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Show 1900.] THE SECRETARY ON ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE. 771 November 20, 1900. Dr. W. T. BLANFORD, F.B.S., Vice-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, 1900 :- The total number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of June was 251, of which 87 were by presentation, 18 by birth, 42 by purchase, 2 were received in exchange and 102 on deposit. The total number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 162. Among the additions special attention may be called to a young male Rocky-Mountain Goat (Haploceros montanus) from British Columbia, purchased June 6th, of M r . J. La Montagne, by whom it had been captured on Elfa Mountain, British Columbia, on June 12th, 1899. This is believed to be the first living specimen of the species brought to Europe. It is now changing into its summer dress. In reply to enquiries, Mr. La Montagne informs me that he shot the mother of the present specimen on Elfa Mountain (at about 7000 feet altitude) and captured the young one, then about a fortnight old. It is the same specimen as that of which I exhibited a photograph on January 23rd last, forwarded to m e by Dr. A. E. C. Selwyn, C.M.G., F.E.S., C.M.Z.S. (see P. Z. S. 1900, p. 1). Our best thanks are due to Dr. Selwyn for assisting us in obtaining tbe present specimen of this interesting animal. Five Gentoo Penguins (Pggosceles tceniatus) from the Falkland Islands were purchased June 7th. This Penguin is rarely met with in captivity, although abundant in its native haunts. Three White Ibises (Eudocimus albus) were hatched in the Great Aviary on June 13th. They were bred by a pair received in immature plumage on June 14th, 1897. This is the first occasion upon which this interesting species has propagated in the Society's Gardens. The total number of registered additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of July was 137, of which 43 were by presentation, 18 by birth, 11 by purchase, 5 were received in exchange and 60 on deposit. The total number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 149. A young female Brindled Gnu (Connochcetes gnu) was born in the Gardens on July 14th, being the first instance of this species breeding in the Society's Menagerie. I exhibit a drawing by Mr. Smit (Plate XLVIII.) representing this interesting little animal, which, it will be seen, is very different from the calf of the White-tailed Gnu. PROC ZOOL. Soc-1900, No. LI. 51 |