602 MR. SCLATER ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. [Dec. 9, 
11. Description of a New Species of Dacelo from North- 
western Australia. By Joun Goutp, F.R.S., V.P.Z.8., &c. 
I have long had in my collection a pair of a species of Dacelo which 
I could not satisfactorily determine ; but not having a sufficient series 
of Dacelo cervina for comparison, I have hesitated to describe it as 
new. Having, however, recently obtained several examples of the 
last-named bird, I find that the species from North-western Aus- 
tralia is quite distinct, and I therefore propose for it the name of 
DACELO OCCIDENTALIS, sp. nov. 
D. afinis D. cervine sed diversa, rostro multo robustiore, colori- 
bus pallidioribus, et precipue pogonio externo rectricis extime 
conspicue albo fasciato distinguenda. 
Long. tot. 16-0, rogtri 3-2, al. 7°5, caud. 4°5 poll. Angl. 
December 9, 1869. 
Dr. E. Hamilton, V.P., in the Chair. 
Mr. Sclater made some remarks on recent additions to the Society’s 
Menagerie, amongst which were particularly noticed :— 
1. A Two-toed Sloth, obtained at Panama by Mr. C. Gilman of 
the R.M.S. ‘Neva,’ and purchased of him for tie Society’s Mena- 
gerie on the 29th of September. Mr. Sclater believed that this 
Sloth, which was obviously distinct from the common Cholepus 
didactylus associated with it in the collection, might ultimately be 
found to be referable to the newly described Cholepus hoffmanni of 
Peters*, but was unable to decide this question positively from an 
examination of the living specimen. 
2. Two Persian Gazelles (Gazella subgutturosa), presented by 
Thomas Kerr Lynch, Esq., on the Ist of October, being the first 
examples of this rare Gazelle that had been received by the Society 
since those received in 1852, and figured in Wolf and Sclater’s 
‘ Zoological Sketches’ (vol. i. pl. 22). 
3. A female of the Cape Ant-bear (Orycteropus capensis), from 
the same locality as the male of this animal, purchased October 6th. 
This example has been placed along with the male purchased on the 
18th of June last; and the pair seemed thriving and likely to do 
well together. 
4. A Say’s Snake (Coronella sayi) from North America, pur- 
chased 15th of October, being the first example of this species exhi- 
bited alive. 
5. A second example of the Collared Fruit-bat (Cynonycteris 
collaris) from Natal, purchased November Ist. 
* Monatsb. Berl. Acad. 1858, p. 128, and 1864, p. 678. 
