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Honorary, Foreign, and Corresponding Members 4 @; Medallista™..:. ..i. :.:gphsu fe piek clare tae gene 5 Do: State of the -Himances. . iinss. hotel skiciein eee eee 5) Ge Tncomely oc ¢ os js Settee + es nil yh ae 5) b. Expendituve .. . / Gare Si ce .frettaeae ee 7 e, Assets and Liabilities arr... 0.. - tents 8 d. General State of the Finances .............. 10 3. Purchase of Freehold Premises...........-...... 10 Tl. Office, 1 Hanover, Square “sp. wastes eer: eet ae Li 1. Scientific Meetings ........... foil daze «uh sae ARO alt: Oo) Stientite.LubIMcablions' Seem eerie nat eee 12 Set LADEATY sails a Po 7 oS. RRR eens ate ote ene ee 13 TH; Gardens, Regentis Park. . Seg. sects leet: sieketnoenaenele 21 1. -Buildinigs'and: "Works. “tes toa ke oie ee 21 QO EWAE ke Capek ice sa. Bee rade eee ee 23 SA 15170) (herder So RORiG SOBiGrd Gea, OI eo wv © 23 4, Zoological Lectures. |: Geremci-ytie leiden uence ne 25 5; Picture Gallery) :.: ...« Rear eter sed: oe) eee 25 6: Prosectors' Department Seererie einer tienen seers 25 Wem Menagerie ssa... 4.0 » SERoRIe cies tasters ee eee 26 List of Animals which have been bred in the Gardens of the Society between the Ist of January 1877 and the Ist of January 1878+... .0.....0..05. 27 List of Species new to the Revised Catalogue of Vertebrates exhibited in the Society’s Gardens in the year (877... . Piegs2sameeteet asuiteeee 28 histof Donors and Donations 2.-e ae ee 4° Conelusion DD REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. April 29, 1878. Tue Council have the pleasure of submitting to the appro- bation of the Fellows their forty-ninth Annual Report upon the progress of the Society. This, in accordance with previous Reports, is divided into three heads, the first of which relates to the General Condition of the Society, the second to the operations carried on at the Office in Hanover Square, and the last to the state of the Gardens in the Regent’s Park. I, GENERAL CONDITION OF THE SOCIETY. 1. STATE OF THE ROLL OF MEMBERS. a. Fellows and Annual Subscribers. The number of Fellows, Fellows Elect, and Annual Subscribers at the close of the year 1877 amounted to 3358. Of these there were :— Compounders who have paid £20. . . 87 Ditto ditto oOo: (+) 2) B05 Compositions remitted . . . Lah ra THY Paying annual contributions Beas 74 Ditto ditto G3cu «fe 2212 Dormant 2 ee oe 111 Admission-fees unpaid . : A el Pg ace Ore Annual Subscribers, paying £3 hae ak 8 3358 4 The corresponding number of Members of the Society at the close of 1876 was 3311, showing a net addition to our list of 47 members during the year 1877. The corre- sponding addition in 1876 was 70. The progress of the Society during the past Ten years, as regards the number of its Ordinary Members, is given in the subjoined Table. Comparative Statement of Elections, Deaths, Resignations, and Removals during the past Ten years, with the number of Fellows and Annual Subscribers at the end of each Year. a Died. | Resigned. Removed. Io ha ars | oe 5 Sue Be jg SER ee SS Years. £5 Compounders. | Subscribers. | Subscribers. ‘g ay Subscribers. Fe ee ss FEE | 23 ; eras | | a@al 7 (a2 aac edag Fig | £20. | go. TCS) £2. | £3, | £2 | 3. e''5| £9:{| 1B is 6 Sa) gee 1868.| 316 st 9 i 33 eo i Mae Oa Pisa al yi [eae 1869.| 197 7 7 if |p By 3 | 30 1 2 | 25 | 26 |155| 2966 1870.| 160 9 7 Hoe tel 2 EST i 105 | 8021 1871.| 163 4 8 10 | 38 48 2 | 26 |... {187 | 3047 1872. | 185 5 7 2) slies! -3¢-" || Qa ama 62 | 14 |182] 8050 1873. | 216 5 7 6 | 38 | 34 | 2 1 |93| 8173 isja|oo | 7 | 6 | 1.| 8 | 6o | Sepeas hk le eames nag 1375. 180 | 8 | 16 | 8. | 57. | ee PBBC Ts vec Pe. 4 Ge Shei ietee eee 1876.| 224 Gia|ees 4 | 63 | 49 1 es 154] 38311 1877.| 229 Bp) os 9 | 63 20 58 6 |182 358 b. Honorary, Foreign, and Corresponding Members. No change has taken place in the lists of Honorary and Foreign Members in 1877. The following Corresponding Members were elected during the year to replace vacancies :— G. F. Bennett, Esq., of Toowoomba, Queensland. Dr. Jean Cabanis, of the Royal Zoological Museum, Berlin. John Murray, Esq., of 32 Alva Street, Edinburgh, late Naturalist to H.M.S. ‘ Challenger.’ These elections have raised the total number of the » Society’s Corresponding Members to 200, being the full complement authorized by the By-laws. c. Medallists. At the last Anniversary the Council had the pleasure of announcing that the Prince of Wales had consented to accept the Socicty’s Gold Medal, which they had agreed to offer to His Royal Highness in acknowledgment of his many valuable donations to the Menagerie and of other favours. They have now the pleasure of informing the Fellows that the Medal was duly presented to His Royal Highness in person at Marlborough House, on the 7th of June last, by a deputation of the Council, consisting of the President, Vice-Presidents, and Secretary, and was most graciously received. The Silver Medal of the Society has been conferred, by a unanimous vote of the Council, since the last Anniversary, .on Mr. Robert Hudson, F.R.S., one of the Vice- Presidents of the Society, in recognition of the valuable services he has rendered to the Society for a lengthened period of years, during which he has acted on the Council and on various Committees. 2, STATE OF THE FINANCES. a. Income. It could hardly have been expected that the Income of the Society in 1877 would have attained the large amount of 1876, which, owing to the great augmentation of the Garden-receipts caused by the attractions of the Prince of Wales’s Collection of Indian animals, reached an unpre- cedented total. But the Council have great satisfaction in pointing out that, next to that exceptional year, 1877 has given us the largest Income ever attained by the Sc- ciety—the total receipts having amounted to £30,988 2s. 2d., which, in a time of almost universal depression, must be regarded as extremely favourable. The rapid and permanent advance of the ordinary In- come of the Society, which has more than doubled itself during the past twenty years, will be seen by the following Table:— Year. te, | Toe | aie. | £ | £ | 1858 14,034 1868 24,958 | | 1859 15,194 || 1869 | 229,768 4 1860 16,863 1870 23,257 1861 16,072 1871 24,620 | 1862 97,397 || 1872 | 26,728 | | 1863 20,284 1873 28,099 | 1864 21,713 || 1874 28,417 | 1865 23,457 || 1875 28,7388 | 1866 24,379 1876 34,955 | 1867 25,041 || 1877 30,988 The next Table gives the amounts of the various heads of Income in 1877, and of the corresponding amounts in 1876. Comparative Table of Income, 1876 and 1877. | | | 1876. 1877. | Increase. | Decrease. | | | | i ————_ a Admission Fees :— | £ad) £ «2d £ & d.\ .& 48. d: Past .... / 85 0 0 BD 0 Oli secccscepsvsupso|sencsessvennsen IAS BBANbirevesns. eoeeescc ost sees 900 0 0} 955 0 0 Tee | ae |) Re ee Annual Subscriptions: LEA Re eRe rience 75 0 0 (7 IT | Ja | Seine ES 21 0 0 Present . 6,433 3 0 5 0 Future .... 365 0 0 0) Compositions .... 1,470 0 O 0 Ivory Tickets .......... 7210 0 01... Admissions to Gardens . .. 122,717 5 0 6 |... GAM GMO «-saeeenes. 188 19 7 General Establishment ...... 12138 Contract for new second-class Refreshment room Due for young Hippopotamus eee rr Se er er 20113 3 725 0 0 800 0 0 4019 14 1 10 d. General State of the Finances. Before concluding the financial part of their Report, the Council think it right to acknowledge that the excellent way in which the Society’s accounts have been kept, which has been repeatedly brought to their notice by the Com- mittees of Finance and Audit, has been mainly due to the assiduous and constant attention of Mr. John H. Leigh, the Society’s Accountant, who has now completed fifty years in the Society’s employment. In acknowledgment of the great services thus rendered, the Council have una- nimously agreed to present Mr. Leigh with a memorial in the shape of a gold watch and chain of the value of fifty guineas, which will be delivered to him this day by the Chairman of the present Meeting. 3. PuRCHASE OF THE FREEHOLD OF THE SOCIETY’S HovuskE AND OF THE HOUSE ADJOINING AT THE BACK. In their last Annual Report the Council announced that the unusually favourable state of the finances in 1876 had determined them to commence a second Reserve Fund for the special purpose of enabling the Society to procure better accommodation for the Offices and Library than is at present afforded by this House. With this view the sum of £3000 had been invested in the purchase of £3104 15s. 9d. Consolidated 3 per Cents., to form the commence- ment of a “ New Offices Reserve Fund.” In 1877 it was determined to take more active steps to ascertain how the necessary accommodation could best be provided, and a special Committee of the Council was appointed for the purpose. After much consideration and inquiry the Committee came to the conclusion that the most convenient and advantageous way of providing the necessary accommoda- tion would be to purchase the freehold of the present house (No. 11 Hanover Square) and of the house immediatel adjoining it at the back (No. 3144 Oxford Street), these houses belonging both to the same owner, and the lease of the Oxford-Street portion being terminable in about six years. The Council accordingly entered into a contract with Messrs. Cooper for the purchase of the freehold of the Tel above-named properties for the sum of £22,225, which they were assured by experienced surveyors was a fair value under the circumstances. The necessary funds were raised by the sale of the sums of £10,649 5s. 5d. Reduced 3 per Cents. (being the ordinary Reserve Fund) and £3104 15s. 9d. Consols (being the New Offices Reserve Fund above mentioned), and by borrowing from Messrs. Drummond, the Society’s Bankers, the sum of £10,000. As regards this advance, which it is proposed to repay in yearly instalments of £1000 on the 21st of November in every year, the Council feel bound to acknowledge the ready and liberal manner in which Messrs. Drummond placed the necessary sum at the Society’s disposal. After the expiration of ten years, therefore, the Society will be in possession of an unencumbered freehold estate of the value, as they are led to believe, of at least £25,000, while there will be ample room for the proposed extension of the Society’s premises so soon as the lease of the ad- joining house shall fall in. ' In the meanwhile the additional accommodation imme- diately required for the Library can be obtained at a small cost by placing a new story on the present building in Hanover Square. II. OFFICE, 11 Hanover Square. 1. Screntiric MEETINGS. To the fourteen meetings for the despatch of scientific business held in the Society’s Rooms in Hanover Square in 1877, 137 communications were made. Of these 98 were from Fellows and 30 from Corresponding Members of the Society. The remaining 9 papers were from indivi- duais not belonging to the Society, and were communi- cated to it by the Secretary or by other Members. The corresponding number of communications in the year 1876 was 132. These communications were submitted to the Committee of Publication, by whom the following orders were made respecting them. Five were ordered to be printed entire in the ‘ Transactions’ of the Society, and 112 in the ‘ Pro- ceedings,’ such illustrations being in each case allowed as the Committee considered necessary for the purpose. Of 12 the remaining communications, abstracts or extracts were considered to be sufficient for publication. 2. SctENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. The volume of the Socicty’s ‘Proceedings’ for 1877, which is now on the table, contains 893 pages, illustrated by 85 (mostly coloured) plates. Five Parts of the Society’s ‘ Transactions’ were issued during the year 1877, namely :— Vou. IX. Part X. (February, 1877). Revision of the Heterocerous Lepidoptera of the Family Sphingide. By Arthur G. Butler (with five plates), Vou. IX. Part XI. (March, 1877). On the Rhinoceroses now or lately living in the Society’s Menagerie. By P. L. Sclater, M.A., F.R.S., Secretary to the Society (with five plates), concluding the volume. Vou. X. Part I. (May, 1877). On the Axial Skeleton of the Struthionide. By St. George Mivart, F.R.S. &c. Vou. X. Part II. (August, 1877). On the Ancient or Quaternary Fauna of Gibraltar, as exemplified in the Mammalian Remains cf the Ossiferous Breccia. By George Busk, F.R.S. (with twenty-seven plates). Vou. X. Parr IIT. (October; 1877). Notes on the Manatee (Manatus americanus) recently living in the Society’s Gardens. By A. Ti. Garrod, M.A., ¥.Z.S., Prosector to the Society (with three plates). On Dinornis (Part XXI.): containing a Restoration of the Skeleton of Dinornis maximus, Owen. With an Appen- dix, on Additional Evidence of the Genus Dromornis in ustralia. By Professor Owen, C.B., F.R.S. (with three plates). Since the commencement of the present year two more parts of ‘Transactions’ have been issued, and four others, containing all the remaining papers read up to the close of —_—-- 13 the year 1877, ordered for publication in the ‘Transactions,’ are in a very forward state. The Council again wish to call the ‘particular attention of the Members to the advantages offered to subscribers to the Society’s Publications. The Subscription price of the Publications in the case of Fellows and Corresponding Members of the Society is £1 1s. per annum, provided such subscription be paid in advance, before the Anniver- sary Meeting of the Society, held on the 29th of April in each year. The Publications of the year consist of four parts of ‘ Proceedings’ (in 8vo, illustrated by upwards of 45 Plates, mostly coloured) and one or more parts of ‘Transactions ” (in 4to, with from 5 to 15 Plates). The ordinary prices at which these volumes are sold to the public amounts to five or six Pounds in each year. The Publications cannot be sent out by post, but are delivered to Subscribers free of expense at any address ‘within the metropolitan districts. 3. LIBRARY. The Library, under the superintendence of Mr. F. H. Waterhouse, the Society’s Librarian, has been kept in good working order during the past year. The sum of £343 16s. 5d. was devoted to the purchase of new zoological works. The most important additions to the Society’s Library since the last anniversary were the following :— A valuable donation of two folio and two quarto original illustrated MS. volumes of the ‘ Birds of India.’ By the late Colonel S. R. Tickell. Presented by the Rev. E. A. Tickell. A collection of 125 sheets of duplicates of original drawings of animals in the collection of the late John Russell Reeves, Esq., F.R.S., F.Z.S. Presented by Mrs. Reeves. A nearly complete set of the Bulletin de la Société - Philomatique de Paris. Presented by Monsieur Alphonse Milne-Edwards, F.M.Z.S. The following is alist of the periodicals received in 1877 from the various Societies and Institutions with whom this Society is in correspondence. 14 AMERICA. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Proceedings, 1877, pp. 1-280. The Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Annual Report, 1875 & 1876. Contributions to Knowledge, vols, xx., xxi. The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia. Proceedings, vol. xy. no. 96; vol. xvi. nos. 98, 99. The Franklin Institute, Washington. Journal, 1877. The Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. Memoirs, vol. y. no. 1, The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Bulletin, vol. iii. nos. 3, 4. The American Association for the Advancement of Science. Proceedings, vols. xxiv., XXv. The Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences. Proceedings, vol. i. (1857-76). The American Entomological Society, Philadelphia. Transactions, vol. vi. nos. 1, 2. AUSTRALASIA. The Royal Society of 'Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings, 1875. The New-Zealand Institute, Wellington, New Zealand. Transactions, vol. ix. Index to Transactions and Proceedings, vols, i.—viii. The Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney. Proceedings, vol, i. parts 3, 4; vol. ii. part 1. 15 BELGIUM. The Entomological Society of Belgium. Annales, tom. xix. fase, 3; tom. xx. fase. 1 & 2, Compte-Rendu, 1877. East INDIES. The Asiatic Society of Bengal. Proceedings, 1876, nos. 9, 10 ; 1877, nos. 1-6. Journal, vol. xly. nos. 206-209; vol. xlvi. no, 210. The Royal Asiatic Society —Bombay Branch. Journal, vol, xii. nos. 54, 54a, The Asiatic Society of Bengal—North-China Branch. Journal, N.S. nos. x., xi. The Society of Arts and Sciences, Batavia. Notulen, deel xiv. afl. 2-4. Tijdschrift, deel xxxiii. afl. 5,6; deel xxiv. afl. 1-3. Catalogus der Ethnologische afdeeling van het Museum (tweede drulk). Verslag yan eene verzameling Maleische, Arabische, Jayaansche en andere Handschriften. FRANCE. The Zoological Society of Acclimatation, Paris. Bulletin, January to December 1877, The Academy of Sciences, Lyons. Annales, 4° série, tome viii. The Zoological Society of France. Bulletin, 1876, parties 5-6, The Academy of Metz. Mémoires, année 1874-75. The Natural-History Society of Toulouse. Bulletin, année x, (1875-76). 