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ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 



March 16th, 1920. 



Prof. E. W. MacBride, F.R.S., F.Z.S., Yice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. R. I. PococK, F.H.S., read the following Report on the 

 Additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of 

 February 1920 :— 



The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during 

 the month of Februar}^ were 92 in number. Of these 16 were 

 acquired by presentation, 19 were deposited, 52 were purchased, 

 1 was received in exchange, and 4 were born in the Menagerie. 



The following may be specially mentioned : — 



2 Golden-crested Penguins {Catarrhactes chrysolophus), from 

 South Georgia, new to the Collection, purchased on February 

 10th. 



A collection of S. African Reptiles, including 4 White-throated 

 Monitois (Vai'cmus alhigidaris) and 2 Derbian Zonures {Zonurus 

 derhianus), purchased on February 25th. 



3 Beaver-Rats or Coypus (Ilyocastor coypus), born in the 

 Menagerie on February 6th. 



1 Spotted Cavy [Ccelogeni/s paca), born in the Menagerie on 

 February 29th. 



Mr. E. G. Boulenger, F.Z.S., exhibited and made remarks on 

 a Frog witii a duplicate foot. 



Prof. J. P. Hill, F.R.S., exhibited and made remarks on an 

 Embryo obtained from a Kangaioo recently living in the Society's 

 Menagerie. 



March 30th, 1920. 



A. Smith Woodward, Esq., LL.D., F.R.S., Yice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



Sir Frank Colyer, K.B.E., F.R.C.S., exhibited and made 

 remarks on a series of photographs of skulls of Macacus rJiesvs, 

 showing pathological conditions of the teeth. 



Prof. H. Maxwell Lefroy, F.Z.S., exhibited photograph.s 

 attesting the existence of Egret Farms in Sind. 



