246 ON THE PELICANS IN THE MENAGERIE, &C. [Mar. 17, 



/uscus), purchased February 28th. The acquisition of these birds 

 renders the Society's series of Pelicans very nearly complete, as we 

 now have specimens of seven species living in the Gardens, as will be 

 seen by the subjoiued list. 



List of Pelicans now living in the Gardens. 



4 White Pelicans (Pelecamts onocrotalus). 



a. Presented by E. T. Rogers, Esq., C.iM.Z.S., Feb. 3, 1868. 



From Syria. 



b. Presented by A. C. Henderson, Esq., April 25, 1877. 



c. Presented by J. Simonds, Esq., June 6, 1880. 



d. Presented by C. J. Bolau, Esq., June 2, 1882. 

 1 Mitred Pelican {Pelecanus mitratus). 



a. Presented by Dr. Holub, Sept. 18, 1879. From S. Africa. 

 1 Crested Pelican {Pelecanus crispus). 



a. Presented by Dr. Dagle, April 10, 1873. 



1 Eed-backed Pelican (Pelecanus rufescens). 



a. Purchased, July 21, 1880. 



2 Brown Pelicans {Pelecanus fuscus). 



a, b. Purchased, Feb. 28, 1885. 

 1 Rough-billed Pelican {Pelecanus trachyrhtjnchus). 



a. Purchased, July 3, 1884, 

 1 Australian Pelican {Pelecanus conspicillatus). 



a. Purchased, May 14, 1868. 



I may remark that most of these birds are now in fine breeding- 

 plumage, and that the Rough-billed Pelican (to the shedding of the 

 upstanding plate on the culmen of which I called attention on a 

 former occasion ^) has now developed a new knob on its beak. 



I have also to call your attention to a fine example of a species of 

 Bird-Spider which has been for some time in the Society's Insect- 

 House, and has within these few days been presented to the Society 

 by Mr. H. R. P. Carter, of Madras. It was found in a teak-log, and 

 is believed to have come from Burmah. Mr. O. P. Cambridge, 

 who has examined the drawing of it (which I now exhibit), believes 

 it to be referable to Mygale fasciata, Latr,, Koch, ' Die Arachniden,' 

 Band ix. p. 41, Plate ccci. fig. 717. 



Mr. Sclater exhibited and made remarks on a curious Duck shot 

 on Lord Bolton's estate in Yorkshire in January 1885, which was 

 apparently referable to the Common Scaup {Fuligula marila), but 

 was remarkable for having the broad and clear wiiite front of the 

 female, and the black head of the ordinary male of this species. 



Mr. W. B. Tegetmeier exhibited and made remarks on a pair of 

 abnormal antlers obtained in India, said to be those of the Sambur 

 {Cervus aristotelis). 



> See P. Z. S. 1884, p. 410. 



