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2. Two White Ibises, purchased January 18th, and differing 

 from the White Ibises previously iu the Society's CoUection in 

 their larger size and bright red bills. They appear to be referable 

 to Eudocimus longirostris, Wagler. 



3. A collection of Reptiles from the Cape Colony, presented 

 as have been many previous collections, by our Corresponding 

 Member the Rev. G. H. R. Pisk. Amongst these were seven 

 specimens of the new Tortoise, Homopus femonilis, lately de- 

 scribed by Mr. Boulenger (P. Z. S. 1888, p. 251, pi. xiv.), and 

 two of Homopus s^gnatus, a species not previously received. 



4. Four Marbled Polecats (Futorius sannaticus), obtained in 

 the vicinity of Quettah, and presented by Col. Sir Oliver E C 

 St. John, K.C.S.I., R.E. This well-marked species is rare in 

 most museums, and is quite new to the Society's CoUection. 



5. A fine specimen of Owen's Apteryx {Apterifx oweni), from 

 the South Island of New Zealand, presented by' Prof. T. Jeffery 

 Parker, C.M.Z.S., of the University Museum, Otago, New Zealand. 



6. A young Manatee {Manatus australis), said to have been 

 received from the Amazons, purchased March 2nd, being the 

 secrad example of this Sirenian obtained alive by the Society. 



7. An Oriental Phalanger {Phalanqer orkntalis) from the 

 Solomon Islands, received March 4th, and presented bv C M 

 Woodford, Esq., of Sydney. J ■ • 



8. A second specimen of Owen's Apteryx (Apteri/.v oweni), 

 presented by Capt. C. A. Findlay on March oth. 



9._ A young male Sinaitic Ibex {CajJra sinaitim), from Mount 

 Sinai, presented by Sir James Anderson, on April 1st. 



10. A young male specimen of the Lesser Koodoo (Strepsi- 

 ceros imherhs) from East Africa, presented by George S. Mac- 

 kenzie, Esq., E.Z.S., April 18th. 



11. An albino variety of the Cape Mole-Rat (Georychus 

 capensis), presented May 1st by the Rev. G. H. R. Eisk, C.M.Z.S. 



12. A fine male specimen of the Cocoa-nut Land-Crab of the 

 East Indies (Birgus latro), presented by Commander Alfred 

 Carpenter, R.iST., and received June I4th. 



T }W ^^°^^ Python {Pgtlwn curtus), from Malacca, presented 

 July 2nd by Mrs. Bertha M. L. Bonser, new to the Collection. 

 ^r. , f I*retre's Amazon {Chrysotis prcptrii), purchased July 

 23rd, also new to the Collection. 



15. A young male Gaur {Bihos gaurus) from Pahang, one of 

 the native States in the Malay Peninsula, presented to the 

 Society by Sir Cecil C. Smith, K.C.M.G.. the Governor of the 

 Straits Settlement. 



The subjoined table, whicli shows the provisions con- 

 sumed in the Society's Menagerie during the past ten 

 years, has been prepared in response to frequent applica- 

 tions to know " how the animals are fed.'' 



