486 REPORT ON AFTERNOON SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS. 
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The two Expeditions had obtained a very valuable series of 
ground-animals, notably of the genus Uromys, but there seemed 
to be, in the part of New Guinea explored, a remarkable absence 
of arboreal species, these forming in other parts of New Guinea 
a large proportion of the mammal fauna. 
No species were now described as new, as the novelties had 
been already published in previous papers. 
This paper has been published in the Transactions. 
April 21, 1914. 
Dr, Henry Woopwarp, F.R.S., Vice-President, 
in the Chair. 
The Secrerary read the following report on the additions to 
the Society’s Menagerie during the month of March 1914 :— 
The number of registered additions to the Society’s Menagerie 
during the month of March was 109. Of these 20 were acquired 
by presentation, 29 by purchase, 32 were received on deposit, 16 
in exchange, and 12 were born in the Gardens. 
The number of departures during the same period, by death 
and removals, was 217. 
Amongst the additions special attention may be directed to :— 
2 Grévy’s Zebras (Hquus grevyi) 2 2, from Abyssinia, pur- 
chased on March 2nd. 
3 Indian Antelopes (Antilope cervicupra), presented by H.M. 
Tue Kryé on March 2nd. 
1 Eland (Yaurotragus oryx) 2, born in the Menagerie on 
March 3rd. 
1 Ibean Potto (Perodicticus ibeanus), new to the Collection, 
deposited March 2nd. x 
2 Blue-cheeked Amazon Parrots (Chrysotis versicolor), from 
St. Lucia, presented by E. J. Cameron, C.M.G., on March 2nd. 
The SEcrETaRy announced that the following recommendation 
from the Committee of Publication was considered by the Council 
at their meeting held on April 15th last, and adopted :— 
AFTERNOON Sctrentiric MEETINGS. 
The Publication Committee beg to report to Council the result 
of a post-card ballot onthe question of afterneon meetings for 
Scientific Business. 
Notices and ballot-cards were sent to attendants at the 
Scientific Meetings during the last two years, and to all the 
members to whom the ‘ Abstracts’ are regularly sent, the total 
number being 195. 
