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EXHIBITIONS AND NOTICES. 



February 6th, 1923. 



Sir S. F. Harmer, K.B.E., F.R.S., Yice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following Report on the Additions to 

 the Society's Menagerie during the months of November and 

 December, 1922:— 



ISTOVEMBER, 



The registered a,dditions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of November were 53 in number. Of these 31 were 

 acquired by presentation, 6 were deposited, 8 were purchased, 

 1 was received in exchange, and 7 were born in the Menagerie. 



The following may be specially mentioned : — 



1 Cheetah {Cyncelurus jubatus), from Northern Nigeria, 

 presented by John Holt ii Co. on November 21st. 



3 Spotted Oavies [Ccelogenys paca), from S. America, purchased 

 on November 17th. 



1 Great Kangaroo {Aiacropus giganteics), from Australia, 

 presented by Capt. Daniel and Mr, Urquhart on November 27th. 



1 Snowy Owl (JVi/ciea scandiaca), captured at sea, 300 miles 

 from Cape Race, deposited on November 23rd. 



4 Scarlet Ibises {Eadocimus ruber), from South America, 

 purchased on November 20th. 



December. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of December were 55 in number. Of these 28 were 

 acquii-ed by presentation, 13 were deposited, 11 were purchased, 

 1 was received in exchange, and 2 were born in the Menagerie. 



The following may be specially mentioned : — 



1 Africa,n Rhinoceros [Rhinoceros hicornis), $ , from Arusha, 

 Tanganyika Territory, pui-chased on December 15th. 



1 Wild Boar {Sus scrofa), 5 , and 1 Gmelin's Sheep [Ovis 

 orientcdis), <S , from Mesopotamia, presented by Major Dickson, 

 C.I.E., on December 6th. 



2 Persian Gazelles (Gazella subgutturosa), $ $ , and 1 White- 

 tailed Sea-Eagle {Haliaetus albicilla), from Mesopotamia, pre- 

 sented by Sir Percy Cox, K.C.M.G., K.O.S.I., and Capt. 

 Cheesman, C.M.Z.S., on December 6th. 



1 Blue-eyed Gocksitoo (Oacatica ophthalmica), from New Britain, 

 received in exchange on December 19th. 



