TflE SKORETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 655 



EXHIBITIONS AND NOTICES. 

 May 8th, 1923. 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.R.S., Vice-Pre-sident, 

 in the Chair. 



The Skcretary exhibited, .ind made remarks upon, a series of 

 photographs of Big Game from Ohoma, North Rhodesia. 



Miss L. E. Cheesman, F.E.S., F.Z.S., exhibited, .and made 

 remarks upon, (1) living specimens of Ferijxttus from Trinidad 

 and (2) a section of a nest of the Stingless Bee from Australia. 



Mr. F. Martin Duncan, F.R.M.S., F.Z.S., gave .an account 

 of some of the residts of his recent work on the microscopic 

 structure of Mammalian liairs, with especial reference to the 

 liairs of the Primates, and illustrated his remarks with a series 

 of photomicrographs taken to demonstrate the character of the 

 cuticular sciles. 



May 29tli, 1923. 



Dr. A. Smitu Woodward, F.R.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following Report on the Additions to 

 the Society's Menagerie during the month of April, 1923: — 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during 

 the month of April were 367 in number. Of these 90 were 

 acquired by presentation, 50 were deposited, 215 were purchased, 

 and 12 were born in the Menagerie. 



The following may be specially mentioned : — 



2 Adult male Lions (Felis leo), from Nairobi, presented b}' 

 Major-Genernl Sir Edward Northey, K.O.M.G., C.B., F.Z.S., 

 on April 9th. 



2 Common Wombats {Phascolomys mitchelli), from Australin, 

 .and 2 Tasmanian Devils {Sarcophilus harrisi), from Tasmania, 

 purchased on Api-il 20tl). 



2 Superb Glossy Starlings (Spreo superhus) and 1 Abyssinian 

 Barbet {Trachyplionus margaritatus), from Noith-East Africn, 

 new to the Collection, presented by Mr. Alfred Ezfn, O.B.liJ., 

 F.Z.S., on April 15th. 



