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Show 1897.] THE SECRETARY; ON THE GLOSSY IBISES. 811 2. A young male of the Caucasian Wild Goat (Capra caucasica), received in exchange on August 12th. There was already an adult female of this species living in the collection, presented by H. H. P. Deasey, Esq., in November 1893 *, so that there is now a pair of this scarce bovine auiinal iu the Society's Gardens. The registered additious to the Society's Menagerie during the month of September were 194 in number. Of these 49 were acquired by presentation, 13 by purchase, 130 were received on deposit, and 2 were bred in the Gardens. The total number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 121. The registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of October were 109 iu number. Of these 71 were acquired by presentation, 17 by purchase, 5 in exchange, 9 were received on deposit, and 7 were bred iu the Gardens. The total number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 112. The Secretary took this opportunity of calling attention to the Glossy Ibises living in the Society's Gardens, and made the following remarks :- "In January 1893 we purchased seven examples of a species of Glossy Ibis, stated, I believe quite correctly, to have been received from South America. These birds were entered on the register as ' White-faced Ibises, Plegadls guarauna (Linn.),' of which I supposed them to be the young. In August of the same year we received as a present from the late Lord Lilford twelve examples of the European Glossy Ibis (Plegadls falclnellus) from Spain. These were turned into the large Aviary along with the former lot. They mixed themselves together, and it seemed quite impossible to distinguish the two supposed species, in the plumage which they then bore. I called Mr. Thomson's special attention to the subject, and supposed that when the birds became fully adult we should be able to see the differences that have been pointed out between these forms by the American ornithologists (see Bidgw. Man. N. A. B. ed. 2, p. 124). Mr. Thomson has supplied m e wdth the following notes on this subject:- " Notes on the Breeding of the Glossg Ibises. " July 23rd, 1897.-The Glossy Ibises bred for the first time in 1895, when three were hatched. I cannot now remember how many birds ' paired,' but only three young birds lived long, others were killed by falling out of the nest and by neglect of the parent birds. The average number of eggs was three, of which generally only two were hatched. At the present time there are three young ones living, hatched this year, about three weeks old. 1 See P. Z. S. 1893, p. 720. 54* |