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Toad {Bufo angustlceps) from South Africa, presented to the 

 Society by the Eev. G. H. E. Fisk, and received March 24th. 

 Both of these were new to the Society's Collection, and Fisk's 

 Snake, being new to science, has been named by Mr. Boulenger 

 after its donor. 



8. Two Crested Ducks {Amis cristata) from the Falkland 

 Islands, received April 16th, presented by Frederick E. Cobb, 

 Esq., C.M.Z.S. 



9. A Tooth-billed Pigeon {Bidunculus strigirostris), brought 

 home from the Samoan Islands, and presented to the Society by 

 Mr. Wilfred PpweU, C.M.Z.S., H.B.M.'s Consul for those Islands. 

 But three specimens of this rare, and now nearly extinct, Pigeon 

 have previously reached the Society's Collection. 



10. A Eed-and-White Flying Squirrel (Pterovvjs alborufus), 

 from the province of Szechuen, in the interior of China, presented 

 by Percy Montgomery, Esq., of Ichang, China, and received 

 September 9th. 



11. An Urva Ichneumon {Herpestes urva), purchased Sep- 

 tember 17th. This Himalayan Carnivore was also new to us. 



12. A young male Gorilla {Anthropoj)itliecus gorilla), purchased 

 October 10 th of Mr. Cross of Liverpool, being the first GorUla 

 acquired by the Society. This animal was not strong on its 

 arrival, and lived only about two months in the Gardens. 



13. An Aye- Aye (OJiiromgs madagascariensis), purchased 

 October 28th, being the second example of this rare animal 

 acquired by the Society. 



b. List of Species new to the Collection exhibited 

 during the year 1887. 



The following list contains the specimens exhibited in 

 1887 which are refeiable to species not included in the 

 last (ninth) edition of the List of Animals. 



i. MAMMALS. 



la. Anthropopithecus gorilla (Savage). Gorilla. 

 Hub. West Africa. 



a. Male. Purchased, Sept. 10, 1887. See P. Z. S. 1887 

 p. 5.59. 



75 a. Cebus apella, I. GeoflPr. Horned Capuchin Monkey. 

 Hab. South America. 

 a. Male. Purchased, Feb. 19, 1887. 



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