1908.] THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 783 



November 3, 1908. 



Frederick Gillett, Esq., Vice-President, 

 in the Cliair. 



The Secretary read the following report on the additions made 

 to the Society's Menagerie during the months of June, July, 

 August, and September, 1908: — • 



June. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of June were 141 in number. Of these 115 were 

 acquired by presentation, 9 by purchase, 6 were received on 

 deposit, 5 by exchange, and 6 were born in the Gardens. Tlie 

 total mimber of departures during the month, by death and 

 removals, was 144. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be called to the 

 following : — 



One Dent's -Cercopitheque [Cercojnthecus denti), from the Ituri 

 Forest, new to the Collection, received in exchange on June 19th. 



One Markhoor {Capra megaceros), d" , born in the Menagerie 

 on June 6 th. 



Two Somali Ostriches (Siruthio molyhclophanes)^ cj" 5 , from 

 Somaliland, purchased on June 15th. 



The special Collection of Australian Animals reached the 

 Gardens on June 9th, the total number of arrivals beino- 603, 

 viz., Mammals 164, Birds 332, and Reptiles 107. Of these 200 

 were acquired by presentation, 193 by purchase, 6 were received 

 on deposit, and 204 by exchange. 



The following were reported as being new to the Society's 

 ■^Menaa'erie : — 



Mammals. 



1 Broad-faced Rat Kangaroo. 



1 Long-nosed Bandicoot. 



2 Pouched Mice. 



2 Hairy Echidnas. 



Potorous ylatyops. 

 Perameles nasuta.\ 

 Phascogale jiavipes. 

 Echidna setosa. 



Birds. 



3 Blue "Wrens. 



2 Black-and-white Fantails. 

 1 Tree Runner. 

 1 Cuckoo Shrike. 

 1 Australian Oriole. 



4 Japanese Hawfinches. 



1 Harmonious Shrike-Thrush. 

 4 Spiny-cheeked Honey-eaters. 

 1 Spine-bill Honey-eater. 



Proc. Zool. Soc— 1908, No. L. 



Mcdurus cyaneus. 

 Rhipidura tricolor. 

 CUmacteris scandens ? 

 Grauccdis mentalis. 

 Spectotheres austrcdis ? 

 CoccotJircaistes robusttcs. 

 Collyriocincla harmonica. 

 Acanthogenys rujigidaris. 

 Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris. 

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