1884.] THE SECRETARY ON AUDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 4/5 



November 4, 1884. 



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Prof. Flower, LL.D., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following reports on the additions made 

 to the Society's Menagerie during the months of June, July, August, 

 and September, 1884: — 



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

 gerie during the month of June was 223, of which 56 were by birth, 

 64 by presentation, 75 by purchase, 3 by exchange, and 25 were re- 

 ceived on deposit. The total number of departures during the same 

 period by death and removals was 92. 



The following are of special interest : — 



1. Two Red-cheeked Colies (Oolius erythromelon), purchased June 

 1 2th. We have only once ' before received living examples of this 

 peculiar African type, and the present species is nevF to the collection. 

 Mr. Keulemans's figure (Plate XLV. figs. 2, 3) will give an idea of 

 tlie form of this species and of the remarkable colour of the naked 

 skin round the beak. 



2. Two Chaplain Crows ( Corvus capellanus) from Fao (near Busrih), 

 at the head of the Persian Gulf, presented June 25th by B. T. Ffinch, 

 Esq. "We are glad to receive fresh examples of this interesting Crow, 

 which was first described from living specimens in the Society's 

 Gardens in 1876 (see P. Z. S. 1876, p. 693, pi. Ixvi.). 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of July were 195 in number ; of these 74 were acquired by 

 presentation, 50 by purchase, 2 by exchange, 35 by birth, and 34 

 were received on deposit. The total number of departures during 

 the same period by death and removals was 117. 



Tlie most noticeable additions during the month were : — 



1. A second' specimen of the Heloderm Lizard (Heloderma 

 suspectum), received in exchange from the Central-Park Menagerie, 

 New York, U.S.A., July 3rd. 



2. A Collection of Snakes from Japan and North America, brought 

 home and presented to the Society by Gerald Waller, Esq., F.Z.S., 

 July 22nd, amongst which are representatives of five species new to 

 the Collection, viz. : — Tlie Foui-banded Snake{E/aphis quadrivirgata), 

 and Blonihoff's Snake (Trigonocephalus blomhoffi), from Japan ; the 

 American Black Snake {Coluber constrictor), the Mexican Snake 

 {Pituophis inexicanus), and the Cyclopiou Snake {Tropidonotus 

 cyclopion), from North America. 



3. A young female Cape Sea-Lion (Otaria pusilla), from South 

 Africa, presented to the Society by Capt. John Hewat, Superintendent 

 of the Docks, Cape Town, July 25th. This Seal forms a particularly 



1 See P. Z. S. 1876, p. 413, pi. xxxv. 



2 See P. Z. S. 1882, p. 630. 



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