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Show 1870.] THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 383 the iris has been invariably black. Under these circumstances I propose to adopt for the Madagascar bird the name Bonaparte has suggested for it (Consp. ii. p. 151). I may remark that M . Grandidier (Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1868, p. 1) speaks of the Madagascar bird as a variety, and mentions its white iris and some other minor differences. 4. Two Guineafowls, received on the same day from the Societe Zoologique d'Acclimatation, belonging to the section allied to Numida cristata, forming the genus Guttera of Wagler. These are the typical specimens on which Mr. Elliot (Ibis, 1870, p. 300) has established his Numida verreauxi, and will form the subjects of his figures of this species in his forthcoming work on the Phasiauidee. The locality from which these specimens were obtained is said to have been Natal. 5. A Black-headed Conure (Conurus nandaya), probably from Paraguay or the upper La Plata, being the first example of this scarce Parrot that I have ever seen alive. 6. A young male of the Black Wallaroo (Osphranter robustus, Gould, M a m m . of Austr. ii. pl. 11), being, as I believe, the first individual of this fine large Kangaroo that has.reached the Society's Gardens alive. This animal was obtained by purchase from Mr. Hagenbeck, of Hamburg, on the 16th of May. 7. A male of the very singular Huia-Bird of New Zealand (Ilete-ralocha gouldi*), obtained by purchase on the 18th of May. Much interest attaches to this form on account of the extraordinary variation of the bill in the two sexes. W e may hope that an anatomical examination of this bird, when it dies, may enable us to decide as to its place in the Natural System, which has hitherto been undetermined. Judging from external appearance, I should be inclined to place it either with the Corvidee or with the Meliphagidee. The present specimen is said to have been obtained in the interior of the North Island, sixty miles north of Wellington. 8. A Tuatera Lizard (Sphenodon punctatum), purchased May 20th. A specimen of this extraordinary Lizard has been once before living in the Society's Gardens, having been deposited there by Dr. Gunther in 1868f. The present specimen is said to have been obtained from one of the islands on the northern coast of the island, probably one of those mentioned in Dr. Bennett's note (P. Z. S. 1869, p. 227). 9. Three Buff Laughing Kingfishers (Dacelo cervina, Sharpe, Monogr. Alced. pt. 8), from North Australia, being the first examples of this species ever brought alive to Europe. 10. A n example of a rare Macaque (Macacus ocreatus), purchased May 31st. This Monkey seems never yet to have been obtained by any collector ; and its exact locality is unknown, though I suspect it to be from Celebes or from one of the Philippines. It is figured in these 'Proceedings' (1860, p. 420, pl. LXXII.), and in Wolf and Sclater's 'Zoological Sketches' (ii. pl. 1). * Neomorpha gouldi, Gould, B. of Austr. iv.. pl. xix. t See P. Z. S. 1868, p. 530. |