232 THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE, 



The total number of departures dui-ing the month, by death 

 and removals, was 261. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be called to the 

 following : — 



1 Spotted HysensL [Hi/cena crocuta) and 1 Crowned Duiker 

 [Cephalophiis coronattos), frOm the Gold Coast, presented by 

 Capt. C. H. Armitage, D.S.O., on November 6th. 



1 Kashmirian Deer (Cfervus kashmeerianus), from Kashmir, 

 presented by H.G. the Diike of Bedford, K.G., President of the 

 Society, on November 16th. 



4 Reindeer {Rangifer tarandUs), from Lapland, presented by 

 the European Construction Co., on November 11th, 



1 Tasmanian Wolf {Thylacimls cynocephalus), 5 Tasmanian 

 Devils (Sarcophiliis mtanicUs), and 2 Bennett's Wallabies 

 {Macropus bennetti), from Tasma;nia, purchased on November 

 21st. 



A collection of smstll rodents containing several species new to 

 the Collection, and specimens of two species of Elephant-Shrews, 

 both new to the Collection, from Bechuanaland, presented by 

 Capt. H. A. P. Littledale, F.Z.S., on November 18th. 



A Hunting-Dog (Zi/caOn piciiis somcdiciis), from Somaliland, 

 presented by Lieilt. H. C. Dobbs, I.-A., on November 21st. 



A Bengal Fox ( Villpes bengalensis), fr'om Bombay, presented by 

 Alfred W. Hanckel, Esq^, on November 10th. 



A Long-eared Fox {Otocyon megaiotis), from South Africa, 

 forwarded by Dr. Louis Peringuey, C.M.Z.-S., on November 18th, 



2 Ruffed \iOT\kQets{Calliptil'tis solitarius), from the Fiji Islands, 

 new to the Collectioti, received on deposit on ISfovember 6th. 



1 Aztec Jay (Cydnocitta stelteri azteca), from Mexico, and 

 2 Swamp- Sparrows (Melospiza georgiana), from North America, 

 new to the Collection, received in exchange on November 6th. 



2 Cuban Banded Woodpeckers {Nesoceleiis fernandince), 1 Cuban 

 Green Woodpecker (^iphidiopicus perciisstis), and 4 Black-throated 

 Crested Quails {Eiipsychdrtyx nigrig'ularis), the latter from 

 Central America, all new to th^ Collection,- received in exchange 

 on November 22ndi 



ilEC'EMBER. 



The registfel'ect additions to the Society's Menagerie during 

 the month of December were 68 in numbfer.- Of these, 38 Avere 

 acquired by pi'esentation, 2 by pui'chase, 31 were received on 

 deposit, 14 in exchange, and 3 were born in the Gardens, 



The total ntimber of departures during the month, by death 

 and remova;ls, was 211. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be called to the 

 following : — 



1 AVild Cat (FeiiS sylvesirk),- fi''om Inverness-shire, purchased 

 on December 20th,- 



