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EXHIBITIONS AND NOTICES. 



October 24th, 1922. 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.R.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following Report on the Additions to 

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

 August, and September, 1922 ; — 



June. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of June were 157 in number. Of these 75 were acquired 

 by presentation, 34 were deposited, 26 were purchased, and 22 

 were born in the Menagerie. 



The following may be specially mentioned : — 



1 Striped Hysena {Hyimia liycena), from Kaxluna, Nigeria, 

 presented by Lt. L. S. Clinton on June 20th. 



3 Cape Hyraxes, born in the Menagerie on June 19th. 



1 Greater Amethyst Sun-bird i^Chalcomitra ainethystina) and 

 1 Malachite Sun-bird {Nectarinia famosa, from South Africa, 

 presented by Mrs. George Robey on June 6th. 



1 Apure Tovi Parrakeet {Bi'otogerys jugularis aparensis), from 

 Apure, Venezuela, new to the Collection, presented by Mons. 

 J. Delacour, F.Z.S., on June 12th. 



6 Pink-winged Rose-Finches (/v?Ao(ios/>i«a obsoleta), from Persia, 

 presented by Alfred Ezra, O.B.E., F.Z.S., on June 12th. 



1 White-crested Hornbill [Ortholophus leucolophus)^ from 

 Coomassie, West Africa, new to the Collection, presented by 

 Major Harold W. Sidley on June 12th. 



A collection of Indian Snakes, including 2 Hamadryads 

 {Naia bungaj-us) , presented by Alfred Ezra, O.B.E., F.Z.S., on 

 June 12th. 



A Tiger- Fish (Carajnis fasciatus), €rom Brazil, new to the 

 Collection, purchased on June 15th. 



July. 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 mouth of July were 229 in number. Of these 120 were 

 acquired by presentation, 17 w^ei'e deposited, 31 were purchased, 

 1 was received in exchange, and 60 were born in the Menagerie, 



The following may be specially mentioned : — 



1 Tiger (Felis tigris), J , from Bhopal, Central India, presented 

 by H.H. Raja Sir Bira,ndi-a Singh, K.C.I.E., on July 13th. 



1 Kiang {Eqtnts kiaiig), $ , born in the Menagerie on July 9th. 



2 Guinea Baboons (Pajno pajno), 1 African CiA^et {Givettictis 

 civeita), 2 African Porcupines {Elystrix ctfricce-australls), 2 

 Harnessed Antelopes (Tragelaphus scrijjtus), 1 Saddle-billed Stork 

 {Ephippiorhynchibs senegalensis) from Gambia, and 3 Ostriches 



