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period by death and removals was 121, showing a net addition of one 

 individual to the collection during the month. 



The most noticeable additions were the following : — 



1. A Pheasant Coucal (Centropus phasianus*) from Australia, 

 purchased March 5th, being the first example of this fine species re- 

 ceived by the Society. 



2. Two Grey Struthideas (Struthidea cinerea, Gould) from Austra- 

 lia, received in exchange March 9th. The genus Struthidea is a very 

 obscure form of the Passerine Order, the correct position of which is 

 quite uncertain. We may hope that the receipt of these birds, which 

 have never previously reached England alive, will ultimately serve to 

 make us better acquainted with their organization. 



3. Five Knob-nosed Lizards, Lyriocephalus scutatus (Linn.), from 

 Ceylon, presented by H. N. Mosely, Esq., March 11th, likewise new 

 to the Society's collection. 



4. Two specimens of a fine large Red-necked Bustard of the genus 

 Eupodotis, from the vicinity of Cape-coast Castle, West Africa, pre- 

 sented, the one by Mr. C. D. O'Connor, the other by H. E. Governor 

 Ussher, March 20th. These birds appear to be referable to Eupod- 

 otis denhami (Otis denhami, Children, App. to Denham's Travels, 

 p. 199) ; but whether this species is really distinct from the southern 

 E. caffra, sive ruficollis, I am not at present able to say. 



5. On March 20th Mr. A. T.Wise presented to us three small 

 Water- Tortoises of the genus Clemmys, which, as he informs me, 

 were procured at Gibraltar, and are of the ordinary species of Southern 

 Spain. On examining these I convinced myself that they were refer- 

 able to the ordinary Clemmys leprosa (cf. Strauch, Chelon. St. p. 122) 

 of Southern Europe. But I was much surprised to find on further 

 examination that one of the surviving specimens of Emys flavipes of 

 Dr. Gray (P. Z. S. 1869, p. 643, pi. 50) belonged apparently to the 

 same species ; and after further examination I have come to the con- 

 clusion that the so-called Emys flavipes is merely a synonym of 

 Clemmys leprosa. 



6.. A Crested Screamer (Chauna chavaria) presented March 22th 

 by Arthur C. Maxwell, Esq., being, as I believe, the first example 

 of this species ever received by the Society, although we have had 

 several specimens of the allied C. derbiana. 



7. A second specimen of Chauna chavaria, presented March 25th 

 by Higford Burr, Esq. 



8. A Beatrix Antelope (Oryx beatrix), deposited March 26th by 

 Mr. Gwyn Jeffreys, F.R.S., F.Z.S., being the survivor of a pair of 

 these animals obtained for Mr. Gwyn Jeffreys by Col. Pelly, H.B.M. 

 Resident at Bushire. The receipt of this animal is of very great 

 scientific interest, as confirming the species established by Dr. Gray 

 (P. Z. S. 1857, p. 157, Mamm. pi. 54) upon an Antelope formerly 

 living in this Society's gardens, and further, as indicating its correct 

 locality, which was previously doubtful. Our present example seems 

 to agree in nearly every respect with Mr. Wolf's figure of the former 

 specimen, and in the distinctions pointed out in Dr. Gray's description. 



* Centropus phasianus (Lath.): Gould, B. of Austr. iv. pi. 92. 



