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B. Branched. 



a. Branching in oue plane. 



Short, very slender, sparingly branched ; covered with spines. 



Antipathclla qracilis (Gray). Madeira, 

 Spines on the ultimate branchlets only ; stem smooth. 



Leiopathes expansa J. Y. J. Madeira. 

 No spines ; stem and branches wrinkled and punctured. 



Savaglia lamarcki (Haime). Madei a, 

 Mediterranean. 



h. Branching on all sides, bushy. 

 Spines only on tlie ultimate branchlets. 



Leiopathes glaherrima M.-Edw. Ma- 

 deira ; Mediterranean ; W. Indies. 

 Spines short, triangular, upright, branches arranged in a corymbose manner. 



Antipathes furcata Gray. Madeira. 

 Spines elongate, directed forwards.,. Aphanipathcs wollastoni Brook. Ma- 

 deira ; Selvagens. 



Var. pilosa with hairs on the stem. 



November 14, 1899. 

 Dr. A. GtJNTHEB, r.E.S., V.P., iu the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following reports on the additions made 

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

 August, September, and October, 1899 : — 



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

 gerie during the mouth of June was 164, of which 79 were by 

 presentation, 18 by birth, 40 by purchase, 1 was received in 

 exchange and 26 on deposit. The total number of departures during 

 the same period, by death and removals, was 78. 



Among the additions special attention may be called to a 

 male Sitatunga, or Speke's Antelope {Tragelaphus spelcii), from the 

 district of Lake Ngami, received from Mr. Cecil J. Ehodes, F.Z.S., 

 in exchange for a female hybrid between Tragelaphus gratus S 

 and T. spekii 2 (born in the Menagerie on Feb. 12, 1896), which 

 was despatched to Mr. Ehodes on April 25th last. 



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

 gerie during the month of July was 204, of which 77 were by 

 presentation, 19 by birth, 36 by purchase, 1 was received in 

 exchange and 71 on deposit. The total number of departures 

 during the same period, by death and removals, was 108. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be called to the 

 fine Ground-Hornbill presented by Dr. Hirst on July 20th, which 

 appears to be a young example of Bucoraoc ahyssinicus, and con- 

 cerning which the following information has been received from 

 Dr. Hirst : — 