16 GERMANY. The Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Berlin. Monatsbericht, January to December, 1877. Abhandlungen, 1876. The Society of Friends of Natural History, Berlin. Sitzunesbericht, 1876. The Senckenbergian Natural-History Society, Frankfort a. M. Bericht, 1875-76 and 1876-77. Abhandlungen, Band xi. Heft 1. The Zoological Society of Frankfort a. M. Der Zoologische Garten, July to December, 1876; January to March, 1877. The German Malacological Society, Frankfort a, M. Jahrbiicher, 1877, Ileft 1-4. The Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich. Sitzungsberichte, 1876, Heft 2,3; 1877, Heft 1, 2. Abhandlungen, Band xii. Abh. 3. The Imperial Academy of Sciences, Vienna. Sitzungsberichte, Band ]xxiii. Heft 1-5. —., Band lxxiy. Heft 1,2, The Zoological and Botanical Society of Vienna. Verhandlungen, Bd. xxvi. 1876, The Union of Natural History, Wiirtemberg. Wiirttembergische Jahreshefte, 1877, Heft 1, 2, The Medical and Natural-History Society, Jena. Jenaische Zeitschrift, Band xi, Heft 1-4. The Natural-History Union, Hamburg. Verhandlungen, 1871-74, Abhandlungen, Band vi. Heft 1-3. The Society of Sciences, Gottingen. Abhandlungen, Band xxi, Nachrichten, Jahr 1876, 17 GreaT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. The Royal Society, London. Proceedings, vol. xxv. nos. 177-180; vol. xxvi. nos. 181-183. Philosophical Transactions, vol. clxvi. part 2; vol. clxvii. part 1. Catalogue of Scientific Papers, vol. vii. The Linnean Society, London. Journal (Botany), vol. xv. no. 88; vol. xvi. nos, 89-93, (Zoology), vol. xiii. nos, 67-73. Transactions, 2nd ser. (Botany), vol. i. part 4. , 2nd ser. (Zoology), vol. i. part 6. The Royal Geographical Society, London. Proceedings, vol. xxi. nos. 2-6, Journal, vol. xlvi. Charter and Regulations (1877). The Geological Society, London. Journal, vol. xxxiii. parts 1-4. List of Fellows of the Society, 1877. The Royal Institution of Great Britain. Proceedings, vol. viii. parts 1-3. The Royal United-Service Institution. Journal, vol. xix. nos, 83, 84; vol. xx. with Appendix ; vol. xxi. nos. 89-93. The British Association. Report for 1876. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Journal, New Series, vol. ix. part 2. The Society of Arts. Journal, 1877. The Royal Agricultural Society of Great Britain. Journal, vol. xiii. parts 1, 2. The Entomological Society of London. Transactions, 1876, part 5; 1877, parts 1-3. Catalogue of British Hymenoptera (Oxvywra and Aculeata), Catalogue of British Neuroptera. Catalogue of British Hemiptera, Fv, B 18 The Quekett Microscopical Club. Journal, nos, 33-35, The Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ Society. Transactions, vol. ii, part 3, The Natural-History Society of Northumberland and Durham. Transactions, yol, y. part 3. The Plymouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall Natu- ral-History Society. Annual Report and Transactions, vol. vi. part 1. The Royal Institution of Cornwall. Journal, no. xix. The fifty-ninth and sixtieth Annual Report. The Yorkshire Philosophical Society. Communications, 1876, The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society. Annual Report for 1876-77. The Belfast Natural- History and Philosophical Society. Proceedings, Session 1876-77, The Scottish Naturalist. Vols. ii. and iii. ; vol. iv. nos, 25, 26. HOLLAND. The Dutch Society of Sciences, Haarlem. Archives Néerlandaises, tom. xi. livr. 4, 5; tom. xii. livr. 1-5, Notice Historique, &c., et Liste des Publications (1877). Natuurkundige Verhandelingen, 3° sér. tome ii. no. 6, The Entomological Society of the Netherlands, The Hague. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, Jaargan 1875-76, afl. 3, 4; Jaargan 1876-77, afl. 1-4. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Amsterdam. Verslagen en Mededeelingen (Natuurkunde), tweede reeks, deel x.; (Letterkunde), tweede reeks, deel y. Jaarboek, 1875, 19 ITALY. The Italian Society of Natural Sciences, Milan. Atti, vol. xix. fase, 1-3. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Turin. Atti, vol. xii. disp. 1-5. Bollettino Meteorologico, anno xi. The Natural-History Society, Modena. Annuario, ser. 2, anno x. fase. 2-4; anno xi. fase, 1, 2, The Royal Academy of the Lincei, Rome. Transunti, vol. i. fase, 1-7, JAPAN. The German Society for the Natural History and Ethno- logy of Eastern Asia, Yokohama. Mittheilungen, Heft 11. MaurRiITIvs. The Royal Society of Arts and Sciences. Transactions, N.S., vol. ix. Geological Survey of India, Calcutta. Memoirs, vol. xii, parts 1, 2, PORTUGAL. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Lisbon. Journal, no, 21 (1877). Russia, The Imperial Society of Naturalists of Moscow. Bulletin, 1876, nos. 2-4; 1877, nos, 1, 2. The Royal Academy of Sciences of St. Petersburg. Bulletin, tome xxiv. nos. 1-3. Mémoires, tome xxii. nos, 11, 12; tome xxiii. nos. 1-8; tome xxiv. nos. 1-3, B 2 20 The Imperial University of Kazan. Bulletin, 1876. The Natural-History Society of Dorpat. Sitzungsberichte, Band iv. Heft 1. Archiv fiir die Naturkunde Liy-, Ehst- und Kwlands. Erste Serie: Band vii. Lief. 5; Band viii. Lief. 1,2. Zweite Serie: Band vii. Lief, 3. SCANDINAVIA. The Royal Danish Society of Sciences, Copenhagen. Oversigt, 1876, no. 2; 1877, no. 1. Mémoires, 5° sér. vol. xi. nos. 3, 4. The Royal Society of Sciences, Upsala. Nova Acta, 3rd ser. vol. x. fase. 1. Bulletin Météorologique, vol. vi. (1875). The Imperial Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm. Mandlingar, Bandet xi., xiii., xiv., Haftet 1. Ofversigt, 1875-76, Bihang, Bandet iii. SPAIN. The Spanish Natural-History Society, Madrid. Anales, tomo y. and vi. - SWITZERLAND. The Society of Natural Sciences, Lausanne. Bulletin, 2° série, no, 77; vol. xv. no. 78. The Physical and Natural-History Society; Geneva. Mémoires, tome xxy, part 1, The Society of Natural Sciences of Neuchatel. Bulletin, tome xi. cahier 1, The Natural-History Society, St. Gall. Bericht, 1875-76. The Natural-History Society, Bern. Mittheilungen, nos, 906-922 (Jahg. 1876). 21 Donations of Works, Memoirs, and Papers have also been received from:—Mrs. Austin; W. T. Blanford, Esq.; Professor J. V. Barboza du Bocage; The Trustees of the British Museum; Walter L. Buller, Esq.; Dr. H. Burmeister; R. Collett, Esq.; Monsieur H. Crosse; Pro- fessor J. D. Dana; Dr. A. Ernst; Professor Flower ; Theodore Gill, Esq.; Major H. H. Godwin-Austen; Dr. F. V. Hayden; James Hector, Esq.; William Holden, Esq.; The Trustees of the India Museum, Calcutta; Pro- fessor A. Kolliker; Professor A. W. Malm; Dr. A. H. Malm; Baron F. von Mueller; Professor Owen; Don Felipe Poey; George Dawson Rowley, Esq.; Count T. Salvadori; Professor J. R. Sanderson; Professor E. A. Schifer; P. L. Sclater, Esq.; The Right Hon. George Sclater-Booth; Mrs. Hugh Strickland; The Science and Art Department, South Kensington Museum; William Theobald, Esq.; Dr. H. Troschel; W. B. Tegetmeier, Esq.; U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries; The University College, London, and Dr. R. Wiedersheim. III. GARDENS, REGENT’S PARK. 1. BurtpINGs AND WoRKS. The principal special expenditure on new buildings and works in the Gardens in 1877 was, as will be seen by the following details, in connexion with the new Lion-house and the surrounding grounds. List of Amounts paid for New Buildings and Works in 1877 £. 8nd. feMew. Fron Nous. .<.... gis on ee eas SUS as Sk 2. Removing and re-erecting Sheep-sheds.. 59 2 5 New Stone Steps... .. +. MMe a = ale »,«%« 92° ~O: 0 4, New Lodge and Entrance-gates........ 129) 7. 6 Bo Mew. Zepra-feace ...:.. .. ape 2 sm» 195. 10° 0 6. Deepening and cleaning Well......-... 144 0 3 7, New Second-class Refreshment-room .. 26.16) 2 6 The expenditure on the new Lion-house was £9085s.1d., of which the sum of £687 ls. 1d. was devoted to the completion of the large summer-cages at the back. ‘These cages, which were finished early last year, the Council are 22 pleased to say, have proved to be a success in every way, enabling the animals to obtain air and exercise during the summer months, and allowing the crowds which frequent the Gardens at that season much greater facilities for examining their occupants. The sum of £59 2s. 5d. was devoted to the re-erection of the Sheep-sheds on a site near the Antelope-house. Their removal was rendered necessary by their too close proximity to the new Lion-house, the vacant space thus obtained having been levelled and turfed. Besides this, the whole area round the Lion-house has been gravelled, and the compartments for ornamental water-fowl on the north and south sides completed and stocked, so that, with the exception of painting the two middle out-door cages, the Council believe that little further expenditure on this group of buildings beyond that of ordinary maintenance will be necessary. A new flight of stone steps for the end of the terrace cost £92. A new ornamental outside fence and gates at the North Entrance cost £129 7s. 6d. The new fencing rendered necessary by the transfer of the Elands from the Middle Gardens into the Antelope- house cost £195 10s. The sum of £144 Os. 3d. was devoted to clearing out the well in the Gardens, and to deepening the bore; but although a considerable increase in the supply of water has thus been obtained for the present, there can be no question that the amount of water to be got by pumping from wells within the metropolitan area is decreasing year by year. The only other important work undertaken by the Council last year was the rebuilding of the second-class refreshment-room according to the plans prepared by Mr. Salvin, when the complete reorganization of this part of the establishment was determined upon in 1868. On the preliminary work and removal of the old building the sum of £26 16s. 6d. was spent in 1877. Since then the new second-class refreshment-room, in a-style harmonizing with the two portions previously completed, has been built by Messrs. George Smith & Co., under contract for the sum of £725, and is now ready for use. A new water-main has been laid down in order to give a con- 23 tinuous supply, and the building is ready for the throng of visitors that usually frequent it during the summer months. These seven items make a total of £1555 1s. 9d. de- voted to the permanent improvement of the Society’s Garden establishment in 1877. 9. STAFF. The permanent Staff of the Society’s Gardens continues nearly the same as at the last Anniversary. It consists of :— 1 Superintendent. 1 Assistant Superintendent. 1 Head Keeper. 5 Keepers (Ist class). 7 Keepers (2nd class). 10 Keepers (3rd class). 3 Money-takers. 1 Storekeeper. 1 Cook. 1 Office Clerk. 1 Prosector’s Assistant. 1 Watchman. 33 Besides these there are 17 Helpers in the Menagerie, 1 Head Gardener, 10 Garden-labourers, 9 Artisans, 4 Painters, 7 Labourers, 1 Butcher, 1 Fireman, 2 Night- Watchmen, 2° Ladies’ Attendants, and 1 Timekeeper employed at weekly wages; so that the number of the whole staff may be reckoned at about 90 persons. 3. VISITORS. The total number of visitors to the Society’s Gardens during the year 1877 was 781,377, as will be seen by the following Table, which gives the corresponding numbers of entrances under each head for 1876 and 1877 :— 24 Fellows and Friends On Mondays and other days at Gd. CACH ...........ecereee Children under 12 years at 6d. each Charity Children Paying AO eee e eet eseeeeneees OO e amen eee eee eee nenee On ordinary days at 1s. each... 1876. 220,917 231,008 386,631 1877. 206,485 186,533 324,900 | Comparison. | Decr. Decr. 14,432 44,475 61,731 7,398 6,351 Decr. 52,645 10,814 781,377 Decr. Decr. Decr. 134,387 The following Table, in which is given a statement of the Number of Visitors to the Society’s Gardens during each year, from the year 1828 to the year 1877, will show that there is a steady increase under this head, and that the number of entrances in 1877 has been ereater than in any previous year except in 1876. Number of Visitors to the Gardens, 1828-77. Year. Number. 3280, 2 98;005 1829 5... 189,913 1830... 223,420 1331 ..... 262,193 1832 .... 206,652 1833... 2. 211,343 1834 .... 208,583 1835 .... 210,068 18386" .... 263,372 LSA fou BO. LO SSS eee alo .197, 1339 (22. 158,432 1840 .... 141,009 1841 .... 132,616 1842 .... 107,459 1843 .... 98,280 184A ute OL, 5O7 1845 .... 99,615 1846 .... 100,045 1847 :.... 93,546 1848 .... 143,630 1849 .... 168,895 1850 .... 360,402 TSS eT 661,245 1852 . 805,203 * Year of the Great Exhibition. Year. Number. 1853 .... 409,076 1854 .... 407,676 L855 ....3'; B16 002 1856 .... 344,184 1857 .... 339,217 1858:..... 861080 1359 3S 364,056 1860 .... 394,906 TSG 381,837 qplitelaes: atte 682,205 1863 ..,. 468,700 1864 .... 507,169 1865 .... - 525,176 1066 So.. B27 819 1367""..).. oa6is 1868 .... 573,486 1869 .... 572,848 eae ae 573,004 TSA Sy mee 595,917 1872 .... 648,088 1848... our oae OS (Acree 706,907 1875 . 699,918 1876 915,764 1877 781 377 + Year of the International Exhibition, 25 4, ZooLOGICAL LECTURES. The Council have the pleasure of announcing that Pro- fessor Huxley has accepted the post of Davis-Lecturer for the present year. Professor Huxley will give a course of six lectures on Fridays, at 5 p.M., commencing on Friday, May 17. The subject will be Crustaceous Animals and their Organization. 5. ProrurE GALLERY. The Society’s series of water-colour drawings taken by Mr. Joseph Wolf from animals living in the Menagerie, which was sent by the Council to South Kensington to be exhibited in the Exhibition of Scientific Instruments in 1876, has been rearranged in the Picture Gallery, and will shortly be open for inspection by the Fellows and ' Visitors to the Gardens. It is certain that no such series of life-like portraits of animals of equal excellence has ever been formed. Several additions have been made to the Collection, amongst which may be mentioned as of special interest five drawings of the five different species of Rhinoceroses in the Gardens (being the originals from which the illus- trations to the Secretary’s memoir on living Rhinoceroses, published in the Society’s Transactions, were taken), and a large chalk drawing of the Gorilla. 6. Prosector’s DEPARTMENT. Prof. Garrod, F.R.S., has made the following communi- cations to the scientific meetings during the year, based mainly upon the examination of specimens that have died in the Gardens:—Notes on the Visceral Anatomy and Osteology of the Ruminants, with a Suggestion regarding a Method of expressing the Relations of Species by means of Formule; Note on the Solid-hoofed Pigs in the Society’s Collection ; On the Mechanism of the Intervertebral Sub- stance, and on some Effects of the Erect Position of Man ; Notes on the Anatomy of the Musk-Deer (Moschus mos- chiferus) ; Notes on the Anatomy and Systematic Position 26 of the Genera Thinocorus and Attagis; Notes on the Anatomy of Passerine Birds—Part II.; Notes on the Anatomy of Passerine Birds— Part III.; A Memoir on the Brain of the Sumatran Rhinoceros; On some Points in the Visceral Anatomy of the Rhinoceros of the Sunderbunds (Rhinoceros sondaicus) ; Note on an Anatomical Peculiarity in certain Storks; On the Tenia of the Rhinoceros of the Sunderbunds (Plagiotenia gi- yantea, Peters); Notes on the Anatomy of the Chinese Water-Deer (Hydropotes inermis); Note on the Possible Cause of Death in a young Seal; Note on the Absence or Presence of a Gall-bladder in the family of the Parrots. The Prosector reports that the mortality in the Society’s Gardens during the year 1877 was less than it had been in the two previous years, and that specially among the larger Felide was this reduction noticed, most probably on account of the new Lion-house affording more favour- able protection during the colder months. 7. MENAGERIE. The number of animals belonging to the first three classes of Vertebrates living in the Society’s Menagerie at the close of 1877 was 2200. The corresponding number on the 31st of December, 1876, was 2265, as will be seen by the subjoined Table :— December 31. | Comparison, ? 1876. | 1877. | Quadrupeds.............65 637 | 667 | Incr. 30 eleinge Sie Goancearsadsodeenecee 1405 | 1357 Deer. 48 | Reptiles... 223 | 176 | Deer. 47 | 2265 | 220) | Deer. 65 The total number of registered additions to the Mena- gerie in 1877 was 1260, of which 506 were acquired by presentation, 324 by purchase, 181 were bred in the Gardens, 181 were received on deposit, and 68 obtained in exchange. The mode in which these figures compare with those of previous years is shown in the subjoined table :— —— a ee. | Presented. Purchased.| Born. | Deposited. relent | Total. | 1870.! 386 529 160 218 40 1333 | 1871.| 496 434 138 129 90 1287 | 1872. 460 | 527 195 110 52 1344 | 1873.| 483 457 191 231 | 188 1530 | | 1874.| 425 «| 296 214 WS | “25 1202 | 11875. 559 | 557 156 14ers jee as 1458 fie}. 683 | .316-,| 171 | 2 27 1219 | | 1877. 506 Bed dele| .Ae Sef Tee 1260 | t The following is a list of the animals which have been bred in the Gardens of the Society between the Ist of January 1877 and the 1st of January 1878. MAMMALS. 3 Collared Fruit-Bats (Cynonycteris collaris). 3 Tigers (Felis tiyris). 2 Striped Hyznas (Hyena striata). 4 Common Foxes (Canis vulpes). 1 Common Badger (Meles taxus). 2 Coatis (Nasua nasica). 4 Chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera). 1 Central-American Agouti (Dasyprocta isthmica). 1 Hairy-rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha) . 1 Wild Boar (Sus scrofa). 1 Zebu (Bos indicus). 1 2-breed Zebu (Between Bos indicus 3 and hybrid Bos Jrontalis 2). 1 Cape Buffalo (Bubalus caffer). 2 Wapiti Deer (Cervus canadensis). 2 Axis Deer (Cervus azis). 1 Indian Muntjac (Cervulus muntjac). 1 Reeves’s Muntjac (Cervulus reevesi). 2 Vulpine Phalangers (Phalangista vulpina). 1 Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus). 1 Great Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus). 2 Yellow-footed Rock-Kangaroos (Petrogale xanthopus). 1 Derbian Wallaby (Halmaturus derbianus). 28 BIRDS. 