834 THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 



2 Yociferous Sea-Eagles (ffaliaetus vocifer) and 2 Tufted 

 Timbres {Scopus umbretta), from Tanganyika Territory, pi-e- 

 sented by H.E. Sir Horace A. Byatt, K.O.M.G., on April 1st. 



2 Tufted Timbres [Scoptis umbretta), presented by Mr. J. D. 

 Loveridge, F.Z.S., on April 1st. 



2 Australian Cat-birds {uElurcedus viridis^, from New South 

 Wales, new to the Collection, purchased on April 21st. 



6 Laughing Kingfishers {Dacslo gigantea), from South Australia, 

 purchased on April 13th. 



4 Ivagus (Bhinochetus jubatus), from New Caledonia, pur- 

 chased on April 21st. 



2 Tawny Frogmonths {Pod,argus strigoides) and 5 Regent 

 Birds {Seleucidcs chrysocephcdus), purchased on April 21st. 



Mr. R. I. PococK, F.R.S., F.Z.S., exhibited, and made remarks 

 upon, a living example of the rare Bush-Dog Sj^eothos venaticus. 



Mr, E. G. BouLENGER, F.Z.S., and Mr. F. Martin Duncan, 

 F.Z.S., exhibited, and made remarks upon, a cinematograph 

 record which they had taken illustrating the life-history of the 

 Axolotl (Amblystoma tigrinuiii). 



Mr. D. Seth-Smith, F.Z.S., exhibited, and made remarks upon, 

 a series of photographs he had taken of some recent important 

 additions to the Society's collection of Birds. 



The Rev. H. N. Hutchinson, M.A., F.Z.S., exhibited, and 

 made remarks upon, a plaster cast of a model reconstruction of 

 the mai'ine reptile Peloneustes philarchtbs, a Pliosaur from the 

 Oxford Clay, stating that he had received valuable assistance 

 from Mr. Ed. Godwin in completing the model. 



June 13th, 1923. 



Prof. E. W. MacBeide, D.Sc, LL.D., F.R.S., Vic^ President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following Report on the Additions to 

 the Society's Menagerie during the month of May, 1922 : — • 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of May were 489 in number. Of these 336 were acquired 

 by presentation, 14 were deposited, 122 were purchased, 4 were 

 received in exchange, and 13 were born in the Menagerie. 



The following may be specially mentioned : — 



1 Bush-Dog (Speothos venaticus), from Northern Brazil, pre- 

 sented by H. J. Lynch, Esq., on May 23rd. 



