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Of these, a considerable number possess interest suffi- 
cient to require special mention. 
1. A pair of Moor macaques (Macacus maiims) from 
Borneo. Although these monkeys have been represented 
once previously in the collection, they are of great rarity, 
and in this case are of particular interest from the birth of 
a young one in December, from the pair received in March. 
2. A fine adult ibex {Capra ibex) from the Grison, in 
Switzerland, was purchased in April. 
3. Two Petz's conures (Conurus petzi) from Mexico, new 
to the collection. 
4. A pair of Anubis baboons (Cynocephalus anuhis) from 
West Africa, were purchased also in April. The male of 
this pair is of enormous size and has attracted much atten- 
tion. 
5. A want, long felt in the collection, was supplied on the 
29th of April, by the arrival of a hippopotamus. The 
specimen is a male, was about fifteen months old when pur- 
chased, and was captured in the upper Nile, near the region 
of the Soudan, shortly after birth. On reaching the Garden, 
he was not inappropriately named " El Mahdi." He was 
placed at once in the enclosure in the Elephant House, 
which had been prepared for the one purchased by the 
Society in 1880, but which died before reaching the Garden, 
and soon adapted himself both to his new quarters and to 
his attendant. No trouble of any description has been ex- 
perienced in the care of the animal, and from the day of 
his arrival, his condition has been all that could be desired. 
His growth has been so astonishingly rapid, that before the 
end of another year it will probably be necessary to enlarge 
his tank. 
6. A considerable collection of European water fowl, em- 
bracingthe red-headed pochard {Fuligula feriiia), tufted duck 
(Fidigula cristata), garganey teal {Querquedula circia), com- 
mon teal (Q. crecca), widgeon (Mareca penelope), and pintail 
(Dafila acuta), a number of which were new to the collec- 
tion. 
7. Two fine specimens of the western variety of the red- 
