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Show PROCEEDINGS OF THE SCIENTIFIC M E E T I N GS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. •. • January 20, 1885. Prof. Flower, LL.D., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. The Secretary read the following report on the additions made to the Society's Menagerie during the month of December 1884 :- The total number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of December was 68, of which 3 were by birth, 35 by presentation, 7 by purchase, 9 by exchange, and 14 were received on deposit. The total number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 122. Amongst the additions during the month attention was called to :- 1. A Muntjac, deposited by Mr. H. E. Dresser, F.Z.S., on December 20th, which appears to belong to a species distinct from any yet described, and which, with Mr. Dresser's approval, I propose to call the Hairy-fronted Muntjac {Cervulus crinifrons). This animal is readily distinguishable from the Muntjacs hitherto known to us by the long hairs which spring from the forehead and summit of the head, and almost conceal the short horns, and by its much longer tail. The single male specimen received was transmitted to this country by A. Michie, Esq., of Ningpo, China, and was doubtless obtained in that part of China. It may be shortly described as follows :- CERVULUS CRINIFRONS, sp. nov. (Plate I.) Form of G. vaginalis, but rather larger in size and tail much longer. General colour dark brown, passing into blackish on the limbs and sides of rump. Head, ears, and elongated hairs of the bushy forehead light brown, rather yellowish. Upper surface of tail black. PROC. ZOOL. S O C - 1885, No. I. 1 |