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Show 1896.] MR. SCLATER ON CONTINENTAL MENAGERIES. 783 5 Robed Snakes * (Tropldonotus stolatus, Boie). 2 Fishing-Snakes (Tropldonotus plscator, Schneid.). 1 Rayed Snake * (Coluber rodlatus, Schleg.). 1 Condanar Sand-Snake * (Psammophis condanorus, Merr.). 2 Well-spotted Snakes * (Blpsadomorphus multlmaculotus, Boie). 2 Olivaceous Water-Snakes* (Hypslrhlna enhydris,$ehneicl.). 1 Aulic Snake* (Lycodon aulicus, Linn.). In reference to this collection I have received the following notes from Mr. Bligh :-" These reptiles were all obtained in the Minbu and Mague districts of Upper Burma. I held the post of Executive Engineer P. W . D. of the Minbu district, and obtained them by offering rewards to Burman villagers. After a few cash-payments had been made ' on delivery,' these people became very keen in hunting in the jungle for specimens. I had even house-spiders and earthworms brought by small children. Of course, the general impression was that the 'Tbakin' was decidedly demented, but at present was harmless. The Burman villagers have a great deal to do in the neighbouring woods, and consequently have a good knowdedge of animals. The Land-Tortoises were principally obtained in the low-wooded hilly country near Taungdwingyi, Mague district, and were hunted down by dogs, which bayed on finding the quarry. The Snakes and Lizards were generally noosed with horsehair nooses at the end of a long bamboo. The natives were a great deal more afraid of the Verti-cillated Geckos than any others. One or two men in a village could always be found equal to capturing the Snakes by depressing the head with the end of a stick or fork, and seizing it by the neck." Mr. Sclater gave an account of some of tbe more interesting animals observed in the Zoological Gardens of Antwerp, Cologne, Diisseldorf, Hanover, Amsterdam, The Hague, and Rotterdam, which he had visited in June last. In Antw-erp, under the kind guidance of M . L'Hoest, he had examined the first living example he had ever met with of the very beautiful African Monkey, Cercopithecus brazzce (see P. Z. S. 1893, p. 443, pl. xxxiii.), from the Congo. This species somewhat resembles C. diana in its long white beard and white haunch-stripes, but had in life a pale blue nose, besides its conspicuous red front. Other mammals noticed at Antwerp were a pair of Mountain Zebras (Equus zebra); a true Burchell's Zebra (E. bur-chelli typicus) w ithout any markings on the legs ; a pair of Sea-lions (Otaria califomiana), with a young one lately born; and a pair of the smaller Buffalo of Western Africa (Bubalus pumilus). The pair of Hippopotamuses had n o w bred eight years in succession, and reared their young one in nearly every case. Among the birds noticed wras a hen Westermann's Cassowary (Casuarius westermannl) in fine plumage. P R O C ZOOL. Soc-1896, N o . LI. 51 |