450 MR. p. L. SCLATER ON THE INDIAN ELEPHANTS. [Apr. 5, 



with the type. The dilated middle joints of the antennae, unarmed 

 tibige, and open anterior coxal cavities, together with the length of the 

 posterior tarsal joint, are the characteristic marks of the present 

 genus. 



April 5, 1881. 

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



The Secretary read the following report on the additions to the 

 Society's Menagerie during the month of March 1881 : — 



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

 gerie during the month of March was 71, of which 29 were by 

 presentation, 6 by birth, 19 by purchase, 12 were received on 

 deposit, and 5 by exchange. The total number of departures 

 during the same period, by death and removals, was 99. 



The most remarkable additions during the month of March were 

 as follows : — 



1. A young male Gooral Antelope {Nemorhcedus goral) from the 

 Himalayas, purchased 16th of March, being the first example of this 

 fine species that we have received. 



2. Three Birds of Paradise belonging to the following species : — 

 the Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise {Seleucides alba) ; the Red Bird 

 of Paradise {Paradisea rubra) ; and the Green Manucode (Manu- 

 codia chalybea), deposited the 19th March by Mr. William Jamrach, 

 and to become the property of the Society if they shall be alive and 

 in good condition one month after their arrival. 



These birds are not at present in fine plumage, but appear to be 

 healthy and are doing well. They are all of species new to the 

 collection. 



The Secretary stated that, the two smaller Indian Elephants deposited 

 in the Gardens by the Prince of Wales on May 17th, 1876, being about 

 to be sent to the Zoological Garden at Berlin, he had caused them to 

 be weighed and measured, in order to obtain a record of their growth 

 during the past two years. The same had been done with the two 

 larger Indian Elephants ; and the following were the results, which 

 might be compared with the weight and measurements taken in 

 May 1879, and given P. Z. S. 1879, p. 385. 



Circumference of the 



Jung Pershad (<?)•• 

 Sulfa Culli ( 2 ) . 



Rustum ( c? ) 6 



Omar ( d ) 7 



