784 THE SECRETARY OX ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. [JSToV. 3, 



5 iSTew- Holland Honey-eaters. Melijihacja noixe-hoUandice. 



3 Lewin's Honey-eaters. Ptilotis cho-ysotis. 



8 White-plumeci Honey-eaters. „ ^e??/ici7^«^iis. 



4 "VVhite-eared Honey-eaters. „ leucotis. 

 1 Yellow-faced Honey-eater. ,, chrysops. 



6 Yellow-throated Honey-eaters. Myzantha flavigula. 



1 Fulvous-fronted Honey-eater. Glyciphila falvif rails'^. 



2 Shoveller Ducks. Spatula rhynchotus. 



Reptiles. 



1 Swan River Lizaixl. Amphibolums decresii. 



3 Naked-toed Lizards. Gymnodactylus miliusi. 



2 Diademed Snakes. Pseudelaps diadema. 



July. 



. The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of July were 276 in number. Of these 170 were acquired 

 by presentation, 19 by purchase, 51 were received on deposit, 

 10 by exchange, and 26 were born in the Gardens. The total 

 number of departures during the month, by death and removals, 

 was 183. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be called to the 

 following : — 



A Swan-Island Capromys {Capromya thoracatus), new to the 

 Collection, presented by Dr. Percy R. Lowe on July 17th. 



Two Arabian ISsjvivs.Qii {Froca,via syriaca), new to the Collection, 

 presented by H.H. The Sultan of Muscat on July 2nd. 



A male Grevy's Zebra {Eqii/as grevyi), boi'n in the Menagerie 

 on July 24th. 



A Great Anteater [Myrmecojihaga jicbata), presented by J. S. 

 da Costa, Esq., on July 25th. 



A magnificent Collection of 30 Birds of Paradise belonging to 

 six species, new to the Collection, obtained in co-operation with 

 Sir William Ingram, Bt., on July 3rd. 



August. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of August were 130 in number. Of these 82 were 

 acquired by presentation, 4 by purchase, 16 were I'eceived on 

 deposit, 4 by exchange, and 24 were born in the Gardens. The 

 total number of departures during the month, by death and 

 removals, was 203. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be called to the 

 following : — 



A Kiang {Uqims hemiomcs), S , from Tibet, deposited on 

 Aug. 6th. 



A Barasingha Deer {Cervus duvaucelli), J , born in the Mena- 

 gerie on Aug. 8th. 



