No. 10. 



ABSTRACT OF THE PROOEEDmGS 



OF THE 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.^ 



November 15tli, 1904. 



Dr. W. T. Blanfobd, C.I.E., F.R.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read a report on the additions that had been 

 made to the Society's Menagerie during the montlis of June, 

 July, August, September, and October, 1904. Amongst these 

 several were of great interest. 



Prof. J. C. EwART, F.E,.S., exhibited some skins and a series of 

 lantern-slides of Zebras from East Africa. He pointed out that a 

 variety of Crawshay's Zebra occurred in East Africa in the vicinity 

 of Lake Nakuru. The East African variety differed from the 

 typical Crawshay's Zebra of British Central Africa mainly in 

 having fewer vertical body-sti-ipes. Prof. Ewart also pointed out 

 that, in addition to the Grant and Grawshay varieties, East Africa 

 had a Zebi-a which, in certain points, resembled the Common or 

 Mountain Zebra of South Africa. This new Zebra had, like the 

 Mountain Zebra, veiy long ears, a short mane, a well-marked 

 gridiron over the croup, and narrow hoofs. It differed from the 

 true Mountain Zebra in having a broad dorsal band and very 

 decidedly smaller chestnuts. 



Mr. R. Lydekker, F.R.S., communicated the fact that the 

 sketch exhibited to the Society last Session as that of a Pere 

 David's Deer from Hainan was drawn by the artist from memory 

 and not direct fi'om a specimen, and it could, therefore, not be 

 taken as evidence of the occurrence of this Deer in that country. 



Mr. F. E. Beddard, F.R.S., described the sound emitted by a 

 young Kangaroo that had been found in its dead mother's pouch. 



Mr. Frederick Gillett, F.Z.S., exhibited some antlers of the 

 Altai Stag {Gervus eustejihanus), and made remarks upon their 

 growth as observed by him in the Society's Gardens. 



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