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Show No. 25. ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.* January 16fch, 1906. HOWARD SAUNDERS, Esq., Yice-President, in the Chair. The SECRETARY read a report on the additions that had been made to the Society's Menagerie during the month of December 1905. The SECRETARY also exhibited a series of photographs of the Red Deer illustrating the growth of the antlers, which had been presented to the Society by Mr. Walter Winans, F.Z.S. r Prof. E. A. MINCHIN, F.Z.S., exhibited a living specimen of a Lemur (Galago) which he had brought home with him from Entebbe, Uganda. Dr. F. G. D. DREWITT, F.Z.S., exhibited, and made remarks upon, a white variety of the Common Mole. Mr. OLD FIELD THOMAS, F.R.S., exhibited a skull of a Forest- Pig (Hylochcerus) sent by Mr. G. L. Bates from the Cameroons, thus confirming the report, already published, that Hylochcerus occurred near the West Coast. The species, however, appeared to be different from II. meinertzhageni, and was diagnosed as follows:- HYL0CH03RUS RIMATOR, Sp. 11. General characters of skull as in H. nieinertzhageni, but the teeth, and especially the last molars, conspicuously narrower and lighter, both above and below. * This Abstract is published by the Society at 3 Hanover Square, London} W., on the Tuesday following the date of Meeting to which it refers. It will be issued, free of extra charge, to all Fellows who subscribe to the Publications, along with the ' Proceedings '; but it m a y be obtained on the day of publication at the price of Sixpence, or, if desired, sent post-free for the sum of Six Shillings per annum, payable in advance. |