1876.] THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 273 



March 7, 18/6. 

 Dr. A. Giinther, F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following report on the additions to the 

 Society's Menagerie during the month of February, 1876 : — 



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

 gerie during the month of February was 67, of which 36 were ac- 

 quired by presentation, 21 by purchase, 5 by exchange, 3 were bred 

 in the Gardens, and 2 were received on deposit. The total number of 

 departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 111. 



The most noticeable additions during the month of February were 

 as follows : — 



1 . An example of the very singular Cervine form lately described 

 by Mr. Swinhoe in the Society's ' Proceedings ' as Lophotragus mi' 

 chianus (P. Z. S. 1874, p. 452). 



This animal was procured by Mr. A. Michie, of Shanghai (the 

 discoverer of the species), in the Ningpo district of China, and for- 

 warded to this country for sale. We purchased it from his agent on 

 the 12th ult. for £35. 



The general appearance of the animal is very well indicated in the 

 plate (P. Z. S. 1874, pi. lix.) prepared by Mr. Keulemans from 



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Lophotragus michianus $ . 

 Proc. Zool. Soc— 1876, No. XVIII. 



