No, 196. 



ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.* 



October 21st, 1919. 



Prof. E, W. MacBride, F.R.S., F.Z.S., Yice- President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read a Report on the Additions made to the 

 Society's Menagerie during the months of June, July, August, 

 and September. 



Mr. Oldfield Thomas, F.R.S., exhibited three interesting- 

 Mammals obtained by Dr. Aders, F.Z.S., in Zanzibar : namely, 

 an example of Gephalophus adersi, a recently described new 

 species; an example of Colohus kirJci, which until lately was 

 supposed to be almost extinct, and a specimen of a rare Insectivore 

 belonging to the genus Petrodromtis. 



Mr. E. G. BoULENGER, F.Z.S. , read a " Report on the Research 

 Experiments on Methods of Rat Destruction carried out at the 

 Society's Gardens," and exhibited some of the traps that had 

 proved most successful. 



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