230 THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. [Apr. 18, 



not exposed. Among the materials for which I am indebted to 

 Dr. Schonland is a slab (showing no conclusive evidence of the 

 characters of Procolopliov)) with remains of vei'tebrte and ribs of a 

 young animal, in which the humerus, ulna and radius, and 

 scattered bones of the extremity are preserved. The proximal 

 end of the humerus is but little seen, the shaft is twisted, and the 

 distal end of the bone expanded as in Anomodonts, with a large 

 entepicondylar foramen, and on this side of the distal articulation 

 the bone is rounded in contour as in Dicynodonts. 



The ulna and radius are slightly shifted in position, but are 

 parallel bones which are shorter than the humerus. I suppose 

 the bone which is stouter proximally to be the ulna, and that the 

 slender bone is the radius, which appears to widen distally. 



Conclusion. 



The evidence from all parts of the skeleton points towards 

 similar conclusions. The skull, with its general affinity with 

 Anomodont reptiles, comes closer to the Pareiasauria in the 

 i-elation of the quadrate region to the back of the head, and closer 

 to the Theriodonts in dentition. The shoulder-girdle is also 

 suggestive of the Pareiasauria, but the permanent separation of 

 all the bones and tlie great anterior development of the pi-e- 

 coracoid are distinctive characters. There is a similar affinity in 

 the pelvis and in the hind limb and fore limb, but the differences 

 point in all cases to a i-elation with groups which have Labyrin- 

 thodont affinities. The evidence is too imperfect to justify a final 

 determination of relationship with all the Permian and Triassic 

 Reptilia, but it sustains the conclusion that the order Procolo- 

 phonia was based upon substantial diffei-ences of this type fi'om 

 its allies. 



April 18, 1905. 



Herbert Druce, Esq., F.Z.S., Yice- President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following report on the additions that 

 had been made to the Society's Menagerie in March 1905 : — 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of March were 148 in mimber. Of these 38 were acquired 

 by presentation, 14 by purchase, 84 were received on deposit, 

 3 by exchange, and 9 were born in the Gardens. The total 

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

 removals, was 130. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be directed to the 

 following : — 



1. A male Eland {Taurotragus oryx), born in the Menagerie on 

 March 24th 



