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Show 1890.] THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 589 November 4, 1890. Prof. W. H. Flower, C.B., LL.D., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. The Secretary read the following reports on the additions made to the Society's Menagerie during the months of June, July, August, September, and October 1890:- Tbe registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of June were 157, of which 24 were by birth, 108 by presentation, 12 by purchase, and 13 were received on deposit. The number of departures during the same period by death and removals was 95. The most noticeable acquisitions during the month were:- ]. A young male of the Wild Cattle of Chartley Park, Staffordshire, presented by Earl Ferrers. This is the first example of any of the original breeds of English Wild Cattle that has been exhibited in the Society's Gardens. 2. A young male Water-buck Antelope (Cobus ellipsiprymnus) from Kisumayu, on the Somali Coast, E. Africa, presented by George S. Mackenize, Esq., F.Z.S. This is the first example of the Water-buck that has been received by the Society for many years. The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of July were 141 ; of these 39 were acquired by presentation, 19 by purchase, 2 by exchange, 68 by birth, and 13 were received on deposit. The number of departures during the same period by death and removals was 92. The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of August were 61 ; of these 34 were acquired by presentation, 17 by purchase, 7 bv birth, 2 by exchange, and 1 was received on deposit. The number of departures during the same period by death and removals was 98. .... The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of September were 77 ; of these 38 were acquired by presentation 14 bv purchase, 8 by exchange, 11 were bred in the Gardens, and 6 were "received on deposit. The number of departures during the same period by death and removals was 86. The most noticeable additions during the month were :- 1 A Common Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), purchased Sept. 15th, being the first example of any species of the family Meropidae that we have received alive. 2 A voung example of the Horned Screamer (Palamedea cornuta), purchased Sept. 29th. This is a rare bird. I believe no example of it has been received in London since the specimen presented by Lord Harris in 1851, which lived for some time m the Gardens. The number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie durit the month of October were 78, of which 10 were by birth, durins: tne muiim ui v-/*.^.^. . -. - 48 by presentation, 11 by purchase 2 by exchange, and 7 received on deposit. The number of departures during the riod by death and removals was 128. P R O C ZOOL. Soc-1890, No. XL. were same |
