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by the increased attraction afforded by their exhibition in the 

 Menagerie. 



The success which had attended the arrangements of the 

 Council in accomplishing the long-desired object of introducing 

 Giraffes into the Society's Menagerie, has subsequently been 

 checked by the loss of one of them by death, which took place 

 in January last after an illness of several months ; in fact, very 

 shortly after their arrival at the Gardens, one of them exhibited 

 symptoms of disease, and always appeared inferior to its com- 

 panions in general condition. On a post-mortem examination 

 there were no indications of its death having been hastened by 

 any cause connected with the locality of the Gardens ; and as 

 a confirmation of that view the Council refer with pleasure to 

 the present fine state of health of the remaining three. 



Donations to the Menage?-ie. 



The Society continues to be indebted to numerous friends 

 for contributions to this department, the particulars of which 

 liave been regularly reported at the Monthly General Meet- 

 ings, and are contained in a book which is now laid before the 

 Meeting. 



Among the Donors, the Council have great pleasure in an- 

 nouncing the name of Her Majesty, who has again been 

 pleased to confer on the Society further marks of her most 

 valuable patronage by adding two Curassows, one rose-crested 

 Cockatoo, and one rose hill Parrakeet to the collection at the 

 Garden. They have also the gratification to call the special 

 attention of the Members to a donation from Her Royal 

 Highness the Erincess Victoria, consisting of two Musk Deer. 

 They wish also to record their sense of obligation to Sir Thomas 

 Reade, Hon. Memb., for a present of a young Lion; to 

 J. Russell Reeves, Esq., of Canton, for a specimen of the 

 Temminck's Horned Pheasant, the first instance of the intro- 

 duction into this country of that most rare and splendid bird ; 

 to His Excellency Hamilton Hamilton, Esq. British Minister 

 at the Court of Rio, for two Guanacos ; to R. Mackay, Esq., 

 Cor. Memb., for a King Vulture; to Alex. N. Shaw, Esq., 



