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Tsiribihina River and Bevilo ; and it has the form of a hair-ball, 

 consisting largely of the hairs of Tenrecs (Centetes). Bearing 

 Mr. Boulenger's remarks in mind, it is possible that the specimen 

 in question may have come from a Boa ; but it seems to be more 

 probable that it came from the stomach of a Crocodile. The 

 principal reason for coming to this conclusion is the evidence 

 supplied by Mr. J. Simao da Costa to the British Museum that 

 hair-balls of this nature occur in the stomachs of Crocodilians 

 in N. Brazil, as i-ecorded by Mr. Lydekker in the note above 

 referred to. 



March 18, 1913. 



E. G. B. Meade- Waldo, Esq., 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 month 

 of February, 1913 : — 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie dui-ing the 

 month of February were 151 in number. Of these, 59 were 

 acquired by presentation, 27 by purchase, 45 vv'ere received on 

 deposit, 2 in exchange, and 18 were boi-n in the Gardens. 



The number of departures during the same period, by deaths 

 and removals, was 153. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be directed to : — 



1 Fishing Cat [Fells viverrina) (S , from Meerpore, pi-esented by 

 J. S. E. Walker, Esq., on February 15th. 



1 Pigmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) $ , from Liberia, 

 new to the Collection, purchased on February 6th. 



1 Isabella Gazelle {Gazella isahella) $ ,from Suakin, and 1 Persian 

 Gazelle {Gazella suhguttarosa) S , from Persia, presented by Oswald 

 Darke, Esq., on February 14th. 



1 Mikado Pheasant [Calopkasis mikado), from Mount Arizan, 

 Formosa, new to the Collection, deposited on Februaiy 25th. 



2 White- eyebrowed Finches [Sporophila stiperciliaris), from 

 Brazil, new to the Collection, purchased on February 5th. 



1 Guatemalan Ouzel [Merula infuscata), 2 Cinnamon Tinamous 

 [Cryphtrus cinnamoineus), from South America, 3 Lesser Scaup 

 {Fuligida affinis), 1 Ringed Duck {Faligula collao-is), fi-om North 

 America, new to the Collection, deposited on February 25th. 



1 Eyed Gecko {(Edura ocellata), from Australia, new to 

 the Collection, presented by C. R. Walter, Esq., F.Z.S., on 

 February 8th. 



1 Helen's Snake {Coluber helena), from Ceylon, new to the 

 Collection, purchased on February 10th. 



6 Argentine Dwarf Toads {Phryniscus nigricans), fi'om Monte 

 Video, new to the Collection, presented by W. Parkinson Curtis, 

 Esq., on February 11th. 



2 Diamond- Bass {Enneacanthus gloriosus), from N. America, 

 new to the Collection, deposited on February 25th. 



