303 
New Species of Birds . 
Longitudo tarsi digitorumque (sine unguibus).. 8 10 
ab apicc rostri ad basin auris . 5 0 
auris . 2 6 
The second species of Kangaroo to which Mr. Gould drew 
the attention of the members, is nearly allied to the Macropus 
penicillatus of Mr. Gray, but differs in being of a smaller size, 
paler colour, in having no black mark on the sides of the body, 
and the tail less bushy ; the ears, moreover, are smaller in pro¬ 
portion, and more pointed. The general colour is grey-brown ; 
the under parts of the body are dirty white, obscurely tinted 
with yellowish: on each side of the body, near the base of the 
fore leg, is a dusky patch ; a dirty white mark is observable 
on each side of the head, and there is an indistinct mark on 
the base of the thigh. The tail is moderately bushy, coloured 
at the base like the body, hut the apical third is dusky black. 
Mr. Gould gave to this species the name 
Macropus (Pktrogale) brachyotis. Macr. relieve e 
fusco cinereo , apud partes inf adores albescente; caudd 
jloccosd ad apicem nigra; utruque gend lined albescente 
notatd . 
unc. Hn. 
Longitudo ab apice rostri ad caudae basin .... 21 0 
-- caudce . 1G 6 
- tarsi digitorumque (sine unguibus) .. 5 0 
--ab apice rostri ad basin auris . 3 8 
- auris . 1 11 
NEW SPECIES OF BIRDS. 
At a meeting of the Zoological Society, held oij the 8th of 
September, 1840, a skeleton of the Talegalla was exhibited, 
and Professor Owen drew attention to its peculiarities:— 
“ On comparing the osteology of the Talegalla with that of 
other birds,” said the Professor, u it exhibits all the essential 
modifications which characterise the Gallinaceous type, and 
among the R a sores it most nearly resembles the genera 
Penelope and Crax. 
“ In all the main points the skeletons of these birds agree; 
their differences are those of proportion only ; whereas in the 
Raptures, and especially in the Vulturidee, the following im¬ 
portant differences present themselves. The spines of the dorsal 
vertebras are detached ; the upper transverse processes of the 
sacrum are separated by oblique elliptical vacuities; the 
plough-share bone, which*terminates the coccyx, has double the 
relative vertical extent y the cervical vertebra? are shorter and 
broader; twice the number of the ribs, as compared with 
Talegalla, give off vertical processes, and these are longer and 
stronger: but the most striking and decisive differences occur 
