Ordo. P a c h y d e rm e s . Cuv. Genus. R h in o c e r o s . Linn. Species 11.—Rhinoceros bicomis. Rhinoceros bicomis. Gmel. I. 57. Rhinoceros unicornis, var. p. bicomis. Linn. I. 104. Rhinoceros Africanus. Cuv. Rhinoceros d’Afrique. Buff. Supp. vi. pi. 6. Two-horned Rhinoceros. Penn. Quad. i. 150. pi. 29. Here again we have the horns only. The local name of this animal is Gargatan. Ordo. R o n g e u r s . Cu v . Genus. S c iu r u s . Linn. Species 12.—Sciurus Dschinschicus. Sciurus Dschinschicus. Gmel. I. 151. Sciurus albovittatus. JDesm. Mamm. p. 338. Our species agrees exactly with M. Desmarest’s account of his S. albo- vittalus, except that the tad is rather more decidedly distich than that of the individual he describes ; but the dried state of the skin before us prevents our ascertaining its form very minutely. M. Desmarest refers to pi. 89 of Sonnerat’s Voyage, vol. ii. for a figure of his Ecurieul de Gingi, which he quotes as a variety of this species ; on looking into Sonnerat, we do not find any figure at all of this animal referred to by that, author. Plate 89 is a figure of the Maquis à Bourres. Genus. H y s t r ix . Linn. Species 13.—Hystrix cristata. Hystrix cristata. Linn. I. 74. Porc-épic. Buff. xii. pi. 51. Crested Porcupine, Penn. Quad. Chassis. A v e s . Auct. Ordo. R a p t o r e s . III. Fam. VuLTURiDiE. Vigors, in Linn. Trans. Genus. V u l t u r . Auct. Species . 1 Vulturfidvus. Vultur fulvus. Rrtss. ,1. 462, sp. 7- Gyps vulgaris. ■$?»., Ois. dt Egypte. Le Perenqptere. PI. Enl. 426. Vautour Griffon. Temm. Manuel d’Om. p. 5. Alpine Vulture. Var. .B. Lath. Gen. Hist. I. p. 17- This species was observed by Major Denham in the neighbourhood of all the large towns through which he passed. It was attracted by the offal, and refuse of every description, which the inhabitants were accustomed to throw out for its use. For the services which these birds thus performed, they met with protection in return from the natives, who (lid not permit them to be destroyed. Fam. F al co n id se . Leach. Subfam. A c c ip it r in a . V. in Linn. Trans. Genus. A s t u r . Auct. • .-Species 2 .1-iAstur musicus. Falco musicus. Daud. Om. II. 116, sp. lxxxviii. Le Faucon chanteur. Le ffaiU. Ois. d‘AJr.,1. 117, pi. 97- Chanting Falcon. Lath. Gen. Hist. I. p. 178. This b e a u t i f u l Hawk was met with OGGasionally in m o s t parts of c e n t r a l Africa, b u t n o t in a n y a b u n d a n c e . It was the o n ly species of the family w h ic h t h e officers of the expedition were enabled to preserve a n d bring home.
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