184 THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. [Feb. 20, 



charge of Mr. W. H. Hyde, R.N., of H.M.8. 'Reindeer') was still 

 in the nestling plumage (of a uniform drab brown), and at first 

 appeared likely to do well, but very shortly died. 



2. On the 18th the Council agreed to purchase a young female 

 Giraffe belonging to Mr. Rice, which has been in the Society's 

 custody since the 12th of October 1871. "With this addition the 

 Society's stock of Giraffes now consists of two pairs, namely : — (1 ) an 

 old female, born in the Society's Gardens on the 25th of April 1853 ; 

 this animal has already bred in our Gardens, and, looking to her 

 age, can hardly be expected to breed more than once again; (2) a 

 young male, offspring of No. 1, born in the Gardens March 17th, 

 1867; (3) a young male, purchased of Mr. Rice January 5th, 1870 ; 

 and (4) the young female just purchased, as above mentioned. 



The list of Giraffes which have lived in the Society's Gardens will 

 now stand as follows* : — 



List of Giraffes which have lived in the Zoological Society's Gardens. 



How 

 acquired. 



Imported . 

 Imported . 

 Imported . 

 Imported . 

 Born 



Born 



Born 



Born 



Born 



Imported . 

 Imported . 



Born 



Born 



Born 



Born 



Born 



Born 



Born 



Born 



Bora 



Born 



Born 



Born 



Purchased . 

 Purchased . 



Date. 



How disposed of. 



Date. 



May 24, 

 May 24, 

 May 24, 

 May 24, 

 June 19, 



1836 

 1836 

 1836 

 1836 



1839 



May 24, 1841 



Feb. 25, 

 Apr. 22, 

 Feb. 12. 

 June 29, 

 June2!t, 

 Mar. 30, 

 Apr. 25, 

 May 7, 

 July 16, 

 May 20, 

 Oct. 7, 

 May 8, 

 Sept, 24, 

 Mar. 31, 

 Apr. 20, 

 Sept. 14, 

 Mar. 17. 

 Jan. 5, 

 Jan. 18, 



1844 

 1846 

 1849 

 1849 

 1849 

 1852 

 1853 

 1855 

 1859 

 1861 

 1861 1 

 1863 

 1863 

 1865i 

 1865 

 1866; 

 1867S 

 1871 

 1872! 



Died 



Died 



Died 



Died 



Died 



J Presented to Dub- 1 

 \ lin Zoological Soc. J 



Died 



Died 



Sold 



Died 



Sold 



Sold 



Living in the Gardens. 



Destroyed by fire 



Died 



Sold 



Died 



Sold 



Died 



Died 



Sold 



Destroyed by fire 



Living in the Gardens. 

 Living in the Gardens. 

 Living in the Gardens. 



Oct. 15, 1852 

 Oct. 29, 1846 

 Jan. 14, 1849 

 Jan. 6,1837 

 June 28, 1839 



June 14, 1844 



Dec. 30, 1853 

 Jan. 22, 1867 

 Apr. 27, 1850 

 Nov. 3. 1856 

 Oct. 29. 1853 

 Mar. 29, 1853 



Nov. 6,1866 

 Dec. 2,1859 

 May 1. 1863 

 Dec. 18, 1861 

 Nov. 8,1863 

 Apr. 21, 1864 

 Apr. 3,1865 

 May 31, 1866 

 Nov. 6,1866 



3. A collection of Land-Tortoises, presented to the Society by 

 Dr. G. Grey of Cradock, Cape of Good Hope, consisting of twenty- 

 three specimens belonging to the following species : — 

 Testudo partialis, Bell, from Cradock. 

 Chersina angutata (Schweigg.), from Cradock. 

 Homopus areolatus (Thunb.), from Cradock. 

 Testudo semiserrata, Smith, from the Diamond- districts. 

 * See P. Z. S. 1867, p. 392. 



