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Show 1890.] THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 147 these muscles. Is it not also possible that they may actually morphologically, the lower portion of the syringeal muscles? This muscle becomes divided (as in the figure) into several strands, which traverse the septum lying between the anterior and posterior thoracic air-sacs to be attached to the parietes. April 1, 1890. Dr. A. Giinther, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. The Secretary read the following report on the additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of March 1890 :- The total number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of March were 36 in number. Of these 8 were acquired by presentation, 13 by deposit, 11 by purchase, and 4 by birth. The total number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 78. Amongst the former special attention may be called to the following:- 1. A male Grey Hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus), presented March 3rd, 1890, by W . D. dimming, Esq., Curator of the Museum of Karachi, and brought to England in the S.S. ' Brauksome Hall,' under the kind care of Mr. H. Wray. Mr. dimming tells us that this bird was taken from the nest in June 1889 and was brought up by hand, having been first fed on bread and water, and afterwards on dates and other fruits. It would also take flies, grubs, and grasshoppers as well as dry bread, bread steeped in sugar and water, and was delighted in having a little lucerne occasionally. This is, no doubt, the first example of this rare Passerine form that has reached Europe. I exhibit a drawing by Mr. Frohawk (Plate XV.), which shows its colours in life. 2. Two Mantchurian Cranes (Grusviridirostris), presented to the Society by C. W . Campbell, Esq., of H.B.M.'s Consular Service, Corea, 31st March. These birds, though not new to the Society's collection (as the species has bred in the Gardens and a young one was hatched out in June 1861 *), are yet of sufficient interest to be worthy of attention, as they are the first specimens received direct from Corea. Mr. Campbell writes to me that this Crane is very common in Corea during the winter months, and that numbers of them are trapped by the natives for sale to the Chinese aud Japanese, by whom they are much appreciated. Mr. J. H. Gurney, Jun., F.Z.S., exhibited a specimen of a hybrid between the Tree-Sparrow (Passer montanus) and the House- Sparrow (P. domesticus), bred in captivity at Norwich. 1 See Bartlett, P. Z. S. 1861, p. 369, pi. xxxv., where the species is called Grus montignesia. |
