has perhaps become more watchful, and more easily disturbed, than was the case with M. Vosmaer's; who says that, during the day, he could clean out his cage without even disturbing him. In this animal, a very slight touch of his cage or the box in which he sleeps is sufficient to arouse him, and he then observes all your motions with rather a jealous eye. He is very sensible to cold, and his thick fur coat was no doubt given him by his bountiful Creator as a protection against it. Incapable, from his slow habits and nature, of taking exercise violent enough to warm him during the winter, he is enveloped in this thick mantle, which renders him, in a great measure, independent of moving about; and, rolling himself up like a ball, in a sheltered situation on the branch of a tree, grasping it strongly with his hind paws, he passes any short season of cold in as comfortable a manner, no doubt, as it is possible for such a slow animal to do, till the returning season of heat brings him warmth and comfort again.

His temper, in cold weather especially, is very quick; but, in general, he is rather timid, and never offers any injury unless incautiously touched, teased, or provoked: he then makes a shrill plaintive cry, evidently expressive of much annoyance, and bites very sharply. This cry has been mentioned either by Vosmaer or Sir W. Jones, and described as resembling the sound ai ai, shrilly sounded, and repeated several times successively. When the cat annoys him, which she does very frequently, by leaping over him, he repeats the cry nearly a dozen times: it is always, however, expressive of anger. He has also another sort of cry, expressive of eagerness to obtain any thing: this is much gruffer in sound, not shrill nor loud, but apparently made by forcing the air out of his nostrils. He likes much to be stroked under the chin and throat, and also under the arms, turning his head round to the hand like a cat, and lifting his arm, stretching it out beyond his head. Though not a very sensible animal, he is still evidently capable of feeling kindness, and showing resentment. He allows his throat and fore arm to be stroked, but refuses to let the same liberty be taken with his hinder limbs. For some time, while in China, a little Chinese dog was his companion, sleeping in the same cage with him; and, with the exception of a few occasional jars, they lived very comfortably together. As the dog grew up, however, they were separated. A cat, the only animal in the house besides himself, has made many overtures to him, and, when he is allowed to get out of his cage, he is followed up and down the room by his feline companion, who evidently wishes to make

him her playfellow. Any undue familiarities, however, on her part are met with an immediate repulse from him; and, one time, when patting him rather incautiously with her foot, he bit her so severely, that she now, though evidently wishing to be on good terms with him, keeps at a safe distance. This same cat has, since this, again become more familiar. Though not daring to approach him, she follows wherever he goes, to his great annoyance, and renders herself an object of his abhorrence. He cries out on her approach, and is sadly tantalised by her playful trick of leaping over him. He seems to be rather a social animal notwithstanding. A large japanned tray attracts a good deal of his attention. Seeing his image reflected in it, he walks before it, and tries to grasp his own image. Finding his efforts ineffectual, he imitates the action of the child, by peeping behind, with expectation to see the object there. Before a looking-glass he shows the same regard and curiosity.

Vosmaer classed this animal among the sloths; but a very superficial view of him is enough to show the erroneousness of this opinion. Buffon, though classing it where Linnæus has done, under the name of Lòris, has evidently mistaken the animal entirely. Never having seen it, he has confounded it with another species of the same genus. "Viewing its figure, and the length of its legs, he could not imagine that it was slow in leaping or running." This, however, is not correct; for he is incapable of leaping, and, from his motion and manner, it is evident he never does leap. When irritated, I have seen him dart his body forward to seize the offending object; but, in doing this, his general habits were clearly evinced, his body only being bent, while his hind feet held fast the perch on which he stood, and he made use of them only as a fulcrum, or purchase, to increase the celerity of his movement.

I could obtain no information from the natives who brought me this specimen, regarding his habits and economy: Sir W. Jones mentions that by the Indians he is called the bashful ape; but with regard to his history the natives were entirely ignorant. He is the second specimen I have seen of this species, which, I believe, has been rarely met with in this country before.

A very singular anatomical particularity, which in course I have not seen myself, was observed and pointed out by Sir A. Carlisle, who had a rare opportunity, some years ago, of dissecting an animal of this kind. The subclavian artery, soon after entering the axilla, divides into twenty-three equal

sized cylinders, which surround the principal trunk, now diminished into a very small vessel, accompanying each other in their course down the arm, and dividing along with the ulnar and radial arteries. The iliac artery, at the margin of the pelvis, divides into upwards of twenty equal-sized cylinders also, in the same manner as the subclavian. These cylinders, in their course, are distributed to the muscles, each muscle having a cylinder to itself; the trunks of the arteries distributing themselves to the other parts, as in other animals.