1 Sacred Ibis (Geronticus ethiopicus). 1 Black-necked Swan (Cygnus nigricollis). 1 Black Swan (Cygnus atratus). 5 Variegated Sheldrakes (Yadorna variegata). 14 Spotted-billed Ducks (Anas pecilorhyncha). 23 Chilian Pintails (Dafila spinicauda). 12 Summer Ducks (Aix sponsa). 1 Porto-Rico Pigeon (Columba corensis). 3 Spotted Turtle Doves (Turtur suratensis). 5 Geoffroy’s Doves (Peristera geoffroyii). 2 Talpacoti Ground-Doves (Chamepelia talpacoti). 2 Bronze-winged Pigeons (Phaps chalcoptera). 1 Wonga-Wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia picata). 20 Amherst Pheasants (Thaumalea amherstie). 2 Forked-tailed Jungle-Fowls (Gallus furcatus). 5 Temminck’s Tragopans (Ceriornis temmincki). 1 Sun Bittern (Eurypyga helias). REPTILES. 21 Common Boas (Boa constrictor). 14 Mocassin Snakes (Tropidonotus fasciatus) . The following is a systematic list of the animals belong- ing to Species new to the Catalogue which were exhibited in the Scciety’s Gardens in the year 1877. Class MAMMALITA. Order QUADRUMANA. Family SIMIIDZ. Genus Hy osares. 4a. Hylobates leucogenys, Ogilby. White-cheeked Gib- bon. Hab. Siam. a. Male. Presented W. H. Newman, Esq., H.B.M. Consul at Bangkok, June 2, 1877. See P.Z.8. 1877, p. 679, pl. lxx. 29 Family CERCOPITHECID A. Genus CYNOcEPHALUS. 64a. Cynocephalus gelada, Riipp. Gelada Baboon. Hab. Abyssinia. a—c. Males; d-g. Females. Deposited, Dec. 7, 1877. See P.Z.8, 1878, p. 1. Family HAPALIDA. Genus Hapate. 98a. Hapale pygmea (Spix). Pygmy Marmoset. Hab. Upper Amazons. a. Male. Purchased, April 27, 1877. See P. Z. 8. 1877, p. 418. Order INSECTIVORA. Family ERINACEID. Genus ERINACEUS. 136a. Erinaceus frontalis, Smith. Cape Hedgehog. Hab. South Africa. a, Received in exchange, Aug. 13, 1877. See P.Z.S. 1877, p. 681. Order CARNIVORA. Family FELID. Genus FErtts. 1484. Felis lanea, Scl. Woolly Cheetah. Hab. South Africa. a. Male. Purchased, May 29, 1877. See P.Z.8. 1877, p. 532, pl. lv. 30 Family VIVERRIDA. Genus ParapoxuRws. 1826. Paradoxurus leucomystax, Gray. White-whiskered Paradoxure. Hab, East Indies. a. Purchased, Oct. 13, 1877. 183a. Paradoxurus prehensilis (Desm.). Prehensile Para- doxure. Hab. British Burmah. a. Presented by W.H. Pattison, Esq., July 13, 1877. See P. Z.8. 1877, p. 681. Family CANID. Genus Canis. 223a. Canis jubatus, Desm. Red Wolf. Hab. Buenos Ayres. a, Purchased, Noy. 30,1877. See P.Z.8. 1877, p. 806, pl. Ixxxi. Order RODENTIA. Family SCIURIDA. Genus Sciurvs. 277 a. Sciurus ephippium, Mill. Saddled Squirrel. Hab. Borneo. a. Presented by Messrs. Hill and Isaacs, Lieuts. R.N., May 15, 1877. 2794. Sciurus prevosti, Desm, Preyost’s Squirrel. Hab. Malacca. a. Purchased, May 29, 1877. 31 Genus SCIUROPTERUS. 300a. Sciuropterus layardi, Kelaart. Layard’s Flying Squirrel. Hab, Ceylon. a. Presented by Sir Charles Peter Layard, Oct. 8, 1877. See P. Z. 8/1877, p. 754. Order UNGULATA. Family BOVID. Genus Ovis. 408a. Ovis burrhel, Blyth. Burrhel Wild Sheep. Hab. Himalayas. a. Deposited, March 20, 1877. Genus CERVICAPRA. 439 a. Cervicapra bohor (Riipp.). Bohor Antelope. Hab. East Africa. a. Female. Deposited, April 24, 1877. See P.Z.8, 1877, p. 418. Genus BuBatus, 468a. Bubalus equinoctialis, Blyth. East-African Buffalo. Hab. Fast Africa. a. Male; b. Female. Purchased, Oct. 27, 1877. See P. Z.S, 1875, p. 457, and 1877, p. 754. Family CERVIDA, Genus Dama: 473.a. Dama mesopotamica, Brooke. Mesopotamian Fallow Deer. Hab. Mesopotamia. a. Male. Purchased, May 28, 1877. See P.Z.S. 1875, p- 261, pl. xxxviii., and 1877, p. 531. 32 Genus CrErvus. 495a. Cervus minor, Hodgs. Spotted Porcine Deer. Hab. India. a. Male. Presented by H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G., July 12,1877. See P. Z. 8. 1876; p. 463. 50la. Cervus gymnotis, Wiegm. Naked-eared Deer. Hab, Ecuador. a. Female. Presented by Chas. Cooper, Esq., March 29, 1877. From Guayaquil. Order EDENTATA. Family DASYPODID &. Genus ToLyPreutns. 522a, Tolypeutes tricinctus (Linn.). Brazilian Three- banded Armadillo. Hab, Brazil. a. Purchased, Noy. 3, 1877. See P.Z. 8, 1877, p. 805. Order MARSUPIALIA. Family DIDELPHYID/. Genus DipELPHYs. 53la. Didelphys derbiana, Waterh. Derbian Opossum. Hab, U. 8. Columbia. a-d. Presented by L. R. Dickinson, Esq., May 16, 1877. 5316. Didelphys dorsigera, Linn. Merian’s Opossum. Hab. South America. a. Purchased, July 13, 1877. 33 Class AVES. Order PASSERES. Family TURDID. ' Genus Turpvs. 7c. Turdus flavipes, Vieill. Yellow-footed Thrush. Hab. Brazil. a. Purchased, Oct. 17, 1877. Family CRATEROPODID#. Genus TrROCHALOPTERON. 52a. Trochalopteron erythrocephalum (Vig.). Red-headed Laughing Thrush. Hab. Himalayas. a. Purchased, March 8, 1877. Family —— ? Genus S1sra. 52c. Sibia capistrata (Vig.). Black-headed Sibia. Hab. Himalayas. a—c. Purchased, March 8, 1877. See P.Z.S. 1877, p. 303. Genus GRAMMATOPTILA. 54a. Grammatoptila striata (Vig.). Striated Jay-Thrush. Hab. Himalayas. a,b, Purchased, March 8,1877. See P.Z. 8. 1877, p. 303. Cc 34 Family PYCNONOTID. Genus Hrmixos. Gla. Hemizos flavala, Hodgs. Brown-eared Bulbul. Hab, Himalayas. a-c, Purchased, March 8, 1877. See P.Z.S. 1877, p. S105 Genus Hypsiperes. 614. Hypsipetes macclellandi (Horsf.). | Rufous-beliied Bulbul. Hab. Himalayas. a, b. Purchased, March 8, 1877. Family PLOCEID&. Genus AMADINA. 109a. Amadina erythrocephala, A. Smith. Red-headed Finch. Hab. South Africa. a,b. Females. Received in exchange, May 18, 1877. Genus Hypocuera. 128a. Hypochera nitens (Gm.). Shining Weaver-bird. Hab. Africa. a. Received in exchange, May 11, 1877. Family CORVID A. Subfamily Corvin. Genus Corvus. 28la. Corvus corone, Linn. Carrion-Crow. Hab, Europe. a. Presented by W. M. Price, Esq., June 27, 1877. Subfamily GaRRULIN&. Genus Catocitra. 3016. Calocitta formosa (Sw.). Swainson’s Long-tailed Jay. Hab. Central America. a, Purchased, May 29, 1877. Genus UrRocissa. 304a. Urocissa flavirostris, Blyth. Yellow-hilled Blue Magpie. Hab. India. a-c. Received in exchange, May 15, 1877. Order COCCYGES. Family MOMOTID/. Genus Momortvs. 338 a. Momotus brasiliensis, Lath. Brazilian Motmot. Hab. Brazil. a. Purchased, Aug. 30,1877. See P. Z.S. 1877, p. 681. Family CAPITONID &. Genus MEGALa&MA. 881b. Megalema hodgsoni, Bp. Hodgson’s Barbet. Hab. Himalayas. a. Purchased, March 8, 1877. See P.Z.8. 1877, p. 303. c2 36 Order PSITTACI. Family PSITTACID A. Genus Caica. 500a. Caica xanthomera, Gray. Ycllow-thighed Parrot. Hab. Upper Amazons. a,b. Purchased, April 27, 1877. See P.Z.8. 1877, p. 419. Genus PronopsiTra. 505 a. Pionopsitta pileata (Scop.). Red-capped Parrot. Hab. Brazil. a. Purchased, March 13, 1877. Order STRIGES. Family BUBONID. Genus Asiro. 571a. Asio mexicanus (Gm.). Mexican Eared Owl. Hab. Mexico. a. Purchased, Feb. 15, 1877. See P.Z.S. 1877, p. 159. Genus SyRniIUM. 578a. Syrnium indranee (Sykes). Indranee Owl. Hab. Ceylon. a. Presented by Capt. Vincent Legge, R.A., May 7, 1877. Genus Krrupa. 589a. Ketupa ceylonensis, Gm. Ceylon Fish-Owl. Hab. Ceylon. a. Presented by Capt. R. B. Turner, April 4, 1877. See P.Z.8. 1877, p. 418. 37 Order ACCIPITRES. Family FALCONIDA. Subfamily Burzoninz. Genus Morrunvs. 620a. Morphnus guianensis (Daud.). Guianan Crested Eagle. Hab. Amazons. a. Purchased, May 23, 1877. See P. Z.8. 1877, p. 531. Genus URUBITINGA. 621d. Urubitinga zonura, Shaw. Banded-tailed Urubi- tinga. Hab. Amazons. a. Purchased, June 15, 1877. Genus SpizAbtus. 642a. Spizaétus ceylonensis (Gm.). Ceylon Hawk-Eagle. Hab. Ceylon. a, Presented by Capt. W. Vincent Legge, R.A., F.Z8., May 7, 1877. Order HERODIONES. Family ARDEIDA. Genus NycTicorax. 730a. Nycticorax gardeni (Gm.). Garden’s Night-Heron. Hab. Brazil. a. Purchased, Oct. 17,1877. 38 Family CICONIID A. Genus TANTALUS. 751a. Tantalus loculator, Linn. American Tantalus. Hab. America. a. Purchased, Aug. 30,1877. See P. Z.8. 1877, p. 681. Order COLUMB. Family COLUMBIDA. Genus Leproprina. 917 a. Leptoptila ochroptera, Pelz. Orange-winged Dove. Hab. Brazil. a. Purchased, June 14, 1877. Order GALLIN /&. Family PHASIANID. ‘Genus Prrpix. 967a. Perdix hodgsonie (Hodgs.). Hodgson’s Partridge. Hab. Bootan. a. Presented by J. M. Cornély, Esq., O.M.Z.8., June 16, 1877. b. Purchased, June 26,1877. See P.Z.S. 1877, p. 680. Family CRACID. Subfamily Cracin a. Genus Crax. 10454. Crax globulosa, Spix. Globular Curassow. Hab. Amazons. «. Female. Purchased, Oct. 15, 1877. 39 Genus Noruocrax. 10524. Nothocrax urumutum (Spix). Urumutum Curas- sow. Hab. Upper Amazons. a. Purchased, July 16,1877. See P.Z.8. 1877, p. 681. Family TURNICID. Genus TurRNIx. 1075a. Turnix sykesi, Smith. Sykes’s Hemipode. Hab. India. a, b. Presented by Mrs. Wood-Mason, April 3, 1877. Order FULICARLA. Family RALLIDE. Subfamily I. Ranurn 2. Genus Porzana. 1079a. Porzana carolina (Linn.). Carolina Rail. Hab. America. a. Presented by Capt. Carl Hannes, May 25, 1877. From Jamaica. Subfamily II. Furicin«”, Genus GALLINULA. 10974. Gallinula galeata (Licht.). American Moorhen. Hab. America. a. Presented by Capt. Carl Hannes, May 25,1877. From Jamaica, 40 Genus Fuxica. 1103a. Fulica ardesiaca, Tschudi. Slaty Coot. Hab. Peru. a. Male; 0. Female. Purchased, Sept. 18, 1877. See P.Z.S. 1877, p. 683. Order LIMICOLA. Family SCOLOPACIDA. Genus Himanroprvus. 1165 a. Himantopus brasiliensis, Brehm. Brazilian Stilt- Plover. Hab. Brazil. a. Purchased, July 16, 1877. Class REPTILIA. Order TESTUDINATA. Family EMYDIDA. Genus Cremmys. 30a. Clemmys muhlenburgi (Schweigg.). Muhlenburg’s Terrapin. Hab. North America. a-g. Purchased, July 3, 1877. Family TRIONYCHIDZ. Genus Trionyx. 70a. Trionyx perocellatus, Gray. Chinese Trionyx. Hab. China. a. Purchased, Oct. 6, 1877. 4l Order SAURIA. Family AMPHISBANIDA. Genus BLANUS. 90a. Blanus cinereus (Vandelli). Grey Amphisbena. Hab. Spain. a. Presented by John Goddard, Esq., March 13, 1877. Sce P.Z.8. 1877, p. 270. Family SCINCID. Genus SILUBOSAURUS. 130a. Silubosaurus stokesi, Gray. Stokes’s Lizard. Hab. Australia. a. Purchased, March 23, 1877. Order OPHIDIA. Family BOID. Genus PELOPHILUS. 153a. Pelophilus madagascariensis, Dum. & Bibr. Mada- gascar Boa. Hab. Madagascar. a. Purchased, Aug. 15, 1877. Class BATRACHIA. Order URODELA. Genus SALAMANDRA. 26a. Salamandra atra, Laur. Black Salamander. Hab. Europe. a-c. Presented by Aug. Kussmaul, Esq., Aug. 16, 1877. From Switzerland. 42 The following is a List of the Donors and their several Donations to the Menagerie during the year 1877. Her Majesty the Queen. One Egyptian Gazelle. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, K.G. One Sambur Deer, one Spotted Porcine Deer, two Rampoor Hounds, one Himalayan Bear. Allen, J., Esq. One Common Jackal. Allen, J. Mason, Esq. One Green Monkey. Anderson, A., Esq., F.Z.S. One African Buzzard. Angus, A. Forbes, Esq. One Tiger. Arabin, Mrs., F.Z.S. One Malabar Green Bulbul. Attwater, H., Esq. One Pennant’s Parrakeet. Attwood, Miss, F.Z.S. Two Scarlet Ibises. Baillie, Alex. F., Esq. Two Grey-breasted Parrakeets, three Sclater’s Curassows. Baird, John, Esq. Two Lions. Barnett, B., Esq. One Grey-headed Parrakeet. Barrett, Mrs. E. J. One Collared Peccary. Bartlett, Mr. A. D. One Pike. Bazeley, Mrs. W. One Vulpine Phalanger. Bective, Earl of. One Banded Ichneumon. Benson, H. B., Esq. One Egyptian Gazelle. Berington, C. C., Esq. One Wood-Brocket. Best, Dr. G. P. One Brown Coati. 43 Bovill, Miss Jessie. One Common Magpie. Bowie, W. A., Esq. Two Horned Lizards. Breton, General. One Yellow-bellied Liothrix. Broadbent, Dr. One Pig-tailed Monkey. Broughton, L. Delves, Esq. Two Carolina Conures. Brown, L. C., Esq. One Malbrouck Monkey. _ Browne, Miss L. L. One Raven. Buckland, F., Esq., F.Z.S A Collection of “American Charr, one Common Buzzard, one Eel. - Bunbury, The Lady. One Rough-legged Buzzard. Burke, Capt. One Black-headed Partridge, one Hyacinthine Porphyrio, two Abyssinian Guinea-fowls. Butler, T. G., Esq. Two Vervet Monkeys. Cameron, Mrs. One Weeper Capuchin. Carletti, P. V., Esq. One Common Genet. Chambre, Miss. One Common Hangnest. Chapman, J. J., Esq. One Rose Hill- Parakeet. Clayton, Mrs. Two Common Marmosets. Cleaver, Mrs. One Lesser White-nosed Monkey. Clifton, C., Esq., F.Z.S. One Chilian Sea-Eagle, one Jameson’s Gull, one Heron, two White Storks, one Greater Black-backed Gull. Clover, Mr. T. One Horned Lizard. 44 Cobb, Mr. Henry Two Hyacinthine Porphyrios. Cochrane, E., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Cocks, A. H., Esq. Six River-Lampreys. Cohen, Mrs. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Conyngham, Lord F., M.P., F.Z.S. Two Emus. Cooke, B. G. Davies, Esq. Three Water-Ouzels. Cooper, C., Esq. One Naked-eared Deer. Coote, Mrs. Arthur. One Saker Falcon. Cornély, Mons. J. M., C.M.Z.S. One Thibetan Partridge. Cotton, Capt. F. One Scemmerring’s Antelope, one Arabian Gazelle, Court, S. A’, Esq. Eight Green Tree-Frogs. Cox, R. 8., Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. Craig, R. S., Esq. One Maugé’s Dasyure. Cresswell, F., Esq. Two Grey Plovers, one Ringed Plover, one Dunlin, two Hooded Crows. Crewe, Capt. R. H. One Senegal Touracou. Cullen, Mrs. One Bonnet-Monkey. Currey, Eliot G., Esq. One Brazilian Tree-Porcupine. Daly, T., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Des Veeux, G. W., Esq. One Oil-bird. Dickinson, L. R., Esq. Four Derbian Opossums. Ditmas, John, Esq. One Purple Kaleege. 45 Dixon, Capt. E. One Black Scoter. Domville, Lieut. BE. F., R.N. One Moustache-Monkey. Dore, Mrs. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Dudgeon, R., Esq. One Grivet Monkey. Dunlop, Hamilton, Esq. One Common Hangnest. ‘Dwarf,’ crew of H.M.S. One Pig-tailed Monkey. Ellis, Hon. E. H. One White-cheeked Capuchin, four Silky Marmosets, Erskine, Sir Thomas, Bart., F.Z.S. Two Arctic Foxes. Escott, Mrs. One Malbrouck Monkey. Evans, T. H., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Evans, T. W., Esq., M.P. One Passerine Owl. Fairfax, Capt., R.N. Two Rufous Tinamous. Faulkner, Mrs. A. O. One Wood-Owl. Feilden, H. W., Esq. One Natterjack Toad. Fenton, G. F., Esq. Two Black Vipers, two Common Snakes, one Smooth Snake, one A‘sculapian Snake, thirty Wall-Lizards, one Green Lizard. Field, Barclay, Esq., F.Z.S. Two Crowned Partridges. Fisk, the Rev. G. H. R., C.M.Z.S. Three Rhomb-marked Snakes, one Hoary Snake, one Robben-Island Snake. Fleuss, Mrs. One Spotted Ichneumon. Forbes, H. O., Esq., F.Z.S. Twelve Sand-Lizards, four Wall-Lizards. Foster, A. B., Esq. Two Common Otters. 46 Fraser, A. A., Esq., F.Z.S. One Rusa Deer. Fraser, A., Esq. Five Green Lizards. Fraser, Capt. Edmund. One North-American Reindeer. Fulton, Capt. One Black-backed Jackal. Geneste, F. A. B., Esq. One Yellow-fronted Amazon, Goddard, J., Esq. One Grey Amphisbera. Golding, T., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Goldsmid, Bartle G., Esq. One Slender-billed Cockatoo. Gover, Miss. One Macaque Monkey. Graham, Capt. J. One Egyptian Gazelle. Green, F., Esq. One Emu. Greenweod, J. F., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Gregory, W. H., Esq. One Barraband’s Parrakeet. Greville, The Lady. Two White-eared Conures. Groove, Comm. Stanhope, R.N. One Puma, Guilford, Earl of. One Black-backed Jackal. Guthrie, J., Esq., F.Z.8. Four Penguin Ducks. Hance, T., Esq. One Common Crane, Hannes, Capt. Carl. One American Moorhen, one Carolina Rail. Harris, Capt. J. C. Two Maugé’s Dasyures. Harrison, H., Esq. One Radiated Tortoise. 47 Harper, Mrs. Two Bonnet-Monkeys. Hart, Lionel, Esq. One West-African Python. Harvey, J., Esq. One Grivet Monkey. Hayssen, R., Esq. One Common Fox. Heath, J., Esq. One Common Cuckoo. Henderson, A. C., Esq. One White Pelican. Henderson, H. W., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Henderson, W. H., Esq., R.N. One Galapagan Tortoise. Hill, Lieut., R.N. Two Javan Chevrotains, one Saddled Squirrel, one Green Turtle. Hughes, W. W., Esq., F.ZS. One Common Kestrel. Huntley, Dr. J. Three Chaplain Crows. Isaac, Lieut., R.N. ; Two Javan Chevrotains, one Saddled Squirrel, one Green Turtle. James, W. D., Esq. One Grivet Monkey, one Nisnas Monkey. Jamrach, Mrs. A. H. / One Californian Quail, one Wedge-tailed Pigeon. Jones, Miss. One King Parrakeet. Kendall, J. J., Esq. One River Jack-Viper, one West-African Python, one Royal Python. Kennan, Major. Two Common Swans. King, Capt. H. Two Double-striped Thicknees, one Levaillant’s Amazon. Kinnear, A., Esq. One Herring-Gull. 48 Knocker, J. H. B., Esq. One Purple-faced Monkey. Kussmaul, Aug., Esq. Five Black Salamanders. Lablache, F., Esq. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Lambert, Rear-Admiral Rowley, C.B. Two Tigers. Larmer, Capt. Two Secretary Vultures. Laver, H., Esq. One Common Partridge. Layard, Sir Charles Peter. One Layard’s Flying Squirrel. Legge, Capt. W. Vincent, F.Z.S. One Antarctic Skua, one Indranee Owl, one Ceylon Hawk-Eagle. Leith, Miss Alice. One Common Boa. Lidbury, Mr. A. One Common Kestrel. Lilford, Lord, F.Z.S. One Smooth Snake. Long, Mrs. Cecil. One Macaque Monkey. Lovell, Francis, Esq. One Mandrill, one West-African Python. Lowe, Col. J. 8. Three Black-bellied Sand-Grouse. Lyford, Mr. J. Four Common Kingfishers. Lynn, Dr. One Grey Ichneumon. McCheane, G., Esq. One Bounet-Monkey. Marchant, W. L., Esq. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Mason, J. Wood, Esq. One Bay Bamboo-Rat. Mason, Mrs. Wood. Two Sykes’s Hemipodes, three Chinese Quails, one Rain-Quail, one Asiatic Quail. 