178 ox PERE David's deer in hainan. [Nov. 15, 



by presentation and 28 by purchase, 87 were born in the Gardens, 

 and 85 were received on deposit. The number of departures during 

 the same period, by death and removals, was 182. 



Among the additions special attention may be called to : — 



1. A female Lar Gibbon {Hylohates lar\ presented by Mr. C. 

 R. Stokoe on August 9th. 



2. A Capybara {Hydroclicerus capyharci), presented by Messrs. 

 the Liebig Extract of Meat Co. on August 18th. 



3. Two young female Gorillas {Anthropopithecus gorilla), 

 obtained by purchase on August 19th. 



The number of registei^ed additions to the Society's Menagerie 

 diu-ing the month of September was 156, of which 69 were acquired 

 by presentation, 10 by purchase, and 77 were received on deposit. 

 The number of departures during the same period, by death and 

 removals, was 142. 



Among the additions special attention may be called to : — 



1. A fine specimen of Wolf's Monkey (Gercopiihecus loolfi), 

 deposited on Sept. 5th. This beautiful species is figured in 

 P.Z.S. 1894, pi. vii. 



2. An Aru-Islands' Kangaroo [JIac}-02}us brunii), deposited 

 Sept. 9th. 



3. A pair of Kelp Geese (CKloepliaga antarctica), from the 

 Falklancl Islands, presented by Mr. Vere Packe, Sept. 14th. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of October were 128 in number. Of these 76 were 

 acquired by presentation and 12 by pui'chase, 3 were born in the 

 Gardens, 36 were received on deposit and 1 in exchange. The 

 total number of departures during the same period, by death and 

 removals, was 163. 



Among the additions special attention may be called to : — 



1. Three Beatrix Antelopes [Oryx leucoryx), one from Aden, a 

 female, presented by Mr. G. W. Bury on Oct. 5th, and a pair from 

 the Persian Gulf, presented by Major P. Z. Cox, I.S.C., F.Z.S., 

 on Oct. 22nd. 



2. Two King Birds of Paradise (Cicinmcrus regius), from New 

 Guinea, purchased on Oct. 15th. New to the Collection. 



3. A new species of Moustache Monkey {Gercopithecus, sp. n.), 

 fi'om the Gaboon, deposited on Oct. 15th. 



4. A Du Ohaillu's Monkey {Cercojntheciis nigripes), from the 

 Gaboon, deposited on Oct. 15th. 



5. Two Schmidt's Monkeys {Cercopithecus schmidti), from the 

 Congo, deposited on Oct. 17th. 



6. Two Blue-tailed Frviit-Pigeons {Carpophaga coHcinna), from 

 the Aru Islands, presented by Mrs. Johnstone on Oct. 17th. 



Mr. R. Lydekker communicated the result of recent corre- 

 spondence connected with the sketch by a Chinese artist of a 

 Deer from Hainan purporting to be Pere David's Deer {Elaphrorus 



