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guished from the true Casvarius vniappendiculatvs by its rounded 

 greenish casque (lately described by Mr. Walter Eothschild as 

 C. u. aurantiacus). 



The Phasianidrp include examples of Phaaianvs scemmerringi 

 and a fine pair of Gallus varius. A singular hybrid may also be 

 mentioned ; it is stated to be the produce of a female Platalea 

 minor from Japan and a male Ibis melanocephala. This curious 

 bird somewhat exceeds in size both its parents ; the head is 

 feathered as in the Spoonbill, whilst the bill, in general form, 

 nearly resembles the bill of the Ibis, having only the point some- 

 what flattened. The colour of this bird is white. 



Amongst the Pigeons a fine specimen of the Double-crested 

 Pigeon (Lophokemtu antarctievs) was remarkable. 



But I could go on much longer if I wished to give an account of 

 all the interesting animals seen in this best of all the Continental 

 Zoological Gardens, and I will therefore end here, and only add 

 that if everything is carried out as it has been planned many more 

 improvements will be shortly accomplished, and the whole of the 

 old inconvenient buildings will disappear and be replaced by 

 new ones well adapted for their purposes. How this has been 

 accomplished in so comparatively short a time is Dr. Heck's 

 secret. 



April 3, 1900. 

 Prof. G. B. Howes, LL.D., F.E.S., V.P., in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following report on the additions to the 

 Society's Menagerie during the month of March 1900 : — 



The total number of registered additions to the Society's Mena- 

 gerie during the month of March was 44, of which 29 were by 

 presentation, 6 by purchase, and 9 were received on deposit. The 

 total number of departures during the same period, by death and 

 removals, was 128. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. On the Mammalia of Siam and the Malay Peninsula. 

 By Stanley Smyth Flower, F.Z.S., 5th Fusiliers. 



[Received March 5, 1900.] 



In order to write a complete account of the mammals of a 

 country it seems necessary on the one hand to be able to examine 

 the magnificent collection in the British Museum and to look up 

 all the literature on the subject, which can only be done in a large 

 library, and on the other hand to be able to see what specimens 

 are represented in the local museums (where such exist) and 



