418 DK. LtJTKEN ON CHlROPODOM\S PENICILLATUS. [NoV. 16 



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

 gerie during the month of August was 98 ; of these" 50 were 

 acquired by presentation, 14 by purchase, 15 by birth, 6 were 

 received on deposit, and 5 in exchange. Eight Elliot's Pheasants, 

 received during the month, were bred from some eggs laid in the 

 Society's Gardens and sent into the country to be hatched. The 

 total number of departures during the same period by death and 

 removals was 104. 



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

 gerie during the month of September was 80 ; of these 42 were 

 acquired by presentation, 4 by purchase, 2 by exchange, 1 9 were bred 

 in the Gardens, and 13 were received on deposit. The total number 

 of departures during the same period by death and removals was 84. 



The following are of special interest : — 



A Spot-ringed Snake {Liophis pcecilogyrus) from Brazil, presented 

 by Edgell llunt, Esq., September 9th, new to the collection. 



Two Elegant Galidias {Oalidia elegans) from Madagascar, pre- 

 sented by Burt C. MiiUer, Esq., September 16th. 



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

 gerie during the month of October was 11, of which 1 1 were by 

 birth, 45 by presentation, 5 by purchase, 6 by exchange, and 10 were 

 received on deposit. The total number of departures during the 

 same period by death and removals was 1 1 2. 



An extract was read from a letter addressed to the President by 

 Dr. Emin Bey, dated Wadilai, Eastern Equatorial Africa, Jan. 1st, 

 1886. 



After speaking of the skull of a Chimpanzee and of some skins 

 and skeletons of other Mammals and Birds obtained in Monbottu, 

 which he proposed to send to the Society, Dr. Emin Bey continued 

 as follows : — 



" It may be interesting for you to hear that an anthropoid Ape 

 exists in Uganda and Unyoro. I cannot say whether it is identical 

 with the Monbottu Chimpanzee or not. While staying in these 

 countries the negroes told me much about this animal, and in a 

 MS. map which I forwarded to Dr. Petermann I fixed its northern 

 Hmit at 2° N. lat. Now I hear that this Ape is frequent in the 

 thick forests near Ugoma, and I hasten to beg my friend Kmg 

 Kabrega for some specimens." 



A letter was read addressed to the Secretary by Dr. Chr. Liitken, 

 of Copenhagen, F.M.Z.S. 



Referring to Mr. O. Thomas's statement (P. Z. S. 1886, p. 78) 

 that Chiropodomys penicillatus was a rare animal in Museums and 

 that its distribution was not certainly known, Dr. Liitken announced 



