456 MR. p. L. SCLATER ON CONTINENTAL MENAGERIES. [Juiie 5, 



June 5, 1894. 



Sir W. H. Flower, K.C.B., LL.D., F.E.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following report on the additions to the 

 Society's Menagerie during the month of May : — 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during 

 the month of May Mere 112 in number. Of these 54 were acquired 

 by presentation, 28 by purchase, 2 by exchange, 8 were born in 

 the Gardens, and 20 were received on deposit. The total number of 

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



Mr. Sclater offered some remarks on the animals he had noticed 

 in the Zoological Gardens of Eotterdam, Amsterdam, Hanover, 

 Berlin, and Hamburg, which he had recently visited. 



At Eotterdam the .Jackdaws had effected an entrance through 

 the wide meshes of the net that covered the large Aviary, and had 

 somewhat disturbed the breeding birds. But the colony of Wild 

 Herons outside {cf. P. Z. S. 1892, p. 471) was still thriving, and 

 consisted of 28 nests. Amongst the Mammals at Eotterdam one 

 of the greatest interest was a beautiful male example of the Bush- 

 loving Antelope {Ceplialojjhus sylvicultrix) from Congo-land (cf. 

 P. Z. S. 1892, p. 471), presented by Heer A. de Bloema on the 25th 

 May, 1891, now quite adult, and of about 2 ft. 8 in. high. Mr. Sclater 

 exhibited a water-colour drawing by Mr. Keulemans representing 

 this animal. 



The Gardens of the Eoyal Zoological »Society of Amsterdam 

 were in their usual flourishing condition, the series of Cranes and 

 Storks being, as in former years, of special excellence. The herd 

 of the beautiful Antelope Tragelaj'hus grains {cf. P. Z. S. 1892, 

 p. 471) now consisted of seven examples, and an additional male 

 having been imported there was evei'y reason to hope that this 

 fine Antelope (see P. Z. S. 1883, pi. viii.) would become thoroughly 

 acclimatized in Europe. One of the hot-water tanks in the Eeptile 

 House contained seven living examples of the Surinam Toad {Pipa 

 americana), which Mr. Sclater had never seen alive before. They 

 appeared to keep entirely in the water, in which they swam about 

 freely. 



In the Zoological Garden of Hanover (now under the direction 

 of Dr. Ernst Schaff) Mr. Sclater had seen several interesting 

 Antelopes, amongst which were examples of Hippotrogus eqvinus, 

 Bnbalis caama, and both species of Gnu. He had also obtained 

 there for the Society specimens of both the European species of 

 Marten, which were now rather difficult to procure. 



The Zoological Garden at Berlin (now under the direction of 

 Dr. Heck) contained an excellent series both of Mammals and 

 Birds, and a large new Aviary was in process of erection. Here 

 a pair of Giraffes were still to be found ; and examples of the Zebra 

 from German East Africa, lately described by Herr Matschie 



