1880.] THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 537 



November 16, 1880. 



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Prof. Huxley, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the followiug reports on the additions made 

 to the Society's Menagerie daring the mouths of June, July, August, 

 September and October 1880 :— 



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

 gerie during the month of June was 197, of which 30 were by birth, 

 93 by presentation, 58 by purchase, 8 were received on deposit, 

 and 8 by exchange. The total number of departures during the 

 same period by death and removals was 99. 



The most noticeable additions during the month of June were aa 

 follows : — 



1. A male Leonine Monkey (Macacus leoninus) from Arracan, re- 

 ceived in exchange, June 14th, from the Zoological Gardens of Cal- 

 cutta. This rare Monkey agrees well with the excellent figure by 

 Mr. Wolf (P. Z. S. 1870, p. 664, pi. xxxv.) taken from our former 

 individual of this species. 



2. A Tufted Umbre {Scopus umbrettd) from Africa, purchased June 

 26th, being the first example of this peculiar African form that has 

 reached us. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of July were 192 in number ; of these 101 were acquired by 

 presentation, 22 by purchase, 5 by exchange, 22 by birth, and 42 

 were received on deposit. The total number of departures during 

 the same period by death and removals was 109. 



The most noticeable additions during the month were a pair of 

 Ocellated Turkeys {Meleagris ocellata) from Yucatan, presented by 

 Mr. W. E. Sibeth, July 20th. 



The acquisition of a pair of this beautiful species is of great inter- 

 est, as we have had no pure-bred specimens of it in the Gardens since 

 1864. 



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

 gerie during the month of August was 113; of these 42 were ac- 

 quired by presentation, 45 by purchase, 2 by birth, 23 were re- 

 ceived on deposit, and 1 in exchange. The total number of de- 

 partures during the same period by death and removals was 114. 



The most noticeable additions during the month were ; — 



1. A pair of Tcheli Monkeys {Macacus tcheliensis) presented by 

 Dr. S. W. Bushell, C.M.Z.S., of H.B.M. Legation, Pekin, and re- 

 ceived August 17th. 



The following is an extract from Dr. Bushell's letter, dated Pekin, 

 17th January, 1880, referring to these animals: — "I have a living 

 specimen of a Monkey which I believe has not yet reached Europe 

 and I shall be happy to present it to the Society if I am assured 



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