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the list, the Council have sent out to India and China 
copies of the Secretary’s paper on the Pheasants above 
mentioned, illustrated by coloured figures of such of the 
‘species as would appear to be the most desirable additions 
to the collection. The list is also accompanied with 
instructions as to the best method of keeping these birds 
in confinement, and of packing them for conveyance to 
England. With regard to the latter point, the many 
difficulties experienced by the Society’s correspondents in 
procuring the safe conveyance of Pheasants and other 
game-birds to this country will, it is hoped, be greatly 
diminished by recent arrangements made by the Council, 
in conjunction with Mr. John J. Stone, for the transmission 
of such birds by the overland route. Under these arrange- 
ments, birds of this nature, destined for the Society, may 
be forwarded from the different ports in India and China 
through Mr. John J. Stone’s correspondents, viz.:— 
Messrs. Mackenzie, Lyall, and Co. 
Calcutta .... 4 Win, Newton, Esq., Belatee Bungalow. 
Rangoon.... Messrs. Edmund Jones and Co. 
Singapore... Messrs. Paterson, Simons, and Co. 
Hongkong . 
Shanghai . * Messrs. Siemssen and Co. 
But as it is very desirable that the transit of the specimens 
to England should be as rapid as possible, it has been 
intimated to those persons who are anxious to assist in the 
desirable. object of introducing these new and splendid 
birds into this country, that they should in all cases, 
before sending off the birds, kindly communicate with 
Mr. Stone’s agents at the nearest port, to ascertain the 
most convenient time for despatching them. 
Another event which has taken place since the last 
Anniversary, and which the Council trust may result in 
the further acquisition of valuable additions to the Society’s 
Menagerie, is the mission of the Society’s head keeper, 
Mr. J. Thompson, to India. 
Several of the Society’s Corresponding Members in 
India—amongst whom may be particularly mentioned 
Mr. A. Grote and the Babu Rajendra Mullick of Calcutta, 
and Mr. W. Dunn of Akyab—having announced that they 
had collections waiting for transmission to the Society, 
amongst which were a pair of young Rhinoceroses, some 
Panolia Deer, examples of the Galeopithecus volans, and 
