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Show 1874.] THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 495 The total number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of August was 69 ; of these, 37 were acquired by presentation, 19 by purchase, 5 by birth, 3 by exchange, and 5 received on deposit. The total number of departures during the same period by death and removals was 108. The most noticeable additions during the month were :- 1. Three specimens of an apparently new Lizard of the genus Uromastix, obtained in the vicinity of Busreh, and presented (August 3rd) by Captain Phillips, of the S.S. 'Mesopotamia.' This species will be described by Mr. Blanford at the next scientific meeting of the Society as Uromastix microlepis. 2. A n albino variety of the Macaque Monkey, presented by H.E. Sir Andrew Clarke, Governor of the Straits Settlements, August 1 Ith. This curious animal was sent to Sir Andrew Clarke, R.E., K.C.M.G., by His Highness Timku Dia Udin, the Viceroy of Salangore, and is very tame and docile. 3. Two specimens of a remarkable large Skink (Macroscincus cocteauii) found in Hot blanc, one of the smaller islands of the Cape- Verd group, presented by Professor Barboza du Bocage, C.M.Z.S., August 14th. See his communication on this subject, P. Z. S. 1873, p. 703. 4. A One-wattled Cassowary (Casuarius uniappendiculatus), obtained in N e w Guinea, and presented by Captain Maisby, R.N., of H.M.S. 'Basilisk,' August 25th. This is the first example of this rare Cassowary that has reached this country. The total number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of September was 88 ; of these, 48 were acquired by presentation, 12 by purchase, 5 by birth, 9 by exchange, and 14 were received on deposit. The total number of departures during the same period by death and removals was 97. The most noticeable additions during the month were as follows :- 1. A Red-backed Squirrel Monkey (Saimaris ozrstedi), presented by Mr. W . F. Kelly, September 5th. Mr. Kelly informs me that this animal was obtained in the Department of Solola, in Guatemala, which is a more northern locality than has yet been recorded for the species. A previous specimen was received from Costa Rica (see P. Z.S. 1873, p. 434). 2. A specimen of a peculiar species of Cat, presented (September 11th) by Mr. Spencer Shield. I was at first inclined to consider this animal the young of the Serval (Felis serval); but it seems certainly distinct in its small-sized and closely arranged spots, and I now think it must be the Felis servalina of Ogilby (P. Z. S. 1839, p. 94). Mr. Spencer Shield writes to me as follows respecting this animal:- " I take the liberty of addressing you in the mean time to offer you a Wild Cat which I have just brought with me from South-west Africa; and if you will accept it for your Gardens I shall have the greatest pleasure in presenting it to your collection. To my knowledge I have never seen a living specimen of the Cat which I now |
