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3. A young female Spider Monkey, purchased April 11th. 
This animal was obtained at Colon by an officer of the R. 
West-Indian Mail Co., is believed ‘to belong to an un- 
described species proposed to be called Afeles rufiventris, 
4. A Geoffroy’s Marmoset (Midas geoffroyii), purchased 
April 11th, having been brought from Colon along with 
the Afeles just mentioned. 
5. Four Nose-horned Vipers (Vipera nasicornis, Shaw), 
presented by William Cleaver, Esq., of Cape-Coast Castle, 
West Africa, April 13th. 
6. A Rat-tailed Serpent from Sta. Lucia (Trigono- 
cephalus lanceolatus), presented by G. W. Des Veux, 
Esq., C.M.Z.S., Administrator of the Government of the 
island. We are not aware that any example of this much. 
dreaded scourge of the West-India Islands has been pre- 
7. Two Kiwis, purchased April 14th, one being of the 
ordinary species Apteryx. australis, and the other Apteryx 
lection, this addition to our Series is a very acceptable one. 
8. A Bay Lynx (Felis rufa), said to have been brought 
from Mexico, purchased April 15th. 
9. A pair of the little Hanging-Parrakeet of the Phi- 
lippines (Loriculus culacissi), purchased April 24th. 
10. An example of the Blue-crowned Parrot (Tany- 
gnathus luconensis) of the same islands. Both these beau- 
tiful species are new and welcome additions to the Society’s 
extensive collection of living Parrots, 
May 1871. 
1. Three specimens of a rather scarce and remarkable 
Water-Tortoise ( Sternotherus subniger), purchased May 3rd 
out of a vessel coming from Madagascar. 
2. A pair of the White-eared Fruit-bat of India (Cyno- 
pterus marginatus), purchased May 4th out of a collection 
of living animals brought from Calcutta, 
3. Two Marmots (Arctomys), also purchased at the 
same date. These animals are said to have been brought 
down to Calcutta by the Bhotanese, who conveyed a large 
number of Tragopans (Ceriornis melanocephala) from the 
Himalayas. They appear to be referable to 4, bobac, the 
