AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC AND SUB-ANTARCTIC LIFE. 219 



EXHIBITIONS AND NOTICES. 

 February Ith, 1919. 



Dr. S. F. Harmer, F.R.S,, Vice -President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following reports on the Additions 

 made to the Society's Menagerie during the months of November 

 and December, 1918 : — 



November, 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of November were 433 in number. Of these 3 were 

 acquired by presentation, and 430 were deposited. 



The following may be specially mentioned : — 



1 Kea Parrot {Nestor notahilis), from New Zealand, presented 

 by Lady Ian Hamilton, on November 27th. 



December. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during 

 the month of December were 58 in number. Of these 45 were 

 acquired by presentation, 12 were deposited, and 1 was received 

 in exchange. 



The following may be specially mentioned :■ — 



1 Chimpanzee (Anthropopitkecus troglodytes), from Sierra Leone, 

 deposited on December 6th. 



A collection of 32 lizards, including 8 Starred Lizards (Agama 

 stellio), from Salonika, sent by Capt. W. D. Motton and G. H. 

 Colt, F.R.C.S, 



Mr. C. Davies Sherborn, F.Z.S., exhibited and made remarks 

 on a letter written in 1693, by Malpighi to Dr. Mathew Faber. 



Sir Douglas Mawson gave a lantern exhibition of Australasian 

 Antarctic and Sub- Antarctic Life, and made the folloAving 

 remarks : — 



The immense area of the Southern Seas supports abundant 

 marine life which, if not utilized by man directly, is indirectly 

 converted into useful products, sucli as Seals and Penguins. The 

 tameness of these creatures makes them an easy prey to man, 

 who finds therein remuneration from the marketing of blubber, 



