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fed ; and after the knocking about those which I have sold to this 
Society have stood, these animals must be called any thing but delicate. 
*« There is great difficulty in catching the Pygmy Hog. Some five 
years ago a young one was secured by a Mr. Fischer, who tamed it ; 
but it afterwards escaped. I have heard of no other individual 
being possessed by any one but myself. 
“ The Calcutta Zoological Society were trying for years to obtain 
a pair, but were unsuccessful in getting a single example until those 
which they received from the Maharajah of Cooch Behar through 
me (as already mentioned) reached them. 
«It has taken me about four years to get the four now procured. 
They were caught in snares, which were set in hundreds all over the 
country throughout a range of about twenty miles. If you require 
more I may be able to get some when I return to India in about two 
months’ time.” 
Mr. Sclater exhibited a drawing of this animal by Mr. Smit 
(Plate XXXVII.), andremarkedthat Mr. Carew’s four specimens were 
apparently in excellent health, and fed well on boiled vegetables, 
rice, potatoes, and other food usual for such animals. On measuring 
the largest and the smallest, the length of the body had been found 
in the one case to be 17 inches and in the other 14 inches. The 
weight of the largest animals had been ascertained to be about 
103ib., and of the smallest 97 lb. Alluding tu the rarity of the 
animal, Sir Joseph Fayrer had stated that during the many years in 
which he had hunted in the Terai he had never succeeded in obtain- 
ing a single specimen. 
2. A Mediterranean Seal (Monachus albiventer), presented by M. 
Yeates Brown, Esq., H.B.M. Consul at Genoa, May 18th. This Seal, 
the first example of the species that had been received at the Gar- 
dens, had unfortunately not long survived its arrival. 
3. Two male Argus Pheasants (Argus giganteus), presented to 
the Society by Major M‘Nair, C.M.G., and J. M. Vermont, Esq., 
May 18th. This arrival was especially acceptable, as we had pre- 
viously only two unmated females of this magnificent bird in the 
Collection. 
4, A Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), purchased May 23. 
It is of great interest to receive a second example of this delicate 
animal, the only former specimen of which lived about fourteen 
months in the Scciety’s Menagerie (see P. Z.S. 1880, p. 355, and 
1881, p. 180), and to be able to announce that it seems likely to 
thrive. It feeds itself on the leaves of a large gum-tree (Hucalyptus 
globulus) which has been introduced into its cage, and also eats a 
little bread and milk. 
5. A Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) from the Falk- 
land Islands, purchased May 25.° This is an adult bird in fine 
plomess and is the first example of this species of Penguin that we 
ave as yet received. 
6. A fine pair of Great Ant-eaters, Myrmecophaga jubata, pur- 
chased May 31. 
