1885.] MAJOR YERBURY ON CHAMjELEO CALCARIFER. 833 



November 17, 1885. 

 Prof. W. H. Flower, LL.D., F.R.S., President, in the Cliair. 



The Secretary made the following report on the additions to the 

 Society's Menagerie during October 1885 : — 



The total number of registered additions to the Society's Mena- 

 gerie during the month of October was 131, of which 102 were by 

 presentation, 1 1 by purcliase, 1 by birth, 3 were received in ex- 

 change, and 14 on deposit. Tlie total number of departures during 

 the same period, by death and removals, was 84. 



Amongst these special attention may be called to : — 



1. A collection of North-American Reptiles, presented by 

 F. J. Thompson, Esq., amongst which are examples of the Alleghany 

 Snake, Coluber alleghaniensis , new to the Society's Collection. 



2. Two collections of Reptiles from the Cape Colony, presented 

 by the Rev. (i. H. R. Fisk, C.M.Z.S., amongst which is an example 

 of a species of Elaps (Elaps hygice) from Uitenhage, Cape Colony, 

 new to the Collection. 



3. An example of the Black-eyebrowed Albatross (Diomedea 

 melanophrys), obtained in False Bay, Cape Colony, and presented 

 to the Society by W. Ayshford Sanford, Esq., F.Z.S. 



Along with the Reptiles Mr. Fisk has sent us for the Insect 

 House two curious Millipedes, believed to be referable to Spiro- 

 streplus atmulipes, which I have now the pleasure of exhibiting to 

 the Meeting:. 



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In reference to the question as to the correct locality of Chauiceleo 

 calcarifer (supra, p. 717), the following extract was read from a 

 letter addressed to the Secretary by Major S. W. Yerburv, 

 dated July 12, 1885 :— 



" In answer to your question about the Chameleon, there is no 

 doubt of its locality, as I caught it myself, and I fancy that it is not 

 uncommon in the neighbourhood of Aden. At any rate I met with 

 it myself three times in three different places. On reference to my 

 note-book I find the dates, localities, &c. to be as under :- — ■ 



"No. 1. Shaik Othman, 1st September, 1883. A large light green 

 Chameleon with yellow-brown markings, 15 inches long, caught on a 

 lime-bush in the garden of Hassan All's bungalow. After death the 

 colour turned to dull grey. An Arab carpenter at work in the 

 bungalow, who could talk a little Hindustani, told me that this Chame- 

 leon was to be found at the tanks in Aden, and that it was common 

 in the jungle round ; he had an extraordinary story about its climbing 

 up the legs of the cows and goats and sucking their udders. 



" No. 2. East branch Toban river, beyond Isfian, 29th December, 

 1884, I caught a large green Chameleon on a bush with pink 

 flowers. 



"No. 3. Huswah, 15 March, 1885, I got a big Chameleon on a 

 Salsola bush. 



