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Show 4 PROF. O W E N ON THE OSTEOLOGY OF THE DODO. [Jan. 9, too is common in all the dense jungles in the neighbourhood. A fine specimen of Gecinus viridanus killed, and also the Chrysonotus intermedius of Blyth. A Pitta, new to me, inhabits the bamboo jungles at base ; it does not agree with any of Jerdon's descriptions. It may be P. cyanura, and is much spotted on the breast. I must keep it for comparison with specimens in our museum. Hearing that the rare Nemorhcedus sumatrensis, or Goat Antelope, was to be found at the base of the mountain, we determined to have a beat for them, and I was lucky enough to secure a fine female, the spoils of which I will send home to yon at an early opportunity. They frequent the talus of the mountain described above, and when disturbed make for the inaccessible parts. Their general appearance is somewhat porcine, between a goat and a hog. I made the following memoranda, which may be interesting :- "Zwagaben, October 19, 1865.-Female full-grown, but had not had young. ft. in. Tip of nose to tip of tail 4 6 Tail 5 inches ; with hair, 0 7 Shoulder, height (afore), including hoof .. 2 10^ Girth, behind forearm 2 10 Ear 0 8| Horn along curve, ringed at the base 0 6 Hoof. 0 ]| Mane 0 6 Extreme stretch of legs apart 6 4 "Lacrymal sinus small, slightly developed. General colour black, with a tinge of hoary ; inside of ears white, with black tips and edges ; belly and tibiae rufous ; throat rufous, white-tipped. Intradigital pores apparently absent. False hoof of fore and hind legs If inch. Irides dark brown. Teats four. Buttocks rufous and white. Said by Karens to have only one young one at a time. Progresses like a goat through the jungle, with a series of jumps when disturbed; utters a kind of half snort, half grunt. "Hab. Grass- and bamboo-covered sides of Zwagaben, and probably other limestone hills in Burmah. Has been seen at Thyet Mayo, in Pegu. "Native name 'Thorsek,' pronounced Thorzike. >> Professor R. Owen, F.R.S., read a memoir " O n the Osteology of the Dodo" (Bidus ineptus, Linn.). The materials upon which Professor Owen's researches were based consisted of about one hundred different bones belonging to various parts of the skeleton, which had been recently discovered by Mr. George Clark, of Mahe'berg, Mauritius, in an alluvial deposit in that island. After an exhaustive examination of these remains, which embraced nearly every part of the skeleton, Professor Owen came to the conclusion that previous authorities had been correct in referring the Dodo to the Columbine order, the variations presented, though considerable, being mainly |