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Show OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON* November 27th, 1906. H owar d S a u n d e r s , Esq., Vice-President, in the Chair. No. 36. ABSTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS The S ecretary read a Report on the additions that had been made to the Society's Menagerie during the mouth of October 1906. Mr. E. T. N ew to n , F.R.S., exhibited the leg-bones of two Foxes that had been caught in snares. The wire in each case had cut through the skin and was drawn tight round the bone, which in course of development had grown over the wire and enveloped it. Mr. T. A. C ow a r d , F.Z.S., read some notes on the habits of the Lesser Horseshoe Bat, Rhinolophus hipposiderus, in the course of which it was stated that this Bat usually occupied different retreats in summer and winter, and that during the earlier period of occupation of the winter retreat sleep was not profound. The Bats fed probably in the caves or retreats, and the food was at times, if not always, consumed when the animal was at rest and not on the wing. When feeding it did not-probably could not-make use of the in ter femoral membrane, after the manner of the Vespertilionidce, but, as a substitute, the interbrachial membrane was employed. These facts suggested that the hibernation of this species, and probably of other cave-haunting Bats, was not really a profound.winter sleep. A communication from Messrs. E dgar A. S m ith , I.S.O., and II. H. B loomer contained an account of four species of Solenidce contained in the collections made by Mr. Cyril Crossland in Zanzibar and British East Africa in 1901-02. * This Abstract is published by the Society at 3 Hanover Square, London, W ., on the Tuesday following the date of Meeting to which it refers. It will be issued, free of extra charge, to all Fellows who subscribe to the Publications, along with the * Proceedings' ; but it may be obtained on tne day ot publication at the price of Sixpence, or, if desired, sent post-free for the sum of Si^c Shillings per annum, payable in advance. |
