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before. The present individual was deposited by Mrs. Pascoe Dupre 

 Grenfell, on the 26th of February. 



A thicktailed opossum [Dkielphys crassicaiidafa, Desni.), from the 

 Argentine Republic, presented by George Wilks, Esq., March 5th, 

 being a fine example of this rare species. 



A burrowing owl {Pholeoptynx cuincularia, Mol.) from the same 

 locality, and presented by the same donor. No sooner was this bird 

 placed in its cage than, true to its habits, it excavated a hole in the 

 soil at the bottom, into which it always retreats when threatened. 



A wrinkled hornbill [Bnceros corriigntus, Temm.) from Borneo, 

 obtained by purchase on tlie '27\\\ March. 



A male example of the Bornean fire-backed pheasant [Euplocamus 

 «oit7i.9, Sclater, Proc. Z.S. 1803, p. 119, t. xix), obtained at the same 

 time, and believed to be from the same locality. 



A white-billed parrot {Tanyynatlius albirostris, Wallace, Proc. Z.S. 

 1862, p. 336) from Celebes. 



A male lyre-bird {Meiiura st/perba), presented by the Hon. John 

 Ellis, April 21st, making up a pair of this extraordinary bird then 

 living in the Society's Gardens. 



A specimen of the rare marmozet monkey {Hapale argeniata, 

 Linn.), purchased of a Liverpool dealer, and stated to have been re- 

 ceived from the Amazons. 



A pair of the wild ass of the Syrian deserts [Equus hemippiis of the 

 late Isidore Geoffrey St.-Hilaire), of much interest as rendering the 

 Society's series of the living species of this group complete. This 

 pair of animals was obtained by exchange from the Jardin d'Accli- 

 raatalion, Paris, on the 2nd of May. 



A young male of the regent bird (Sericuliis chrysocephalus), pur- 

 chased on May 14th, being the first specimen of this remarkable bird 

 that has reached the Society's Gardens alive. The Society's corre- 

 spondent. Dr. F. Mueller of Melbourne, had previously forwarded a 

 living example of this bird, which, unfortunately, died in the vessel 

 after it had reached the docks. 



An African fruit-bat [Cynonycieris collaris), which had been cap- 

 tured at sea off the St. John's river, Natal, March 1st, 1868, and 

 was purchased the 27lh of May. This animal is placed in the 

 monkey-house along with the Indian fruit-bat {Pteropiis mediiis), 

 which has been living iu the Society's Menagerie ever since October, 

 1863. 



A pair of the beautiful green hunting-crow of Northern India 



