27 
on the 3lst of December 1874 was 2122, as will be seen 
by the subjoined Table :— 
December 31. 
TS Aas earn TS. ison. 
Wed, Aayee | x =2h eS 
Quadrupeds............4.. 751 | 626 | Decr.125 
Birdsy) f 2.4 eset 1243 | 1340 Incr. 97 
Reptiles” J.a-steyscatentyes 128 | 289 Iner. 111 
2122 | 2205 | Incr. 83 
The total number of registered additions to the Mena- 
gerie in 1875 was 1458, of which 559 were acquired by 
presentation, 557 by purchase, 156 were bred in the 
Gardens, 143 were received on deposit, and 43 obtained 
in exchange. 
The mode in which these figures compare with those of 
previous years is shown in the subjoined table :— 
Presented. | Purchased. | Born. | Deposited. oe Total. 
| 
1870. 386 529 160 218 40 1333 
1871. 496 434 138 129 90 1287 
1872. 460 527 195 110 52 1344 
1873. 485 457 191 251 188 1530 
1874. 425 296 214 242 25 1202 
1875. 559 557 156 143 43 1458 
The following is a list of the animals which have been 
bred in the Gardens of the Society between the 1st of 
January 1875 and the Ist of January 1876. 
MAMMALS. 
2 White-fronted Lemurs (Lemur albifrons). 
3 Collared Fruit-Bats (Cynonycteris collaris). 
1 Blotched Genet (Genetta tigrina). 
2 Coatis (Nasua nasica). 
2 Cuming’s Octodons (Octodon cumingi). 
4 Hairy-rumped Agoutis (Dasyprocta prymnolopha). 
1 Persian Gazelle, 3 (Gazella subgutturosa) 
1 Eland (Oreas canna). 
1 Zebu, 3 (Bos indicus). 
1 Three-quarter-breed Zebu (between Bos indicus ¢ and 
hybrid Bos frontalis @). 
1 Cape Buffalo, 2 (Bubalus caffer). 
