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Show 1881.] ON BIRDS FROM SOCOTRA. 165 January 18, 1881. Prof. Flower, LL.D., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. The following report on the additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of December 1880 was read by the Secretary : - The total number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of December 1880 was 104, of which 21 were by birth, 21 by presentation, 53 by purchase, 2 by exchange, and 7 were received on deposit. The total number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 129. The most noticeable additions during the month were:- 1. A young female Red Wolf (Canis jubatus) from the Argentine Republic, presented by Mr. W . Petty, of Monte Video, being the second example of this scarce animal we have received. 2. A Pig from Brooker Island, Louisiade archipelago, presented by Lieut. De Hoghton, of H.M.S. 'Beagle.' I can only refer this Pig, which, I think, belongs to a wild species, to Sus papuensis, although it does not well agree with Lesson's description and figure of that species. The following papers were read :- 1. On the Birds collected in Socotra by Prof. I. B. Balfour. B y P. L. S C L A T E R , M.A., Ph.D., F.K.S., and Dr. G. HARTLAUB, F.M.Z.S. [Eeceived December 21, 1880.] (Plates XV.-XVII.) The collection of birds which I now exhibit was made by Prof. I. Bayley Balfour and his party (consisting of Alexander Scott, botanical collector, and Lieut. C/ockburn, of the 6th Regiment, and attendants) between February 11th and March 30th, 1880. Prof. Balfour landed at Gollonsir, at the extreme north-west end of the island ; and after exploring the adjacent country to the S. and S.W., marched along the north coast to Hadibu, the capital. Having established their depot on the Hadibu plain, about a mile from the town, they spent the time until the 7th March in investigating the magnificent Haggier range of hills shutting in on the south the Hadibu plain. On March 8th, leaving a Lascar in charge of the depot at Hadibu, they started upon a trip to the eastern end of the island, going eastward along the northern side, and returning westward by the southern side of the island. During this trip they reached Ras Mome, the extreme eastern headland. The camp at Hadibu was again entered on March 18th. |
