No. 243 . 



ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



OF TUE 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.* 



June 12tli, 1923. 



Sii- S. F. llARMER, K.B.E., F.ll.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The SaCRKrARY read a Raport on the Additions to the Society's 

 Menagerie during the month of May 1923. 



Mr. D. Setu-Smitii, F.Z.S., and Dr. P. H. Manson Batih, 

 D.S.O., F.Z.S., exliibited photographs and sketches, and made 

 remarks upon, the display of Hunsbein's Magnificent Bird-of- 

 Paradise {biphi/llodes magmfica huiistehii). 



Miss Alysk Ounninoiiam exhibited, and made remarks upon, 

 a Cinematograpli record of the Gorilla " John." 



Mr, E. G. BouLENGiiiR, F,Z.S., exhibited and described models 

 for the rockvvork for the Society's new Aquarium, made by 

 INliss Joan B. Procter, F.Z.S. 



Mrs. Neale exhibited a living Tree-Hyrax {Dendrohyrax 



dor sails). 



Dr. H. A. Baylis, F.Z.S. , exhibited, and made remarks upon, 

 a Nematode Worm, Toxascaris leonina, from the Domestic Cat. 



Mr. E. A. Spaul, FZ.S., exhibited, and made remarks upon, 

 Axolotls in which metamorphosis had been induced by pituitary- 

 gland injection. 



Mr. N. A. Mackintosu, B.Sc, communicated his paper on 

 " The Chondrocranium of the Teleostean Fish Sehastes marimis." 



Eesent 



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