49 Massey, W. Dillon, Esq. Two Slender-billed Cockatoos. Massey, T., Esq., F.Z.S. One Common Squirrel. Mathews, Mrs. One Levaillant’s Amazon. Mayhew, W., Esq. One Diana Monkey. Medhurst, R. H., Esq. Two Chinese Geese. Mellin, G., Esq. One Common Seal. Mello, Mrs. Henry J. One Grey Ichneumon. Milestone, Mr. R. J. One Common Lobster. Millet, H., Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. Millington, W. H., Esq. One Long-eared Owl. Miron, Daniel, Esq. One Crested Guan, two Rufous-vented Guans. Mitchell, J. M., Esq. Two Spotted- sided Finches. Moll, Mr. F. One Common Thicknee. Moore, Mrs. M. A. Two Green-winged Doves, one Hamilton’s Terrapin. Moseley, J., Esq. Three Carpet-Snakes. Nathan, Mrs. One Common Raven. Newman, W. H., Esq. One White-cheeked Gibbon. Nixon, J. Forbes, Esq. One Suricate. Norman, C, L., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. North, Mrs, One Wood-Owl. North, J. T., Esq. Two Condor Vultures, one Chilian Sea-EKagle. D 50 Nurse, Geo., Esq. One White-throated Capuchin, one Barbary age Ord, Sir Harry St. George, C.B., F.Z.S. Two Pig-tailed Monkeys, one Black Leopard, one Vieillot’s Pheasant, two Argus Pheasants. Page, J., Esq. One Vulpine Phalanger. Pain, Mr. W. H. B. One Common Adder. Parker, F. Searle, Esq. Two Rufous Tinamous. Parkinson, Mrs. One Macaque Monkey. Parlet, J. A., Esq. One Common Wolf. Parsons, Mr. One Chubb. Pasley, Major M., R.A. One Slender-billed Cockatoo. Paterson, Alex., Esq. One Gannet. Pattison, W. H., Esq. One Slow Loris, one Prehensile Paradoxure. Pauli, Capt. Newton. Three Chukar Partridges. Paxton, W. R., Esq. One Rough-legged Buzzard. Payton, Mrs. One Bonnet-Monkey. Percival, A. S., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Phillips, T., Esq. One Great Kangaroo. Philpotts, J. R., Esq. One Green Monkey. Pillans, Eustace, Esq. One African Cobra, one Ring-Hals Snake. Pitcairn, Miss. One Wood-Owl. Pollock, Sir Richard, K.C.S.I., H.M.Z.S. Two Musk-Deer. Potter, Miss. One Roseate Cockatoo. Poulson, Mr. Edward. One Patas Monkey. Powell, C. A. F., Esq. One Indian Python. Price, W. M., Esq. One Carrion-Crow. Purchase, E., Esq. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Quain, Miss. Two Biack-eared Marmosets. Quintin, W. 8., Esq. One Osprey. Ransom, George, Esq. One Common Ocelot, one Scarlet Ibis, one Fulvous Tree- Duck. Ranson, A. T., Esq. One Pike. Reid, Dr. A. G. Three Amherst Pheasants. Renney, W., Esq. Two Egyptian Cats, one Common Hobby. Richardson, Mrs. H. M. One Slight-billed Cockatoo. Richardson, J. W., Esq. One Grivet Monkey. Rintoul, Mrs. One Pig-tailed Monkey. Rinzy, J. H. de, Esq. One Common Quail. Roberts, Mrs. Two Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, Rowe, Miss. Two All-green Parrakeets. Rowling, Mr. F. One Rhesus Monkey. Rowney, The Misses. A Collection of Sea-Anemones. Russell, Mrs. One Ring-necked Parrakeet. Salvin, Capt. F. H. Two Red-backed Shrikes, one Hawfinch. Sargent, E., Esq. Two Pennant’s Parrakeets. 52 Schiitte, A. L., Esq. One Pale-headed Tree-Boa. Sclater, Master Guy Lutley. Two Smooth Newts. Scott, J., Esq. One Green Monkey. Serymgeour, John, Esq. One Hoolock Gibbon. Sellars, E., Esq. One Sooty Mangabey. Shand, Mrs. One Leadbeater’s Cockatoo. Sharpe, Miss Ada. One Bonnet-Monkey Sharpe, S. N., Esq. One Gannet. Shaw, Otho N., Esq. One Bay Lynx. Shipman, Mr. One White-fronted Capuchin. Siemens, Dr. Carl. Two Axis Deer. Sim, Dr. R., F.Z.S. Two Orang-Outangs. Simpson, B. C., Esq. One Nisnas Monkey. Smerdon, Capt. One Crested Porcupine. Smith, Miss. One Ring-necked Parrakeet. Smith, Dr. Sidney. One Indian Leopard. Smith, J., Esq. One Prussian Carp, one Bream, six Tench, six Perch, eighteen Roach. Smith, W., Esq. One Capybara. Snell, J., Esq. One Lesser Black-backed Gull. Solomon, J. A., Esq. One Angola Vulture, one Vociferous Sea-Eagle. Southern, G. B., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey 53 Spicer, Major, F.Z.S. One Berigora Hawk, one White Goshawk. Spink, P., Esq. One Diana Monkey. Standish, Mrs. One Weeper Capuchin. Stead, W. W., Esq. One Green Monkey. Stead, W., Esq. One American Black Bear. Stephens, D., Esq. Two Peregrine Falcons. Stirling, Dr. W. B. One Macaque Monkey. Stradling, Dr. A. One Central-American Agonti, two Teguexin Lizards. Swanzy, A., Esq. One Aden Sheep. Taylor, J. G., Esq. Two Senegal Touracous. Taylor, J. H., Esq. One Vervet Monkey. Thompson, J. H., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Thompson, W., Esq. One Razorbill, one Common Kingfisher. Thynne, Esq. One Brown Coati. Trent, Mr. W. One Javan Chevrotain. Trotter, J., Esq. One Spotted Cavy, one Coati. Turner, Capt. B. One Ceylon Fish-Owl. Turner, R., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Tweed, Mrs. One Puff-Adder. Verner, W. W., Esq. One Solitary Thrush. Wallace, Mast. R. One Macaque Monkey. 54 Walters, H. E., Esq. One Yellow Baboon. Ward, Miss. One Bonnet-Monkey. Ward, H., Esq. One Anubis Monkey. Watkins, Mr. One Macaque Monkey. Welsh, Thos., Esq. One Vulpine Phalanger. West, Hon. L. 8. Sackville. One Great Ant-eater. Whitmee, Rev. 8. J., C.M.Z.S. One Leadbeater’s Cockatoo. Wicksteed, Dr. F. One Malayan Bear. Wildley, Mr. J. One Common Moorhen. Williams, A. G., Esq. Three Rhesus Monkeys, one White-headed Sea- Eagle. Williams, G. 8. S., Esq. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Willimott, The Rev. W. One Peregrine Falcon, one African Buzzard. Wood, Mr. Four Common Carp, one Common Tench, one Common Carp. Woollatt, Miss E. One Bennett’s Wallaby. Wright, The Hon. Dumaresq. One Indian Cobra. Wright, D. G., Esq. One Common Chameleon. Wylde, A. B., Esq. Two Cape Doves. Young, J., Esq. Two Meadow-Pipits, as Conclusion. In concluding their forty-ninth Report, the Council beg leave to congratulate the Members upon the success- ful results of the last financial year, which, although not equivalent to those of the extraordinary year 1876, show _ in every respect favourably when contrasted with all pre- vious years. As regards the present year, there scems, so far as we have gone at present, to be no diminution in the interest taken by the public in the Society and its operations. Lastly, the Council have to acknowledge with many thanks the assistance they have received from the Com- mittee of Publication, and from the gentlemen who have served upon the Committees of Finance and Audit. Signed (for the Council), P. L. 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READ AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, APRIL 291x, 1879, LONDON: PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET, 1879, CONTENTS. Page I. General Condition of the Society ..........0ee eee eeee 3 1. State of the Roll of Members ...:........- cee 3 a. Fellows and Annual Subscribers .........-++ 3 b. Corresponding and Foreign Members ........ 5 D aState ot the imances'. drew ats) ace se (olsiey oe) sree ote ete 5 a. Income: « berg RRR ts Pass ele gs a 5 nie eet 5 Db. SPONGHATe 2 js. Aisi vic eos wn nie ec we eee 6 ¢.. Assetsiand Tiabilities= <0 5 62.5 acs: « cies sted 8 gd. Davis Erustetund Mei oda 68a: os accents 9 ii Omen. Hanover Square . Leis. © sca Gre ales we ote ene 10 ASISciontiiceMecetiNes: 2 Amir. sisre, sien skeous ets yore teins 10 D. Scientifie Publications Satie ox. .6% ersisre ob Habe we © 10 he A MRAEY ese pile ine, » = REMMI. Oom)6, ave. ala nlp 11 Ae Stattiatithe Office <<). Siweite.. clecs ao savelaarenometelnee 20 TT; Gardens, Regent's Park . dpm eee ovis 6 6 50 ac ncls ame 20 = Buildinestand Works: geet cok sre) a/eke el) selene 20 DeStatiab the Gardens ..cameretyeicts sls s,.\s sicisiensscteysacnerne 22 SF UINAISTLOTIS Gia o-biS is + v's u.% SERMER Ror erote. alist oxcercatod Teno eaeeaiee 22, 4, Voslogical Lectures: . degrees vine oven +e'o lala Seats 23 Be MIEN OP OTIS o.oo i> a535.0, + A pienso ele tote 24 List of Animals which were bred in the Gardens of ihe Society in 187i vit ~ o. s vs eee 25 List of Species new to the Collection exhibited in the Society’s Gardens in the year 1878........ 27 List of Donors and Donations .............+0. 29 Gon clustan wee eerie. yolk i+ SERRA logy as a0 alle alee meee 42 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. April 29, 1879. BrFoRE commencing the ordinary topics of their Report upon the progress of the Society during the year 1878, the Council feel that an allusion should be made to the serious loss the Society has suffered since its last Anni- versary by the death of the late President, the Marquis of Tweeddale. The late Marquis, as the Fellows are well aware, was preeminently suited not only by his social position, but also by his attainments as a naturalist and his business-like habits, to be the President of the Society; and to fill the post thus vacated (as it was incumbent on the Council to do according to the Charter and Bye-laws) was by no means an easy task. In selecting for this high Office, however, the name of Prof. Flower, one of the most distinguished zoologists of the present day, and for many years a most active and efficient Vice-President of the Society, the Council feel sure that they will receive the approbation of the Fellows, and that their choice will be duly ratified by the ballot to be taken this day. Having said thus much, the Council proceed to the usual subjects of their Report. These, in accordance with previous Reports, are divided into three heads, the first of which relates to the General Condition of the Society, the second to the operations carried on at the . Office in Hanover Square, and the last to the state of the Gardens in the Regent’s Park. I, GENERAL CONDITION OF THE SOCIETY. 1. STATE oF THE Rout or MEMBERS. a. Fellows and Annual Subscribers. The number of Fellows, Fellows Elect, and Annual A2 4 Subscribers at the close of the year 1878 amounted to 3416. Of these there were :— Compounders who have paid £20. . . 81 Ditto ditto £30"... 3. Compositions remitted . . . .. . . 20 Paying annual contributions of £2. . . 69 Ditto ditto £3\.- s 7 Bae Dormant...» gyieke Tals 76: oye ai nr Admission-fees unpaid . : sin Sa: es are Annual Subscribers, paying fos Nae 6 3416 The corresponding number of Members of the Society at the close of 1877 was 3358, showing a net addition to our list of 58 Members during the year 1878. The corre- sponding addition in 1877 was 47. The progress of the Society during the past Ten years, as regards the number of its Ordinary Members, is given in the subjoined Table. Comparative Statement of Elections, Deaths, Resignations, and Removals during the past Ten years, with the number of Fellows and Annual Years. 1869. 1870. 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. Subscribers at the end of each Year. Be Died. Resigned. | Removed. ~ j Se Compounders. | Subscribers. | Subscribers. lz nS | lSuheaeteee s oe 33 23 8) a ye ie | £20. | £30. [Feere- | £2. | £3, | £2 | £3. "5 £2, | £3 Ene 197 7 7 sec LY =| 37 3 30 1 2 25 26 160 9 7 ome 6 32 51 163 4 8 a5 10 38 1 48 2 26 AG 185 5 7 2 1l 38 2 40 iL 62 14 216 5 if tee 6 | 38 3 1 Sara oe a | 8. | 66 33 ma | 38 180 8 16 tee 8 57 36 1l 224 9 28 4 63 <5 49 Lee ose oe 228 3 23 9 63 a5 20 “ a 58 6 176 6 12 to 52 1 40 1 1: Number of Fellows and Annual Subscribers, December 31. 2966 3021 3047 3050 3173 3197 8241 3311 3358 3416 Amongst the names of those who have joined the Society in 1878 the Council are pleased to be able to mention that of H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught, who, upon expressing 5 his wish to become a Fellow, was, according to former precedents, admitted by the Council by special resolution on the 18th of June last. b. Corresponding and Foreign Members. Eight Corresponding and one Foreign Member were elected during 1878, namely :— Corresponding Members. Dr. Heinrich Bolau, Director of the Zoological Garden, Hamburg. Capt. Thomas Blakiston, Hakodadi, Japan. Henry Durnford, Esq., Buenos Ayres. Capt. F. M. Hunter, Assistant Political Resident, Aden. Dr. Adolf Bernhard Meyer, Director of the Royal Zoolo- gical Museum, Dresden. Robert Ridgway, Esq., Smithsonian Institution, Wash- ington, U.S. America. R. B. Shaw, Esq., late H.B.M. Political Agent, Yarkand. W. H. Wormald, Esgq., Honorary Secretary of the Natural History Society, Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Foreign Member. Dr. Franz Steindachner, Director of the Imperial Cabinet of Zoology, Vienna. 2. STATE OF THE FINANCES. a. Income. The universal depression which, during the past year, has so largely affected all trades and industrial under. takings has also, as might have been expected, told heavily upon the Society’s Income for 1878. The Receipts for the past year have amounted only to £27,944 6s. 11d., and show a decrease of £3043 15s. 3d. as compared with the Receipts of 1877. At the same time, if the average Receipts of the last ten years are taken as a more trust- worthy standard of comparison, it will be found that even during the past year not much permanent ground has been lost, the average Income of the past ten years, in- 6 cluding therein the exceptional year 1876, having been only £27,350. The following Table gives a comparison of the various heads of Income of 1878 with those of the preceding year :— 1877. 1878. Increase. | Decrease. Admission Fees :— da} £ a £sd Ee Pa? Past .. 0 110 0 O 25-0 Olassisseassessccnes Presen 0; 705 0 O.. casaag 250 0 0 Annual Subscrip Past 0 83 0 O}e.s-scecsaseanes 21 0 «0 Present O| 6,620 5 O}......ceccscconres 3318 0 Future 0 Bl.) SO eee eure ll 0 0 Compositions O)” B20" 10" (Or cpsrusncnstansed 420 0 0 Ivory Tickets 0 6413 0 PS TAA) Pere bret ocr cere Admissions to Gardens ar 6116516 6 Ol ..ccccccovesveaven 2,248 19 6 Garden Sales.....ssccccercssessecsoeres 1 746 6 3 240 LL, Di). cccccscvescsecses Rent for Refreshment-rooms ...| 1,051 0 O} 963 8 Aecscseeeersereee 87 11 8 Rent for Premises in Oxford EVEEHis crsarceeterccrcsseadeversceveus T4 1 8B} 800 O 0} 225.18 Df rcccerserersrerrer Publications .. er OST 6)|, 887 1B) 'O))s....escsucouccan 9319 5 Dividends ........ 464 3 2 GARR Ur eoda ceeateia 399 4 3 Miscellaneous 249 ll ll 5 SUG Since ceeercess 30,988 2 2|27,944 611] 52117 7/| 3,565 12 10 MY GGNGARE wernesetevasnee faseosstoummesatare 8,043 15 8] Ded. Incr. 52117 7 30,988 2 2/30,988 2 2) Sekcocgexivanmeret 3,043 15 3 After adding to the Receipts for 1878 the balance of £1100 19s. 8d. carried over from 1877, it will be found that a total sum of £29,045 6s. 7d. was available for the expenditure of 1878. b. Ewpenditure. This amount was disposed of in the following manner:— The sum of £25,048 ls. 6d. was required for the ordi- nary expenditure of the year. The extraordinary expen- diture during the same period amounted to £2218 14s. 3d. The sum of £1000 was paid to Messrs. Drummond on account of their mortgage on the Society’s House and Premises. The small sum of £23 15s. 11d. was required to carry out a change in the investment of the Davis- fund, as hereinafter mentioned. This left a balance at the Society’s Bankers, on the 31st of December last, of £754 14s. 11d., which was carried forward for the benefit of the present year. The subjoined Table gives the various items of expen- 7 diture of 1878, and a comparison of each of them with the corresponding amount paid in 1877 :— Expenditure of Increase, | Decrease. 1877. 1878, £ 2@ d. Bo Real. oh) 8d, £ 38. d. Arrears of previous year’s we... 2,664 11 11| 3,710 3 2 1,045 11 38 |....eseesseveeeves Rent, Rates, Taxes, and Insu- RERTIGH MRS crercecs augossannsketenseas 1,018 8 Salaries, Wages, and Pensions,..| 5,408 3 Cost and Carriage of Animals ... IPPGVISIONS ...5..ccccpasetisoresseyeote=s 5,012 6 Menagerie Expenses rte Keepers’ Dresses .......0+-2seeseee-es Works, Materials, and Repairs .| 3,890 3 844.13 1 Grant in aid of Science ........... Expenditure of Davis Bequest...) 99 Interest on Mortgage Debt ......)-:+--sersseeeeree e 29,002 12 11/27,266 15 9] 1,654 4 3/ 3,390 1 6 Decrease .ccccccoccecees dei. Meianrle 2) Ded. Incr. 1,654 4 38 29,002 12 11 [29,002 12 11]...cccevcsessenre 2 Ordinary Expenditure ............ /27,290 13 7 |25,048 1 6)... 1 Extraordinary ditto .....sseseeee 1,711 19 4| 2,218 14 3 29,002 12 11/27,266 15 9).... As will be observed, on reference to the Table, a con- siderable reduction of ordinary expenditure was made in 1878, as compared with the preceding year. This was effected partly by taking advantage of the fall of price which has lately taken place in various important articles of the Society’s expenditure, such as hay, corn, and coke, and partly by slight economies, which the Council, having in view the decrease of income, thought it right to carry out in various branches of the establishment. The total annual sum required to keep up the whole of the Society’s establishment in a perfect state of efficiency may, under present circumstances, be put at about £25,000. The following were the items of extraordinary expendi- ture paid in 1878 :— Buildings : Second-class Refreshment-room Works: Reinstating slip on Canal-bank (1877) . Alterations in Engine and Pumps at Well (1877) . Special Acquisitions : Young Hippopotamus (1877)... cccccssvvveeecsenee Grant in aid of Science (Zoological-Record Association) £ d. eee ewwnee aiateis(o s atiestsiatcieies eLCO. 24 a0 By ysiv+ rd: 6 OTE oa ot GOO eo JD GB sr a. wae Zool 10°40 412 410 800 0 0 50 0 0 s. d. Belonging to 1877........., 1212 4 10 és ISIS), caste US ae oP £2218 14 3 c. Assets and Liabilities. The Assets and Liabilities of the Society on the 31st of December 1878 were estimated as follow :— ASSETS. Arrears of Freehold and Funded Cash, Total. | Previous | Current Property. Years. Year. | og a. \\6. sme Gi sh gal £ 48.) (dale mete Cashiat Pe sBanker 8 e5 cas ceele=/|\ ac anos eR ReM Reemeeotw es tau «0a 7541411] 754 14 11 Cost of £1900 Lond. & South-Western Ry. Co's New 4 per Cent. Prefe- MONCH ISLOC Kare se | sapapceocenoll laces sett oer | 1,988 9 6]... voeenaeee 1,988 9 6 Freehold Premises | ..........06 | ceseeeeee eeliZo980 -O O))..sccccccsns. ..