494 THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. [Nov. 3, 



does not seem probable. It is particularly worthy of note in this 

 connexion that Mr. Harvey attributes approximately but 100 suckers 

 to a single sessile arm of the St.-John's specimen, while the example 

 in the British Museum bears fully 300, a number considerably in 

 excess, even after making allowance for the difference in length. 



November 3, 18/4. 

 Dr. Giinther, F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following reports on the additions to the 

 Society's Menagerie during the months of June, July, August, and 

 September 1874: — 



The total number of registered additions to the Society's Mena- 

 gerie during the month of June was 226, of which 47 were by birth, 

 63 by presentation, 43 by purchase, 6 by exchange, and 67 were 

 received on deposit. The total number of departures during the same 

 period, by death and removals, was 70. 



The most noticeable additions during the month of June were as 

 follows : — 



1. A Great Ant-eater {Myrmecophaga jubata) from the Argentine 

 Republic, presented by Mr. Jeofilo Mendez, June 1st. 



2. A collection of North-American Testudinata, including fine 

 examples of Clemmys serrata, Trionyx ferox, and other interesting 

 species, presented by the Smithsonian Institution, June 4th and 

 June 11th. 



3. A pair of White Cranes (Grus leueogeranus) from Northern 

 India, purchased June 20th. 



4. Two young Audouin's Gulls (Larus audouini) from the island 

 of Toro, off Cape Spirone, Sardinia, presented by Lord Lilford, 

 June 29th. 



5. Living examples of the new European Lizard from Ayre Island, 

 south-east of Minorca, which has since been described by Dr. 

 Giinther as Zootoca lilfordi (Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 4th series, 

 vol. xiv. p. 158), presented on the same date by Lord Lilford, 



The total number of registered additions to the Society's Mena- 

 gerie during the month of July was 155 ; of these, 52 were acquired 

 by presentation, 26 by purchase, 65 by birth, and 12 received on 

 deposit. The total number of departures during the same period by 

 death and removals was 110. 



The most noticeable additions during the month were : — 



1. Three Giraffes, a male and two females, purchased of Mr. C, 

 Hagenbeck, July 20th, for the sum of .£1000. 



2. A pair of Tigers (Felis tigris), presented by H.E. the Governor- 

 General of India, July 25th. 



3. A pair of Arabian Gazelles (Gazella arabica, Hempr. et Ehr.) 

 from Aden, presented by Mrs. Benecke, July 25th. This species 

 of Gazelle has never been previously received alive by the Society. 



