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Show No. 12. OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON* December 13th, 1904. H erbert D ru c e , Esq., F.L.S., Yice-President, in the Chair. ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS The S e c r e tar y read a report on the additions that had been made to the Society's Menagerie during November 1904, and called special attention to a Ferret-Badger (Helictis per sonata) from Burmah ; to two Chimpanzees (Anthropopithecus schwein-furthi) from the Bagomo Forest, Uganda; to a male specimen of the Senegal race of the African Buffalo (Bubalus centralis); and to three Mouse-Hares (Ochotona roylei) from Baluchistan. The total number of additions during the month was 150. Mr. O ld f ie ld T h om a s , F.R.S., exhibited specimens of a pair of Gazelles from Jerusalem which had been obtained and presented to the British Museum by Dr. Selah Merrill. They represented a new species allied to the Atlas Gazelle, and were proposed to be named G a z e l l a m e r r il l i , sp. n. Allied to G. cuvieri, but smaller, with shorter horns, these being more strongly curved backwards below and recurved forwards at their tips. Premaxill;e not reaching nasals. Extreme length of the typical male skull 194 mm. ; horn, length over curves anteriorly 241. Hab. Hizmeli, N. of Jerusalem. The Hon. W a l t er R o th s c h ild , Ph.D., F.Z.S., read a paper on Anthropoid Apes. He characterised four forms of Gorilla (Gorilla), twelve of Chimpanzee (Simia), and four of Orang-Utan (Pongo), * This Abstract is published by the Society at 3 Hanover Square, London, W ., on the Tuesday following the date of Meeting to which it refers. It will be issued, free of extra charge, to all Fellows who subscribe to the Publications, along with the ‘ Proceedings ' ; but it ruay be obtained on the day o f publication at the price o f Sixpence, or, if desired, sent post-free for the sum of Six Shillings per annum, payable in advance. |