|28,980 0 0 Annual Subscrip- TOTS nce cnacnidsnsess COM GO: O47 ORO te.sccscrs.|cceaouseretonee 8388 0 0 Ivory Tickets ...... 6 : 1212 0 Publications ......... 22 DP BiB Tomeltececsssesscticasce|ccveeseeeceenes 209 0 5 Garden Sales ...... Lee SOWG IG ere ew ce 2, a ee es 83 1 6 Rent for Refresh- MeNt-LOOMS 600.0] ceveceeeeees ST US sees Rovcrcdes|secawossecentee 87 11 8 Rent for Freehold Premises in Ox- : FOG SLCC S ieiwiie|ewaesseev ee Ys’) (0) \Ccoatonaanceneete Pecocdtes cr. 75 0 0 236 18 3568 7 4 25,918 9 6/754 14 11|27,478 10 O LIABILITIES. Debts. Bills, &c., estimated at— 2) ss “ds ee SE de For the Gardens, say ........cccceueeeseeees 1404 18 8 General Establishment, say ...... 274 17 3 —— 1679 15 11 Rent and Taxes unpaid— For the Gardens, say ....ss.ssecesscressonees 214 511 General Hstablishment, say ...... 10 18 9 225 4 8 Messrs. Drummond, Mortgage Debt .......:.ccccsseee feveeeseeetteeenees 9000 0 0 MUans a NE At) Tron: SHED cenicveas ences saccotavendenaesses | cocesarqccesddeses 225, 0 0 11,180 0 7 It may be remarked that the estimate of Assets does not include the value of the Society’s Library nor that of the collection of living animals, both of which are of con- siderable amount. The amount paid for the freehold of the Society’s premises (No. 11 Hanover Square and No, 314} Oxford Street) was, as was stated in the last Report, £22,225. To this amount must be added the value of the lease of the Hanover-Square portion held by the Society, which, at the time of the purchase, was estimated to be £1500, making the total value of the freehold at the date of the purchase £23,725. To this sum, in order to arrive at the total value of the freehold, an addition (of £225) is made annually in respect of the increasing value of the premises in Oxford Street, the lease of which will run out altogether about 33 years hence. d. Davis Trust-Fund. With the view of increasing the income of the Davis- Fund, a change has been made in its investment since the last Anniversary. The sum of £1994 9s. 2d. Consols, originally purchased by Mr. Davis’s legacy, has been sold 10 out, and the proceeds invested in the purchase of £1900 London and South-Western Railway Company’s new 4 per cent. Preference stock. The amount required to purchase this stock having been £23 15s. 11d. more than that raised by the sale of the Consols, this small balance has been charged to the Society’s general account. II, OFFICE, Hanover Square. 1]. Screntiric MEETINGS. To the fourteen meetings for the despatch of scientific business held in the Society’s Rooms in Hanover Square in 1878, 160 communications were made. Of these 117 were from Fellows, 3 from Foreign Members, and 26 from Corresponding Members of the Society. The remaining 14 papers were from individuals not belonging to the Society, and were communicated to it by the Secretary or by other Members. The corresponding number of com- munications in the year 1877 was 137. These communications were submitted to the Committee of Publication, by whom the following orders were made respecting them. Five were ordered to be printed entire in the ‘ Transactions’ of the Society, and 128 in the ‘ Pro- ceedings,’ such illustrations being in each case allowed as the Committee considered necessary for the purpose. Of the remaining communications, abstracts or extracts were considered to be sufficient for publication. 2. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. The volume of the Society’s ‘ Proceedings’ for 1878, which is now on the table, contains 1056 pages, illustrated by 62 (mostly coloured) plates. This is the largest volume of ‘ Proceedings ’ yet issued since the commence- ment of the work. Six Parts of the Society’s ‘Transactions’ were issued during the year 1878, namely :— Vou. X. Part IV. (March, 1878). On the Structure and Development of the Skull in Sharks and Skates. By W. K. Parker, F.R.S. (with nine plates). 11 Vou. X. Part V. (March, 1878). A Description of the Madreporaria dredged up during the Expedition of H.M.S. ‘ Porcupine’ in 1869 and 1870. Part II. By Professor P. Martin Duncan, F.R.S, (with three plates). Vou. X. Part VI. (June, 1878). On the Skull of the Aigithognathous Birds. Part II. By W. K. Parker, F.R.S. (with nine plates), Vou. X. Part VII. (August, 1878). On the Axial Skeleton of the Pelecanide. By St. George Mivart, F.R.S. (with seven plates). Vou. X. Part VIII. (August, 1878). A Monograph of the Ostracoda of the Antwerp Crag. By George Stewardson Brady, M.D., C.M.Z.8., &c. (with eight plates). Vou. X. Part IX. (August, 1878). On the Brain of the Sumatran Rhinoceros (Ceratorhinus sumatrensis). By A. H. Garrod, M.A., F.R.S., Prosector to the Society (with one plate). A further Contribution to the Knowledge of the existing Ziphioid Whales. Genus Mesoplodon. By William Henry Flower, F.R.S. (with three plates). Since the commencement of the present year two more parts of ‘ Transactions’ have been issued, and two others, containing all the remaining papers ordered for publica- tion in the ‘ Transactions’ up to the end of 1878, are in a forward state, and will be ready for issue, it is expected, on June Ist and August 1st respectively. Along with the latter will be given the Contents and Index to the Tenth Volume of the ‘ Transactions.’ A new edition of the List of Vertebrated Animals now or lately living in the Society’s Gardens is in prepara- tion. , 3. LIBRARY. The Library, under the superintendence of Mr. F. H. Waterhouse, the Society’s Librarian, has been kept in 12 good order during the past year, and has been much used by working zoologists. The Library contains upwards of 8,800 volumes of Zoological works, and as regards the departments of Mammals and Birds (works on which are specially necessary for the determination of the specimens in the Menagerie) is very nearly complete. A new Library Catalogue is in preparation. The sum of £303 12s. 10d. was devoted to the purchase of new zoological works in 1878. The most important additions to the Society’s Library since the last anniversary are the following :— Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu Jacob Hiibner’s Sammlung europiischer Schmetterlinge, von Dr. G. A. W. Herrich-Schiiffer. 5 vols. 4to. Regensburg, 1843-55, [ Purchased. ] Entomologie, ou Histoire Naturelle des Insectes, avec leurs carac- téres génériques et spécifiques, leur description, leur synonymie, et leur fizure enluminée. Par M. Oliver. 6 vols. 4to. Paris, 1789-1808. [ Purchased. ] Neuere Beitrige zur Schmetterlingskunde mit Abbildungen nach der Natur, herausgegeben von C. I’. Freyer. 7 vols. Small 4to. Augsburg, 1833-58. [ Purchased. ] Species Général et Iconographie des og ee Vivantes, Compre- nant la collection du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Par LC, Kiener. 8 vols. Parts. [Purchased. } The following is a list of the periodicals received in 1878 from the various Societies and Institutions with whom this Society is in correspondence, AMERICA, The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston and Cambridge. Proceedings, n. s., vol. v. parts 1-8, The Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. Memoirs, vol. v. no. 2; vol. vi. nos. 1, 2, Bulletin, vol. iv. ; vol. v. nos. 2-7, Annual Report, 1877-78. The Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, Davenport, Towa. Proceedings, vol. ii. part 1. 13 The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters. Madison, Wis. Transactions, vol. iii. (1875-76). The Minnesota Academy of Sciences, Minneapolis. Bulletin, 1876. The Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, New Haven. Transactions, vol. iii. part 2; vol. iv. part 1. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Proceedings, 1878. The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia. Proceedings, vol. xvii. nos. 100, 101. Catalogue of the Library, part iii. List of Surviving Members. The American Entomological Society, Philadelphia. Transactions, vol. vi. nos. 3, 4. The Franklin Institute, Washington. Journal, 1878, AUSTRALASIA. The Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney. Proceedings, vol. ii, parts 2-4; vol. iii. part 1. The New-Zealand Institute, Wellington. Transactions, vol, x. BeELGIuM. The Entomological Society, Belgium. Annales, tom. xx. fase. 3, Compte-Rendu, 1878, East Inpigs. The Royal Physical Society, Batavia. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift, deel xxxy,-xxxvil, 14 The Royal Asiatic Society (Bombay Branch), Bombay. Journal, vol, xiii. no. 35. The Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta. Proceedings, 1877, nos. 7-10 ; 1878, nos. 1-8. Journal, vol, xlvi. nos. 211-215; vol. xlvii. nos, 216-221. List of Periodicals and Publications (1878). Geological Survey of India, Calcutta. Memoirs, ser. li. part 3; ser. iv. part 2; ser. x. part 3, and ser, xi. part 2. Records, vol. x. part 4; vol. xi. parts 1-4, Index to vols. for the years 1868-77. FRANCE. The Linnean Society of Normandy, Caen. Bulletin 2° sér. vols, vii.-ix. (1873-75). The Academy of Sciences, Lyons. Annales, 4° série, tome ix. The Museum of Natural-History, Lyons. Archives, tome i., ii. (1876-78). Rapport par M. le Dr. Lortet, Nos. 5, 6. Bevherchas sur la Fécondation et la Germination du Preissia ; commutata, par M. le Dr, Lortet. The Zoological Society of Acclimatization, Paris. Bulletin, January to December 1878. The Natural-History Society, Toulouse. Bulletin, année xi, (1876-77), année xii. fase. 1 (1877-78). GERMANY. The Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Berlin. Monatsbericht, January to December, 1878. The Society of Friends of Natural History, Berlin. Sitzungsbericht, 1877. The Senckenbergian Natural-History Society, Frankfort a. M. Bericht, 1877-78, 15 The Zoological Society, Frankfort a. M. Der Zoologische Garten, April to December, 1877 ; January to June, 1878. The German Malacological Society, Frankfort a. M. Jahrbiicher, 1878, Heft 1-4. The Society of Sciences, Gottingen. Abhandlungen, Band xxi, Nachrichten, Jahr 1877. The Natural-History Society, Halle. Abhandlungen, Band xiii. Heft 4. Bericht, Jahr 1876. The Natural-History Union, Hamburg. Verhandlungen, 1875-76. The Natural-History and Medical Society, Heidelberg. Verhandlungen, N. 8. Band ii, Heft 2. The Medical and Natural-History Society, Jena. Jenaische Zeitschrift, Band xii. Heft 1-4. Denkschriften, Band ii. Heft 1, 2. The Academy of Metz. Mémoires, année 1875-76, 1876-77. The Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich. Sitzungsberichte, 1877, Heft 3; 1878, Heft 1-3. Abhandlungen, Band xiii. Abh. 1. Die geognostische Durchforschung Bayerns, 1877. The Imperial Academy of Sciences, Vienna. Sitzungsberichte, Band lxxiv. Heft 3-5. , Band Ixxv. Heft 1-4. Denkschriften, Band xxxv.-xxxviil. Register, no, viil. The Zoological and Botanical Society, Vienna. Verhandlungen, Bd. xxvii. 1877. Monographie der Phaneropteriden, von C. Brunner von Watten- wyl. The Union of Natural History, Wiirtemberg. Wiirttembergische Jahreshefte, 1877, Heft 3; 1878, Heft 1-3, 16 Great BRITAIN AND IRELAND. The Belfast Natural-History and Philosophical Society, Belfast. Proceedings, Session 1877-78. The Bristol Museum and Library, Bristol. Catalogue of Books, 1878. The Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. Transactions (Science), vol. xxv. no. 20; vol. xxvi. nos, 6-17, Transactions (Polite Literature, &c.), vol. xxvii. no. 1. Proceedings, vol. i. ser. 2, no. 12; vol, ii, ser, 2, no, 7; vol. iii. ser. 2. nos. 1, 2. The Hull Royal Institution, Hull. Annual Report, &c., Session 1877-78. The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, Leeds. Annual Report for 1877-78. An Address by Wm. Lord Archbishop of York, Oct. 1877. The Literary and Philosophical Society, Liverpool. Proceedings, no, xxxi. Session 1876-77. The Royal Society, London. Proceedings, vol. xxvi. nos. 184-186; vol. xxvii. nos. 187-191. Philosophical Transactions, vol, clxvii, part 2; vol. clxviii. ; and vol. clxix. part 1. The Linnean Society, London. Journal (Botany), vol. xvi. no. 94-98; vol. xvii. nos, 99, 100. (Zoology), vol. xiii. nos. 74; vol. xiv. nos, 75-77, Transactions, 2nd ser. (Botany), vol. i. part 5. , 2nd ser. (Zoology), vol. i. part 7. The Royal Geographical Society, London. Proceedings, vol. xxii. nos. 1-6, Journal, vol, xlvii. The Geological Society, London. Journal, vol. xxxiv. parts 1-4. List of Fellows of the Society, 1878. The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London. Proceedings, vol. vili. parts 4-5. List of Fellows of the Society, 1876, Additions to the Library (No, XX.), 17 The Royal United-Service Institution, London. Journal, nos. 94-98. Index to vols, xi.-xx. The British Association for the Advancement of Science, London. Report for 1877. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, London. Journal, New Series, vol. x. part 1. The Society of Arts, London. Journal, 1878. The Royal Agricultural Society of England, London. Journal, vol. xiy. parts 1, 2. _ The Entomological Society, London. Transactions, 1877, parts 4,5; 1878, parts 1-4. The Quekett Microscopical Club, London. Journal, nos, 386-38, The Natural-History Society of Northumberland and Durham, London. Transactions, vol. vii. part 1. The Royal Society of Literature, London. Transactions, 2nd ser. vol. xi. part 3. The Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ Society, Norwich. Transactions, vol, il. part 4, The Plymouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall Natu- ral-History Society, Plymouth. Annual Report and Transactions, vol. vi. part 2, The Museum, Library, and Park Committee, Salford. Annual Report, 1876-77, The Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro. Journal, no. xix., part 2, The Yorkshire Philosophical Society, York. Annual Report for 1877, 18 HOLLAND. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Amsterdam. Verslagen en Mededeelingen (Natuurkunde), tweede reeks, deel xi.; (Letterkunde), tweede reeks, deel vi. Jaarboek, 1876. The Dutch Society of Sciences, Haarlem. Archives Néerlandaises, tom. xiii. livr. 1-5. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen, 3° sér. tome iii, deel 3, The Entomological Society of the Netherlands, The Hague. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, Jaargan 1877-78, afl. 1-4. ITALY. The Natural-History Society, Modena. Annuario, ser. 2, anno xi. fase. 8, 4; anno xii, fase. 34, 4%, The Royal Academy of the Lincei, Rome. Transunti, ser. 3 (Classe di Scienze fisiche, matematiche, &c.), yol, ii. fase. 1-6, The Royal Academy of Sciences, Turin. Atti, vol, xiii. Memorie, ser. 2. tomo xxix, Annuario, 1877-78, PoRTUGAL. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Lisbon. Journal, nos, 22 and 23 (1877-78). Russia. The Natural-History Society, ao Sitzungsberichte, Band iv. Heft 2 Archiv fiir die Naturkunde Liv-, Ast. und Kuwlands. Erste Serie: Band viii. Lief. 3. Zweite Serie: Band vii. Lief. 4; Band viii. Lief. 1, 2. The Imperial University, Kazan. Bulletin, 1877. The Imperial Society of Naturalists, Moscow. 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The Natural-History Society, St. Gall. Bericht, 1876-77. The Natural-History Society, Zurich. Vierteljahrsschrift, Jahr. xxi. & xxii. (1876-77). Donations of Works, Memoirs, and Papers have also been received from:—E. R. Alston, Esq.; Professor Spencer F. Baird; Professor J. V. Barboza du Bocage ; The Trustees of the British Museum; Dr. H. Burmeister ; B2 20 Professor G. Canestrini; Messrs. