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19. About the same time a large hawk-billed turtle 
(Eretmochelys imhricata), from the south Atlantic coast, was 
also presented. 
20. An Illiger's macaw {Ara maracana), which was new to 
the collection, was purchased on the 2d of June, and coin- 
cidently another of the same species was received on the 
following day from an altogether different source. 
21. A mealy amazon (Chrysotis farinosa), from South 
America, was also new to the collection. 
22. The Indian mynah {Acridotheres ginginianus) was for 
the first time received. The birds of this interesting group 
are rarely brought to this country, and the Society is fortu- 
nate in having at the present time several other species 
besides the one in question. 
23. A specimen of the malbrouck monkey {Cercopithecus 
cynosurus), of west Africa, was added in June to the variety 
already in the monkey house. 
24. A pair of the beautiful blue-bonnet parrakeets (Pse- 
p?Lotus hsematog aster) were purchased in the same month. 
The species is from southern Australia and is rarely seen 
in zoological collections. 
25. One of the rare additions is a yellow-billed sheath- 
bill {Chionis alba), a bird of extensive range through ant- 
arctic regions. It belongs to the group popularly known 
as " shore-birds," and seem^s to thrive well on the diet com- 
mon to its fellows. 
26. The Australian sacred ibis {Ibis strictipennis), a pair 
of which were purchased during the summer, closely re- 
sembles the African bird which is believed to have been an 
object of worship in ancient Egypt. 
27. In June a short-tailed wallaby (Halmaturus brachy- 
urus) was procured by purchase and added to the already 
extensive series of kangaroos in the winter-house for deer. 
28. An Angolan vulture {Gypohierax angolensis), from 
western Africa, was received at the same time. 
29. A specimen of Derby's opossum {Didelphys derbiana) 
was received from Honduras. 
30. An adjutant stork, purchased on the 2d of August, 
