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Class PISCES. 
Genus ATHERINA. 
Atherina presbyter, Cuv. et Valenc. Sand-Smelt. 
Hab. British Seas. 
Genus ANABAS. 
Anabas scandens, Cuv. et Val. Climbing Anabas. 
Hab. Cochin. 
a. Presented by F. Buckland, Esq., F.Z.8., July 10, 1875. 
Genus MaLapPrERuRvs. 
Malapterurus beninensis, Murray. Electric Silurus. 
Hab. West Africa. 
a. Purchased, July 21,1875. See P. Z.8. 1875, p. 529- 
Besides these, a remarkable addition to the Collection 
was made in the shape of a pair of Giant Tortoises (Tes- 
tudo indica), purchased July 6. These Tortoises were 
originally from Aldabra Island in the Indian Ocean, 
but have been kept (the male, it is said, for upwards of 
seventy years) in captivity in the Seychelles, and were 
forwarded thence by Mr. C.S. Salmon, the Chief Com- 
missioner for the Islands, under the care of Dr. Brooks, 
Government Medical Officer. The male measures about 
four feet in length by three in width, and his weight is 
estimated at 800 lbs. We have to thank Dr. Ginther, 
who arranged with Mr. Salmon for the transmission of 
these last relics of an extinct race to this country, for allow- 
ing them to remain, so long as they live, in our Gardens. 
When they die they are to be transferred to the British 
Museum*, 
* See Dr. Giinther’s remarks on these Tortoises and their allies, 
‘Ann. Nat. Hist.,’ ser. 4, vol. xiv. p. 311 (1874), and ‘ Nature,’ vol. xii, 
P ? ? 
pp. 288 & 259. 
