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and several individuals killed, amongst which was a large female. The 

 body of the latter being attached to the boat and rowed towards the 

 vessel was followed by a young male, which swam and dived around 

 and refused to quit his deceased parent. This being noted, he was 

 captured by a noose swung over his head and one fore limb, from the 

 ship, and hauled on board. For some days the captive was kept tied 

 to a ring-bolt on deck, and refused food altogether. Subsequently he 

 was induced to swallow thin slips of boiled pork, and was thus fed 

 until the vessel reached the Shetlands, when a supply of fresh mussels 

 was provided for his use. A large box with openings in the sides was 

 fabricated; and the animal, secured therein, was brought safely into 

 Dundee. From that port to London the walrus was conveyed in the 

 steamer ' Anglia,' under the care of the Society's Superintendent. 

 [The death of this rare animal has already been recorded in the 

 'Zoologist.'] The only specimen of the walrus previously acquired by 

 the Society was a young individual received in 1853, which had been 

 brought home, in a vessel engaged in the seal-fishery on the coast of 

 Spitzbergen, by Captain Henry, of Peterhead. This animal, however, 

 was in a moribund state on its arrival, and lived only a few days in the 

 Gardens. 



In their last Report, the Council announced that they had sent out 

 to Calcutta Mr. C. Bartlett to take charge of, and bring home to 

 England, some valuable animals offered to the Society by their 

 Corresponding Members, the Babu Rajendra Mullick, Mr. A. Grote, 

 Dr. J. Auderson, and other friends in the East. Mr. Bartlett returned 

 to this country with his living freight in August last, having unfortu- 

 nately met with some severe losses on the voyage, but bringing safely 

 the following collection : — 



Two black Tibetan wolves {Cants laniger) : presented to the 

 Society by Lieut. Alexander A. Kinloch, 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade, 

 and Lieut. J. Biddulph, 19th Hussars. 



One female gayal {Bos frontalis), two pelicans {Pelecanus mitratus), 

 four demoiselle cranes {Grtis Virgo), two female polyplectrons (Poly- 

 plec/ron chinquis), one white fruit-pigeon {Carpophaga luctuosa), one 

 bronze pigeon (Carpophaga cenea), one singing pigeon {Treron 

 sphenura) and one Entellus monkey {Semnopithecus Entellus); 

 presented by the Babu Rajendra Mullick. 



One Panolia deer {Cervus Eldi), one slow loris {Nyclicebus tttrdi- 

 gradus) and one hemipode {Turnix pugnax); presented by A. Grote, 

 Esq. 



