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Show 1885.] ON A CHIMPANZEE IN THE SOCIETY'S GARDENS. 673 Cat. of Animals 1883, p. 41), produced a young one on the 23rd March, 1884. It was a female, and of a brown colour like the mother. This specimen is now adult in the Society's collection, and has been placed in company with another male. The same old female produced a second young one of the male sex on the 3rd April, 1885, which was black when born like the male parent. Of the old female and this second young one, I now exhibit a sketch by Mr. Kenlemans showing the curious way in which the young Lemur is carried by the mother. As will be observed, it lies nearly transversely across the belly of its mother, and passing its long tail round her back and so on to its own neck, uses it as a prehensile organ to hold on by. On referring to Schlegel and Pollen's'Fauna of Madagascar'it will be seen that they have figured the White-whiskered Lemur (plate i.) with its black young one and recognized the distinction in colour of the sexes throughout all ages. But so far as we can tell from observations made on these animals in captivity, the position which they have assigned to the young Lemur on the back of its mother is erroneous. 6. On a Female Chimpanzee now living in the Society's Gardens. By A. D. B A R T L E T T , Superintendent of the Society's Gardens. [Received June 15, 1885.] (Plate XLI.) Having paid considerable attention to the Anthropoid Apes, and from the opportunities I have had of seeing a very large number of living and dead specimens, not only in England but at the different Zoological Gardens, Menageries, and Museums, I have arrived at the conclusion that my acquaintance with them is sufficient to enable me to offer a few remarks upon an example now living in the Society's Gardens. This animal was purchased in Liverpool, Oct. 24, 1883, together with an adult male of the well-known Chimpanzee. When received she was quite immature, not having shed any of her sucking-teeth. At that time, however, she exhibited many well-marked characters, differing much from the well-known Common Chimpanzee; and as she advances towards the adult condition these differences are becoming more fully developed, and thus render a description of them less difficult. In the first place I may remark the colour of the face, hands, and feet in the Chimpanzee are white or pale fiesh-colour ; the same parts of the animal under consideration are black or brownish black. Another well-marked difference is to be observed in the hair upon the head and face. In the Chimpanzee the hair on the top of the head, and passing down from the centre (where it divides) to the sides of the |