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Show 550 THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. [June 17, PLATE XLII. Fig. 1. Egg of Diglosset pm'sonata, p. 496. 2. " Calliste vitriolina, p. 498. 3. " Rhamphocml1tS jlammiger~s, p. 50l. 4. " Phmnicothraztpis .fJuttztralzs, p. 502. 5. " Tachypho111ltS melaleucus, p. 503. 6. " Chlorospingus jlavipectzts, p. 503. 7. " Buarremon elce!!jJrorus, p. 504. 8. " Psittospiza rieJteri, p. 504. 9. " Saltator albicollis, p. 505. - 10. " Chi1'omachceris vitellina, p. 517. 11. " -- manacus, p. 517. 12. " Hadrostomus homoch?-ous, p. 517. PLATE XLIII. . Fig. k } Eggs of Ostinops atrocastaneus, p. 509. 3. " Ocyalus wagleri, p. 508. 4. " Hypopyrrhus pyrrlwgaster, p. 510. 5. " Graltaria rujiceps, p. 526. 6. " -- ruficapilla, p. 527. 7. " Pyroderus orenocensis, p. 520. 8. " Pip1'eola riefferii, p. 519. 9. " Dysithamnus unicolor, p. 525. June 17, 1879. Prof. W. H. Flower, F .R.S., President, in the Chair. The Secretary made the following report on the additions to the Society's Menagerie during May 1879 :- - The total number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of May was 183, of which 16 were by birth, 46 by presentation, 104 by purchase, 4 were received in exchange, and 13 -on deposit. The total number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 114. The most noticeable additions during the month were :- 1. Two Horned Parrakeets (Nymphicus cornutus), purchased May 8th. This Parrakeet is exceedingly rare, even in museums, and, so far as I know, has never been previously brought alive to Europe. The person from whom they were purchased obtained them in Sydney, where they were no doubt brought from New Caledonia, the only known habitat. As will be seen from Mr. Smit's sketch of this beautiful bird, which I now exhibit (PI. XLIV.), the figure in Gray' and Mitchell's , Genera of Birds' (plate ci.) is incorrect-the black colour on the face being wholly' omitted, and the yellow on the back of the head barely shown. . 2. An African Hornbill received in exchange l\fay 8th, which apeears to be a secon? example of the species described (P. Z. S.- 18/0, p. 668, plate XXXIX.) as Buceros 8ubcylindl·icus. Unfortunately |