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



1. An Alexandra Parrakeet {Pohjtelis alexa7idrce), from the 

 Interior of Australia, deposited July 11th, being the first specimen 

 of tbis beautiful species brought to Europe alive. 



2. An example of the very singular Frilled Lizard of "Western 

 Australia (Chlamydosaurus Icingi), obtained in Roebuck Bay, 

 Western Australia, and presented, July 22nd, by W. Saville 

 Kent, Esq., F.Z.S. (see p. 712). 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of August were 229. Of these, 51 were acquired by presen- 

 tation, 17 by purchase, 21 by birth, 29 were received on deposit, 

 and 108 by exchange. The total number of departures during 

 the same period, by death and removals, was 101. 



Amongst these special attention may be called to the following : — • 



1. A Basilisk Chameleon (Chanueleon hasiliscus) from Egypt, 

 presented by Mr. J. Buchanan, August 1st. Of this Chameleon, 

 which occurs in Egypt, as well as the Common Chameleon 

 {Chamceleon vulgaris), we have not previously received living 

 specimens. 



2. Two examples of the peculiar North African Rodent, the 

 Ganii (Cteiwdactyhcs gundi), purchased August 12th of Mr. Paul 

 W. H. Spatz, by whom they were brought from Tunis. 



3. A fine young specimen of the Martial Hawk-Eagle {Spizaetus 

 bellicosiis), captured near Mount Kenia, in British East Africa, 

 and presented to the Society by Dr. Kolb, through Capt. 

 Sclater, R.E. 



The only previously received example of this species was a 

 specimen from Table Farm, G-rahamstown, South Africa, pre- 

 sented by Mr. T. White on Oct. 24, 1892. This Hawk-Eagle 

 seems widely distributed in Africa, and has been recorded from 

 German East Africa by Dr. A. Eeichenow (see his book ' Die Vogel 

 Deutsch-Ost-Afrikas,' page 88 : Berlin, 1894). 



The registered additions to the Societj^s Menagerie during the 

 month of September were 79. Of these, 35 were acquired by pre- 

 sentation, 6 by purchase, 27 were bred in the Gardens, and 11 were 

 received on deposit. The total number of departures during the 

 same period, by death and removals, was 109. 



The Secretary read the following extract from a letter addressed 

 to him by Mr. J. H. Gurney, F.Z.S. , respecting the skin of a 

 Kingfisher which he had exhibited at a meeting of the Society 

 held on the 7th May, 1895 :— 



" I received not long ago two skins of the beautiful Beavan's 

 Kingfisher, Alcedo heavani, Wald., from Mr. A. L. Butler, obtained 

 by that gentleman at Lunugala, Ceylon, November 2nd, 1894, 

 and April 12th, 1895, one of which was exhibited to the Society 

 last May ^ under the impression that the species was new to the 

 avifauna of Ceylon. Such, however, turns out not to be the case, 

 for Mr. A. P. G-reen of Colombo has informed Mr. Butler that 



^ See P. Z. S. 1895, p. 339. 



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