1276 THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 



November 31st, 1922. 



Sir S. F, Harmer, K.B.E., F.R.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following Report on the Additions to 

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



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of October were 263 in number. Of these 172 were 

 acquired by presentation, 40 wei'e deposited, 21 were purchased, 

 8 were received in exchange, and 22 were born in the Menagerie. 



The following may be specially mentioned : — 



2 American Bisons (Bison americanus), J $ , frotn Canada, 

 presented by the Canadian Government on October 23rd. 



1 Pygmy African Elephant {Loxodon cyclotis), § , from French 

 Gaboon, deposited on October 16th. 



1 Black-tliroated Saltator {Scdtator artricollis), from Bahia, 

 Brazil, new to the Collection, purchased on October 26th. 



7 Cream-coloured Coursers {Ctirsorius gallicas), from Egypt, 

 new to the Collection, purchased on October 4th. 



2 Black Storks {Ciconia nigra), from Poland, presented by 

 IT.S.H. Prince Charles Radziwill on October 25th. 



1 Kea Parrot [jVestor notahilis), from New Zealand, presented 

 by Lady Ursula Abbey on October 4th. 



49 Indian Fruit-Bats (Pteropics m.eclius) and a collection of 

 Indian Reptiles, including 2 Cobras, a Russell's Ylper, and a 

 Banded Krait, presented by A. Ezra on October 7th. 



A collection of rare tropical fish including several species new 

 to the Collection, presented by J. R. Shattock on October 8th, 



Prof. E. W. MacBride, F.R.S., F.Z.S., exhibited, and made 

 remarks upon, a series of lantern-slides bearing upon Dr. Kam- 

 merer's expei-iments on Amphibia. 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.R.S., F.Z.S., exhibited, and made 

 remarks upon, a skull and tusks of a Mammoth from Siberia, and 

 drew attention to the remarkably perfect and fresh condition of 

 the specimen. 



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

 upon, the shed lining of the gizzard of a Hornbill. 



