550 THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. [June 17, 



Plate XLII. 



Fig. 1. Egg of Diglossa personata, p. 496. 



2. ,, Calliste vitriolina, p. 498. 



3. ,, Ehamp>hoccelus flammigerus, p. 501. 



4. ,, Phoenicothravpis gutturalis, p. 502. 



5. ,, Tachyphonits melaleucus, p. 503. 



6. „ Chlorospingus flavipcctus, p. 503. 



7. „ Buarremon elaoprorus, p. 504. 



8. ,, Psittospiza rirffcri, p. 504. 



9. „ Saltator albicollis, p. 505. 



10. „ Chiromachtsris vitelline/, p. 517. 



11. ,, manacus, p. 517. 



12. „ Hadrostomus homochrous, p. 517. 



Plate XLIII. 

 &' n f-Eggs of Ostinops atrocastaneus, p. 509. 



3. ,, Ocyalus wagleri, p. 508. 



4. ,, Hypopyrrhus pyrrkogaster,^. 510. 



5. „ Grallaria ruficcps, p. 526. 

 0. ,, ■ ritficapilla, p. 527. 



7. ,, I'ywdcrus orcnocensi*, p. 520. 



8. „ Piprcola riefferii, p. 519. 



9. „ Dysithamnus v.nicolor, p. 525. 



June 17, 1879. 

 Prof. W. H. Flower, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Secretary made the following report on the additions to the 

 Society's Menagerie during May 1879 : — 



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

 gerie during the month of May was 183, of which 16 were by birth, 

 46 by presentation, 104 by purchase, 4 were received in exchange, 

 and 13 on deposit. The total number of departures during the 

 same period, by death and removals, was 114. 



The most noticeable additions during the month were : — 



1. Two Horned Parrakeets (Nymphicus cornutus), purchased 

 May 8th. 



This Parrakeet is exceedingly rare, even in museums, and, so far 

 as I know, has never been previously brought alive to Europe. The 

 person from whom they were purchased obtained them in Sydney, 

 where they were no doubt brought from New Caledonia, the only 

 known habitat. 



As will be seen from Mr. Smit's sketch of this beautiful bird, 

 which I now exhibit (PI. XLIV.), the figure in Gray and Mitchell's 

 ■ Genera of Birds ' (plate ci.) is incorrect — the black colour on the 

 face being wholly omitted, and the yellow on the back of the head 

 barely shown. 



2. An African Hornbill received in exchange May 8th, which 

 appears to be a second example of the species described (P. Z. S. 

 1870, p. 668, plate xxxix.) as Bucei-os subcyUndricus. Unfortunately 



