494 THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. [Mar. 1 9, 



ceros, that limb might have been pulled from the body. The Rhi- 

 noceros was, however, eventually secured with ropes between Ele- 

 phants and marched into Chittagong in perfect health. Two large 

 rivers had to be crossed : — first, the Sungoo river, where the animal 

 was towed between Elephants, for she could not swim and could only 

 just keep her head above water by paddling with the fore feet like a 

 Pig ; and secondly, the Kurnafoolie river, when the ordinary cattle 

 ferry-boat was used. Thousands of natives thronged the march in, 

 which occupied a few days, the temporary bamboo bridges on the 

 Government road invariably falling in with the numbers collected 

 thereon to watch the Rhinoceros crossing the stream below; and 

 sometimes the procession was at least a mile in length. The 

 'Begum,' as the Rhinoceros has been named, is now free from all 

 ropes and kept within a stockade enclosure, having therein a good 

 bath excavated in the ground and a comfortable covered shed at- 

 tached. She is already very tame, and will take plantain-leaves 

 or chuppattees from the hand, and might almost be led about by a 

 string." 



The fact of a Two-horned Rhinoceros being in captivity in Chitta- 

 gong having become known to the Council of the Society, various en- 

 deavours were made to come to some arrangement with the owners for 

 its acquisition for the Society's Menagerie. These, however, never 

 came to any definite result. Mr. William Jamrach being in Cal- 

 cutta last November was more successful in his negotiations, and on 

 his return to this country last month was fortunate enough to bring 

 with him the animal in perfect health and condition. 



This animal has been so well described by Dr. Anderson in his 

 communication to the Society on this subject read on the 6th of 

 February last (see anted., p. 129), that I have but few particulars to 

 add to what he has said. 



The drawing by Mr. Keulemans now exhibited (Plate XXIII.) 

 will give a good idea of its external appearance. 



As far as I have been able to make out by examination of its mouth, 

 there are at present no upper incisors, but a pair of lower incisors 

 only, of which the right is furthest up. I suppose, therefore, that 

 the upper incisors are not developed until late in life, as our animal 

 must be at least six years old. 



Some other animals of great interest were obtained from Mr. Jam- 

 rach along with this Rhinoceros, namely : — 



1. A female of the Macaque recently described by Dr. Anderson 

 as Macacus brunneus (see anteu, p. 203 and Plate XII.). Two other 

 examples of this Monkey likewise arrived from Calcutta under Mr. 

 Jamrach's care — a male presented by Mr. Oscar Fraser, Assistant in 

 the Indian Museum, Calcutta, and a female presented by Lieut. 

 Burne. 



We have now, therefore, in the Gardens three specimens of this 

 Burmese Monkey, which is a species of great interest, and quite 

 new to us. But, as I have already stated {anted, p. 20.3), it seems 

 to be the same species as that originally discovered by Diard in 



