528 THE SECRETARY’ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. [Nov. 2, 
only recently been described by Sir Victor Brooke from drawings *, 
is of great interest. Unfortunately the animal was in a very feeble 
state when received, and died very shortly. I now exhibit the 
mounted specimen (Plate LIX.). The height of this animal at the 
shoulders is 28 inches, the length of the horns 7°25 inches. 
I have also to call attention to the breeding of the Spotted-billed 
Duck of India (Anas pecilorhyncha) in these Gardens, which took 
place for the first time in June last. We received our first males of 
this beautiful species from the Babu Rajendra Mullick in August 
1868 (see P. Z.S. 1868, p. 649). In May 1872, five females were 
presented by Mr. E. Buck (see P. Z. 8. 1872, p. 729). The pairs 
thus formed, however, never bred until the present year, when 
two young birds were hatched by one female on the 2nd of June, 
and seven by another on the 14th of the same month. The male 
and female of this duck are so much alike that (as I am informed 
. by Mr. Clarence Bartlett, the Assistant Superintendent, who has 
charge of the breeding Anatidze) the only certain means of distin- 
guishing the sex is by the note. The nest and number of eggs also 
much resemble those of Anas boschas. The young are undistin- 
guishable from the young of the same species. 
J exhibit specimens of the eggs. 
The registered additions to the Society’s Menagerie during the 
month of July were 202 in number; of these, 37 were acquired by 
presentation, 113 by purchase, | by exchange, 30 by birth, and 21 
received on deposit. ‘The total number of departures during the 
same period by death and removals was 94. 
The most noticeable additions during the month were :— 
1. A pair of Giant Tortoises (Testudo indica) purchased July 6. 
These Tortoises are originally from Aldabra Island in the Indian 
Ocean, but have been kept (the male, it is said, for upwards of 70 
years) in captivity in the Seychelles, and have been forwarded 
thence by Mr. C. S. Salmon, the Chief Commissioner for the 
Tslands, under the care of Dr. Brooks, Government Medical Officer. 
The shell of the male measures about 4 ft. 1 in. by 3 ft. lin. ; and his 
weight is estimated at 800 lbs. We have to thank Dr. Giinther (who 
arranged with Mr. Salmon for the transmission of these last relics of 
an extinct race to this country) for allowing them to remain, so long 
as they live, in our Garden. When they die they are to be trans- 
ferred to the British Museum +. 
2. A female Sumatran Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sumatrensis) 
deposited July 14 by Mr. C. Jamrach. This animal seems to re- 
semble very nearly the individual of the same species formerly in 
our Gardens, which died in 1872. It is stated to have been cap- 
tured in the territory of Johore, Malay peninsula. 
3. A collection of small birds from 8.E. Brazil, purchased July 
19, amongst which are specimens of two beautiful little Tanagers 
* See P.Z. 8, 1872, p. 601, pl. xli. 
+ See Dr. Giinther’s remarks on these Tortoises and their allies. Ann, Nat. 
Hist. ser. 4, vol. xiv. p, 311 (1874), and Nature, xii. pp. 288 & 259. 
