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species except at times when the secretion overflows and forms 

 a dark streak down the side of the face, I have never seen a 

 full-grown bull in rut, and am unable to speak as to the quantity 

 of secretion discharged at that period. 



In the palaeolithic engraving of a Mammoth on a fragment of 

 tusk found in tl)e cavern of La Madelaine, by Lartet & Christy, 

 there are between the eye and ear distinct scars, with streaks 

 passing downwards from them over the jaws. These scars and 

 streaks represent, I believe, the gland and the hairs on the face 

 beneath stuck together with secretion. It will be noticed that 

 the streaks are thicker than those shown elsewhere on the bo^l}'" 

 and head, which are always, interpi-eted as 4iairs ; and it may be 

 supposed that they were engraved in this way to depict hairs 

 adherent with the sticky substance. If this interpretation be 

 correct, the conclusion suggests itself that in the mammoth the 

 gland may have been larger than in modern elephants, and 

 possibly provided during life with hairs protruding through the 

 orifice. 



November 21st, 1916. 



Dr, S. F. Harmer, M.A., F.R.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following Report on the Additions 

 made to the Society's Menagerie during the month of October, 

 1916:— 



The regi-stered additions to the Society's Menagei'ie during tlie 

 month of October were 77 in number. Of these 51 were acquii'ed 

 by presentation, 11 vvei'e received on deposit, 12 by purchase, and 

 3 were born in the Gardens. 



Tlie number of depai'tux'es during the same period, by death 

 or removals, was 139. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be directed to : — 



A pair of Wild Boai\s (Sits scrofa), from the forest of Lhuyfere- 

 Sevigny, Oise, France, presented by Ca.pt. Maurice Portal, F.Z.S., 

 on Oct. 23rd.. 



1 Sclater's Orange-lieaded Tanager (Ccdospiza lunigera) and 

 1 Golden Tanagei- {Ccdospiza auridenta), both from Ecuador, 

 pi-esented by Alfred Ezra, F.Z.S., on Oct. 12th. 



A Shootivg Ex-pedition in Central Asia. 



Mr. Alfred Ezra, F.Z.S., exhibited a large .series of lantern- 

 .slides ilhistrating a shooting expedition in Central Asia, and 

 made the following remarks : — 



The pictures I am .showing wei-e taken by me on a, shooting 

 expedition in Central Asia in 1902. Starting from Calcutta., I 

 travelled by train to R^iwalpindi, and from there a drive of 



