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first example of this scarce species ever exhibited in the 
Society’s collection. 
13. Two specimens of the Aard-wolf, of South Africa 
(Proteles lalandii), brought home by Captain Dixon on the 
20th May, and purchased for the Menagerie. 
14. A fine example of the Vulturine Eagle (Aguila 
vulturina), brought home by Captain Dixon on behalf of 
Mr. E. Layard, F.Z.S., by whom it has been presented to 
‘the Society’s Menagerie. The only example of this Eagle 
previously exhibited is believed to be the one acquired at 
the sale of Lord Derby’s Knowsley collection in 1851. 
15. Anexample of the Panda (Adlurus fulgens), presented 
by Dr. H. Simpson, May 22nd, being one of three speci- 
mens obtained in the neighbourhood of Darjeeling. Two 
of the animals of this species, with which Dr. Simpson had 
started from Calcutta, unfortunately died upon the voyage ; 
the third reached the Gardens in a very exhausted state, 
but gradually recovered and attained fine condition. 
16. A specimen of the West-Indian Brown Pelican 
(Pelecanus fuscus), in immature plumage, presented by 
Captain Dow, F.Z.S., of the Royal Pacific Steamship 
Company’s ship ‘Costa Rica,’ and received May 30th. 
This bird was captured by Captain Dow on Pedro Gon- 
zalez Island, one of the group of Pearl Islands in the Bay 
of Panama, on the 4th of May. 
17. Two Double-striped Thick-knees (Cdicnemus bi- 
striatus), from Central America, presented by George 
Dawson Rowley, Esq., F.Z.S., June 3rd, being the first 
examples of this interesting species of Plover ever exhibited 
in the Society’s Gardens. 
18. A Red-bellied Monkey (Cercopithecus erythrogaster) 
acquired by purchase on the 8th June, and believed to be 
the second known individual of this rare species, which 
was originally described by Dr. Gray from a specimen 
living in the Society’s Menagerie. 
19. A New-Caledonian Rail (Ocydromus lafresnayanus) , 
presented to the Society by Dr. George Bennett, I.Z.S., 
of Sydney, and received by the ‘ Paramatta’ on the 10th 
inst. 
This very interesting bird, which was sent to Dr. Ben- 
nett from New Caledonia, is little known in European 
collections, and has never been previously received alive. 
It is allied to the Weka Rail (Ocydromus nove-zeelandie), 
but quite distinct. 
