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Show ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 851 Sept. 24. 1 Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita). Presented by Mr. G. S. S. Williams. 1 Robben-lsland Snake (Coronella phocarum). Presented by the Rev. G. H. R. Fisk, C.M.Z.S. 1 Java Sparrow (Padda oryzivora). Purchased. 26. 1 Chimpanzee (Troglodytes niger), d- Deposited. 2 Spotted Turtle Doves (Turtur sur atensis). Bred in the Gardens. 27. 2 Red-backed Shrikes (Lanius collurio). Presented by Capt. F. H. Salvin. 2 Common Swans (Cygnus olor), d and 2 • Deposited. 28. 1 Leonine Monkey (Macacus leoninus), d • Deposited. 1 Common Adder ( Vipera berus). Presented by Mr. W . H. B. Pain. 29. 1 White-fronted Capuchin ( Cebus albifrons), d • Purchased. 1 Laughing-Gull (Larus atricilla). Purchased. 3 Common Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo). Purchased. Oct. 1. 1 Common Seal (Phoca vitulina.) Presented by Mr. G. Mellin. 2. 1 Vervet Monkey (Cercopithecus lalandii). Deposited. 1 Arabian Gazelle (Gazella arabica), $. Deposited. 3. 2 Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus). Presented by Mr. Darill Stephens. 2 Emus (Dromceus novee-hollandice). Presented by Lord Francis Conyngham, M.P., F.Z.S. 1 Lion (Felis leo), d- Deposited. From Persia. 5. 1 Grivet Monkey (Cercopithecus griseo-viridis), d- Presented by Mr. R. Dudgeon. 1 Great Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus), 2 • Presented by Mr. T. Phillips. 6. 1 Collared Peccary (Dicotgles tajacu). Presented by Mrs. E. J. Barrett. 1 Blackheaded Partridge (Caccabis melanocephala). Presented by Capt. Burke, S.S. 'Arcot.' From Hedjar. 1 Hyacinthine Porphyrio (Porphyrio hyacinthinus). Presented by Capt. Burke, S.S. 'Arcot.' From Mesopotamia. 1 Chinese Trionyx (Trionyx perocellatus). Purchased. From the Yang-tse Kiang river. 8. 1 BonneteMonkey (Macacus radiatus), d- Presented by Miss Ward. 1 Layard's Flying Squirrel (Sciuropterus layardi). Presented by Sir Charles Peter Layard. From Ceylon. See P. Z. S. 1877, p. 754. 9. 1 Wood-Owl (Syrnium aluco). Presented by Mrs. North. 10. 1 Bonnet-Monkey (Macacus radiatus). Presented by Mr. T. Golding. 2 Red Kangaroos (Macropus rufus). Deposited. 11. 1 Vulpine Phalanger (Phalangista vulpina). Born in the Menagerie. 1 River Jack-Viper (Vipera rhinoceros). Presented by Mr. J. J. Kendall. 12. 1 Brown Coati (Nasua nasica). Presented by Dr. G. P. Best, M.R.C.S. 2 Bronze-winged Pigeons (Phaps chalcoptera). Bred in the Gardens. 4 Chinese Turtle Doves ( Turtur chinensis). Deposited. 13. 1 WTiite-whiskered Paradoxure (Paradoxurus leucomystax). Purchased. |