520 tile secretaut on additioj^'s to the menagerie. [june 18, 



180. Francolinus castaneicollis. 



Francolhms castaneicollis, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Genov. xxvi. p. 542 

 (1888) ; Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 153 (1893). 



a. c? ad. Sheik INfabomed, Xov. 2, 1S94. Iris dark brown ; 



feet brownish orange ; bill vermilion. 

 h. 2 ad. Sheik Mahomed, Xov. 8, 1894. Iris brown ; feet 



salmon-colour ; bill brow n, lower mandible reddish. 

 Discovered in Shoa at Lake Ciar-Ciar. 



181. Francolinus granti. 



Francolinus qraati, Hartl. ; Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. ii. p. 891 

 (1873); Sharpe, Ibis, 1892, p. 551; Ogil^-ie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. 

 Mus. xxii. p. 148 (1893) ; Salvad. Mem. E. Accad. Torino, (2) xliv. 

 p. 562 (1894 : Odeuin Plains) ; Eeichen. Vog. Deutsch-Ost-Afr. 

 p. 78 (1894). 



a. 5 ad. Sassabane, July 31, 1894, Iris brown ; feet light 

 red. 



Mr. Jackson procured examples of this species at Machako's 

 and again on the Victoria Xyanza. Between the lake and the 

 coast Dr. Eeichenow gives many localities where it has occurred. 



June 18, 1895. 



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 were 130 in number. Of these 67 were acquired 

 by presentation, 24 by purchase, 3 by exchange, 15 were born in 

 the Gardens, and 21 were received on deposit. The total number of 

 departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 90. 



Among these, special attention may be called to the following : — 



1. A Black-billed Sheathbill (Chionis minor), captured at sea, 

 in about 52° S., 55^' W., and presented by Mr. John Gunn, of the 

 German Barque ' Prof. Koch,' May 1st. 



We have now specimens of both species of the Sheathbills 

 (^Chionis alba and C. minor) living in the Society's Gardens. 



2. A female Grysbok (Neotrac/ns melanoiis), presented by J. E. 

 Matcham, Esq., of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and received 

 May 26. 



This is one of the smaller Cape Antelopes rarely seen in captivity ; 

 we have received no specimen of it for the last twenty years. 



3. A young male Panolia Deer (Cemis elcli) from Southern 

 China, presented by Julius Neumann, Esq., C.M.Z.S., and received 

 May 29, 1895. 



So fa.r as I know, the only specimen of this beautiful Deer 



