430 THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. | June 24, 
in which the left mandible was greatly enlarged and deformed, the 
right being normal. This peculiarity was stated to be confined to 
the male. 
Mr. W. H. Flower read a memoir on the skeleton of the Chinese 
White Dolphin (De/phinus sinensis, Osbeck), founded on a specimen 
of this rare species captured near Amoy by Mr. R. Swinhoe, and 
presented to the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons. 
This paper will be published in the Society’s ‘ Transactions.’ 
A paper was read by Dr. O. Finsch, on the collection of Birds 
from North-eastern Abyssinia and the Bogos country formed by 
Mr. William Jesse, Zoologist to the Abyssinian Expedition, accom- 
panied by field-notes by the collector. The collection was stated to 
be of great interest, and to contain 735 specimens, referable to 221 
species, whereof two appeared to be new to science. ‘These were 
proposed to be called A/emon jessit and Lanius fallax. 
This paper will be published in the Society’s ‘ Transactions.’ 
Mr. C. Horne read a paper entitled ‘‘ Notes on the habits of some 
Hymenopterous Insects of the North-western Provinces of India.” 
This communication was illustrated by an extensive series of draw- 
ings of these insects, their nests, and their parasites. 
This paper will be published in the Society’s ‘ Transactions.’ 
June 24, 1869. 
Dr. P. H. Pye-Smith, F.Z.S.; in the Chair. 
The Secretary spoke of several additions to the Society’s Mena- 
yerie since the last Meeting, amongst which were particularly 
noticed :— 
1. Two Double-striped Thick-knees (Cidicnemus bistriatus) from 
Central America, presented by George Dawson Rowley, Esq., F.Z.S., 
June 3rd, being the first examples of this interesting species of 
Plover ever exhibited in the Society’s Gardens. 
2. A Red-bellied Monkey (Cercopithecus erythrogaster), acquired 
by purchase on the 8th of June, and believed to be the second 
known individual of this rare species, which had been originally 
described by Dr. Gray from a specimen living in the Society’s 
Menagerie*. The animal was received from a vessel coming from 
* See P.Z.S. 1866, p. 169, pl. xvi. Since this was written I have seen a third 
example of this Monkey in the Hamburgh Museum, and have been informed by 
Dr. Hilgendorf that this and another specimen were recently living in the Zoolo- 
gical Gardens of that city —P. L. 8, 
