1873.] THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 193 



February 18, 1873. 

 John Gould, Esq., F.R.S., in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following report on the additions to the 

 Society's Menagerie during the month of January 1873 : — 



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

 gerie during the month of January 1873 was 168, of which 2 were 

 by birth, 32 by presentation, 62 by purchase, 58 by exchange, and 

 14 were received on deposit. The total number of departures 

 during the same period by death and removals, was 82. 



The most noticeable additions during the month of January were 

 as follows : — 



1. A pair of Fruit-Bats {Pteropus), presented January 9th by the 

 Rev. Mr. Ritchie, of Takoo, Formosa. The nearest described species 

 appears to be Pteropus dasymallus of Temminck, founded on 

 Japanese specimens. But it does not agree quite with the Formosan 

 animals ; and I have therefore named them Pteropus for mosus until 

 there is a possibility of examining them more closely. I am not 

 aware that any Pteropus has been previously recorded from For- 

 mosa. Mr. Swinhoe does not give any in his lately published list of 

 Formosan Mammals (P. Z. S. 1870, p. 615). 



The accompanying drawing (Plate XXII.) by Mr. Keulemans will 

 give a good idea of this animal. 



We have now in the Gardens no less than thirteen Fruit-Bats, 

 belonging to the following species : — 



2. A female Tapir, purchased Jan. 16th. 



This animal, which was obtained from one of our correspondents 

 of the Royal Mail S.S. Company, was brought down the La Plata 

 from Paraguay. Although I have entered it on the register as« 

 Tapirus terrestris, it presents several obvious points of distinction 

 from the ordinary Brazilian and Guianan specimens of this animal. 

 The thick short fur, instead of being nearly black in colour, is of a 

 decided rusty brown ; the tail is much longer ; and the ears are larger 

 and longer. (See figure, p. 194). The occurrence of the Tapir in 



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