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distingviished from each other ; special attention being drawn to 

 the formation of the feet in the Cheetah (Acinonyx), to the modifi- 

 cations of the hyoidean apparatns in tlie Lions, Tigers, Leopards, 

 and Jaguars (Panthera), and to the position of the partition in 

 the auditory bulla in other genera. 



April 29th, 1919. 



Prof. Ernest VV. MacBride, D.Sc, F.R.S., Yice-President, 

 in the Chair, 



The Secretary read the following Report on the Additions 

 made to the Society's Menagerie during the month of March 

 1919:— 



The registered additions to the Society' Menagerie during the 

 month of March were 147 in number. Of these 120 were 

 acquired by presentation, 8 were deposited, 5 were received in 

 exchange, 10 were purchased, and 4 were bred in the Menagerie. 



The following may be specially mentioned : — 



2 Spotted Hyfenas [Hyama crocuta), from Africa, purchased on 

 March 22nd. 



1 Leopard Cat [Felis hengaUnsis), 2 Pandas {jElums fidgens), 

 2 Malabar Squirrels [Ratiifa maxima), from India, pui^chased on 

 March 27th. 



1 Wild Boar {Sus scrofa), from Crecy, presented by Gen. Sir 

 Heniy Rawlinson, on March 12th. 



An American Bison (Bison americanus), from North America, 

 and one English Park Bull {Bos taurus), from Woburn, deposited 

 on March 24th and March 26th. 



2 Meyer's Parrots {Pceocephalus meyeri), from S.E. Africa, 

 presented by the Marques of Tavistock. 



1 Mikado Pheasant {Ccdophasis mikado), from Mt. Arizan, 

 Formosa, received in exchange. 



3 Himalayan Monauls {Loplio'phorus wipeyanus), purchased. 



Mr. T. Gerrard, F.Z.S., exhibited a series of heads of Water- 

 buck {Kobus), collected by Dr. Digby, and drew attention to 

 points of interest relating to the variation in size and shape of 

 the heads. 



Dr. W. T. Oalman, F.Z.S. , exhibited and gave a detailed 

 account of various Marine Boring Animals, including Chehora, 

 Pholas, Teredo, etc., and drew attention to the economic 

 importance of the scientific investigation of such Marine 