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin; R. Collett, Esq.; Monsieur H. Crosse; Pro- fessor J. D. Dana; D. G. Elliot, Esq.; Major H. H. Godwin-Austen ; H. Goss, Esq.; R. J. L. Guppy, Esq. ; Dr. F. V. Hayden; James Hector, Esq.; The Trustees of the India Museum; Geo. R. Jesse; Professor A. Kolliker; Professor J. Leidy; Professor A. W. Malm; Dr. A. B. Meyer; Baron F. von Miiller; Monsieur E. Oustalet; Professor Owen; Professor J. Reinhardt ; Geo. Dawson Rowley, Esq.; Lord Arthur Russell; Victor Ritter von Schmidhofen; Dr. R. Schomburgk; The Science and Art Department, South Kensington Mu- seum; P. L. Sclater, Esq.; W. B. Tegetmeier, Esq. ; Dr. H. Troschel; E. F. Trois, Esq.; The University College of London; U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries; E. Walford, Esq.; H. T. Wharton, Esq.; Dr. F. Buchanan White; Dr. R. Wiedersheim, 4, STAFF AT THE OFFICE. The Council cannot close this part of their report without an allusion to the death of the Society’s old and valued servant Mr. John Leigh, which took place on Monday, the 13th of January last. The Council need scarcely remind the Fellows of Mr. Leigh’s long and faithful services as Accountant to this Society, as they have been frequently referred to on former occasions, and were acknowledged in a most emphatic manner at the last Anniversary Meeting of the Society. / The Council have appointed as Mr. Leigh’s successor Mr. John Barrow, who has acted as Mr. Leigh’s assistant for upwards of nine years, and in whom they have the greatest confidence. III. GARDENS, REGENT’S PARK. 1. BurInpDINGs AND WorKs. The New Buildings and Works carried out at the So- ciety’s Gardens and charged to extraordinary expenditure in 1878 were not so numerous or extensive as in the im- mediately preceding years. The only new Building erected was the Second-class Refreshment-room, which 21 constitutes the third and last portion of this important work, according to the plans prepared by Mr. Salvin, when the complete renewal of the old buildings formerly on the same site was determined upon in 1868. The contract price of this third portion, which has been built by Messrs. George Smith and Co. in a style harmonizing with the two portions previously completed, was £725. Extras and ad- ditional works, together with the Architect?s Commission, &c., raised the total sum expended on this building in 1878 to £956 9s. 5d. The new building was handed over to the occupation of the Refreshment Contractors early in the season ; and as an arrangement has been made whereby the Contractors have engaged themselves to pay an additional rent to the amount of 6 per cent. on the cost of construc- tion, the Council believe that the addition thus made to the permanent Buildings in the Gardens will be regarded as satisfactory in every way. Besides this, the only other works charged to extraordi- nary expenditure in 1878 were two in number, namely, the repair of a portion of the slip on the Canal-bank, and the lowering of the pumps in the well, with a view of obtain- ing a better supply of water. The slip on the Canal-bank, especially that part of it which adjoined the new Elephant-house, had long been an object of disquiet to the Council and a source of contention between the Society and the Regent’s Canal Company. In 1877, after long negotiations, an agreement was made with - the Company whereby they engaged to take out the por- tion of the slipped clay next to the Elephant-house and to replace it with dry materials, under terms whereby the total cost to the Society should not exceed £200. The work having been successfully performed and approved of by Mr. Clarke Hawkshaw as consulting engineer on be- half of the Society, the sum in question was paid over to the Company, and charged to extraordinary expenditure in 1878. The sum of £180 14s. 10d. was spent in 1877 altering the engine and lowering the pump of the Society’s deep well, with the expectation of increasing the supply of water from this source. In this expectation, however, the Council regret to say they have been disappointed, the water-level in this part of the metropolitan area being now unpre- cedently low. 22 2. STAFF AT THE GARDENS. The permanent Staff of the Society’s Gardens continues nearly the same as at the last Anniversary. It consists of :— 1 Superintendent. 1 Assistant Superintendent. 1 Head Keeper. 5 Keepers (1st class). 8 Keepers (2nd class). 8 Keepers (3rd class). 3 Money-takers. 1 Storekeeper. 1 Cook. 1 Office Clerk. 1 Prosector’s Assistant. 1 Helper. 3 bo Besides these there are 17 Helpers in the Menagerie, 1 Head Gardener, 2 Gardeners, 10 Garden-labourers, 7 Artisans, 4 Painters, 7 Labourers, 1 Butcher, 1 Fireman, 2 Night-Watchmen, 2 Ladies’? Attendants, and 1 Time- keeper employed at weekly wages; so that the number of the whole staff may be reckoned at about 88 persons. 3. VISITORS. The total number of visitors to the Society’s Gardens during the year 1878 was 706,713, as will be seen by the following Table, which gives the corresponding numbers of entrances under each head for 1877 and 1878 :— Visitors to the Gardens. 1877. 1878. | Comparison. Fellows and Friends ......sssscsssacecsovece 206,485 | 188,773 | Decr. 17,712 ( On ordinary days at 1s. each... | 186,533 | 158,070 | Decr. 28,463 | On Mondays and other ee ay Paying< at Gd. each..........s.ceeuee 2000, 290,258 ee [Pence 12 years “ 52,645 | 48,144 | Decr. 4,501 GharityCHilGten Gieecsscecancssscuvcscen dint 10,814 | 15,358 |Incr. 4,544 781,377 | 706,713 | Decr. 74,664 23 The following Table contains a statement of the Number of Visitors to the Society’s Gardens during each year, from the year 1828 to the year 1878. Number of Visitors to the Gardens, 1828-78. Year. Number. Year. Number. 1828 .... 98,605 1854 .... 407,676 1829-27 189,913 1855 ..... 315,002 1830 .... 223,420 1856 .... 344,184 183l-.... 262,193 M957 Sc 839.217 1832 .... 206,652 1858 .... 351,580 1833 .... 211,343 1859 .... 364,356 1834 .... 208,583 1860 .... 394,906 1183p. .... 210,068 1861 .... 881,837 1886 .... 263,372 +1862 .... 682,205 WSS Leva. Lis i0S 1863 .... 468,700 1888 .... 179,197 1864 .... 507,169 1839 .... 158,482 1865 .... 525,176 1840 .... 141,009 1866 .... 527,349 1841 .... 182,616 1867 .... 556,214 1842 .. 107,459 1868 .... 578,186 1843 ... 98,280 1869 .... 572,848 1844 .... 101,527 1870 .,.. 573,004 4) teen OOO. Gio eal ees Geis tenlie 1846 .... 100,045 1872 .... 648,088 1847 .. 93,546 WS(d. 53+, Lo.046 1848 .... 148,630 1874 .... 706,907 1349 .... 168,895 1875 .... 699,918 1850 .... 360,402 HOTG oss <1 915764 FABS EL vis. «668245 LOWS Memrar tae hes a3 1674 1852 ..... 805,203 TaPSos, 2 106,713 Usha ee 409,076 * Year of the Great Exhibition. } Year of the International Exhibition. It will be observed that, notwithstanding the depression above alluded to, the number of visitors to the Gardens in 1878 has only been exceeded in four previous years, namely, 1873, 1874, 1876, and 1877. 4, ZooLtocicaL LECTURES. The Lectures, to the payment of which the proceeds of the Davis Fund are under present arrangements devoted, will be given for the present year in the usual Lecture- 24 room in the Society’s Gardens, on Thursdays at 5 P.M., commencing May 8th. The following is a list of the subjects :— Date. Subject. Lecturer. 1. Thursday, May 8 ...|Birds that do not fly ...|Prof. Flower, P.Z.8., F.R.S. 2. 3 », 15.../The pleasures of Zool-|Prof. J. Reay Greene, M.D. ogy. Bee, ODN Dails - ~. 5. aan Prof. Mivart, F.R.S. 4, SLO TPALrObs .. caenmeerteesis: P. L. Sclater, Esq., F.R.S. oy: a JUNE Da Snakes...,.. cee meen dete Prof. Huxley, F.R.8. 6. y ;, 12...|Nocturnal Animals...... Dr. J. Murie, LL.D., F.L.S. As ” , 19...|Reptiles and their Dis-|P. L. Sclater, Hsq., F.R.S. i tribution. These Lectures will be free to Fellows of the Society and their Friends, and to other Visitors to the Gardens. 5. MENAGERIE. The number of animals belonging to the first three classes of Vertebrates living in the Society’s Menagerie at the close of 1878 was 2178. The corresponding number on the 31st of December, 1877, was 2200, as will be seen by the subjoined Table :— December 31. [ei | COMpaRsons 1877. | 1878. Quadrupeds............6.. 667 | 640 Decr. 27 TBinishS. Besodaogsgeooncnncoce 1357 1314 Deer. 43 HRepiiles iicecacoersdeces2 176 224. Incr. 48 2200 | 2178 | Deer. 22 The total number of registered additions to the Mena- gerie in 1878 was 1182, of which 511 were acquired by presentation, 272 by purchase, 150 were bred in the Gardens, 178 were received on deposit, and 71 obtained in exchange. The mode in which these figures compare with those of previous years is shown in the subjoined table :— bo Or ; Received in| Presented, | Purchased.| Born. | Deposited. Exchange.| Total. 1870. 386 529 160 218 40 1333 1871. 496 434 18 129 90 1287 1872. 460 527 195 110 52 1344 1873. 483 457 191 231 188 1530 1874. 425 296 214 242 25 1202 1875. 559 557 156 143 43 1458 1876. 533 316 171 172 27 1219 1877. 506 324 181 181 68 1260 1878. 511 272 150 178 71 1182 Perhaps the most important acquisition for the Mena- gerie in 1878 was the young male Hippopotamus received June 20th, having been purchased of the Royal Zoological Society, Amsterdam, for the sum of £800. The original pair of Hippopotamuses obtained from the Viceroy of Egypt (the male in 1851, and the female in _ 1854) being both well advanced in years, and having ceased to breed, the Council thought it would not be right to miss an opportunity of obtaining a mate for the Society’s young female of this species, born in the Gardens on the 5th November, 1872. The Council accordingly entered into an agreement with the sister Society at Amsterdam for the acquisition of the young male Hippopotamus which was born in their gardens on the 3rd of August, 1876, and which arrived safely in this country under the care of Mr. Hegt, the sub-director of their gardens, on the 20th of June last. The Council are happy to be able to say that the animal has improved much since its arrival, and is in the most perfect state of health. This acquisition has become the more valuable in con- sequence of the death of the old male Hippopotamus, which took place on the 11th of March last. The following is a list of the animals which have been _ bred in the Gardens in the year 1878. MAMMALS. 1 Rhesus Monkey (Cynocephalus mormon). 1 Hybrid Mandrill Monkey (Bred between Cynocephalus mormon 9 and Macacus cynomolgus 3). 1 Collared Fruit-Bat (Cynonycteris collaris) . 2 Wild Cats (Felis catus). 26 4. Common Foxes (Canis vulpes). 2 Tayras (Galictis barbara). 2 Chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera). 1 Hybrid Ass (Between Equus onager 3 and E. hemip- pus 9). 3 Wild Boars (Sus scrofa). 1 Mouflon (Ovis musimon). 2 Elands (Oreas canna). 1 Zebu (Bos indicus). 1 $-bred Zebu (Bred between Bos indicus g and hy- brid Bos frontalis). 2 Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus). 1 Hybrid Fallow Deer (Between Dama mesopotamica ¢ and D. vulgaris 2). 1 Wapiti Deer (Cervus canadensis). 1 Red Deer (Cervus elaphus). 1 Molucca Deer (Cervus moluccensis) . 1 Hog Deer (Cervus porcinus). 2 Axis Deer (Cervus azis). 2 Indian Muntjacs (Cervulus muntjac). 2 Reeves’s Muntjaes (Cervulus. reevesi) . 2 Red Kangaroos (Macropus rufus). 2 Great Kangaroos (Macropus giganteus). _ 2 Yellow-footed Rock-Kangaroos (Petrogale xanthopus). 1 Bennett’s Wallaby (Halmaturus bennetti). BIRDS. 2 Saffron Finches (Sycalis flaveola). 1 Black-crested Cardinal (Gubernatriz cristatella). 1 Turquoisine Parrakeet (Euphema pulchella). 6 Upland Geese (Bernicla magellanica). 1 Black-necked Swan (Cygnus nigricollis). 3 Black Swans (Cygnus atratus). 4 Variegated Sheldrakes (Tadorna variegata). 3 Australian Wild Ducks (dzas superciliosa). 2 Brazilian Teal (Querquedula brasiliensis). 16 Chilian Pintails (Dafila spinicauda). 1 Bahama Duck (Dafila bahamensis). 4 Chilian Widgeon (Mareca chiloensis). 4 Summer Ducks (Aix sponsa). 1 Spotted Turtle Dove (Turtur auritus). 2 Spotted Turtle Doves (Turtur suratensis). 27 6 Geoffroy’s Doves (Peristera geoffroii). 3 Talpacoti Ground-Doves (Chamepelia talpacoti). 1 Wonga-wonga Pigeon (Leucosarcia picata). 1 Impeyan Pheasant (Lophophorus impeyanus) . 11 Amherst Pheasants (Thaumalea amherstie), 1 Darwin’s Pucras (Pucrasia darwini). 1 Fork-tailed Jungle-fowl (Gallus furcatus). 2 Horned Tragopans (Ceriornis satyra). 4 Temminck’s Tragopans (Ceriornis temmincki) . 1 Green-necked Peafowl (Pavo spicifer). 5 Argus Pheasants (Argus giganteus). 1 Yellow-legged Herring-Gull (Larus leucopheus). REPTILES. 8 Mocassin Snakes (Tropidonotus fasciatus), 3 Hybrid Snakes (Between Chilobothrus inornatus 3 and Epicrates angulifer 2), The following is a systematic list of the animals belong- ing to Species new to the Catalogue which were exhibited in the Society’s Gardens in the year 1878. MAMMALS. Mayotte Lemur (Lemur mayottensis). Brown Mouse-Lemur (Chirogaleus milii). Smith’s Dwarf Lemur (Microcebus smithi). Three-striped Paradoxure (Paradoxurus trivirgatus). Japanese Wolf (Canis hodophylaz). Prairie-Wolf (Canis latrans). Weasel (Mustela vulgaris). Isabelline Bear (Ursus isabellinus). Hudson’s-Bay Squirrel (Sciurus hudsonius). Fraser’s Squirrel (Sciwrus stramineus). Variable Squirrel (Sciwrus variabilis). Hairy Tapir (Tapirus roulini). Equine Antelope (Hippotragus equinus). Cinereous Opossum (Didelphys cinerea). Squirrel-like Phalanger (Belideus sciureus). Short-tailed Wallaby (Halmaturus brachyurus) . 28 BIRDS. Japanese Warbler (Cettia cantans). White-cheeked Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys). Sykes’s Oriole (Oriolus kundoo). Yellow-bellied Grosbeak (Pheuticus chrysogaster). Thick-billed Seed-Finch (Oryzoborus crassirostris). Lineated Finch (Spermophila lineata). Guttural Finch (Spermophila gutturalis). Rock-Sparrow (Petronia stulta). Sulphury Seed-eater (Crithagra sulphurata). Spanish Blue Magpie (Cyanopolius cooki). Red-crested Touracou (Corythaix erythrolophus). Long-tailed Cuckoo (Ludynamis taitensis). Spix’s Macaw (dra spizi). Golden-winged Parrakeet (Brotogerys chrysoptera). Burmah Parrakeet (Paleornis rosa). Oriental Eagle-Owl (Budo orientalis). Dark-winged Buzzard (Leucopternis scotoptera). Levaillant’s Darter (Plotus levaillanti). Black-capped Bittern (Butorides atricapilla). Javan Adjutant (Leptoptilus javanicus). Bewick’s Swan (Cygnus bewicki). Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola). Common Snipe (Gallinago media). Puffin (Fratercula arctica). REPTILES. Horsfield’s Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldi). Matamata Terrapin (Chelys matamata). Vivacious Snake (Tachymenis vivaz). Black-headed Snake (Homalocranion melanocephalum) Long-banded Snake (Tropidonotus vittatus). Hog-nosed Snake (Heterodon platyrhinos). D’Orbigny’s Snake (Heterodon d’orbignyi). Four-rayed Snake (Elaphis quaterradiatus) . Cananina Snake (Spilotes pecilostoma). Plumbeous Snake (Oxyrrhopus plumbeus). Copper-head Snake (Cenchris contortriz). 29 The following is a List of the Donors and their several Donations for the year 1878. Adcock, Dr. Two Macaque Monkeys. Alexander, Col. W. R. One Punjaub Wild Sheep. Allen, J. Mason, Esq. One Brown Bear. Amslie, Miss. One Brazilian Caracara. Andrade, J. da Costa, Esq. One Crowned Eagle. Annesley, Col. A. L., F.Z.S. Two Red-vented Bulbuls. Ansdell, C. W., Esq. One Red Deer, one Common Fox. ' Arabin, Mrs., F.Z.S. Two Black-crested Cardinals, one American Thrush, one Green Glossy Starling, one White-eared Bulbul, one Californian Quail. Ayling, Capt. T. One Vulpine Phalanger. Badger, Dr. G. S. One Banded Ichneumon, two Crested Porcupines. Banks, Edward, Esq. Two Common Cormorants. Barclay, Miss. One Palm-Squirrel. Barker, D. W., Jun., Esq. One Laughing Kingfisher, one Black Wallaby. Barthrop, Mrs. One Javan Parrakeet. Batterbee, R. C., Esq. Three Reddish Finches, one Lineated Finch, one Guttural Finch, one Tropical Seed-Finch, one Plum- _ beous Finch. Baxter, Mrs. One Rhesus Monkey. Baylis, W. H., Esq. One Common Otter, Beagle, E. J., Esq. One Vulpine Phalanger, 30 Beck, T., Esq. - One Macaque Monkey. Bell, W. D., Esq. One Common Boa. Bennet, James, Esq. One Green Monkey. Bennett, G. Lyon, Esq. One Ceylon Jungle-fowl, two Ring-necked Pheasants, one Grey Francolin. Benson, Capt. One Sykes’s Monkey. Blackley, F. T., Esq. One Banded Ichneumon. Blumenthal, A., Esq. One Common Kestrel. Bottrell, Henry, Esq. One Garden’s Night-Heron. Boyd, E. L., Esq. Three Green Tree-Frogs. Braybrooke, Lord, F.Z.S. One Common Cormorant, three Summer Ducks. Bridgett, R., Esq. One Geoffroy’s Cat. Brough, F. 8. B., Esq. One Common Crow. Broughton, D. L., Esq. One Laughing Kingfisher. Brown, Archibald, Esq. Four Paradise Whydah-birds, one Pin-tailed Whydah- bird, three Grenadier Weaver-birds, two Hooded Finches. Brownlow, Earl, F.Z.S. One Barbel. Bryant, R., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Buckland, F., Esq., F.Z.8. Two Common Cormorants, one Common Adder. Burke, Commander. One Beatrix Antelope. Caffin, Crawford, Esq., Lieut. R.N. One Great Kangaroo, two Laughing Kingfishers. Calthrop, E., Esq. One Squirrel Monkey. sil Canning, Hon. A.8.G., F.Z.8. . Two Black-winged Peafowls. Capstick, J. W., Esq., F.Z.S. One Herring-Gull. Carazo, M. A. Gonzalez. Two Black-faced Spider Monkeys, two Rufous-vented Guans. Careless, G. D., Esq. One Common Cuckoo. Carew, Capt. Pole. One Macaque Monkey. Carr, E., Esq. One King Parrakeet. Carter, F., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Cartwright, W. J. E., Esq. Two Long-legged Buzzards. Chadwick, Major. Two European Lynxes. Chittenden, Dr. J. F., C.M.Z.S. One Brazilian Tree-Porcupine. Clarke, A., Esq. Six Herring-Gulls, Clarke, Capt. One Bonnet-Monkey. Clayton, E., Esq. One Common Marmoset, one Pinche Monkey. Cocks, A. H., Esq. Two Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Coke, Capt. W. L. Two Chacma Baboons. Colam, J., Esq., F.Z.S. : One Common Swan. Collingwood, Mrs. Two Crested Guinea-fowls. Colman, J., Esq., C.M.Z.S. One Red-crested Touracou, one Cape Zorilla. Cooper, J. A., Esq. Two Greater Spotted Woodpeckers. Cornély, Mons. J. M., C.M.Z.S. One Hybrid Guinea-fowl, two Prairie-Marmots. Cossback, J. W., Esq. One Hawk’s-billed Turtle. 32 Cottenham, the Countess of. Two Black-eared Marmosets. Cotton, Capt. F. One Striped Hyzena, one Egyptian Fox, Crochett, E. A. B., Esq. Two Laughing Kingfishers. Curtis, Samuel, Esq. One Green Monkey. Dalrymple, Capt. One Three-striped Paradoxure. Dalrymple, Sir Hew, Bart. Six Common Guillemots. Davies, D., Esq., R.N. One White-fronted Capuchin. Davies, W., Esq. One Common Barn-Owl. Davis, Messrs. E. and W. H. One Woodcock. Davis, Miss. One Rhesus Monkey. Dent, A., Esq. One Bornean Fireback. Denyssen, Mr. Justice. Four Egyptian Geese. Donaldson, Robert, Esq. Two Common Marmosets. Easson, Capt. One Common Jackal. Eccles, Capt. W. H. Two Black Swans. Enoch, Mr. One Macaque Monkey. Farmer, J., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Feilden, Lieut.