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Show 426 DR. W. PETERS ON MAMMALS FROM BURMAH. [Nov. 22, ANAS MELANOTA. Sarcidiornis africana, Eyton. Madagascar. A N A S E R Y T H R O R H Y N C H A . Eastern coast of Madagascar (Lantz). A N A S ASSIMILIS, Forster. Querquedula bernieri,Verreaux. Northwestern coast. D E N D R O C Y G N A VIDUATA. Madagascar; Reunion; Mayotte. N E T T A P U S AURITUS. Madagascar. D R O M A S ARDEOLA. North-western coast. S T E R N A GALERICULATA, Lichtenstein. Sterna velox, Hartlaub, nee Ruppell. North-western coast. S T E R N A AFFINIS, Ruppell. North-western coast of Madagascar. S T E R N A DOUGLASII. Reunion, Mauritius, and Nazareth-bank (north of Mauritius and Rodriguez). STERNA PANAYENSIS. North-western coast. S T E R N A STOLIDA. Anous rousseaui, Hartlaub. Reunion. P H A E T O N CANDIDUS. P. flavirostris, Brandt. Reunion. G R A C U L U S AFRICANUS. North-western coast. PLOTUS MELANOGASTER, Gmelin. See Schlegel, Muse'um, Pele-cani, rp.26. North-western coast of Madagascar. It is a curious fact that the Indian, and not the African, species occurs in this island. Mr. W. H. Flower, F.R.S., F.R.C.S., F.Z.S., read a memoir on the skeleton of Inia geoffrensis and on the skull of Pontoporia blain-villii, to which were added remarks on the systematic position of these animals in the Order of Cetaceans. This paper will be published entire in the Society's ' Transactions.' The following papers were read :- 1. On some Mammalia collected by Capt. A. C. Beavan, C.M.Z.S., at Moulmein, Burmah. By Dr. W . PETERS, F.M.Z.S. (Plate XXXV.) 1. PHYLLORHINA DIADEMA, Geoffroy. "No. 1. Rhinolophus, July 29, Moulmein." A single male, agreeing in every respect with Geoffroy's original i description and figure of this fine species. 2. RHINOLOPHUS COZLOPHYLLUS, n. sp. (PI. XXXV.) R. supra brunneus, subtus pallidior; auriculis latis acuminatis; prosthemate postico transverso lanceolato, cavitatem pilosam continente; verruca infralabiali quadripartita; alis talum haud attingentibus. Long, tota 0-064m., caud. 0-019m., antibr. 0042m., tib. 0019m. "No. 2. Vespertilio, August, Sal ween valley." This very remarkable small species approaches in size the R. tna- |
