THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIOXS TO THE MEN'AGERIE. 883 



EXHIBITIONS AND NOTICES. 



Octoljer 18tli, 1921. 



Sir S. F. Harmer, K.B.E., Sc.D., F.R.S., Vice-President, 

 ' in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following Report on the Additions to 

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

 August, and September, 1921 : — ■ 



May. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie durino- the 

 month of May >vere 307 in number. Of these 60 were acquired 

 by presentation, 206 were deposited, 18 were purchased, 11 were 

 received in exchange, and 12 were born in the Menagerie. 



The following may be specially mentioned : — 



2 Cheetahs {Cfjncelurus jubatus), $ , from Hargeisa, Somaliland, 

 presented by Major E. H. Ward, R.M.A,, and Lieut. A. M. 

 Hutchinson on May 30th. 



2 Tayras (Galera harhara) and 1 Kinkajou {Potos caudivolvulus), 

 from Ambalema, Colombia, presented by Henry C. Vaughan on 

 May 17th. 



4 Crab-eating Dogs (Canis thous) and 2 White Amphisbsenas 

 (Amphislmvct alha), from Morro Velho, Brazil, presented by 

 George Chalmers, C.M.Z.S., on May 23rd. 



2 Small Egyptian Jerboas {Jaculus jaculus) from Giza., 2 Large 

 Egyptian Jerboas [Jaculus orientalis), from Maryut, and 2 Four- 

 toed Jerboas [Scarturus tetradactyhis) . new to the Collection, 

 from Maryut, presented by the Giza Zoological Gardens on 

 May 21st. 



June. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of June were 399 in number. Of these 167 were acquired 

 by presentation, 123 were deposited, 11 were received in ex- 

 change, 52 were purchased, and 46 were born in the Menagerie. 



The following may be specially mentioned : — 



2 young Lionesses (Felis leo) and one Bull Bufialo {Bos caffer), 

 from Naorobi, presented by Maj.-Gen. Sir E. Northey, K.C.M.G., 

 on June 7th. 



A collection of Mammals from Burma, including a j)fiir of 

 Thamin {Cervus eldi), a pair of Hog-Deer (Axis jjorcinus), a pair 

 of Muntjac [Muntiacus oniontjak), a Tigress (Felis tigris), and two 

 Burmese Pig-tailed Macaques (Macacus leonimis), received in 

 exchange fron the Rangoon Zoological Gardens on June 25th. 



