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2. A collection of Ceylonese animals, brought home on 
his return from Ceylon and presented to the Society by 
Mr. E. W. H. Holdsworth, F.Z.S., July 17th. It embraced 
examples of the following species, mostly new to the So- 
ciety’s collection :— 
1 Paddy-field Deer (Cervus porcinus, var.). 
1 Bacha Eagle (Spilornis bacha). 
2 Ceylonese Spur-fowl (Galloperdix ceylonensis). 
4 Indian Crows (Corvus splendens). 
1 Russell’s Viper (Vipera russelli). 
3. An example of the Long-nosed Crocodile of Western 
Africa, Crocodilus (sive Mecistops) cataphractus, purchased 
July 19th. 
4, Six Dorsal Squirrels (Sciurus dorsalis, Gray), pur- 
chased July 20th. These and some previously acquired 
examples of this beautiful species have been placed in one 
large cage together, and there are great hopes that they 
will breed with us. 
August 1871. 
1. A third specimen of the Tamandua Ant-eater (Ta- 
mandua tetradactyla), probably from Brazil, obtained by 
purchase August 7th. 
2. Two Bonteboks (Damalis pygarga), purchased Au- 
gust 11th, being the only examples of this beautiful Ante- 
lope that have reached us for the last twenty years. 
3. Two Peruvian Thicknees (dicnemus superciliaris, 
Tsch.), presented by the Baron de Riviére, August 14th. 
4. Three specimens of a Land-Tortoise of the genus 
Cinizys, which seem to be referable to Home’s Cinizxys 
(Cinixys homeana, Bell). These Tortoises were brought 
home by H.E. Governor Ussher on his recent return to 
this country, and presented by him and Staff-Surgeon 
Mosse jointly to the Society. 
5. A young male specimen of Baird’s Tapir (Tapirus 
bairdi) from "Nicaragua, purchased August 15th, being the 
first example of this newly discovered Mammal that has 
yet reached us. 
6. A specimen of the singular little mud-inhabiting fish 
of New Zealand, being an aberrant form of the family 
Galaxiide recently described by Dr. Giinther as Neochanna 
apoda, presented August 18th by the Acclimatization So- 
