468 THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. [Nov. 11], 
man Islands, obtained at Port Blair, in 1864, by Capt. R. A. Brown, 
R.N., of H.M.S. ‘ Vigilant,’ and presented to the Society July 8th. 
This Macaque appeared to resemble most nearly the Pig-tailed 
Macaque (Macacus nemestrinus), and had a somewhat similar tail, 
but appeared distinguishable by the different arrangement of the hairs 
on the head. In a notice of the habits of this Monkey in ‘ Land 
and Water’ for July 24th, 1869, Mr. Bartlett had proposed to call 
it M. andamanensis, which name would stand, if the validity of the 
species were confirmed by future investigations. 
3. A specimen of the Kusimanse, or Mangue (Crossarchus ob- 
seurus), purchased July 8th, a rare West-African Carnivore, which 
had not been exhibited in the Society’s Menagerie since the year 
1834*. ; 
4. Six Amherst’s Pheasants (Thaumalea amherstie), deposited 
by Mr. J. J. Stone, F.Z.S., July 16th. 
After many unavailing efforts, Mr. Stone had succeeded in adding 
this magnificent Pheasant to the list of introduced species. Unfor- 
tunately, only one female survived to reach this country,—the rest 
being males, adult or in change of plumage. The female of the Am- 
herst’s Pheasant was previously unknown, but turned out, as might 
have been anticipated, to resemble nearly the corresponding sex in 
the Gold Pheasant (Thaumalea picta). Mr. Stone had received 
these birds from his correspondent in Hankow; but Mr. Sclater had 
been informed by Mr. Swinhoe that they had been originally ob- 
tained for him by a French missionary priest resident at Ta-kien-lieou, 
at the foot of the Yung-ling mountains, in the further part of the 
province of Setchuen. The range of this bird was thus proved to 
extend from the Burmese frontier of Yunan (where it was obtained 
by Dr. Anderson‘) into the province of Setchuen. 
5. An Owen’s Apteryx (Apteryx owenni), presented by the Ac- 
climatization Society of Otago, New Zealand, and received July 28th, 
being the first example of this species received alive in Europe. 
6. A White-bellied Stork (Ciconia abdimii), obtained by purchase 
July 29th, being the first example of this rare species exhibited 
alive in the Society’s Menagerie. 
7. A young pair of the recently discovered Long-tailed Deer of 
Northern China (Elaphurus davidianus), presented to the Society 
by H.E. Sir Rutherford Aleock, K.C.B., H.B.M. Ambassador at 
the Court of Pekin. 
The expected arrival of a pair of this remarkable animal had 
already been announced (P. Z. 8S. 1868, pp. 210, 530). A coloured 
figure of them and complete account would be given in a paper on 
the Deer living in the Society’s Gardens, which was now being pre- 
pared for publication in the Society’s ‘ Transactions.’ 
8. A Pleurodele Newt (Pleurodeles walti), obtained in the vici- 
nity of Seville in Spain, and presented to the Society by Lord 
Lilford, F.Z.S., August 13th. 
* See- Mr. Martin’s notice of the dissection of a specimen of this animal, 
P. Z. 8. 1834, p. 113. 
+ See Dr. Anderson’s letters, afew, pp. 111 et 278. 
