ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 851 



Sept. 24. 1 Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacattia galerita). Pre- 

 sented by Mr. G. S. S. Williams. 

 1 Robben-Island Snake (Coronella phocarum). Presented by 

 the Rev. G. H. R. Fisk, C.M.Z.S. 



1 Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora). Purchased. 



26. \C]iim.-^a,-azeQ (Troglodytes niger), S- Deposited. 



2 Spotted Turtle Doves ( Turtur suratensis). Bred in the Gardens. 



27. 2 Red-backed Shrikes (Lanius collurio). Presented by Capt. F. 



H. Siilvin. 



2 Common Swans ( Cygnus olor), c? and $ . Deposited. 



28. 1 Leonine Monkey (il/ac««<s feom'wMs), cJ. Deposited. 



1 Common Adder ( Vipera berus). Presented by Mr. W. H. B. 

 Pain. 



29. 1 White-fronted Capuchin (Ce5«<s «^&«/7-ows), c?. Purchased. 

 1 Laughing-Gull (Lants atricilla). Purchased. 



3 Common Cormorants {Phalacrocorax carbo). Purchased. 



Oct. 1. 1 Common Seal (P/ioca vitulina.) Presented by Mr. G. Mellin. 



2. 1 Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus lalandii). Deposited. 



1 Arabian Gazelle (Gazella arabica), J . Deposited. 



3. 2 Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus). Presented by Mr. 



Darill Stephens. 



2 Emus (Dro7n(Btis novee-hollandice). Presented by Lord Francis 



Conyngham, M.P., F.Z.S. 

 1 Lion (Felis lea), S. Deposited. From Persia. 



5. 1 Grivet Monkey (Cercopithecus griseo-viridis), cJ, Presented 



by Mr. R. Dudgeon. 

 1 Great Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), 9. . Presented by Mr. 

 T. PhiUips. 



6. 1 Collared Peccary (Dicotyks tajacu). Presented by Mrs. E. J. 



Barrett. 

 1 Blackheaded Partridge (Caccabis vielanocephald). Presented 



by Capt. Burke, S.S. 'Arcot.' From Hedjar. 

 1 Hyacinthine Porphyiio (Porphyria hyacinthinus). Presented 



by Capt. Burke, S.S. 'i^Vicot.' From Mesopotamia. 

 1 Chinese Trionyx (Trionyx perocellatus) . Purchased. From 



the Yang-tse Kiang river. 



8. 1 Bonnet-Monkey (Macacus radiatus), (S ■ Presented by Miss 



Ward. 



1 Layard's Flying Squirrel (Sciuropterus layardi). Presented by 



Sir Charles Peter Layard. From Cevlon. See P. Z. S. 

 1877, p. 754. 



9. 1 Wood-Owl (Syrniiim aluco'). Presented by Mrs. North. 



10. 1 Bonnet-Monkey (Macacus radiatus). Presented by Mr. T. 



Golding. 



2 Red Kangaroos (Macropus rufus). Deposited. 



11. 1 Vulpine Phalanger (Phalangista vulpina). Born in the Mena- 



gerie. 



1 River Jack- Viper (Vipera rhinoceros). Presented by Mr. J. 



J. Kendall. 



12. 1 Brown Coati (Nasua nasica). Presented by Dr. G. P. Best, 



M.R.C.S. 



2 Bronze-winged Pigeons (Phaps chalcoptera). Bred in the 



Gardens. 



4 Chinese Turtle Doves (Turtur chinensis). Deposited. 



13. 1 White-whiskered Paradoxure (Paradoxurtis lencomystax). 



Purchased. 



