PREFACE. 



THIS Supplement contains the names of the animals received 

 by the Zoological Society of London during the past three 

 years which belong to species not included in the ' RC\!M (! 

 List' published in 1872. It also gives the date of arrival and 

 the mode of acquisition of each individual of such sp 

 The additional specimens of species already inserted in the 

 former list are not catalogued. 



The subjoined is an approximate account of the number of 

 species belonging to the five classes of Vertebrated Animals 

 exhibited in the Society's Gardens since 1860 that is, during 

 the past 14 years : 



Number in Number in 

 1 Revised List.' Supplement. Total. 



Mammals 498 .... 53 fj~>l 



Birds 1044 .... 147 .... 1191 



Reptiles 18] 38 .... 219 



Batrachians 35 3 38 



Fishes . 68 11 79 



P. L. S. 



11 Hanover Square, W. 

 July 28th, 1875. 



