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Show 450 MR. P. L. SCLATER ON THE INDIAN ELEPHANTS. [Apr. 5, with the type. The dilated middle joints of the antennse, unarmed tibise, and open anterior coxal cavities, together with the length of the posterior tarsal joint, are the characteristic marks of the present genus. April 5, 1881. Prof. W. H. Flower, LL.D., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. The Secretary read the following report on the additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of March 1881 : - The total number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of March was 71, of which 29 were by presentation, 6 by birth, 19 by purchase, 12 were received on deposit, and 5 by exchange. The total number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 99. The most remarkable additions during the month of March were as follows:- 1. A young male Gooral Antelope {Nemorha?dus goral) from the Himalayas, purchased 16th of March, being the first example of this fine species that we have received. 2. Three Birds of Paradise belonging to the following species :- the Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise (Seleucides alba) ; the Red Bird of Paradise {Paradisea rubra); and the Green Manucode {Manu-codia chalybea), deposited the 19th March by Mr. "William Jamrach, and to become the property of the Society if they shall be alive and in good condition one month after their arrival. These birds are not at present in fine plumage, but appear to be healthy and are doing well. They are all of species new to the collection. The Secretary stated that, the two smaller Indian Elephants deposited in the Gardens by the Prince of Wales on May 17th, 1876, being about to be sent to the Zoological Garden at Berlin, he had caused them to be weighed and measured, in order to obtain a record of their growth during the past two years. The same had been done with the two larger Indian Elephants ; and the following were the results, which might be compared with the weight and measurements taken in May 1879, and given P. Z. S. 1879, p. 385. Circumference of the Height at shoulder. ft. in. Jung Pershad ( tf ) . . 8 0 Suffa Culli ($).... 7 6 Rustum ( S ) 6 4 Omar ( <J ) 7 0 Weight. ft. in. cwt. qr. lb. 4 0 57 1 23 3 9 51 0 23 3 2 26 0 0 3 6 35 1 21 front foot above the toes. |