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November 20, 1888. 

 Prof. Flower, C.B., LL.D., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following reports on the additions made 

 to the Society's Menagerie during the months of June, July, August, 

 September, and October, 1888: — 



The total number of registered additions to the Society's Mena- 

 gerie during the month of June was 107, of which 9 were by birth, 

 29 by presentation, 6 by purchase, 3 by exchange, and 60 were 

 received on deposit. The total number of departures during the 

 same period by death and removals was 85. 



The most noticeable additions during the month were : — 



Three specimens of Pallas's Sand-Grouse {Syrrhaptes paradoxus), 

 captured out of the many flocks of this Asiatic bird that have lately 

 visited the British Islands. One of these (received June 2nd) was 

 taken near Berwick-on-Tweed, and presented by Mr. Howat Crane, 

 the two others were obtained on the Island of Tiree, Argyllshire, 

 and presented (June 16th) by Lieut.-Col. Irby and Capt. Saville 

 Reid. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of July were 148 in number ; of these 64 were acquired by 

 presentation, 18 by purchase, 3 by exchange, 37 by birth, and 26 

 were received on deposit. The total number of departures during 

 the same period by death and removals was 122. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of August were 145 ; of these 80 were acquired by presen- 

 tation, 12 by purchase, 20 by birth, 6 by exchange, and" 27 were 

 received on deposit. The total number of departures during the 

 same period by death and removals was 106. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of September were 81 ; of these 54 were acquired by presen- 

 tation, 9 by purchase, 3 by exchange, 9 were bred in the Gardens, 

 and 6 were received on deposit. The total number of departures 

 during the same period by death and removals was 92. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of October were 93, of which 12 were by birth, 43 by pre- 

 sentation, 8 by purchase, 3 by exchange, and 27 were received on 

 deposit. The total number of departures during the same period by 

 death and removals was 144. 



The following extracts were read from a letter addressed to the 

 Secretary by Prof. J. B. Steere, CM Z.S., dated Manilla, Philip- 

 pines, June 25th, 1888:— 



" Since the receipt of your letter I have been in the interior of the 

 little-known island of Mindoro, and have had the satisfaction of 

 procuring specimens of a strange animal there, which, though 

 generally talked of throughout the Philippines, is little known to 



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