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It has been found, apparently, in Senegal, Old Calabar, and 

 the Gaboon. 



Dr Smith quoted the following account of the cry of the 

 creature from a letter he had received from Mr Hewan : — 

 " This cry it is difficult for me to describe. Of all sounds 

 that I can think of, the most like is that of a cricket, but 

 more intensified. It runs steadily up the musical scale, and 

 embraces about two octaves, or rather more, increasing in 

 rapidity towards the end, and the whole in well finished 

 staccato." 



2. Chameleon fasciattts, n. s. ? 



Dr Smith exhibited a specimen of chameleon, which 

 differed from the common species, and might be new. It 

 apparently belongs to the G-enus Chamadeon of Dr Gray's 

 " Eevision of the Genera and Species of the Ghamceleonidai," 

 just published in the "Annals of Natural History." 



This chameleon has the nose simple, and the occiput 

 slightly produced and rounded, with a raised central keel, 

 and an oval-shaped depression pointing outward and for- 

 ward on each side of it ; the upper part of the head and 

 occiput are covered with flat, somewhat hexagonal-shaped 

 scales, and the rest of the head with rounded ones. There is 

 a small distinct flap projecting behind and on each side of the 

 occipital protuberance; which is covered with large rounded 

 scales. The head is light-coloured above, with a twin spot 

 of black in front, and is mottled transversely with grey and 

 white on the sides ; it measures, l/o-ths of an inch in length 

 from point of snout to extremity of occipital protuberance ; 

 from point of snout to front of orbit, it measures nearly ¥ 8 ff ths 

 of an inch, the orbit across nearly aVhs, and from back of 

 orbit to extremity of occipital protuberance i%ths of an inch. 

 The small occipital flap projects about sV^h of an inch beyond 

 the protuberance, and measures altogether about ^ths of 

 an inch across. There is no distinct dentated crest on the 

 back, chin, or belly ; a yellowish-white stripe of scales, be- 

 coming larger and more distinct on the abdomen, extends 

 from the chin to the anus. The scales of the body are 

 unequal, larger ones being scattered over the sides, and all 



