1914- Carpenter & Yl^^irt. — History of Warble Flics. 22 1 
maggots penetrate through the epidermis, but they can 
only be traced to the superficial layers of the dermis. So 
far our colleague Mr. Reddin has not found the first -stage 
maggot anywhere inside the bodies of cattle, and on 
account of the minute size of this larva its discovery there 
will prove a difficult task. This problem it is hoped may be 
cleared up by future work; for the present, by certifying 
the direct boring of the young maggots into the skin, we 
are glad to have made some contribution towards setthng 
a long-disputed point in the life-history of the Warble-flies. 
Royal College of Science, Dublin. 
IRISH SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
Recent gifts include three Chimpanzees, one on deposit and a pair by 
exchange ; a Green Monkey from Mrs. Lofmark, a Macacque Monkey 
from Mrs, Stenson, three Capuchin Monkeys, a Marmoset and a Hutia 
from Dr. E. Bate, a pair of Tiger cubs from Col. Combe, a Badger from 
Mr. H. G. Constable, a Brown Bear from Capt. Howard Bury, a pair of 
Tawny Owls from Mr. W. J. Williams, two Silver Pheasants from Mrs. 
Low, a pair of Sand Grouse from Mr. H. B. Rathborne, a pair of Wild 
Ducks from Mr. Butler, Kestrels from Mrs. Ellis and Miss Brandon, 
Sparrow Hawks from Miss Leggatt and Messrs. J. C. MacLean and H. W. 
Shanahan, a Viper and a Slowworm from Mr. Head, a Tortoise from Mr. 
E. N. Green, and a number of Carp from Mr. A. E. Goodbody. A pair of 
White -fronted Geese, a Bar-headed Goose, a White Swan, a pair of Black 
Swans, and a Brazilian Hangncst have been acquired by purchase or 
exchange. 
The acquisition of the three new Chimpanzees brings the stock of these 
apes up to five, the largest number ever on view at one time in Dublin. 
The male lately arrived is older and larger than any former inmate of the 
ape house, except the recently deceased " Tom.." He differs considerably 
in colour and expression from the other Chimpanzee, being dark-skinned 
and broad-faced ; probably he will prove to belong to the rare " Bald " 
species or Koola-Kamba {Anthropopithecus calvus). The Hutia given by 
Dr. E. Bate is a West Indian rodent allied to the well-known South 
American Coypu ; but while the latter is aquatic, the Hutia is a tree- 
climber. These arrivals are very rarely seen in zoological gardens, and 
none has ever before been shown in Dublin. 