-Col. Two Macaque Monkeys. Filliter, Capt. C. F. One Campbell’s Monkey. Fisher, C. H., Esq. One Many-zoned Hawk. Fisk, Rev. G. H. R., C.M.Z.S. Two Leopard-Tortoises, one Rhomb-marked Snake, one Aurora Snake, three Rufescent Snakes, two Radiated Tortoises, one Hoary Snake, one Hissing Sand-Snake, one Ring-hals Snake, 33 Floyer, F. A., Esq., F.Z.S. One Caspian Ouaran. Forbes, A. C., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Fowler, Charles, Esq. One Oriental Eagle-Owl. Fredericks, Mr. George. One Common Fox. Garrett, G. H., Esq. Two Mandrills, one Ocellated Monitor, one Green Monkey, two Common Chameleons. Gedge, W. H., Esq. One Pig-tailed Monkey. Gee, —, Esq. One Nightingale. Giglioli, Prof., C.M.Z.S. Six Brown Tritons. Gould, J., Esq. Three Guinea-pigs. Graham, C., Esq. One Mexican Deer. Greenwood, J., Esq. One Green Tree-Frog. Hance, T., Esq. One Slow Loris, three Common Cranes. Hancock, Hon. H. J. Burford. One Short-tailed Capromys. Hands, H., Esq. One Green Monkey. Harris, Miss. Two Vinaceous Turtle Doves, one Greek Land- Tortoise. Harte, Madame. One Common Squirrel. Hatcher, W. H., Esq. Two Black Rats. Hawtayne, G. H., Esq., C.M.Z.S. One Golden Agouti, two South-American Rat-Snakes, one Chequered Elaps, one Tiger-Bittern. Henderson, Capt. One Hawk’s-billed Turtle. Heyworth, Master R. C. One Toque Monkey. 34 Hinde, Mr. F. One Bonnet-Monkey. Hole, Mrs. A. A. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Howard, Percy, Esq. One Suricate. Howes, Capt. E. J. One Two-spotted Paradoxure. Hunter, Capt. F. M., B.C.S. Two Beisa Antelopes. Huntly, Dr. J. One Savigny’s Eagle-Owl. Hyde, R. M., Esq. One Red-billed Tree-Duck, one Scarlet Ibis. Ikin, J., Esq. One White-cheeked Capuchin. Thiffe, J. A., Esq. Three Rufous Tinamous. Inglis, R. W., Esq. Two Persian Gazelles. Irby, Col., F.Z.S. One Common Adder. Jackson, Miss M. Two Red-faced Weaver-birds, one Chestnut-bellied Finch, two Common Redpoles, two Canary Finches. Jaedecke, Mr. F. W. One Wood-Owl. Jameson, J. B., Esq. One Grey Ichneumon. Jameson, J. S., Esq. One Bacha Eagle. Jamrach, Mr. A. H. One Bronze Fruit-Pigeon. Johnson, C. F., Esq. Six Goldfinches, one Common Chameleon. Jolliffe, Mrs. Hylton. Two Undulated Grass-Parrakeets, one Saffron Finch. Jones, Edward, Esq. One Common Roe. Jones, G. H., Esq. Two Barbel. Jones, Heywood, Esq., F.Z.S. One Japanese Wolf, 35 Kendall, Mrs. . - Seven Bankiva Jungle-fowls. Kenny, W. C., Esq. One Black-faced Spider-Monkey. King, Capt. One Brazilian Tortoise, one Red-and-yellow Macaw. King, G. H., Esq. One Common Sole. Kirk, Mrs. One African Leopard. Ladbury, G. E., Esq. One Common Magpie, one Jackdaw. Lancelott, F., Esq. One Common Gull. Landseer, T., Esq. Two Herring-Gulls. Lawder, F. E., Esq. Four Green Lizards. Lawrence, Rev. H. F. B. One Banded Ichneumon. Lewis, L. E., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Liardet, J. E., Esq. One Wood-Owl. Lilford, Lord, F.Z.S. Two Aisculapian Snakes, two Lacertine Snakes, one Horse-shoe Snake, one Leopardine Snake, one Dark- green Snake, one Four-rayed Snake, one Vivacious Snake, one Spanish Blue Magpie, three Great Bustards. Lloyd, J., Esq. q One Collared Peccary. Lockley, E. H., Esq. One Grivet Monkey. Loveless, Mr. C. Two Macaque Monkeys. Mackie, W., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. M‘Intosh, J., Esq. Two Spotted Ichneumons. Mandeville, Viscount. One Common Adder. Marks, V., Esq. Two Common Buzzards. 36 Marrett, Rev. E. L. One Macaque Monkey. Marryat, Miss G. E. One Green Monkey. Marshall, W. G., Esq. Two Prairie-Marmots, two Leconte’s Rattlesnakes, one Cross Fox. Marx, Capt. One Common Swan. Massey, J. D., Esq. One Lion. Middleton, R. M., Esq. One Black Rat. Milward, George, Esq. One Green Monkey. Moir, Capt. J. One Black-faced Spider Monkey, one Common Boa, one West-Indian Rail, one Black Tortoise, one Ocelot. Momber, A., Esq. : One Passerme Owl. Monteiro, J. J., Mrs. Two Cape Zorillas. Moss, T., Esq. ‘ Two Egyptian Gazelles. Murray, Capt. J. One Brown Mynah, one Pied Mynah, one Indranee Owl, one Himalayan Bear, one Indian Crow. Neil, J. M., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Newman, W. H., Esq. One White-handed Gibbon, one Brown Monkey. Nixon, Col. One Persian Gazelle, one Goliath Heron. Nixon, G. E. P., Hsq., M.D. One Burrowing-Owl. O’Donoghue, T. H., Esq. One Common Coot. Painter, Dr. F., F.Z.S. One Hog-nosed Snake, one Copper-head Snake. Palmer, Miss E. One Macaque Monkey. Palmer, 8., Esq. One Malayan Bear. 37 Papillon, F., Esq. One Greek Partridge. Parish, F., Esq. Three Common Rheas. Parker, Mrs. One Crested Ground-Parrakeet. Parr, J. Charlton, Esq. One Hybrid Duck. Parsons, Mr. Two Dace, one Eel. Patey, Madame. One Grivet Monkey. Pauli, Major Newton. Two Black Francolins, one Chukar Partridge. Payne, Mrs. One Spotted Ichneumon. ‘Pearson, J. G., Esq. Four Cunningham’s Skinks. Phillips, Capt. Two Small-scaled Mastigures. Philpot, E. J., Esq. Two Canadian Geese. Pitt, Mrs. One Goffin’s Cockatoo, Portocalis, N., Esq. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Potier, H., Esq. One Grison. Price, R. J. L., Esq., F.Z.S. Seven Water-Ouzels. Pryer, Harry, Esq. One Japanese Wild Dog. Pym, F., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Pyne, Mr. W. One Spotted Ichneumon. Rice and A. H. Jamrach, Messrs. One Robben-Island Snake. Rigg, W., and Curtiss, J., Messrs. One Secretary Vulture. Riley, A., Esq. One Common Fox. Ripley, Rev. W. N. One Mona Monkey. 38 Ritchie, J., Esq. One White-backed Piping Crow. Rogers, F. A., Esq. One Goffin’s Cockatoo. Russ, Mrs. One Common Peafowl. Russell, Lord Arthur, M.P., F.Z.S. Two Green Tree-Frogs, one Spotted Salamander. Ruston, W., Esq. One Leadbeater’s Cockatoo. Saltoun, Lord, F.Z.S8. One Common Badger. Salvin, Capt. F. H. Two Hooded Crows, one Water-Rail. Sargeant, Miss A. Three Bullfinches. Sass, E. E., Esq. One Common Paradoxure, one Common Hedgehog. Saville, Philip, Esq. One Stump-tailed Lizard. Sclater, Master B. L. Four Common Newts, one Smooth Newt. Sclater, Master G. L. Eight Common Sticklebacks. Sclater, Master W. L. One Sand-Lizard. Scratton, W. H., Esq. One Hobby. Scrutton, A., Esq. One Mexican Deer. Seyd, R., Esq., F.Z.S. One Black-backed J ackal, two Gbnien Carp. Sharpe, S., Esq. One Common Fox. Shaw, Capt. W. Otho N One Green-winged Dove. Shaw, Mr. G. A One Yellow Baboon, two Ring-tailed Lemurs. Simmonds, W. H., Esq. One Red-beaked Weaver-bird. Smith, Capt. J. One Green Turtle. Smith, J., Esq. One Common Jackal. 39 Smith, H., Esq. One Common Snake. Spicer, W. W., Esq. One Common Chameleon. Squires, A. G. Lytton, Esq. One Green Monkey. St. Aubyn, W. M., Esq. One Black-eared Marmoset. Stanley, W. K., Esq. One Common Snipe, one Short-eared Owl. Statter, Miss A. One Indian Gazelle. Stradling, Dr. A. One Common Boa, one Azara’s Fox. Strauch, Dr. A., C.M.Z.S. Four Horsfield’s Tortoises. Sultan of Zanzibar, H.H. The One Beisa Antelope. Tait, W. E., Esq., C.M.Z.8. One Passerine Owl. Tennant, Mrs. One Leadhbeater’s Cockatoo. Thompson, D’Arcy, Esq. Two Rock-Sparrows. Thompson, J. H., Esq., C.M.Z.8. Three Alligator Terrapins. Thompson, Messrs. J. H. and B. H. One Common Badger. Thompson and Gough, Messrs. One Common Seal. Thompson, S., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. _ Thompson, W., Esq. One Water-Rail, one Common Cormorant. Thomson, Mr. A. Four Reeves’s Terrapins. Toogood, F. B., Esq. One Common Fox. Torpey, J., Esq. One Wood-Owl. Tranchell, Mrs. One Toque Monkey. Trelawny, Esq. Two Mandarin Ducks, 40 Tubbs, Robt., Esq., F.Z.S. One Indian Leopard. Turner, Miss. One Passerine Owl. Twining, G. W., Esq. One Vervet Monkey. Upcher, H. M., Esq., F.Z.S. One Short- toed Kagle. Verner, W., Esq. One Solitary Thrush, one Horse-shoe Snake. Vincent, Prof. C. M., E.GS., F.R.G.S. One Prairie-Wolf. Vivian, Hon. H. C., H.B.M. Cons’l-General, Cairo. Two Ostriches. Walcot, Mrs. One Rhesus Monkey. Walker, Mrs. Leslie. One Ae ei Chevrotain, one Javan Chevrotain. Waller, E. 8., Esq. Two Squirrel-like Phalangers. Walters, Robt., Esq., F.Z.S. One Pine-Marten. Warrington, A., Esq. One Brown Capuchin, one Daubenton’s Curassow. Waterhouse, Capt. E. One Macaque Monkey. Webb, W., Esq. One Arabian Gazelle. Wharton, C. B., Esq., F.Z.S. One Wood-Owl. Wharton, H., Esq. One Wood-Owl, one Blue-and-yellow Macaw. Whately, Dr., R.N. One Macaque Monkey. Whitehead, Dr. Byron. One Blue-fronted Amazon. Whitmarsh, H. B., Esq. One Ocelot. Whyley, Mark, Esq. One Arabian Gazelle. Wickenden, F., Esq. One Rufous Rat- Kangaroo. Wiener, A. F., Esq. One Hybrid. Kaleege. 41 Wigram, C. Hampden. One Emu. Wilkinson, Rev. S. R., F.Z.S. Two Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Willatt, Henry, Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Williams, J., Esq. One Green Monkey. Wilson, C. Rivers, Esq., C.B. Two Secretary Vultures. Wilson, G., Esq. One White-whiskered Paradoxure. Wilson, T., Esq. One Caspian Terrapin. Witte, J. C., Esq. One Horned Lizard. ‘ Wood, C., Esq. Two Arabian Baboons. Wood, J. F., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Woodforde, Dr. A. P. One Arabian Baboon. Wooler, J. W., Esq. One White-eared Bulbul. Wormald, W., Esq. Two White-crested Touracous. Wright, E., Esq. One Malbrouck Monkey. Wright, H., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Wyatt, Commander. One Barn-Owl. Wylde, W. H., Esq. One Lion, one Patas Monkey. Wynn, Hon. C. H. Two Brown Coatis. Yeomans, Mrs. George. One Green Monkey. Young, J., Esq. One Jay. 42 Conclusion. In concluding their fiftieth Report, the Council think they may assure the Fellows that, although they are not able to give such a favourable account of every part of the Society’s affairs as on some former occasions, there seems to be no cause for apprehension. 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Liabilities ioe 5 ic. xs ss u Seale 8 11, “Oitice, Hanover Sages. |. i awdedt. Gees sa es coe 9 dy Aestension: Of PReMusOS ie. pots css wo a + Sok eee 9 DT NCIENtUACMECtINOS «1. aseccue « crcusuner aire cveye re nein 10 3. Semntifie Publications vashEv sh. cee gowns dg bine =e 10 BE A OPAEY ce solv sss « - << eens oo os ome ee a i, Gardens, hepent’s Park: recta: f+ sie as sas salen 18 1, Buildings and Works; epan ss... +. . 24s seeee 18 2. Btattat the Gardens 1; Serpe «i ts. 0 6... + cone ee 20 SVISILOES e's cls sss se ee oe + +e 21 A, Foolopiea) Lectures .. Hitec «oe. vis «> cee ee ae 22 5, Prosector’s Departmonttgeies +... c'ss ss aes ole 22 G: Menagerie... .\:. si: Sgr www ee see 23 List of Species new to the Collection exhibited in the Society’s Gardens in the year 1879........ 24 List of Animals which were bred in the Gardens of the Society in 1S7iiepiewes «° s' <0 cree - 25 List of Donors and Donations ................ 27 WON CUSTOM aes cele tsa, a: 5, 640 PERI bai ovo ecerorisce erst ole suaeens 39 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. April 29, 1880. Tue Council have the pleasure of submitting for the approbation of the Fellows their fifty-first Annual Report upon the progress of the Society. This, in accordance with previous Reports, is divided into three heads, the first of which relates to the General Condition of the Society and its Finances, the second to the business transacted at the Office in Hanover Square, and the last to the state of the Gardens in the Regent’s Park. I. GENERAL CONDITION OF THE SOCIETY. 1. STATE OF THE ROLL oF MEMBERS. a. Fellows. The number of Fellows and Fellows Elect at the close of the year 1879 amounted to 3364. Of these there were :— Compounders who have jor 51/0 Sr fl Ditto ditto cou. . . 849 Compositions remitted . . . .. .. 19 Paying annual contributionsof £2. . . 60 Ditto ditto oa) ' 2299 eR «lw ee A ee AO Admission-fees unpaid. . . . . . . 26 3364 The state of the Society during the past Ten years, as regards the number of its Ordinary Members, is given in the subjoined Table. A2 4 Comparative Statement of Elections, Deaths, Resignations, and Removals during the past Ten years, with the number of Fellows at the end of each Year. a Died. Resigned. Removed. HO Pet eet 3s a Pr: ea aR PMO Se Years.| 24 Compounders. | Subscribers.) Subscribers. ‘a oe Subscribers. |.2 ay rgS 225 ai vecxe| op |cae | GS Bl. Tg, Veale Bes fe | £20. | £20. fitted) £2 | #3 | £2 | £3. op) £2. | £3. 3 blo 46 Gap aeoe|. ON ea Nie... 6 a | mena | 4 ca) ee ee 1871.| 163 4 8 ten 10 38 1 48 eee 2 26 vee (187 3047 1872.) 185 5 7 2 11 38 2 a0) 21 62 14 |182 8050 1873. | 216 5 7 ase 38 34 2 1 + 93 3173 1874. | 221 7 6 1 8 60 33 74 8 |197 3197 1875.| 180 8 16 8 57 36 | oa 1l {186 3241 1876.) 224 9 28 4 63 49 1 Ror 154 3311 1877. | 228 3 23 9 63 ves 20 eee on 58 6 |182 3358 1878.| 176 6 2 5 52 1 40 1 ec ce 1 /118 3416 1879.| 145 9 17 7 46 one 54 ites 20 50 6 |189 3364 A slight decrease in the total number of Members is thus shown after a long period of increase. This is attri- butable, in the first place, to the number of new Members elected in 1879 having been rather less than the average (145 against 176 in 1878), and, secondly, to the number of resignations and removals for non-payment of subscrip- tions having been rather greater than usual. The Council believe that this temporary check in the Society’s progress is solely attributable to the effects of the general depression that universally prevailed during the past year. b. Corresponding, Foreign, and Honorary Menibers. Thirteen Corresponding Members were elected during 1879, namely :— Dr. John Dean Caton, of Ottawa, Illinois, U.S.A. Frederick E. Cobb, Esq., Colonial Manager of the Falk- land Islands Company, Stanley, Falkland Islands. W. A. Conklin, Esq., Director of the Central Park Mena- gerie, New York, U.S.A. John Colman, Esq., of St. Paul de Loanda, Angola, West Africa. ; George Dundas, Esq., C.M.G., St. Vincent, West Indies. Theodore Hance, Esq., of Chinkiang, China. William Hume Hart, Esq., Colonial Surgeon, Sierra Leone. ~ 9] Dr. J. Huntly, of the Indian Telegraph Office, Bushire, Persian Gulf. Capt. George C. Musters, R.N., H.B.M. Consul, Mozam- bique. Harry a Esq., of Yokohama, Japan. Louis Schwendler, Esq., Superintendent Electrician to the Government of India, Calcutta. George A. Shaw, Hsq., of Betsileo, Madagascar. Professor J. B. Steere, of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.A. Three Foreign Members were elected to fill vacancies during the same period, namely :— Prof. Carl Gegenbaur, of Heidelberg. Prof. Johannes Japetus Smith Steenstrup, of Copenhagen. Dr. Alexander Strauch, Director of the Imperial Museum, St. Petersburg. One Honorary Member only was elected in 1879, namely :— His Excellency The Right Hon. Edward Robert, Lord Lytton, G.C.B., Governor-General of India. 2, STATE OF THE FINANCES. a. Income. As might have been anticipated, looking to the universal depression in all matters of business which continued to prevail during the greater part of 1879, and which has been already alluded to as affecting the number of new Members elected, and to the rainy weather, which inter- fered with the Garden-receipts, the Income of the Society for the past year again shows a decrease, although not one of a serious character. The total Receipts for 1879 were £26,463 3s. 6d., against a corresponding sum of £27,944 6s. 1ld. for 1878. The difference (£1481 3s. 5d.) is mainly due to the falling off in the Garden-receipts, which were less by £1300 19s. in 1879 than in1878. But the Council have nlo reason to believe that this decrease is to be regarded otherwise than as of a temporary character, entirely attributable to the cause above mentioned. That this is the case is fully evidenced by the more favourable 6 state of the Garden-receipts during the first months of the present year, The subjoined Table gives a comparison of the various heads of Income for 1879, with the corresponding amounts for the previous year :— 1878, 1879. Increase. | Decrease. Admission Fees :— £ tad £ e@ PPBBb evens sreivuccmi aca nncairen 110i ge FG 110 0 IPTOROM Gienaincsecedeceas iss pas 705 0 O| 585 0 Annual Subscriptions :— BAU ei erecvspaynancassupessmcand 33 0 0 66 0 Present 6,620 5 0| 6,550 9 Future 81 0 0 78 0 Compositions .... 840 0 0} 900 0 Ivory Tickets .0...s.ccceaee 6413 0 41 10 Admissions to Gardens .. w+ {16,516 6 0/15,215 7 Garden Sales............cssesscceseses 746 6 3) 401 9 Rent for Refreshment-rooms ...| 963 8 4] 1,223 1 Rent for Premises in Oxford BTC pintsthoncsasronciisersoerexess 300 0 0} 300 0 Publications ....... 2 887 18 0] 881 8 Dividends .......... ave 64 18 11 74 8 Miscellaneous 4111S 36 9 ) 27,944 6 11/26,4638 3 6 387 0 5! 1,868 3 10 IDOCLGAKE: vevvecsaseviavs |assssccorsecnncone 1,481 3 5] Ded. Iner. 387 0 5 27,944 NG RUIDTGSA (GIT |. ccasescsvecsee 1,481.8 5 Adding to the Income of 1879 the balance (£754 14s. 11d.) carried forward from 1878, we find the total amount of £27,217 18s. 5d. available for the expenditure of the year. b. Expenditure. This amount was disposed of in the following manner :— The sum of £23,908 6s. 1d. was required for the ordi- nary expenditure of the year. The extraordinary expen- diture during the same period amounted to £1238 11s. 1d. The sum of £1000 was paid to Messrs. Drummond on account of their mortgage on the Society’s House and Premises. This left a balance at the Society’s Bankers, on the 31st of December last, of £1071 1s. 3d., which was carried forward for the benefit of the present year. The subjoined Table gives the various items of expen- diture of 1879, and a comparison of each of them with the corresponding amount paid in 1878 :— 7 Expenditure of Increase. | Decrease. 1878. £ vahed,. Arrears of previous years ......... 3,710 3 2 Rent, Rates, Taxes, and Insu- PAMEG! SoscesSetexch teeecAreedtanwnviien 942 11 2 Salaries, Wages, and Pensions...| 5,501 16 2 Cost and Carriage of Animals ...| 1,008 6 9 IPFOVISIONS: «7 .encv0c0an- acc peveesdavecssy 4,249 13 : Menagerie Expenses . | 4 Keepers’ Dresses ............s00s0000+ L 6 Works, Repairs, and Materials. 2,622 15 5 MRE ON Scone. dch st cngeskestsaceoeks | 956 9 5 Garden Expense3............0.:000+ | 85217 1 Band Expenses ................0ss0000+ 22418 3 Advertisements...............:0000000+ 16118 7 House and Office Expenses ...... | 564 2 8 Stationery and Account Books... 