1882.] MR. H. STEVENSON ON PUFFINUS OBSCURUS. 421 



Fig. 6. Part of a radius of a yellow pectoral tuft-feather of Arachnothera magna, 

 7. A feather of the breast of Psittacula, natural size. 

 8 a. Part of a barbule of the red part in the feather of Psittacula. 

 8 b. „ „ yellow „ „ 



8 c. „ „ green „ „ 



May 16, 1882. 

 Osbert Salvin, Esq., F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The following report on the additions to the Society's Mena- 

 gerie during the month of April 1882 was read by the Secretary : — 



The total number of registered additions to the Society's Mena- 

 gerie during the month of April 1882 was 124, of which 32 

 were by presentation, 65 by purchase, 18 by birth, 3 in exchange, 

 and 6 were received on deposit. The total number of departures 

 during the same period, by death and removals, was 82. 



The most noticeable additions during the month were the following 

 birds, all of species new to the Society's Collection. 



1 . A Rifle-bird {Ptilorhis paradisea), purchased April 4. This is 

 a male bird in immature and worn plumage, changing very slowly 

 into the adult dress, but apparently in good health. 



2. A pair of Black-headed Tragopans (Ceriornis melanocephala), 

 imported from Calcutta, and received April 5. This is the first 

 pair of this fine species that has reached us, although I believe that 

 several examples of it have been previously received in Europe, and 

 there is said to have been a single example of it many years ago in 

 the Gardens. 



3. Four Riippell's Parrots (Poeocephalus rueppelli) from Western 

 Africa, purchased April 15. This species was first described and 

 figured by G.R. Gray in the Society's 'Proceedings' for 1848 (p. 125, 

 Aves, t. 5). Two of our specimens resemble the figure there given ; 

 the others have the rump and under tail-coverts blue. 



4. A Western Black Cockatoo {Calyptorhynchus naso, Gould, B. 

 Austr. v. t. 9), conspicuously differing from the Eastern C. banksi, of 

 which we have also examples, in its smaller size. 



5. A male Cabot's Tragopan {Ceriornis caboti), purchased April 

 18, making a fine addition to the Gallinaceous series. 



6. Two of the recently described Green-horned Parrakeet, Nym- 

 phicus uvaensis, Lnyard (suprii, p. 480, Plate XXVl.), which we 

 believe to be a pair, purchased April 27. These have been placed in 

 the Parrot-house, next to our two living examples oi Nymphicus cor- 

 nutus (cf. P. Z. S. 1879, p. 550, pi. xhv.), and afford a fine oppor- 

 tunity for the comparison of these two closely allied species. 



A mounted specimen of the Dusky Petrel, Pvffinus obscurus (Gm.), 

 which had been picked up dead in Norfolk in 1858, was placed on 

 the table, having been sent up for exhibition by Mr. Henry Stevenson 

 of Norwich ; and the following remarks by him were read : — 



'•The bird now exhibited was picked up dead by a gamekeeper on 



