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Show 468 THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. [Nov. 11, man Islands, obtained at Port Blair, in 1864, by Capt. R. A. Brown, R.N., of H.M.S. 'Vigilant,' and presented to the Society July Sth. This Macaque appeared to resemble most nearly the Pig-tailed Macaque (Macacus nemestrinus), and had a somewhat similar tail, but appeared distinguishable by the different arrangement of the hairs on the head. In a notice of the habits of this Monkey in • Land and Water' for July 24th, 1869, Mr. Bartlett had proposed to call it M. andamanensis, which name would stand, if the validity of the species were confirmed by future investigations. 3. A specimen of the Kusimanse, or Mangue (Crossarchus obscurus), purchased July 8th, a rare West-African Carnivore, which had not been exhibited in the Society's Menagerie since the year 1834*. 4. Six Amherst's Pheasants (Thaumalea amherstice), deposited by Mr. J. J. Stone, F.Z.S., July 16th. After many unavailing efforts, Mr. Stone had succeeded in adding this magnificent Pheasant to the list of introduced species. Unfortunately, only one female survived to reach this country,-the rest being males, adult or in change of plumage. The female of the Amherst's Pheasant was previously unknown, but turned out, as might have been anticipated, to resemble nearly the corresponding sex in the Gold Pheasant (Thaumalea picta). Mr. Stone had received these birds from his correspondent in Hankow ; but Mr. Sclater had been informed by Mr. Swinhoe that they had been originally obtained for him by a French missionary priest resident at Ta-kien-lieou, at the foot of the Yung-ling mountains, in the further part of the province of Setchuen. The range of this bird was thus proved to extend from the Burmese frontier of Yunan (where it was obtained by Dr. Anderson t) into the province of Setchuen. 5. A n Owen's Apteryx (Apderyx owenni), presented by the Acclimatization Society of Otago, New Zealand, and received July 28th, being the first example of this species received alive in Europe. 6. A White-bellied Stork (Ciconia abdimii), obtained by purchase July 29th, being the first example of this rare species exhibited alive in the Society's Menagerie. 7. A young pair of the recently discovered Long-tailed Deer of Northern China (Elaphurus davidianus), presented to the Society by H.E. Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C.B., H.B.M. Ambassador at the Court of Pekin. The expected arrival of a pair of this remarkable animal had already been announced (P. Z. S. 1868, pp. 210, 530). A coloured figure of them and complete account would be given in a paper on the Deer living in the Society's Gardens, which was now being prepared for publication in the Society's 'Transactions.' 8. A Pleurodele Newt (Pleurodeles walti), obtained in the vicinity of Seville in Spain, and presented to the Society by Lord Lilford, F.Z.S., August 13th. * See Mr. Martin's notice of the dissection of a specimen of this animal, P. Z. S. 1834. p. 113. t See Dr. Anderson's letters, antea, pp. Ill et 278. |