ON THE " DEATH-WATCH" BEETLE. 



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EXHIBITIONS AND NOTICES. 



March 20th, 1917. 



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



in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following report on the Additions 

 made to the Society's Menagerie during the month of February 

 1917 : — 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of February were 101 in number. Of these 36 were 

 acquired by presentation, 44 were received on deposit, 19 were 

 purchased, and 2 were born in the Gardens. 



The number of departures during the same period, by death 

 and removals, was 115. 



Amongst the additions special attention may be directed 

 to :— 



1 Allamand's Grison (Grison allamandi) from Le Quiacea, 

 Bolivia, presented by A. S. Hume on February 10th. 



1 European Bison (Bison bonasus) <$ , born in the Menagerie 

 on February 22nd. 



2 Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetus) from Ross- shire, presented 

 by Lady Bignold of Rosque on February 16th. 



Mr. R. I. Pocock, F.R.S., F.Z.S., Curator of Mammals, ex- 

 hibited a young Lion Cub recently deposited in the Gardens, and 

 also a Galago from German East Africa presented by Commander 

 R. J. N. Watson. 



April 3rd, 1917. 



Prof. E. W. MacBride, M.A., D.Sc, F.R.S., Vice-President, 



in the Chair. 



Mr. C. J. Gahan exhibited a living example of the " Death- 

 Watch " Beetle (Anobkim tesselatum), and demonstrated its 

 response to sharp taps, such as could be made with the point 

 of a pencil on the table. 



