapra Chanleri, in your honour, in one of the publications of the 

 Tring Museum. The specimen has been finely mounted, and is a most 

 welcome addition to our series of African antelopes. The species is a 



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