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from Maritzburg described by Dobson, and doubtfully referred by 

 him to B. villosa is, I think, undoubtedly a distinct species, and 

 may be called Bematiscus dobsoni. 



To the genus Bematiscus there would thus be referred five 

 known species — B. villosa and B. dobsoni from Natal, B. trans- 

 vaalensis from the Transvaal, and B. trevelyani and B. leschce 

 from Eastern Cape Colony. 



The second exhibit is a specimen of the rare Golden Mole — 

 Chrysochloris sclateri. Originally discovered in the Nieuwveld, 

 north of Beaufort West, and named in honour of Mr. W. L. 

 Sclater, it was next discovered at Morija in Basutoland, 350 miles 

 from the original locality. In an unexplored country a species 

 occurring at two such remote localites would not excite any 

 wonder, but in South Africa our researches on the fauna have 

 gone so far that we can say not only that the species has never 

 been found in the intermediate area, but that no Golden Moles 

 inhabit the northern part of Cape Colony. Six years ago I 

 discovered tracks of Chrysochloris on Compass Berg, and I have 

 since been fortunate, through the kindness of Miss K. Jansen, of 

 Wilgebosch, New Bethesda, in getting a specimen which proves 

 to be also C. sclateri. This discovery brings the known localities 

 130 miles nearer, and suggests that the species may originally 

 have extended to Basutoland by the Winterberg and Storm berg. 

 Possibly it may yet occur in these localities. The black mole of 

 the south coast, which I named C. duthiece, is an extremely closely 

 allied species. It occurs at Knysna, and possibly extends east- 

 wards to Port Elizabeth. C. sclateri with its 40 teeth is probably 

 near the ancestral form from which G. hottentota and allied forms 

 with 36 teeth are derived. 



February 19th, 1918. 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.R.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following Report on the Additions 

 made to the Society's Menagerie during the month of January 

 1918 : — 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of January were 26 in number. Of these 16 were 

 acquired by presentation, 8 were received on deposit, and 2 by 

 purchase. 



The number of departures during the same period, by death 



and removals, was 80. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be directed to : — 

 1 White-nosed Coati (JYasua narica). from Tampico, presented 



by H. C. Banbury on January 19th. 



