following year named by Linnæus, Scarabæus Goliatus. (Mantissa Altera p. 530). Lamarck included in his genus six species, all of which had previously been described. These are, Gol. Africanus,' Cacicus, Polyphemus,3 bifrons,4 micans,' and marginalis.

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Weber, about the same time as Lamarck, after his description of the Cetonia Ynca, remarks (Obs. Entomol. p. 67,) "Fortè Ynca, Goliata, Cacicus, Polyphemus, &c., novum constituunt genus;" and Fabricius immediately after expressed the same opinion. (Syst. El. II. p. 136.)

Many other species have been added to this fine group of beetles by subsequent authors, and the Cetonia quadrimaculata of Oliv., (tab. viii. fig. 73, p. 30,) and Scarabæus torquatus of Drury, (Ill. pl. 44, fig. 1.,) have been since ascertained to be females of species of the genus. The male of the last mentioned has been lately brought from Sierra Leone by Mr. Strachan, and an excellent figure and description have been given of it by Mr. Waterhouse, in the last number of this Magazine. The male of the Gol. quadrimaculatus is in the possession of Mr. MacLeay.

I shall now confine myself to that section of Goliathus which Mr. MacLeay has called Smithii, in his lately published elaborate memoir.7 It is characterized by the generally metallic colour of the species composing it, which have "the elytra wider at the base, the body very depressed, the thorax nearly truncated behind, or at least only slightly emarginate to receive the scutellum. The males have almost always the anterior tibiæ denticulated on the inside." (Mac

Leay.)

In one division the males have the anterior tibiæ externally

1 Afterwards changed to Gol. giganteus in the 'Hist. Nat. des Anim. sanı Vert.' iv. p. 580. Fabricius, Olivier, and Latreille, as well as Lamarck, regarded the insect figured by Drury in 1782, (Illust.' iii. pl. xl.) and named in his index Scarabæus Goliatus, as a mere variety.—Subsequent authors are of opinion that it is distinct; and Mr. Westwood has named it Goliathus_Drurii in his new edition of Drury's ‘Illustrations.'

2 Scarabæus Cacicus ingens, Voet, 'Coleopt.' ord. 1, gen. 1, p. 34, No. 151, tab. 22, fig. 151,—originally regarded as a native of the New World, and named accordingly, but since ascertained to be African.

3 Scarabæus Polyphemus, Fabr. Mantissa,' i. 7, 53. Cetonia Polyphemus, Oliv. Mecynorhina Polyphemus, Hope, 'Col. Man.' p. 119.

4 Cetonia bifrons, Oliv. 'Coleopt.' 6, pl. 6, fig. 117, p. 82. Inca bifrons, Lep. & Serv. Ency. Meth.' x. p. 381.

5 Scarabæus micans, Drury, 'Illustr.' ii. pl. xxxii. fig. 3. Dicronorhina micans, Hope, 'Col. Man.'

6 Cetonia bifida, Oliv. p. 43, pl. ii. fig. 9. Schizorhina, Kirby, G. & P. 7 On the Cetoniide of S. Africa, in Illustr. of the Annulosa of S. Africa,' forming No. 3 of Dr. Smith's African Zoology.

tridentate. In the other the anterior tibiæ have no teeth externally. To this division the Rev. F. Hope has applied the name Dicronorhina, (Coleopt. Man. p. 119,) giving as the type, the Scarabæus micans of Drury, Goliathus micans of Lamarck. He regards the " Cetonia quadrimaculata, Oliv. which is evidently the same as Gol. Daphnis Buquet, and also Gol. Grallii of the same author," as belonging to the genus. Mr. MacLeay, who has the male of the Cetonia quadrimaculata in his collection, regards it as quite distinct from the Daphnis. He has lately described a new species, discovered near the Tropic of Capricorn, by Dr. Smith, after whom he names it, (Illustr. Annul. S. Africa, p. 34.

The species about to be described comes near the Goliathus Grallii of Buquet, (Ann. de la Soc. Ent. de France, v. p. 201, pl. 5. B. fig. 3,) from which however it is evidently quite distinct. The shape of the mentum, the nearly equilateral scutellum, the depressed much produced clypeus, and the want of a brush of hairs on the last joint of tarsus, with other characters, at once indicate that it belongs to a section distinct from the Goliathus (Dicronorhina) micans, and for which I would suggest the name of Eudicella.1 The Gol. (Eu.) Grallii, Buquet, Gol. (Eu.) Smithii, MacL., Gol. (Eu.) quadrimaculatus, seem to me to belong to the same group.

(b) Thorax and head viewed from the side. (c) Antenna magnified. (d) Part of tarsus of

anterior right leg.

I know only the male of the following species, which may be characterized as follows:

Goliathus (Eudicella) Morgani.

G. (Eudicella). Nitidè viridis, thorace subæneo, pedibus æneis.

Mas clypei cornu medio valdè elongato, depresso porrecto-elevato, paulo recurvo, piceo-rufo, supra (basi apiceque exceptis) lutescente. Hab. Sierra Leone. Rev. D. F. Morgan. Mus. Brit.

Head green, coarsely punctured; clypeus very much produced; porrecto-elevated and slightly recurved, flattened and deeply forked at the tip, the prongs nearly straight and furnished on the posterior side at the tip with two blunt, slight tubercular elevations; on one of the prongs in the specimen described there is a more distinct internal tooth. The basal part of pedicel ferruginous brown, the fork above pale yellowish brown, beneath reddish brown, the tips with the small teeth, black; base of clypeus with two excavations, the sides of which are produced in front into a somewhat acute brown tooth, directed forwards and upwards.

