THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 187 



EXHIBITIONS AND NOTICES. 



February 5th, 1918. 



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

 in the Oliair. 



The Secretary read the following Report on the Additions 

 made to the Societ3''s Menagerie during the months of November 

 and December, 1917 : — 



November. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during tlie 

 month of November were 38 in number. Of these 28 were 

 .acquired by presentation an<l 10 were received on deposit. 



The number of departures during the same period, by death 

 and removals, was 88. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be directed 

 to:— 



1 Brindled Gnu [Gorgon taurinus) $ , from South Africa, 

 deposited on November 21st. 



1 Wilson's Bird of Paradise [Schlegelia loilsoni), from Waigiou, 

 and 2 Himalayan Goldfinches [Uard-uelis caniceps), pi'esented by 

 Alfred Ezra, F.Z.S. 



1 Lesser Vasa Parrot [Coracopsis nigra), from Madagascar, 

 presented by The Marquess of Tavistock, F.Z.S. 



December. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of December were 17 in number. Of these 7 were 

 acquired by presentation and 10 were received on deposit. 



The number of departures during the same period, by death 

 and removals, Avas 81. 



Amongst the additions special ;ittention may be directed 

 to:— 



1 Grey Seal {Halichoervj% grypns), from the North Sea, presented 

 by T. Witherwick on December 24th. 



1 European Flamingo {Ph(j(:nico2)terus roseus), horn S. Europe; 

 2 South- Amei'ican Flamingoes {Ph. chilensis), from S. America ; 

 2 Black-necked Swans {Cygnas melaiiocephalus) find 2 Coscovoba 

 Swans [C'oscoroba coscoroba), from S. America : deposited on 

 December 31st. 



Mr. D. Seth Smith, F.Z.S., Curator of Birds, exhibited and 

 remarked on a series of lantern-slides made from photogi^aphs 



