1906.1 MR. H. MUNT ON AN OTTER PROM UGANDA. 533 



May 15, 1906. 



Dr. J. Rose Bradford, F.E.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following report on the additions that 

 had been made to the Society's Menagerie dviring the month of 

 April 1906 :— 



The number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie 

 during the month of April was 171, Of these 71 were acquired 

 by presentation and 6 by purchase, 80 were received on deposit, 

 4 in exchange, and 10 were born in the Gardens. The number of 

 departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 

 150. 



Among the additions special attention may be called to : — 



A Samango Gvienon [Cercopithecus smrnamgo) from South Africa, 

 deposited on April 25th. 



A Pallas's Gat {Felis maiiul) from Tibet, deposited on April 3rd, 

 new to the collection. 



Fourteen Desert Jerboa Rats {N'otomys cervinus) from 

 Australia, deposited on April 20, new to the collection. 



A Canadian Porcupine [Erithizon dorsatus) from North America, 

 presented by Mr. Munro Walker on April 11th, 



Mr. F. E. Beddard, F.R.S., exhibited a nearly full-time foetus 

 of the Red-fronted Lemur (Lemur rufifrons), and called attention 

 to the carpal vibrissae, which were extremely conspicuous, though 

 the rest of the ventral surface of the arm was devoid of hair. 



Mr, Beddard also exhibited, on behalf of Dr. C. G. Seligmann, 

 a cock of mixed breed which had been caponised for commercial 

 purposes whilst young. The bird, which had been under obsei- 

 vation for over a year, at no time showed any evidence of sexual 

 attraction for or towards either sex. On dissection, there was no 

 trace of testicular tissue. The head was hen-like, but the bird 

 possessed well-marked and rather stout but short spurs, whilst 

 the tail, which contained sickle-feathers, was " over-furnished," 



Mr. R. I. Pocock, F.Z.S., Superintendent of the Gardens, 

 exhibited and made remarks upon a specimen of a Leaf- insect 

 (Phyllium) from the Seychelles, which had been brought to the 

 Gardens bv Mr. E. G. B. Meade-Waldo, F.Z.S. 



Mr. Henry Munt, F.Z.S,, exhibited, on behalf of Mr. Busseli, 

 a skin of the Spotted-necked Otter [Lutra maculicoUis) obtained 

 at Fort Johnston, Uganda. The skull and carcase had been 

 extracted through the mouth, thus leaving the skin intact. 



The following papers were read : 



