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Show 1904.] ON MAMMALS FROM BRITISH NAMAQUALAND. 171 probably in most of the early so-called Ratite birds. These questions can only be settled by further excavations in the Libyan Desert and the discovery of more complete material. EXPLANATION OF PLATE V. Mullerornis betsilei M.-Edw. & Grand. Fig. 1. Pelvis from side, p. 163. 2. Femur, posterior surface, p. 1G5. 3. „ anterior „ 4. Tibio-tarsus, posterior surface, p. 166. 5. „ anterior „ 6. Fibula, p. 166. 7. Tarso-metatarsus, posterior surface, p. 166. 8. „ anterior ,, All the figures \ natural size. February 2, 1904. IT.G. THE DUKE OF BEDFORD, K.G., President, in the Chair. Mr. R. Lydekker exhibited and made remarks upon a head of the Alaskan Moose (Alces gigas of Americaxx naturalists) which had been obtained by Lord Elphinstone in Alaska, and mounted by Mr. Rowland Ward. Mr. J. E. S. Moox-e, F.Z.S., exhibited a sex-ies of lantern-slides illustrating the histology of cancer in animal tissues. Tlxe following papers wTere read :- 1. On a Collection of Mammals from British Namaqualand, presented to the National Museum by Mr. C. D. Rudd. By OLDFIELD THOMAS, F.R.S., and HAROLD SCHWANN, F.Z.S.* [Received December 15, 1903.] (Plate VI.t) By the generous help of Mr. C. D. Rudd, Mr. C. II. B. Grant, who had previously collected at Deelfontein the fine series of Mammals presented by Col. A. T. Sloggett, has been enabled to continue in the Cape Colony collecting material for- the British Museum. * Diagnoses of the new forms published in Abstracts P. Z, S. 1901, no. 2, pp. 5, 6 (Feb. 9th). f For explanation of the Plate, see p. 183. |
