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Show 768 MR. E. BARTLETT ON MAMMALS AND [Dec. 16, Up to the present I may mention that I have noticed 41 species of Mammals and 81 species of Birds, from Mr. Waters's collection in this district. MAMMALS. 1. LEMUR CATTA, Linn. Ekongo, S.W. coast of Madagascar. Several specimens of males, females, and young. They do not appear to vary much, except in the colour of the back, which is in some examples grey, and in others of a beautiful pinkish brown. 2. LEMUR RUFIFRONS, Geoffr. Ekongo, S.W. coast of Madagascar. One example. 3. LEMUR MONGOZ, Linn. S.W. coast of Madagascar. Examples of this species vary much in the colour of the tail, some having the tail bright reddish brown with whitish tips, while others have it of a pale yellowish brown. 4. LEMUR NIGRIFRONS, Geoffr. S.W. coast of Madagascar. 5. LEMUR XANTHOMYSTAX, Gray. S.W. coast of Madagascar. 6. HAPALEMUR SIMUS, Schl. & Pollen. Ekongo and S.E. Betsileo, Madagascar. Several examples of males and females. They vary very little in colour; and all those I have examined have the yellowish brown patch on the rump. " They live in the bamboo forests, and feed on the young shoots of the bamboo."-T. Waters. 7. HAPALEMUR OLIVACEUS, Geoffr. S.W. coast of Madagascar. Called by the natives " Coaline." 8. CHIROGALEUS MILII, Geoffr. Ekongo, Madagascar. 9. LEPILEMUR MUSTELINUS, Geoffr. S.E. Betsileo, Madagascar. Four specimens are in the present collection, which vary very much in colour :- (1) Adult male : iron-grey, with yellowish brown tinge ; tail uniform greyish brown. (2) Adult female: crown pale grey; shoulders, back, and fore- |