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tice, particularly as it cannot appear in the subjoined 

 list, the animals having all unfortunately died during the 

 passage from Borneo to England ; but the Society is not 

 the less indebted to the zeal and good wishes of their 

 valued correspondent. 



Many rare and valuable animals have likewise been 

 added to the Menagerie, by purchase, since the last An- 

 niversary. Among others may be mentioned a very fine 

 Lion, a Chati Ocelot {F. Chati, F. Cuv.), the first ever 

 possessed by the Society, a large male Kangaroo {M. 

 major), and three Chimpanzees : these last unfortunately 

 died shortly after their removal to the Gardens. In other 

 respects the Society has suffered few losses of conse- 

 quence by death during the past year ; and the health of 

 the anima,ls generally has been satisfactory, considering 

 the severity of the season. 



The Giraffes still continue to enjoy uninterrupted 

 health. The female gave birth to a male fawn on the 

 27th of May, and owing to the judicious arrangements 

 adopted in consequence of the former failure, immediately 

 noticed her offspring, permitted it to suck, and has finally 

 reared it successfully. It is now of a good size, has been 

 recently weaned, and removed into a separate pen from 

 the mother. The Society has thus happily succeeded in 

 rearing the first Giraffe which probably ever reached the 

 adult state out of Africa, or in a state of domestication. 



Donations to the Menagerie. 



The principal donations to the Menagerie during the 



past year were as follows : — 



Two Hog Deer, a Cross Fox, an Angola Vulture, two 

 American Larks, a Four-fingered Monkey, an Egyptian 

 Ichneumon, a Gennet from South Africa, a Paco, and 

 an lulus from Sierra Leone, presented by the Earl of 

 Derby, President. 



A Barbary Ape, presented by H.R.H. Prince George 

 of Cambridge. 



A Crested Porcupine, an Indian Civet Cat, two Ocelots, 

 two Gennets, two Java Pea Fowls, and two Green- 



. winged Turtle-Doves, presented by Capt. Bogle, Com- 

 missioner of Arracan, and C. W. Smith, Esq., of the 

 Bengal Civil Service. 



A Brent Goose, two Gulls, two Snow Buntings, and a 

 Black-headed Gull, presented by W. H. Sankey, Esq. 



Two Squirrel Flying Opossums, and a Bronze-winged 

 Pigeon, presented by R. White, Esq. 



