634 ox A XF.W MOXKKV FltOM TIIK MALAY PKXIXSULA. [Apr. 19, 



October. At Wostlniry, towards the end of Jamiiiiv. 1902, tad- 

 poles of this species wei-e very abundiiiit and were developing their 

 hind legs. During February they became frogs. 



These tadpoles are very fish-like in colour : greenish olive above, 

 silvery white beneath. They make a most attractive spinning 

 bait for large ti'out. 



Hyla anrea is one of the many additions which have been made 

 of late years to the fauna of New Zealand and to that of New 

 Caledonia. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE LL 



FiiTS. 1 & 2. J.im)indii)inste.t fasmaniensis, slu)\viii;A' dilleiviit types of colouring. 

 Fig. 3. lAiiniDili/iiiistcs- dorsal i.1. 



4. Cri)i!ii .sii/iiijrra, $ in the breeding season. 



o. Crinia siipiifcra, in late sunnner. 



15. Crinia he vis. 



7. Pseudophri/ne hibrnnii, with ogics showing the (levelopnient of the tadpole. 



fct. Hf/la ewimjii, showing its normal eoloiir. 



9. HifJa eivingii, from a quarry of brightly coloured sand-tone. 



April 19, 1910. 



Dr. S. F. Harmer, M.A., F.R 8., Yiee-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read tlie ft)ll()\ving report on the additions 

 made to the Society's Menagerie tluring the month of Mai-ch 

 1910:— 



The number of registered additions to the Society's jNlenagerie 

 during the month of March last was 100. Of these 30 were 

 acqniied by presentation, 18 by purchase, 35 were received on 

 deposit, 12 in exchange, and 5 were born in the Gardens. 



The number of de]rartures during the same period, liy deaths 

 and removals, was 190. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be directed 

 tor- 

 One Puma (/'W/.s coiicolor) S, f'"''"' 'rueiiiiian, presented by 

 Alec S. Waley. E.^i.. on March 22nd. 



TVo Mns(|uasli {FUx'r rJIx't/ilcus), from North America, 

 purchased on ]\Iaich Kith. 



A vcv Mo like 1/ from the Malay Peninsida *. 



On liehalf of Mr. (Mdfield Thomas, F.R.S., F.Z.S.. two .specimens 

 ■were exhiliited of a new ]\lonkey of the ^enws J'resbytis, which 

 liad been obtained l)y Mr. H. 0. llobinson during a recent expedi- 

 lion to t.he norlliern ]-ar1s of the ISlalay States. 



* I'nblislied by pcnnissinn of tlic Tnistoes of the j'.rili^h ^^nseum. 



