PKEFACE. 



THE present Supplement contains the names of the Verte- 

 brated Animals received by the Society in 1879, arranged 

 according to the last edition of the List of Animals (1879), 

 together with the date of the arrival and mode of acquisition 

 of each specimen. 



The numbers are the same as those attached to each 

 species in the List. 



The additional species are indicated by an asterisk, and 

 their places in the series indicated by the number followed 

 by a letter (8a &c.) . 



The total number of additions to the Society's Menagerie 

 in 1879 was 1268, belonging to 491 species. Of these 

 species the following 50 were new to the collection : 



MAMMALS. 



Semnopithecus mitratus. 

 Brachyurus rubicundus. 

 Felis caffra. 

 Canis rudis. 

 Icticyon venaticus. 

 Martes foina. 



Lutra nair. 

 Gerbillus indicus. 

 Lepus brasiliensis. 

 Capricornus crispus. 

 Capreolus pygargus. 

 Cariacus macrotis. 



