THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 1059 
AUGUST. 
The registered additions to the Society’s Menagerie during the 
month of August were 200 in number. Of these 120 were 
acquired by presentation, 32 were received on deposit, 17 in 
exchange, and 31 were born in the Gardens. 
The number of departures during the same period, by death 
and removals, was 224. 
Amongst the additions special attention may be directed to :— 
1 Kordofan Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) 3, born in the 
Menagerie on August 12th. 
4 New Zealand Geckos (Hoplodactylus pacificus), 3 Moco Skinks 
(Lygosoma moco), from New Zealand, and 1 Slender Skink (Lygo- 
soma tenwe), from Australia, all new to the Collection, deposited 
on August 6th. 
1 Smoky Snake (Tropidonotus fuliginoides) and 1 Burrowing 
Viper (Atractaspis irregularis), from Sierra Leone, both new to 
the Collection, presented by Guy Aylmer, F.Z.S., on August 6th. 
SEPTEMBER. ° 
The registered additions to the Society’s Menagerie during the 
month of September were 130 in number. Of these 56 were 
acquired by presentation, 51 by purchase, 11 were received on 
deposit, 6 in exchange, and 6 were born in the Gardens. 
The number of departures during the same period, by death 
and removals, was 161. 
Amongst the additions special attention may be directed to :— 
1 White-bearded Gnu (Connochetes albojubatus), born in the 
Menagerie on September 28th. 
2 Grey-tailed Fruit-Pigeons (Osmotreron griseicauda), from 
Java, new to the Collection, presented by the Marquess of 
Tavistock, F.Z.8., on September 18th. 
A Collection of Birds from New Guinea, the Aru Islands, ete., 
acquired by purchase on September 11th, and containing Greater 
Birds-of-Paradise (Paradisea apoda), a Lesser Bird-of-Paradise 
(P. minor), King Birds-of-Paradise (Cicinnurus regius), and the 
following species new to the Collection :— 
1 Fairy Bluebird (/rena turcosa) from Java, 2 Blue-eyed 
Ravens (Jacrocorax fuscicapillus), 1 New Guinea Pitta (Pitta 
nove-guinee), and 3 Duperrey’s Megapodes (Meyapodius du- 
perreyi) from the Aru Islands; and 2 Pied Kgrets (Wotophoy« 
flavirostris) from South-west New Guinea. 
Mr. R. H. Burne, M.A., V.P.Z.S., exhibited a number of 
preparations showing some adaptations for the nourishment of 
the embryos of Elasmobranchs. 
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