810 THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MEXAGERIB. [Nov. 16, 



November 16, 1897. 

 Dr. A. GiJNTHER, r.E.S., A^ice-President, in 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, 1897 : — 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of June were 178 in number. Of these 132 were acquired 

 by presentation, 15 by purchase, 14 were received on deposit, 13 

 were bred in the Gardens, and 4 were received in exchange. The 

 total number of departures during the same period, by death and 

 removals, was 137. 



Amongst the additions the following are worthy of notice : — 



1. Two fine adult King Penguins {Aptenodytes pennanti), pm-- 

 chased out of a lot of five offered for sale by a dealer, on June 23rd. 



2. A young female Orang-outang (Simia satyrus), brought home 

 from Sumatra and presented by Dr. H. Dohrn, C.M.Z.S., on 

 June 30fch. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of July were 102 in number. Of these 34 were acquired by 

 pi-esentation, 17 by purchase, 14 were received on deposit, and 

 37 were bred in the Gardens. The total number of departures 

 during the same period, by death and removals, was 143. 



Amongst the additions attention may be specially called to : — 



1. A young pair of Babirussas {Brihirussa alfurus), from Celebes, 

 presented by H.G. The Duke of Bedford, P.Z.S., July 3rd. 



2. An example of the Thick-billed Penguin {Eudyptes pachy- 

 rhyncTius), from Stewart Island, New Zealand, deposited by the 

 Hon. Walter Kothschild, F.Z.S., July 5th. 



3. A very large example of Daudin's Tortoise (Testudo daudini), 

 deposited by the Hon. Walter Rothschild on July 21st. This 

 Tortoise, no doubt originally from the Aldabra Islands, is said to 

 have been kept in captivity in Mauritius for about 150 years, and 

 is believed to be the largest Land-Tortoise now living in the world. 

 It is about 4 ft. 7 inches in length, 2 ft. 10 inches in breadth, and 

 weighs about 5 cwt. 



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The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of August were 132 in number; of these 91 were acquired 

 by presentation, 7 by purchase, 15 were received on deposit, 18 

 were bred in the Gardens, and 1 was received in exchange. The 

 total number of departures during the same period, by death and 

 removals, was 128. 



Amongst the additions attention may be specially called to : — 



1. A male and two females of a large Deer from the Altai 



Mountains, probably referable to Cervus eusfephanus, Blanford, 



received on deposit on August 10th, and apparently different in 



species from any Deer preWously exhibited in the Society's series. 



