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Zoological Society, Jan. 20.—Prof. Newton, F.R.S., vice-president, in the chair.—Mr. Sclater exhibited two skulls of Baird's Tapir (Tapirus bairdi) received from Mr. Constantine Rickards, of Oaxaca, Mexico. The receipt of these specimens proved that this Tapir extended from Panama through Central America into Southern Mexico, and was probably the only species of this genus to be met with in America, north of the Pana-manic Isthmus.—Mr. Sclater also exhibited and made remarks on skulls of Ovis arkar, from the Altai Mountains, and the stuffed skin of a specimen of the Wild Ibex of Crete.—Mr. E. Ward exhibited two feet of a Fawn, the mother of which had had double hind feet, and had for several years brought forth fawns having the same malformation.—A communication was read from Dr. O. Finsch containing a description of an apparently new species of Parrot from Western Peru, which was proposed to be called Psittacula andicola.—A second paper by Dr. Finsch contained the description of a new species of Fruit Pigeon from the Pacific Island of Rapa or Opara. This unique specimen had been.sent to the author by Mr. F. W. Hutton, of Otago, New Zealand, after whom it was proposed to name the bird Ptilonopus huttoni.-A note was read by Major O. B. C St. John, on the locality of the Beatrix Antelope (Oryx beatrix), which was believed to be the south of Muscat.—Mr. Edward R. Alston read the description of a new Bat of the genus Pteropus, which had been sent to him from Samoa for identification by the Rev. S. J. Whitmee. Mr. Alton proposed to call this species Pteropus whitmeei.—A communication was read from Mr. A. G. Butler, containing a list of the species of Fulgora, with descriptions of three new species in the collection of the British Museum.—A communication was read from Mr. Herbert Dmce, containing an account of the Lepidopterous Insects collected by Mr. E. Layard, at Chentaboon and Mahconchaisee, Siam, with descriptions of new species.
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Societies and Academies . Nature 9, 254–256 (1874). https://doi.org/10.1038/009254b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/009254b0