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Show 616 REPTILES ETC. FROM BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. [Nov. 7, genera Macacus and Cercopithecus had been born in the Society's gardens, namely : - Macacus sinicus, April 2, 1885. Macacus rhesus, April 6, 1887. Cercopithecus callitrichus, Feb. 22, 1890. Macacus rhesus, March 31, 1890. Cercopithecus lalandii, June 11, 1893. Concerning tbe last birth a curious fact had been observed and reported by the keepers-that the young monkey, which lived about two months, had been in the habit of sucking both of the mother's teats at once, as shown in the sketch taken by Mr. Holding (see p. 615), who had himself witnessed the act. Mr. Tegetmeier exhibited a mounted specimen of a Grouse from Scotland, supposed to be a hybrid between Tetrao teirix and Lagopus scoticus. Mr. G. A. Boulenger, F.Z.S., read a paper " On a Nothosaurian Reptile from the Trias of Lombard)7, apparently referable to Lariosaurus." His description was based on a small, nearly perfect specimen from Perledo, showing.tbe ventral aspect, belonging to the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfort-on-Main, which had been intrusted to him by the Directors of that institution and was exhibited before the Meeting. The author pointed out the presence of a series of minute teeth on the pterygoid bones, and of an entepicondylar (ulnar) foramen in the humerus. The number of phalanges was 2, 3, 4, 4, 3 in the maims, and 2, 3, 4, 5, 4 in the pes ; the terminal phalanx was flattened and obtusely pointed, not claw-shaped. In discussing the affinities of this reptile the author stated that the Lariosaurus described by Diecke did not appear to be generically distinguishable from the Neusticosaurus of Seeley, which he referred to the Lariosauridce, regarding that family as intermediate between the 2Iesosauridce and the Nothosauridce, though nearer the latter. The Mesosauridce, in his opinion, formed one suborder, the Lariosauridce and Nothosauridce together a second suborder, of the order Plesiosauria. This paper will be printed entire in the Society's ' Transactions.' The following papers were read :- 1. Second Report on the Reptiles, Batrachians, and Fishes transmitted by M r . H . H . Johnston, C.B.,from British Central Africa. By Dr. A. G U N T H E R , F.R.S., V.P.Z.S. [Received November 7, 1893.] (Plates LIII.-LVLL) Since the publication of my first Report on this subject (see P. Z. S. 1892, p. 555) two more consignments have been received |
