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Show 1882.] THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 547 fed ; and after the knocking about those which I have sold to this Society have stood, these animals must be called any thing but delicate. " There is great difficulty in catching the Pygmy Hog. Some five years ago a young one was secured by a Mr. Fischer, who tamed it ; but it afterwards escaped. I have heard of no other individual being possessed by any one but myself. " The Calcutta Zoological Society were trying for years to obtain a pair, but were unsuccessful in getting a single example until those which they received from the Maharajah of Cooch Behar through me (as already mentioned) reached them. " It has taken me about four years to get the four now procured. They were caught in snares, which were Set in hundreds all over the country throughout a range of about twenty miles. If you require more I may be able to get some when I return to India in about two months' time." Mr. Sclater exhibited a drawing of this animal by Mr. Smit (Plate XXXVII.), and remarked that Mr. Carew'sfour specimens were apparently in excellent health, and fed well on boiled vegetables, rice, potatoes, and other food usual for such animals. On measuring the largest and the smallest, the length of the body had been found in the one case to be 17 inches and in the other 14 inches. The weight of the largest animals had been ascertained to be about lO^lb., and of the smallest 9| lb. Alluding to the rarity of the animal, Sir Joseph Fayrer had stated that during the many years in which he had hunted in the Terai lie had never succeeded in obtaining a single specimen. 2. A Mediterranean Seal (Monachus albiventer), presented by M. Yeates Brown, Esq., H.B.M. Consul at Genoa, May 18th. This Seal, the first example of the species that had been received at the Gardens, had unfortunately not long survived its arrival. 3. Two male Argus Pheasants (Argus giganteus), presented to the Society by Major M'Nair, C.M.G., and J. M . Vermont, Esq., May 18th. This arrival was especially acceptable, as we had previously only two unmated females of this magnificent bird in the Collection. 4. A Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), purchased May 23. It is of great interest to receive a second example of this delicate animal, the only former specimen of which lived about fourteen months in the Society's Menagerie (see P. Z. S. 1880, p. 355, and 1881, p. 180), and to be able to announce that it seems likely to thrive. It feeds itself on the leaves of a large gum-tree (Eucalyptus globulus) which has been introduced into its cage, and also eats a little bread and milk. 5. A Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) from the Falkland Islands, purchased May 25. This is an adult bird in fine plumage, and is the first example of this species of Penguin that we have as yet received. 6. A fine pair of Great Ant-eaters, Myrmecophaga jubata, purchased May 31. |