No. 80. 



ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.* 



March 1st, 1910. 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.R.S., Yice- President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Scientific Meeting were confirmed. 



The Secretary exhibited photographs of a Thylacine (Thyla- 

 cinus cynocephalus) and three cubs which had been sent him by 

 Mrs. Mary G. Roberts, C.M.Z.S., of Hobart, Tasmania. Mrs. 

 Roberts had informed him by letter that the Thylacines had been 

 in her possession for about eight months, and were tame and 

 playful, and that the mother had nursed them until they were 

 nearly as large as herself, although throughout that time they had 

 also taken raw meat. Mrs. Roberts added that the Thylacine had 

 extremely strong maternal instincts and that these animals, in her 

 opinion, were not of low intelligence. 



The Secretary called attention to the recently published 

 ' Camera Adventures in the African Wilds,' by A. Radclyffe 

 Dugmore, remarking on the great additions to knowledge of wild 

 animals that were being obtained by this new form of sport. He 

 directed special attention to the photographs of Grevy's Zebra, 

 obtained near the Guaso Nyiro River, not far from Mt. Kenia, as 

 evidence of the range of that species, and to an extremely interest- 

 ing photograph of the Giant Bush- Pig (Hyloclwerus meineriz- 

 hageni) taken in the same locality. 



Mr. R. H. Burne, F.Z.S., exhibited a preparation of the vena 

 cava inferior, diaphragm, and liver from a Seal (Phoca vitulina) 

 that had recently been living in the Gardens. The specimen 



* This Abstract is published by the Society at 3 Hanover Square, London, 

 W., on the Tuesday following the date of Meeting to which it refers. It will 

 be issued, along with the ' Proceedings,' free of extra charge, to all Fellows who 

 subscribe to the Publications ; but it may be obtained on the day of publication 

 at the price of Sixpence, or, if desired, sent .post-free for the sum of Six 

 Shillings per annum, payable in advance. 



