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o. On the 12tli April a pair of Japanese deer {Cervus 
sika) arrived at the Garden. The species is native to 
Japan and China, and is sufficiently hardy to withstand our 
winter climate with little shelter. The pair in question 
have bred since their arrival. 
4. The bare-eyed cockatoo {Licmetis gymnopis) from South 
Australia, a specimen of which was purchased on April 
17th. 
5. On the 5th of May a paradoxure was purchased, which 
it has been difficult to identify with certainty. The locality 
whence it was procured is unknown, and I have somewhat 
doubtfully assigned it to Paracloxurus grayi, a species native 
to India. 
6. A fine male serval {Felis serval) was received by pur- 
chase on May 5th. A specimen of this species, one of the 
most interesting of the smaller African cats, was received 
on approval in 1885, but having died almost immediately, 
the present specimen may be considered as the first ever 
really exhibited by the Society. 
7. One of the best known of the small European falcons, 
the kestrel [Falco alaudo.rms), was purchased May 25th. 
8. It is doubtful if the dragon-like lizard {Dracsena gui- 
anensis) has ever been exhibited in a zoological collection 
previous to the arrival, on May 30th, of one presented by 
Mr. Frank J. Thompson. The specimen was captured in 
the valley of the Amazon, and while of interest on account 
of its rarity, seems to be of such sluggish disposition that 
no observations worth mentioning have as yet been made 
upon it. 
9. A specimen of the least weasel {Putorius vulgaris), in- 
habiting the whole northern circumpolar region, was pre- 
sented on the 30th of May by Dr. Horatio C. Wood. 
10. On June 7th a remarkably fine pair of brown hye- 
nas (Hywna brunnea) were purchased. This species is native 
to South Africa, and is of somewhat unusual occurrence in 
menageries. The opportunity of securing this pair was 
eagerly welcomed, as the Society was thereby enabled to ex- 
hibit, side by side, the three known species of the group. 