Antennæ dark brown, situated close in front of the eye, basal joint sub-globular, largest, distinctly dotted, third, fourth and fifth with irregular, rather deeply impressed dots on the basal parts; inner joint of knob, hairy on the outside.

Trophi brown, the apical lobe of maxilla with ferruginous hairs. Mentum bright green, dotted, at base apparently rounded and rather deeply excavated, in front notched, densely hairy, having the sides towards the front sinuated.

Thorax above and below of a bright shining green with coppery reflections, broad behind, in front narrowed and distinctly sinuated for reception of head; the front and sides distinctly margined; posteriorly at insertion of scutellum there is a slight somewhat sinuated lobe, with a short transverse impressed line in front of the angles. The surface above is most delicately punctured, the puncturing most distinct in front, the raised lateral edges being free from dots. Scutellum almost equilateral, bright green.

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Elytra of the same shining green as thorax, but with little any metallic reflection; the shoulders have a few irregular ferruginous marks; the surface most delicately punctured, and having about twelve longitudinal lines of impressed dots, the line on each side of suture being the most distinct; the sutural part of elytra at base depressed, the sides of suture towards the middle raised, and at the tip poduced beyond the plane of the elytra, lateral margin of elytra raised; brown with ferruginous hairs.

Body beneath green with coppery reflections, the margins of the segments, as well as an abbreviated line on the produced basal segment of abdomen, ferruginous. Apical segment green.

Legs green, and in some parts curiously lineated with red. Tibie internally, as well as the terminating spines and all the joints of tarsi pitchy brown; femora of anterior pair densely clothed in front with ferruginous hairs, before insertion with tibia ferruginous; anterior tibiæ with from eight to ten teeth on the inner side, the two terminal the largest. The tibia with regard to dentation not symmetrical. In all the tarsi there is a rather strong spine between the claws, but no brush of hairs on the terminal joint.

The Rev. D. F. Morgan has made two valuable collections of Insects during his residence at Sierra Leone, both of which he has most liberally presented to the British Museum.— The above described species is named after him.

ART. V.-Upon the claims of the Ardea alba-Great Egret, or White Hearn, to be considered a British bird. By ARTHUR STRICKLAND, Esq.

DOUBTS have by late authors been thrown upon the propriety of continuing this species in our catalogue of additional visitors to this country. Mr. Jenyns, in his valuable work on the British Vertebrata, has stated, "there is no well authenticated instance of its having been met with in this country of late years, or any British specimen in existence." Mr. Gould in his beautifully illustrated work on European birds, just completed, has reiterated these sentiments. I am happy however, to be able most satisfactorily to refute these statements, and to remove all doubts as to the propriety of retaining this fine species in our list of British Birds, as an occasional visitor; indeed upon much better authority than many we do not hesitate to retain as such.

Twelve or thirteen years ago, (but the exact date of which I cannot now satisfactorily determine) a beautiful specimen of this bird appeared at and in the neighbourhood of Hornseamere, in the East Riding of York. It had remained about there some weeks, and several attempts had been made to procure it by different members of the family of the proprietor of that fine piece of water, when it was accidentally seen by a friend of mine one morning, in his way to meet the hounds, who took some more successful mode of procuring it, and had it sent to him a few days afterwards in beautiful condition. It was well preserved by Mr. Dunn, who still lives at Hull, and remained some years in the possession of the gentleman above alluded to, when it was kindly added to

my collection, where it is at this time in perfect preservation. This bird being killed in winter, is without the scapular plumes, and in that state which was formerly called the great white heron. But much more recently another specimen, in all the beauty of summer plumage, has been killed, not many miles from the place that produced the above mentioned specimen. Three years ago this bird was seen by a labourer, in the fields of James Hall, Esq., of Scorbro,' near Beverley, in the immediate neighbourhood of what used formerly be a decoy, but which modern draining or cultivation has rendered useless. The person who saw it procured a gun and killed it while sitting upon the top of a gate. This specimen has been beautifully preserved by Mr. Read of Doncaster, and is now in the possession of Mr. Hall, who duly appreciates its value.

We have thus two instances of this bird being recently killed in this country, all the circumstances of which may still be satisfactorily traced, and both of which specimens are in perfect preservation at this time. But these are not the only facts that can be deduced for warranting our continuing this bird in our catalogue. In the beautiful collection of British birds belonging to Mr. Folgambe, of Asberton, there is a specimen of this bird, with a label attached to the case, stating it was killed in the neighbourhood of that place; as the country not far from Asberton is very likely to attract such a bird, and as there can be no doubt that that label was placed there by the late proprietor and former of that collection, whose accuracy cannot be disputed, there is no reason to doubt but that this is another well authenticated instance of its having been killed in this country, and in which the specimen itself is still in existence.

Another example has been mentioned to me, but which I am sorry to say I cannot enumerate amongst the well authenticated instances; indeed so little reliance is to be placed in these matters upon the statements of those who do not accurately know the facts, or do not carefully discriminate species, that I should not have mentioned it were it not in the hopes of drawing the attention of some one who may have an opportunity of investigating the account and removing our doubt upon the subject. The statement is, that a bird of this species was a few years ago seen, and after much trouble procured, in the south east part of Lincolnshire; a country I may observe, very productive of the wading and water birds -this specimen was stated to have been preserved and pre

1 Not Scarborough, which is forty miles from this place.