1090 THE SKCRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 



Plate CXI. 

 Balcenojptei-a iri/dei. 



Fig. 6. Head of a large, but very tbin and apparently sick, female speeiinen, with 

 numerous wounds from paiasites {PenneUa). Durban, 15.11.12. 



7. Caudal portion, with the dorsal fin, of a male specimen. 



8. Female specimen, from the ventral side. Saldanha Bay, 12.3.13. 



Plate CXII. 



Fig. 9. Bristles of baleen i'rom Balanoptera horealis, captured outside Saldanha 

 Bay, -.11.12. 



10. Bristles of baleen from B. hrydei, captured outside Saldanha Bay, 



-.11.12. 



11. Baleen from adult specimens of (A) B. horealis, and (B) B. hrydei. 



Plate CXI II. 



Balanoptera hrydei. 



Fig. 12. Foetus, 0-93o m. in length. Saldanha Bay, 12.3.13. 



13. Fcetus, 378 m. in length. Saldanha Bay, 12.3.13. 



14. Portion of body of same specimen as fig. 6, showing w-ounds from parasites 



{Peunella). Durban, 15.11.12. 



EXHIBITIONS AND NOTICES. 



October 28, 1913. 



Prof. E. A. MiNCHiN, M.A., F.R.S., F.Z.S. Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following report on the additions that 

 had been made to the Society's Menagerie during the months of 

 May, June, July, August, and September, 1913 : — 



May. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of May were 268 in number. Of these, 133 were acquired 

 by presentation, 52 by purchase, 31 were received on deposit, 13 in 

 exchange, and 39 were born in the Gardens. 



The number of departures during the same period, by death 

 and removals, was 185. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be directed to : — 



2 White-bearded Gnus (Connochcetes albojii,batus), from 

 British East Africa, new to the Collection, received in exchange 

 on May 19th. 



2 Chimpanzees (^Anthropojyithecus troglodytes), 1 An ubis Baboon 

 {Papio anubis), from West Africa, and sevei^al small Monkeys, 

 presented by W. O. Danckwerts, Esq., K.C., F.Z.S., on Ma.y 2nd, 

 28th, and 31st. 



1 Crowned Duiker [Sylvicapra coronatci), presented by Capt. 

 C. H. Armitage, C.M.G., D.S.O., F.Z.S., on May 4th. 



