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EXHIBITIONS AND NOTICES. 



May 11th, 1920. 

 Prof. J. P. Hill, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Secretary read the following Report on the Additions 

 to the Society's Menagerie dnring the month of April, 1920 



The registered additions to tlie Society's Menagerie during the 

 month of April were 118 in number. Of these 39 were acquired 

 by presentation, 15 were deposited, 28 were purchased, 32 were 

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



The following may be specially mentioned : — 



1 Chimpanzee (Anthropopithectis troglodytes), from West Africa, 

 purchased on April 21st. 



2 White-handed Gibbons {Ilylohates lar), from Rangoon, 

 received in exchange on April 15th. 



2 Barbary Sheep {Ammotragus lervia), born in the Menagerie 

 on April 11th. 



1 Milky Eagle-Ovvl {Bubo lacteus), from Rhodesia, purchased 

 on April 19th. 



1 Banded Rail {Hypotmnidia striata), from India, new to bhe 

 Collection, purchased on April 28th. 



1 Five-banded Lizard [Mabuia quinquetceniata), from Rhodesia, 

 new to the Collection, deposited on April 18th. 



On behalf of Messrs. E. Gerrard & Sons, Mr. R. 1. Pocock, 

 F.R.S., exhibited a mounted specimen of a pale variety of the 

 White-bearded Gnu {Connochwtes albojuhatus), shot by Capt. 

 Keith Caldwell, R.A., F.Z.S., in Masailand, and pointed out that 

 apart from the general pale yellowish-bi'own tint, the variation 

 affected different parts of the body in different ways, the neck- 

 mane, the long hairs on the face, and the tail-tuft, which are 

 normally black, being dirty white, whereas the bands on the 

 body, making the brindled pattern, which are also normally 

 black, were brownish red. 



Miss J. B. Procter, F.Z.S., exhibited and made remarks upon 

 a living specimen of the tailed Batrachian, Sj^elerpes fuscus 

 Bonaparte, born on May 8th, 1920. 



Prof. J. E, DuERDEN, F.Z.S., exhibited and made remarks 

 upon a remarkable series of lantern-slides illustrating the sexual 

 display and nesting-habits of the Ostrich. 



