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Show No. 4. ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. March 1st, 1904. Dr. A. GUNTHER, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. The following motion, of which notice was given at the Meeting held on February 16th, was put to the Meeting and declared to be lost by a very large majority :- " That it is desirable to alter the hour of the Meetings for Scientific Business from 8.30 P.M. to 5 P.M." Dr. A. GUNTHER, F.R.S., exhibited and made remarks upon some specimens of hybrids between Reeves' Pheasant (Phasianus reevesi), <5, and the Silver Pheasant (Euplocamus nyctheme-rus), 2 • Mr. OLDFIELD THOMAS, F.R.S., exhibited the skull of a Buffalo which had been obtained by Col. Delme-Radcliffe in Ankole, S.W. Uganda. It was of the Bubalus caffer type, but was distinguished by the flatness and breadth of the palms of its horns, as compared to their convexity in B. caffer. Mi-. Thomas considered it to represent a distinct local race, which he proposed to call B. caffer radcliffei. The typical skull measured 505 m m . in basal length, the outer spread of the horns was 1106 mm., and their palm was 295 m m. in breadth, but only about 115 m m . in thickness. An old female skull was 455 mm. in basal length, with a greatest horn-spread of 845 mm. Mr. OLDFIELD THOMAS also exhibited a rare Fruit-Bat of the genus Scotonycteris, which had been obtained in Fernando Po by * 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 may be obtained on the day of publication at the price of Sixpence, or, if desired, sent post-free for the sum of Six Shillings per annum, payable in advance. |
