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Show 1 9 0 5 .] THE SECRETARY OX ADDITIONS TO THE MEXAGERIE. 2 9 5 November 14, 1905. G. A. B o u l e n g e r , Esq., F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. Tlie Secretary read the following reports on the additions that had been made to the Society's Menagerie during the mouths of June, July, August, September, and October, 1905 :- The number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of June was 321. Of these 57 were acquired by presentation, 53 by birth, 14 by purchase, 195 were received on deposit and 2 in exchange. The number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 178. Among the additions special attention may be called to :- 1. An Orang-utan (Simla satyr us) from Deli, Sumatra, presented by Dr. J. 0. Graham on June 25tli. 2. A Wolf's Monkey (Cercopithecus wolji) from the Congo, deposited on June 26tli. 3. Eleven Kiwis (Apteryx mantelli) from the North Island, New Zealand, seven being presented by the Government of New Zealand and Mr. H. C. Wilkie, F.Z.S., on June 26th, and four by the Earl of Ranfurly, H.M.Z.S., on the same date. The Society is specially indebted to Mr. H. C. Wilkie, in whose care these Kiwis were successfully brought from New Zealand. The number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of July was 274. Of these 96 were acquired by presentation and 17 by purchase, 92 were received on deposit, 1 by exchange, and 68 were bred in the Menagerie. The number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 184. Among the additions special attention may be called to :- 1. A female Leopard (Felis pardus) from near Hong Kong, presented by Mr. J. A. Bullin on July 26th. 2. Three Californian Sea-Lions (Otaria gillespii) from Santa Barbara, purchased on July lltli. 3. A White-tailed Gnu (Connochcetes gnu) born in the Menagerie on July 25th. 4. A male Somali Ostrich (Struthio molybdophanes) from Somaliland, purchased on July 14th. 5. A Collection of Birds from British Guiana, including examples of five species new to the Collection, presented by Mr. E. W. Harper, F.Z.S., on July 31st. The number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie durino- the month of August was 348. Of these 108 were acquired by presentation and 37 by purchase, 66 were born in the Gardens, 103 were received on deposit and 34 by exchange. The number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 255. P roc. Z ool. Soc.- 1905, V o l . II. No. X X I. 21 |