THE SECRETAllV OX ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 707 



vioebii), the last-named new to the Collection, frona the 

 Northern Territories of the Gold Coast, presented by Capt. C. 

 H. Armitage, C.M.G., D.S.O., F.Z.S., on August 18th. 



bEPTEMBER. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of September were 115 in number. Of these 65 were 

 acquired by presentation, 32 were received on deposit, 7 in 

 exchange, 8 by purchase, and 3 were born in the Gardens. 



The number of departures during the same period, by death 

 and removals, was 123. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be directed 

 to:— 



1 Ocelot [Felts jjardalis), 1 Kinkajou (Potos caiuli volvulus), 

 1 Eraser's Squirrel (Sciurus siramineus), 1 Spiny Tree-Porcupine 

 (Coendu ■prehensilis), 1 Harris's Owl {Gisella har7-isi), 1 Salmon's 

 Tiger-Bittern (^Tigrisoma salmoni), and 4 Peruvian Ground- 

 Doves {Chamcpjyelia cruziana), from Ecuador, presented by E. J. 

 Brook, F.Z.S., on September 25th and 29th. The three species 

 of birds are new to the Collection. 



10 "Wilson's Birds of Paradise [Schlegelia Hu7so?ii''),fromWaigiou, 

 new to the Collection, deposited, and 2 of the same presented, by 

 A. E. Pra.tt on September 1st and 8th. 



1 Black Manucode [Manucodia atra), and 7 Red Birds of 

 Paradise (Paradlsea riibra), deposited on September 13th. 



2 Red Birds of Paradise (Faradisea rubra), and 4 Rufous- 

 crowned Ground-Doves (Phlogoenas rujigula), the latter new to 

 the Collection^from Waigiou, j)nrchased on September 16th. 



2 Chestnut-backed Finches {S'2^ermestes nigriceps), new to the 

 Collection, received in exchange on September 8tli. 



Mr. R. I. PococK, F.R.S., F.Z.S., Curator of Mammals, ex- 

 hibited a sei'ies of burrows of ti'apdoor spiders from South Africa, 

 belonging to types never previously brought to England. They 

 were collected at Alicedale, near Grahamstown, by Messrs. F. 

 Thurston and F. Cruden, and were given to Mr. Pocock by the 

 former gentleman, who at the same time presented to the Society 

 living examples of Stasimojnis nnd Gorgjp-eUn. 



Mr. D. Seth-Smith, F.Z.S., Curator of Birds, exhibited a living 

 hybrid Swinhoe's and Silver Pheasant [Gevnceus nycihenierus 

 X G. sirinhoii), which had been presented to the Scciet}'' by 

 Mr. H. J. Elwes, F.R.S. It was a male, and a very handsome 

 bird, but, although somewhat resembling Swinhoe's Phea,sant as 

 regards the head aiid neck, the back, rump, and tail Avere of a 

 chestnut-brown colour, difl'ering from the males of luith parent 



