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since the 16th of May, 1871) are new to the Society’s 
collection. 
2. A Cape Eared Seal (Of¢aria pusilla), presented by 
H.E. Sir Henry Barkly, C.M.Z.S., October 5th. Sir 
Henry Barkly, having obtained three living examples of 
this species at Cape Town, sent them home to the Society 
by the steamship ‘ Norseman,’ under the kind care of 
Capt. Coxwell; but only one of these survived to reach 
the Society’s Gardens. 
November 1871. 
1. Maleo bird (Megacephalon maleo), presented by Capt. 
Parish, R.N., November 6th. 
Capt. Parish obtained this rare Celebean bird in St. 
Helena out of a vessel coming from Java. Only upon one 
previous occasion has the species been before exhibited in 
the Society’s Gardens; and that was many years ago. 
2. A male Chinese Pucras (Pucrasia xanthospila), pre- 
sented by the Duke of Wellington, K.G., November 10th. 
3. Two Grey Seals (Halicherus grypus), purchased No- 
vember 11th, through the kind agency of Mr. Samuel 
Williams of St. David’s, Pembrokeshire. Though the 
Grey Seal is said to be not uncommon on some parts of 
the British coast, we have never previously succeeded in 
obtaining living specimens of it. 
4. A fine young male Semmerring’s Antelope (Gazella 
semmerringii), presented by Charles M‘Iver, jun., Esq., on 
the 29th of November. 
Mr. M‘Iver states that this animal was obtained in the 
desert about 100 miles south of Suez. 
December 1871. 
1. A Cuvier’s Toucan (Ramphastos cuvieri), purchased 
December 14th, being the first example of this fine species 
received alive by the Society. 
2. A  Grey-winged Blackbird (Turdus pecilopterus, 
Vigors), brought from Cashmere, and presented to the 
Society by Mrs. W. A. Ross, December 21st. 
3. A young female Prince-Alfred’s Deer, born in the 
Gardens December 27th, having been bred between the 
male presented by the Duke of Edinburgh May 5th, 1870, 
and the female obtained in exchange April 1st, 1871. 
