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the year 1887 was 925, showing a decrease of 152 as com- 

 pared with those of the previous year. 



The most important deaths which have occurred during 

 the year were the following : — 



1. A Hooker^s Sea-Lion {Otaria hookeri), one of three 

 males presented to the Society in January 1887. A paper 

 upon the external characters and anatomy of this little- 

 known Sea-Lion has been read before the Society and will 

 shortlj' be published in the "^'Transactions/^ 



2. The young Gorilla purchased on the 24th of Oct. 

 1887, died on the 9th December following, having thus 

 lived for a period of about two months in the Gardens. Its 

 body was purchased by the Royal College of Surgeons. 



3. A Lion, jJurchased by the Society in 1878, died, 

 apparently of peritonitis. 



4. Two Hoffmann's Sloths, which had lived for eleven 

 years in the Menagerie. 



Two examples, a male and a female, of Michie's Tufted 

 Deer and two Camels complete the list of the more impor- 

 tant animals which have been lost during the past year. 



A large amount of the constantly accumulating material 

 of the Prosector's stores has been utilized for various 

 purposes. 



The greater part of the pathological material has been 

 studied by Mr. J. Bland Sutton and Mr. Sibley. Mr. Storer 

 Bennett has also acquired specimens illustrating the 

 diseases of teeth for the Dental Museum. 



Material has also been supplied for Museum purposes 

 to Prof. Flower (Natural History Museum, South Kensing- 

 ton) ; Mr. Stewart (Royal College of Surgeons Museum) ; 

 Prof. Macintosh (St. Andrews University) j Prof. D'Arcy 

 Thompson (University College, Dundee), and Prof. Milne- 

 Edwards (Paris). Specimens for purpose of research 

 have been sent to Prof W. K. Parker and Prof B. C. 

 Windle. 



5. Zoological Lectures. 



The arrangements for the Davis Lectures on zoological 

 subjects for the present year are as follows : — 



A course of 10 Lectures, which commenced April 19th, 

 is being delivered in the Lecture-room in the Society's 

 Gardens, Regent's Park^ on Thursdays, at 5 p.m.^ by 



