538 THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. [Nov. 16, 



it will be acceptable. It is a male of the 3Iacacus tcheliensis of A. 

 Milne-Edwards (Recherches pour servir a I'hist. nat. des Mammif. 

 p. 227, pis. 32, 33; A. David, Journ. N.C. B. R. As. Soc. 1873, 

 p. 230 ; 'Journ. de mon troisieme voyage,' 1875, i. p. 42). It was 

 obtained by me from the Yung-ling, or Eastern Mausoleum of the 

 reigning Manchu dynasty, situated about 70 li from Pekin, in latitude 

 40° N. It is covered with a thick fur, fitted to endure the bitterly 

 cold winter of this ])art of North China, where the thermometer 

 goes down to 10° below zero. 



" I hope to get also the female of the same species, to accompany 

 this specimen, which is a male just over a year old". 



In a subsequent communication (dated June 1st, 1880) Dr. Bushell 

 informed me that he had succeeded in obtaining also a female of 

 this Macaque, and had brought the pair with him as far as Shanghai. 

 They have now arrived in the Gardens in good health and condition. 

 Macacus tcheliensis evidently belongs to the section of the group 

 allied to M. rhesus, but has a shorter tail, shorter and thicker fur, 

 and is generally of a more rufous colour. 



2. A male specimen of Michie's Tufted Deer (Elaphodus michia- 

 nus), from China, purchased August 25th. 



This is the fourth example of this little-known ruminant which we 

 have received. 



3. A young pair of Koodoos {Strepsiceros kudu), purchased August 

 2Cth. The acquisition of this young pair of animals is very accept- 

 able, as, having now a male and two females in good health and con- 

 dition, we have every prospect of inducing this fine Antelope to breed 

 in the Gardens. 



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

 gerie during the month of September was 87; of these 34 were ac- 

 quired by presentation, 25 by purchase, 16 were bred in the Gardens, 

 and 12 were received on deposit. The total number of departures 

 during the same period by death and removals was 92. 



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

 gerie during the month of October was 109, of which 1 was by birth, 

 42 by presentation, 37 by purchase, 3 were received in exchange, 

 and 26 on deposit. The total number of departures during the same 

 period by death and removals was 99. 



The most noticeable additions during the month were : — 



1. A pair of Gayals {Bihos frontalis), from the hills of Chittagortg, 

 received in exchange from the Zoological Gardens of Calcutta. 



2. A pair of young Polar Bears ( Ursus maritimus), twins, caught in 

 Eira Harbour, N. lat. 80° 5' and E. long. 48° 35', and presented to 

 the Society by Mr. B. Leigh Smith, F.Z.S. 



3. An Ivory Gull (Larus eburneus), also from an island in the 

 Polar Seas, in N. lat. 80° 4', E. long. 53° 5', and presented by the same 

 donor, being the first example of this species that has reached us. 



4. An Indian Jerboa (Alactaga indica), obtained in May last, in 



