PROCEEDINGS 



SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS 



OP THE 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



January 7, IB 73. 

 R. Hudson, Esq., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following report on the additions to the 

 Society's Menagerie during the month of December 1872 : — 



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

 gerie during the month of December, 1872, was 59, of which 6 were 

 by birth, 17 by presentation, 29 by purchase, and 7 were received on 

 deposit. The total number of departures during the same period 

 by death and removals was 95. 



The most noticeable additions during the month of December 

 were as follows : — 



1. A small Gavial (Gavialis gangeticus, 6m.), presented Dec. 

 11th by Dr. John Anderson, F.Z.S., Director of the Indian Mu- 

 seum, Calcutta, being the first example of this Crocodilian received 

 alive by the Society. 



2. An Indian Badger (Arctonyx), presented on the same day by 

 Lieut. -Col. Hildebrand, of Kyouk Phyoo. This specimen is much 

 smaller in size than the example of Arctonyx collaris presented by Dr. 

 John Anderson in August 1867*, and otherwise slightly different. It 

 seems, however, to be a young animal. If it turn out to be distinct, 

 I think it may be referable to Arctonyx taxoides, Blyth, J. A. S. B. 

 xxii. p. 591 (1853), if this species be really distinguishable. 



3. A Red Tiger Cat (Felis planiceps), purchased of a London 

 dealer, December 14th. This species somewhat resembles the Golden 

 Tiger Cat (Felis moormensis), of which we have two fine living spe- 

 cimens, but is immediately distinguishable by its smaller size, and 

 very short tail. I have never previously seen a living example of it. 

 It was first described by Vigors and Horsfield in the third volume of 

 the 'Zoological Journal' (p. 449), from Sumatran specimens ob- 

 tained by Sir Stamford Raffles. The present example is probably 

 from Malacca. 



* See P. Z. S. 1867, p. 821. 



Proc. Zool. Soc— 1873, No. I. 1 



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