ART. III. Notice of a remarkable Hare (Lèpus timidus L.) caught at Dunfanaghy in Donegal. By JOHN V. STEWART, Esq.

Sir,

THE hare, of which the accompanying sketch (fig. 84.) is a very correct representation, was caught by me in a snare,

about three months ago; and, as I am making a collection of the beasts, birds, and insects indigenous to this country, and take a great interest in subjects connected with zoology, I have preserved it, and placed it in my museum. After I had removed the skin, previously to stuffing it, the lump, which is about the size of a hen's egg, remained attached to the throat and sides of the neck, by a membrane which, surrounding it, formed an internal bag within the skin. As this membranous covering, and the skin surrounding it, were kept distended at

the top, by their connection with the sides of the neck, and at the bottom by the lump, it had the appearance, when the hare was standing, as if the lump extended all the length of the pocket; but, when the hare was in motion, or the lump was subjected to pressure with the hand immediately under the throat, it was evident that the lump was pendulous, and entirely confined to the lower part of the pouch. The pouch was rather more than 5 in. long, and about 7 in. in circumference, covered with fur similar in every respect to that on the throat. The lump, which was nourished by large blood-vessels, communicating with it from the neck, presented no appearance of disease; it resembled the other fleshy parts of the animal, and was not in the least degree callous. From these circumstances, several medical gentlemen to whom I have shown it since I preserved it in spirits, are induced to consider it as not cancerous; I am, however, myself disposed to think, though possessing no surgical knowledge, that it must originally have arisen from a diseased state of some of the glands, and that as the lump so produced increased in size, it became to a certain degree detached, and thus by its own weight produced the pouch which gives the hare this singular appearance. Had the animal been suffered to live, the pouch must soon have come in contact with the ground, and would probably in a short period have ulcerated, and terminated its life. It had every appearance of being an old hare; the body appeared to be in a very healthy state, and it would in a short time have had two young ones.

I have the honour to be, Sir, &c.

JOHN V. STEWART.

ART. IV. An Arrangement of the different Species of Falcons found in Great Britain. By T. F.

Sir,

SOME observations and slight omissions of your correspondent Z. B., under your article "Retrospective Criticism," (p. 94.), have induced me to offer, to such of your readers as may feel an interest in becoming acquainted with the number of falcons found in their native island, an arrangement of the genus Falco of Linnæus, divided into sections according to the system of modern naturalists, and accompanied with a few remarks; referring such as may wish for further information, to Temminck's Manuel d'Ornithologie, and Selby's Illustrations of British Ornithology.

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Order RAPACIOUS (Accipitres Linn.).

Genus FALCON (Falco Linn.)

Section I. Falcons.

This section contains the true falcons, being chiefly those which were made use of in falconry, and called long-winged hawks, from the closed wings reaching to, or almost to, the end of the tail.

1. Gerfalcon (Falco islándicus Lath.). (fig. 85.) - This is one of the boldest birds of the

whole genus, and was used in falconry for the larger species of game. Its native country is Iceland. The White Gerfalcon, Brown Gerfalcon, Iceland Falcon, and Greenland Falcon are considered synonymous. It rarely occurs in England.

2. Peregrine Falcon (Fálco peregrinus Linn.).-The Haggard Falcon, Barbary Falcon, Yearling Falcon, and Red Falcon are considered as only changed in plumage, as is also the Lanner of the Brit. Zool.; but the Lanner of Lath. and

the Arct. Zool. is placed by Temminck as a distinct species, which is said to be found in Hungary and Russia, and has never been met with in England that I am aware of. The Common Falcon (Fálco commúnis) is also placed among the synonyms of the Peregrine.

3. Kestrel (Falco Tinnúnculus Linn).-4. Hobby (Fálco Subbuteo Linn.). - 5. Merlin (Falco 'salon Linn.). The Stone Falcon is doubtless only an old male, becoming bluishgrey above.

Section II. Eagles.

These birds are more powerful than the former, but not so rapid in flight.

1. Golden Eagle (Falco Chrysaetos Linn.). (fig. 86.)—The Black Eagle of Pennant, and the Ring-tailed Eagle (Fálco fúlvus) of other English authors, are clearly ascertained to be the young.