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Show LAYARD. 135 Horns of hybrid Chamois. a. Horn of pure Chamois, for comparison. Chamois and the Domestic Goat. It appears that it is not unusual for a tame buck Chamois to interbreed with domestic she-Goats; and as the horns of the hybrid so produced are so remarkable that they might well be suspected to indicate some undescribed species, intermediate to the Chamois and the Himalayan Thar (Hemitragus jemlaicus), I now submit a photograph of the series, considering the figures to be quite worthy of publication, in order to prevent, if possible, any mistake of the kind. For comparison, the horn of a pure Chamois (a) is placed along with them. February 25, 1869. W. H. Flower, Esq., F.R.S., in the Chair. A letter was read from E. L. Layard, Esq., F.Z.S., dated Cape Town, December 31st, 1868, enclosing a drawing of another species of Ribbonfish (Gymnetrus), which had come ashore in rather a bad state at Simon's Bay on the 23rd of December, 1865, and been drawn on the spot by P. D. Martin, Esq. Mr. Layard believed it to be perfectly distinct from tbe species mentioned in a former communication to the Society (P. Z. S. 1868, p. 319), and could not find any description that answered to it. The Secretary exhibited specimens of some Reptiles which had been collected for the Society's Menagerie by Mr. George Wilks, of Buenos Ayres, C.M.Z.S., but had, unfortunately, died before reaching their destination. They consisted of two Snakes taken in copula, which had been determined by Dr. Gunther to be Coronella anomala, Giinth. (Cat. of Snakes, p. 57), and some specimens of a small Cayman (Jacare ocellata, Gray). Mr. J. E. Harting called the attention of the Meetiug to the steps 1869.] LETTER FROM MR. E. L. |