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Show 1899.] THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 427 examples and a female in the collection from Estcourt having four spots. 58. GEGENES LETTERSTEDTI Wallengr. o* o", Machako's, 3rd and 10th July; $ $ . Kikuyu, 17th and 19th July, 1898. " 2 • Greenish-white ova." (R. G.) 59. PARNARA MATHIAS Fabr. c-? 6 , 2 , Machako's, 23rd and 25th June; Kikuyu, 8th September, 1898. 60. PARNARA BORBONICA Boisd. S, Ngongo, 6450 feet, Masailand, 3rd August, 1898. A very fresh and brightly coloured example. 61. BHOPALOCAMPTA FORESTAN Cramer. Machako's, 3rd July, 1898. 62. BHOPALOCAMPTA PISISTRATUS Fabr. Kikuyu, 6400 feet, 17th July, 1898. EXPLANATION OF PLATE XXV. Pig. 1. Chrysophanus abbotti, $, p. 423. 2, 2 a. Scolitantides crawshayi, $, p. 422. 3, 3 a. Everes kedonga, 2, P- 4*22. 4. Phrissura nyasana, 2 > P- 425. 5. Acrcsa astriyera, tf, p. 421. 6. Pyrqus machacoana, 21 P- 426. 7, 8. Kedestes wallenyreni, var. S, $, p. 426. April 18, 1899. Prof. G. B. HOWES, LL.D., F.E.S., V.P., in the Chair. The Secretary read the following report on the additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of March 1899 :- The total number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of March was 83, of which 43 were by presentation, 31 by purchase, 3 were born in the Gardens, and 6 were received on deposit. The total number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 98. Amongst the additions may be specially noticed :- 1. A female of the Kiang or Wild Ass of Tibet, received on deposit March 11th and subsequently purchased. The Kiang makes a good addition to the Society's series of the Horse-family (Equidce), only two examples of this scarce animal having been previously in the Gardens. These were also females, of which one |