THE SECRETAUY OK ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 3 



Tlie number of departures during the same pei-iod, by death 

 and removals, was 244. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be directed to : — 



1 Red-faced Spider-Monkey [Ateles p«?i/6'C2<s) and 1 Bi'own 

 Capuchin {Cehus fatueUns), from British C^uiana, presented by 

 Messrs. John Reed and W. A. Boyd on August 3rd. 



1 Clouded Tiger (Felts nehulosa), from British Noi'th Borneo, 

 presented by Almeric Paget, Esq., F.Z.S., on Aiigust 29th, 



1 Ocelot {Fells pardcdis), from Para, presented by F, J. Weldon 

 Taylor, Esq., on August 16th. 



1 Lesser Supei-b Bird-of-Paradise {Lo2?ho)-hma minor), from 

 S.E. New Guinea, new to the Collection, presented by E. J. Brook, 

 Esq., F.Z.S., on August 12th. 



1 Red -crested Touracou [T uracils eryihrolophus), from Angola, 

 deposited on August 31st. 



A Collection of Amei-ican Birds, including 2 Bendire Thrashers 

 (Toxostoma heiidirei), 4 Gila Woodpeckers [Jlelaiierpes uropi/gkdis), 

 and 4 Douglas' c^uails [Lophortyx douglasi), all new to the 

 Collection, received in exchange on August 3rd. 



2 Broad-tailed Babblers {Crateropus plaiijcercus), from Gambia, 

 new to the Collection, presented by Dr. E. Hopkinson, D.8,0., 

 F.Z.S., on August 7th, 



1 Striped Gonatode {Gonatodes vittatus), from Trinidad^ new to 

 the Collection, presented by Dr. L. H, Gough on August 31st, 



September. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of September were 361 in number. Of these 137 were 

 acquired by presentation, 39 by piirchase, 39 were received on 

 deposit, 125 in exchange, and 21 were born in the Gardens, 



The number of departures during the same period, by death 

 and removals, was 254. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be directed to : — 



1 Persian Gazelle {Gazella subgutturosa), from Arabia, pi-esented 

 by Rear-Admiral Sir E. J. W. Slade, K.C.I.E,, M.Y.O., R.N., 

 F.Z.S., on September 7th. 



2 Tamaulipas Tawny Thrushes {Merida tamaidipensis), 2 Derby 

 Tyrants {Pitcmgus derbicmus), 1 Giraud Tyrant [Mijiozetetes 

 simUis), 4 Black-breasted Colins (Coliwus pectoral is), from Mexico ; 

 4 American Barn-Owls {Asio accipitriims), from North America, 

 1 Hodgson's Pipit (Anthus rosaceus), 1 Indian Tree-Pipit {Authus 

 macid(dus), 2 Grey-headed Buntings [Emberiza facata), 1 Pine- 

 Bunting {Emheriza leucocephala), and 1 Hume's Short-toed Lark 

 (Calandrella acutirostris), from India, all new to the Collection, 

 and received in exchange on September 27th. 



2 Formosan Pheasants (Fhastani's formosaims), from Formosa, 

 new to the Collection, presented by W. H. St. Quintin, Esq., F.Z.S., 

 on September 12th. 



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