1865.] MR. P. L. SCLATER ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 675 
November 28, 1865. 
Dr. J. E. Gray, F.R.S., V.P. in the Chair. 
Mr. P. L. Sclater called the attention of the Meeting to the 
additions made to the Society’s Menagerie since the last Session. 
Amongst the more noticeable of these were 
1. Two Pondicherry Vultures (Vultur calvus) and a Neophron 
(Neophron percnopterus) from Calcutta, purchased July 3rd. The 
acquisition of these specimens rendered the series of Vulturide in 
the Society’s collection very complete, as it now embraced examples 
of not less than 14 species, namely, 
Cathartes atratus. Vultur auricularis. 
aura. Gyps fulvus. 
Sarcorhamphus gryphus. rueppellit. 
Gyparchus papa. Neophron percnopterus. 
Vultur monachus. occipitalis. 
occipitalis. Gypohierax angolensis. 
calvus. Gypaétus barbatus. 
Mr. Sclater called attention to the differences noticeable between 
the two specimens of Vultur auricularis in the Society’s collection. 
In the example acquired from Eastern Africa along with the Hip- 
popotamus in 1850 (specimen a of the Catalogue of Vertebrata, 
ed. 3. p. 45), there was barely any appearanc of ear-wattles, and the 
occiput was slightly feathered. In the larger specimen lately pur- 
chased, and believed to be from Natal, the ear-wattles were well 
developed, and the head and face were alike naked and red in colour. 
These differences had already been commented upon in Mr. Gurney’s 
Catalogue of the Raptorial Birds in the Norwich Museum (p. 58). 
Mr. Sclater also called attention to the two specimens of Neophron 
percnopterus in the Society’s collection. In the smaller specimen, 
lately received from Calcutta, the whole bill and claws were white ; 
in that acquired from the Cape Colony in 1863 (spec. 8a of the 
Cat. of Vert. p. 45) the point of the bill and claws were black. 
2. A male Chimpanzee (7roglodytes niger), purchased of a dealer 
in Liverpool on the 15th of August last, making up a pair of this 
animal, which, together with the female Orang (acquired in May 
1864), were all living in good health in the new Monkey-house. 
3. A pair of Dama Antelopes (Antilope dama, Licht.), purchased 
’ of the Zoological Gardens, Antwerp ; new to the Society’s collection, 
though probably specifically identical with the Antilope mhorr, 
Bennett. 
4. A collection of birds from Djeddah, Arabia, presented to the 
Society by Henry H. Calvert, Esq., of H. M. Consular Service, on 
September 5th. The collection embraced 19 specimens of the fol- 
lowing species : — Péerocles lichtensteini, Temm., Caccabis heyi 
(Temm.), and Gina capensis (Linn.). The two former of these 
species had not been previously exhibited in the Society’s collection, 
