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2. A fine male example of the Duke of Bedford's Deer (Cervus 

 xanthopygius), from China, presented by H.G. The Dake of 

 Bedford, Sept. 2nd. 



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

 gerie during the month of October was 68, of which 42 were 

 acquired by presentation, 6 by birth, 10 by purchase, and 10 

 were received on deposit. The total number of departures during 

 the same period, by death and removals, was 89. 



Amongst these may be specially noticed : — 



A young male Siamang {Hylobates syndactylus) from Negri 

 Sembilan, Malay Peninsula, presented by Mr. Stanley S. Flower, 

 E.Z.S., October 17th, being the first individual of this extremely 

 interesting Anthropoid Ape that has reached us in a living state. 



It will be recollected that the late Dr. Greorge Bennett, T.Z.S., 

 obtained an example of the Siamang at Singapore in 1830, and in- 

 tended to bring it to England for the Society, but it unfortunately 

 died on its way home (see Bennett's ' Wanderings in New South 

 Wales,' ii. p. 142, 1834). 



Mr. Sclater exhibited and made remarks upon a photograph of 

 the specimen of Grrevy's Zebra {Equus grevii) lately sent by the 

 Emperor Menelek of Abyssinia as a present to the President of 

 the French Eepublic, and deposited by the latter in the Jardin 

 Zoologique d'Acclimatation in the Bois de Boulogne. The animal 

 was said to stand about 5 ft. 11 in. in height to the top of its ears, 

 and about 5 ft. at the withers. This was the second living speci- 

 men of this Zebra yet brought to Europe (see P. Z. S. 1832, p. 721). 



Mr. Sclater stated that he had been for some time endeavouring 

 to obtain living examples of this Zebra for the Gardens from 

 correspondents in Shoa and Somaliland. 



Mr. Sclater exhibited a set of five photographs of the Eoval 

 Siamese Museum, Wang Na, Bangkok, which had been presented 

 to him by Mr. Stanley S. Flower, F.Z.S. Mr. Flower had now 

 left his post as Director of the Museum at Bangkok, and taken up 

 that of Director of the Zoological Garden at Gizeh, near Caii'o. 

 On his way home he had brought with him the living Siamano-, the 

 safe receipt of which had been already mentioned in the Secretary's 

 report. 



The following extract from a letter from Dr. S. W. Bushell, 

 C.M.Z.S., to Mr. Sclater, dated July 14, 1898, was read :— 



" I am weU acquainted with the habits of the Genus {Elaphunis) 

 davidianus, and used often to ride among the herds which formerly 

 swarmed in the Non Hai-tiiu, the Imperial Hunting Park south 

 of Peking, which is enclosed by a wall forty-five miles in circuit. 

 But four years ago the brick wall was breached in many places by 

 the waters of the Hun Ho, as they flooded the adjoining country, 



