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ME. G. A. BOULENGEE, OS TANDEI,LIA CIRKHOSA. [Dec. 14, 



December 14, 1897. 



Lt.-Col. H. H. GrOD WIN- Austen, F.E.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following report on the additions made 

 to the Society's Menagerie during the month of November 1897 : — 

 The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 



Of these 59 were 

 35 were received on 



The total number 

 death and removals, 



month of November were 130 in number 

 acquired by presentation, 33 by purchase, 

 deposit, and 3 were bred in the Gardens 

 of departures during the same period, by 

 was 139. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be called to a 

 young male Gazelle from Djiboutil, Abyssinia, presented by Dr. L. 

 de Gebert on November 17th, which appears to be referable to 

 Speke's Gazelle (Gazella speHi), being the first individual of this 

 species received alive by the Society. 



Head of Gazella spekii, ^ jr. 



I exhibit a drawing of the head of this animal, showing the 

 protuberance of the nose, which is perceptible even at this young 



stage. 



the following note : — " In 



Mr. G. A. Boulenger, F.E.S., read 

 order that I might satisfy myself as to the possibility of the small 

 fish Vandellia cirrhosa penetrating into the human urethra (see 

 above, page 901), Prof. C. Stewart kiudly took me to St. Thomas's 



