No. 3S. 



ABSTRACT OF THE PHOCEEDmGS 



OF THE 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON* 



May 15tli, 1908. 

 Dr. J. Rose Bradford, 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 month of April 

 1906, which stated that they were 171 in number. 



Mr. F. E. Bbddard, F.R.S., exhibited a nearly full-time fostus 

 of Lemur rufifrons, and called attention to the carpal vibrissa?, 

 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 commeicial 

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

 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 

 {Pliylliiivh) fi-om the Seychelles, which had been brought to the 

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



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

 a skin of the Spotted-necked Otter {Lutra macidicollis) obtained 



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