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Show 62 MR. E. BARTLETT ON MAMMALS [Feb. 2, other little-known species in our Parrot-house, such as Chrysotis Lorius tibialis, Eos reticulata, Pyrrhulopsis tabuensis, P. personata, and Coracopsis barklyi. The whole series of birds of the family in the building consists at the present moment of 186 specimens, belonging to 115 species. 3. List of the Mammals and Birds collected by Mr. Waters in Madagascar. By E D W A R D B A R T L E T T , Curator of the M u s e u m and Public Library, Maidstone. [Eeceived December 31, 1874.] (Plate XII.) I have the pleasure of forwarding to the Society a list of the Mammals and Birds collected by Mr. Waters in Madagascar, which I have observed from time to time in his collections on their arrival, thinking that it may be useful for reference as regards his specimens obtained in that island. MAMMALS. 1 L E M U R VARIUS, Geoffr. Interior of Madagascar. A number of flat skins were in a former collection, and one male and three females are in the present collection, of the black-and-white variety, from the S.E. coast. The sexes are alike in colouring. 2. L E M U R MELANOCEPHALUS (Gray). Interior of Madagascar. Male and female of this species in a former collection. They are alike. The head of the male is perhaps alittleblackerthanthefemale's. 3. H A P A L E M U R GRISEUS, Geoffr. Tamatave. A female in the first collection. 4. CHIROGALEUS TYPICUS, Smith. Tamatave. A single skin in the first collection. 5. C H I R O G A L E U S SMITHII, Gray. S.E. coast of Madagascar. A female in the present collection. 6. PROPITHECUS DIADEMA, Bennett. Tamatave and the interior of Madagascar. Several imperfect flat skins were in the first collection, which varied much in colour, some being iron-grey on the shoulders with pale yellowish fore limbs, and others rich red brown on the fore limbs. In a second collection I received a fine skin in which the red-brown of the limbs was extremely rich, and the grey colour on the shoulders very bright and silvery. |