A TUB SECRKTARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 



A collection of rare Inrlian Birds presented by E. J. Brook, Esq., 

 F.Z.S., on June 6th and 19th, including 2 Grey-headed Ouzels 

 (^Merula castanea), 2 Pied Bush-Chats [Pratincola caprata), 



1 Ruby-throat [Calliope camtschatkensis), 1 Elegant Bunting 

 {E'mheriza elegaiis), 1 Jerdon's Accentor {Tharrhaleus jerdoni), 



2 Yellow-cheeked Tits i^Machlolopluis xantliogenys), 2 Chestnut- 

 bellied Nuthatches {Sitta castaneiventris), 1 Black-headed Wagtail 

 (Motacilla feldeggi), 1 Blue-throated Flycatcher (JJyornis ruhp- 

 culoides), 2 Sikkim Siskins [Ghrysomitris tibetana), 1 Collared 

 Scops Owl (Scops bakkamoena), and a pair of Blood Pheasants 

 (Ithagenes cy'uentics), all new to tlie Collection. 



2 Peale's Parrot- Finches [Ei-ythrura pealei), from the Fiji 

 Islands, new to the Collection, deposited on June 14th. 



2 Taviuni Parrakeets (Pyn^lmlopsis taviunensis), from Taviuni, 

 Fiji Islands, new to the Collection, presented by Dr. P. H. Bahr, 

 F.Z.S., on June 6th. 



1 Pigmy Crake {Porzana pttsilla), and 3 Little Stints [Tringa 

 minuta), from India, new to the Collection, deposited on June 6th. 



2 Hooded Cranes (Grus ^nonachus), from Japan, purchased on 

 June 6th. 



July. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of July were 444 in number. Of these 1 74 were acquired 

 by presentation, 62 by purchase, 56 were received on deposit, 

 12 in exchange, and 140 were born in the Gardens. 



The number of departures during the same period, by death 

 and removals, was 278. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be directed to : — 



1 African Cheetah {Cyncelurtos jubatus), fi'om Berbera, Somali- 

 land, purchased on July 22nd. 



3 Cape Sea-Lions {Otaria 2nisilla), from South Africa, received 

 from Dr. Louis Peringuey, F.Z.S., for H.M. The King's African 

 Collection, on July 29th. 



1 Tibetan Wild Ass or Kiang (Equus kiang), S , born in 

 the Menagerie on July 13th. 



7 White-rumped Lories {Eos fiiscata), from New Guinea, new 

 to the Collection, 1 purchased and 6 deposited on July 13th. 



1 Wolf-Snake {Coluber vidpinus), from North America, new to 

 the Collection, received in exchange on July 8th. 



A Collection of rare Reptiles and Batrachians from Trinidad, 

 pi^esented by Dr. Lewis Henry Gough on July 1 1th, including 

 18 Warty Tree-Frogs {Hyla venulosa), 1 Daudin's Tree- Frog 

 {Ilyla rubra), and 16 Tree-Frogs {Hyla goughi), all new to the 

 Collection. 



August. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of August were 229 in number. Of these 85 were 

 acquired by presentation, 21 by purchase, 8 were received on 

 deposit, 62 in exchange, and 53 were born in the Gardens. 