63 0 0 Printing (Miscellaneous) ...... .. | 418 0 9 iblications ..........ssccecccsverssee| 2090 4 9 Library Expenses.............0.00+06+ | 281 8 0 Returned Subscriptions ............ | 48 2 0 Cost of Medals ...................0066+ | 1011 6 Grant in aid of Science ............. 50 0 0 0 Expenditure of Davis Bequest...) 64 18 11 74 8 Interest on Mortgage Debt...) 39218 9! 36210 0). 40 8 9 27,266 15 925,146 17 2 986 18 0} 3,106 16 7 Decrease ...cccscececeee fenctadeecaccactock | 2,119 18 7| Ded. Incr. 986 18 0 (27,266 ES) “DQG ABE Ue Ollie cscs coneveccess 2,119 18 7 Ordinary Expenditure ............ 125,048 1 6193,908 6 L].....csseseae. 1,139 15 5 Extraordinary ditto .......cccee SGV ES case PENT ee vecceecn tes 980 3 2 27,266 15 9)/25,146 17 2').....csececsseeees 2,119 18 7 It will be observed that the decrease of expenditure effected in 1879 amounted altogether to £2119 18s. 7d., being a sum considerably in excess of the falling off in the Income (£1481 3s. 5d.). Of this decrease, £1139 15s. 5d. took place in the ordinary expenditure, and £980 3s. 2d. in the extraordinary expenditure of the Society. The extraordinary expenditure consisting mainly of the sums devoted to new works and buildings and to other special undertakings, is of course completely under control; but it is more difficult to reduce the ordinary charges for keeping up the Society’s large establishment ; and the Council trust that the economies effected in this department, without, as they believe, any material sacrifice of efficiency, will be satisfactory to the Fellows. The Extraordinary Expenditure paid in 1879 consisted of the following items :— Buildings : £3 a Raising House at Hanover Square an additional story (Giefuennin)) Se@pos web os Seer SA cc 200 0 0 Works in the Gardens : oP asses rgte aw OFK-ANEM "sip ts ake sisis v's eiateriala¢ sir o% 210 0 0 Slip on Canal-bank .........sssceeseees 207 19 11 AvISGEEOTUIINES elas ie atels/sieiale'o «(eter = Solana. 295 2 1 Walks &c. adjoining ........... cee se 240 4k — 758,29; &2 Scientific Publications : ‘List of Animals,’ 7th edition........ceeseesseeseee 230° 1 11 Grant in aid of Zoological Science: Zoological-Record Association .isssseeeveeeeenes ‘is ROOMAO 0 £1238 11 1 References will be made to these items in subsequent portions of the Report. c. Assets and Liabilities. The Assets and Liabilities of the Society on the 31st of December 1879 were as follow :— ASSETS. | Arrears of ow | e Cash. Total. Previous | Current Property. z 4 | | Years. Year. | }\£na/£a.d| £3 a|/ £54) £ « d,| | Cash atthe Banker's, ............ | sessscessens [roterneesesseece> 1071 2 3) 10m 3} !Davis Trust - fund) | (invested in South- | / Western 4 per Cent. Preference ee 2 Eee Sock) poecterece=-hecl cbecanenes Z il pbacteacmmeeed Ba 0) G12. cccceseom nae P | Freehold Premises | eereeeseneee Ee espe een 0). 20) || 50, o sen cnename 24,205 0 0) Ae ea oie 01009 DINERS. 3: Bea 322 0 0 Ivory Tickets ...... 9 DO 6 6 Qorssseersneeesns seternes vat | 1515 0 Publication Sales.... 16 4 6293 17 T..seeeeecesesssee-[esererteneneees | 310 2-1 Garden Sales ...... | PASI OW SD (OF Meerctncccecn0s5:|ss-cnscnoneeher | 104 7 2 Rent for Freehold | ; | Premises «++... (ares / 75 0 0) BS hol shia sists os [eco ddeeweee | 7 0 0 =. ae Sar | és 11 6675 12 926,143 9 6 1071 1 328,051 15 0) UE ESEE 5. ERE a LIABILITIES. | Debts. | | Bills, &c., estimated at— rr be 0 one As, | For the Gardens, say .........sscsssescsenese 985 11 8 Office Bary, tyseereca. > sepeee aarp 460 14 10 ——_————| 1446 6 6 | Rent and Taxes unpaid— Hor the Gardens, say -..se..:sceerssesessees Lobe? ules DES SAV: Ssascanpaoes oonsnaatentsane 7 ae a | —— 172 10 10| Messrs. Drummond, Mortgage Debt ..........cscceeee leccceseseteeenees 8000 0 0 | Messrs, Aldin and Sons, Balance of Contracts ...... |ecee.ccceeseeeees 341 5 0 | | ——_| | 9,960 2 4| The amount paid for the freehold of the Society’s premises (No. 11 Hanover Square and No. 3144 Oxford Street) was £22,225. To this amount must be added the value of the lease of the Hanover-Square portion held by the Society, which, at the time of the purchase, was esti- mated to be £1500, making the total value of the freehold at the date of the purchase £23,725. To this sum, in order to arrive at the total value of the freehold, an addi- tion (of £225) is made annually in respect of the increas- ing value of the premises in Oxford Street, the lease of which will run out altogether about 2 years hence. II. OFFICE, 11 Hanover Square. 1. ExtTension oF Premises. The pressing want of further accommodation in the Li- brary, which is much resorted to by such members of the Society as are working in different departments of Zoo- logy, has been more than once adverted to in previous Reports. The freehold of the Society’s House having been acquired by the Society, there remained no objection to spending money on its improvement. The Council ac- cordingly entered into a contract with Messrs. Aldin and 10 Sons, in August last, to put a new upper story on the house and make other slight improvements, at a total cost of £541 5s. Of this sum £200 was paid last year, and charged to the extraordinary expenditure of 1879, while the remainder has been paid since the commencement of the present year. The additional accommodation thus provided has ren- dered the back room on the second floor available for the use of readers, and has also given ample space for additions to the library in the new large room on the upper story. At the same time the opportunity has been taken of paint- ing and repointing the whole outer front of the Society’s Office. 2. ScrenTIFIC MEETINGS. To the thirteen meetings for the despatch of scientific business held in the Society’s Rooms in Hanover Square in 1879, 144 communications were made. Of these, 100 were from Fellows, 1 from a Foreign Member, and 24 from Corresponding Members of the Society. The remaining 19 papers were from individuals not belonging to the Society, and were communicated to it by the Secretary or by other Members. The corresponding number of com- munications in the year 1878 was 160. These communications were submitted to the Committee of Publication, by whom the following orders were made respecting them. Seven were ordered to be printed entire in the ‘ Transactions’ of the Society, and 99 in the ‘ Pro- ceedings,’ such illustrations being in each case allowed as the Committee considered necessary for the purpose. Of the remaining communications, abstracts or extracts were considered to be sufficient for publication. 3. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. The volume of the Society’s ‘ Proceedings’ for 1879, which is now on the table, contains 868 pages, illustrated by 64 (mostly coloured) plates. Four Parts of the Society’s ‘ Transactions’ were issued during the year 1879, namely :— Vou. X. Part X. (February, 1879). Notes on the Fins of Elasmobranchs, with Considera- tions on the Nature and Homologues of Vertebrate Limbs. 11 By St. George Mivart, F.R.S., V.P.Z.S. (with six plates and six woodcuts). Vou. X. Part XI. (February, 1879). On the Mechanism of the Odontophore in certain Mol- lusca. By Patrick Geddes (with three coloured plates). On the Hearts of Ceratodus, Protopterus, and Chimera, with an Account of undescribed Pocket Valves in the Conus arteriosus of Ceratodus and of Protopterus. By E. Ray Lankester, M.A., F.R.S. (with two plates). Vou. X. Parr XII. (June, 1879). Observations on the Uraniide, a Family of Lepido- pterous Insects, with a Synopsis of the Family and a Monograph of Coronidia, one of the Genera of which it is composed. By J. O. Westwood, M.A., F.L.S. (with four plates). Vou. X. Parr XIII. (October, 1879). Supplementary Notes on the Curassows now or lately living in the Society’s Gardens. By P. L. Sclater, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S., Secretary to the Society (with seven coloured Plates). This Part completes the Tenth Volume of the Society’s Quarto ‘Transactions,’ and with it is given the Contents and Index of the tenth volume. A new edition of the List of Animals in the Gardens was also prepared and issued in 1879. Since the commencement of the present year one more part of ‘ Transactions’ has been issued, and three others (containing all the remaining papers ordered for publica- tion in the ‘Transactions’ up to the end of 1879) are in a forward state. 4, LIBRARY. The Library, under the superintendence of Mr. F. H. Waterhouse, the Society’s Librarian, has been kept in good order during the past year, and, now that the addi- tional space so long required has been provided, better accommodation will be given to readers. The new Library Catalogue is printed and is now ready for distribution. The sum of £326 18s. 2d. was devoted to the purchase of new zoological works in 1879. 12 Some of the most important additions to the Society’s Library, purchased since the last anniversary, are the fol- lowing :— Anderson’s Two Expeditions to Western Yunnan. Curtis’s British Entomology. Dabry de Thiersant. Pisciculture en Chine, Eimers. Die Medusen. Entomological Magazine. Houghton’s British Freshwater Fishes. Hume and Marshall’s Game Birds of India, Burmah, and Ceylon. Keyserling’s Die Spinnen Amerikas. Kobelt’s Fauna Molluscorum extramarinorum Japonie. Pfeiffer’s Monographia Pneumonopomorum. Pfeiffer’s Monographia Heliceorum yiventium. Reeves’s Elements of Conchology. Sowerby’s Genera of Recent and Fossil Shells. Sowerby’s Conchological Manual. Swainson’s Selection of the Birds of Brazil and Mexico. Wilson’s Larvee of the British Lepidoptera. Wollaston’s Insecta Maderensia. Yarrell’s History of British Birds (2nd edition). The following is a list of the periodicals received in 1879 from the various Societies and Institutions with whom this Society is in correspondence. AMERICA. The Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. Bulletin, vol. y. nos. 8-16. Annual Report, 1878-79. The Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Sciences, Halifax. Proceedings and Transactions, vol. vy. part 1. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Proceedings, 1879. The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia. Proceedings, vol. xviii. no. 102. The Franklin Institute, Washington. Journal, 1879, The United States National Museum, Washington. Bulletin, Nos, 7-12. 13 The United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories, Washington. Bulletin, vol. v. nos. 1-3. AUSTRALASIA. The Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney. Proceedings, vol. iii. parts 2, 3, and 4. The New-Zealand Institute, Wellington. Transactions, vol, xi. BELGIUM. The Entomological Society of Belgium. Annales, tom. xxi. Compte-Rendu, 1879. The Royal Museum of Natural History, Brussels. Annales, tome ii, East InpIgs. The Royal Physical Society, Batavia. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift, deel xxxviii. The Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta. Proceedings, 1878, nos. 9 & 10; 1879, nos. 1-9. Journal, vol. xlvii. nos. 222-224; vol. xlviii. nos, 225-229, Geological Survey of India, Calcutta. Memoirs, ser. ii. part 4; ser. iv. part 5; ser. xii. part 1, and ser. xili. part 1. Records, vol, xii. parts 1-4. FRANCE. The Museum of Natural History, Paris. Nouyelles Archives, sér. 2, tome i. The Zoological Society of Acclimatation, Paris. Bulletin, January to December 1879, The Natural-History Society, Toulouse. Bulletin, année xii. fase. 2, 3 (1877-78), année xiii. (1878-79), fase. 1. GERMANY, The Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Berlin. Monatsbericht, 1879. Abhandlungen 1878-79, 14 The Society of Friends of Natural History, Berlin. Sitzungsbericht, 1878. The Senckenbergian Natural-History Society, Frankfort a. M. Bericht, 1878-79. The Zoological Society, Frankfort a. M. Der Zoologische Garten, Jahr, xx. 1879, 1-6. The German Malacological Society, Frankfort a. M. Jahrbiicher, 1879, Heft 1-4. The Society of Sciences, Gottingen. Abhandlungen, Band xxiv. The Natural-History Society, Halle. Abhandlungen, Band xiv. Bericht, Jahr 1877-78. The Medical and Natural-History Society, Jena. Jenaische Zeitschrift, Band xiii, Heft 1-4 and Supplement. The Academy of Metz. Mémoires, année 1878-79. The Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich. Sitzungsberichte, 1878, Heft 4; 1879, Heft 1-3. Abhandlungen, Band xiii. Abh. 2. The Imperial Academy of Sciences, Vienna. Sitzungsberichte, Band lxxvi. Heft 1-5. ——, Band lxxvii. Heft 1-5. Denkschriften, Band xxxix. Register zu den Biinden 65. bis 75, The Zoological and Botanical Society, Vienna. Verhandlungen, Bd. xviii. 1879. The Union of Natural History, Wiirttemberg. Wiirttembergische Jahreshefte, 1878, Heft 4; 1879, Heft 1. Great Britain AND IRELAND. The Royal Geological Society of Ireland, Dublin. Journal, new series, vol. v. part 1. Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh. Proceedings, Sessions 1876-78. 15 Royal Society of Edinburgh. Transactions, vol. xxviii. part 2. The Hull Royal Institution, Hull. Annual Report, &c., Session 1878-79. The Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society, Leeds. Annual Report for 1878-79. The Literary and Philosophical Society, Liverpool. Proceedings, no, xxxii. Session 1877-78, The Royal Society, London. Proceedings, vol. xxviii. nos. 192-194; vol. xxix. nos, 197-199, Philosophical Transactions, extra vol. clxix. part 2. Catalogue of Scientific Papers, vol. viii. 1879. The Linnean Society, London. Journal (Botany), vol. xvii. nos. 101-103. — (Zoology), vol. xiv. nos. 78-80. Transactions, 2nd ser. (Botany), vol. i. part 6. ——,, 2nd ser. (Zoology), vol. i. part 8. The Royal Geographical Society, London. Proceedings, vol. i. nos. 1-11. Journal, vol. xlviii. The Geological Society, London. Journal, vol. xxxy. parts 1-4. List of Fellows of the Society, 1879. The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London. - Proceedings, vol. viii. part 6; vol. ix. part 1. List of Fellows of the Society, 1878. The Royal United-Service Institution, London. Journal, nos. 99-103. The British Association for the Advancement of Science, London. Report for 1878, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, London. Journal, New Series, vol. xi. The Society of Arts, London. Journal, 1879, 16 The Royal Agricultural Society of England, London. Journal, vol. xy. parts 1, 2. The Entomological Society, London. Transactions, 1878, part 5; 1879, parts 1-4. The Quekett Microscopical Club, London. Journal, nos. 39-41. The Royal Society of Literature, London. Transactions, 2nd ser. vol. xii. part 1. The Public Free Libraries, Manchester. 27th Annual Report, 1878-79. The Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ Society, Norwich. Transactions, vol. ii. part 5. The Plymouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall Natu- ral-History Society, Plymouth. Annual Report and Transactions, vol. vii. part 1. The Museum, Library, and Park Committee, Salford. Annual Report, 1877-78 ; 1878-79. The Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro. Journal, nos. Xx., xxi. HOLLAND. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Amsterdam. Verslagen en Mededeelingen (Natuurkunde), tweede reeks, deel xii., xiii. ; (Letterkunde), tweede reeks, deel vii. Jaarboek, 1877. “Terhandelingen, deel xviii. The Dutch Society of Sciences, Haarlem. Archives Néerlandaises, tom. xiv. livr. 1-5. The Entomological Society of the Netherlands, The Hague. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, Jaargan 1878-79, afl. 1-4. ITALY. The Civic Museum of Natural History, Genoa. Annali, vol. xiii. (1878). The Natural-History Society, Modena. Annuario, ser. 2, anno xiii, fase. 1, 2, 17 The Royal Academy of the Lincei, Rome. Transunti, ser. 3, vol. iii. fase. 1-5. Memorie, ser. 3, vol. ii. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Turin. Atti, vol. xiv. Memorie, ser. 2. tomo XxX., XXXi, Bollettino, Anno xiii., 1878. PorTUGAL. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Lisbon. Journal, nos, 24—26 (1878-79). Russia. The Natural-History Society, Dorpat. Sitzungsherichte, Band y. Heft 1. The Imperial University, Kazan. Bulletin, 1878. The Imperial Society of Naturalists, Moscow. Bulletin, 1878, nos. 3, 4; 1879, nos, 1, 2. The Royal Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Bulletin, tome xxy. nos. 4, 5. Mémoires, 7° série, tome xxvi. nos. 5-11, The Entomological Society of Russia, St. Petersburg. Hore, tome xiy. 1878. SCANDINAVIA. v The Royal Danish Society of Sciences, Copenhagen. Oversigt, 1878, no. 2; 1879, no. 1. The Royal Norwegian University, Christiania. Forhandlingar, 1876-77. Enumeratio Insectorum Norvegicorum, fase. iv. Bidrag til Kundskaben om Norges Arktiske Fauna, i, Mollusca regionis arcticee Norvegie, SPAIN, The Spanish Natural-History Society, Madrid. Anales, tomo viii. cuaderno 1-3. 18 SwiTZERLAND. The Physical and Natural-History Society, Geneva. Mémoires, tome xxvi. part 2. The Natural-History Society, St. Gall. Bericht, 1877-78. The Natural-History Society, Zurich. Vierteljahrsschrift, Jahr. xxiii. 1878. Donations of Works, Memoirs, and Papers have also been received from :—Professor A. Agassiz; The Editors of the American Naturalist; Professor J. V. Barboza du Bocage ; W. T. Blanford, Iisq.; The Trustees of the British Museum; Dr. H. Burmeister; Messrs. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin; T. 8. Cobbold, Esq.; Monsieur Crosse; Professor James D. Dana; Dr. Anton Dohrn; D. G. Elliot, Esq.; The Museum Godeffroy ; Lt.-Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen ; H. Goss, Esq.; R. J. L. Guppy, Esq.; Dr. F. V. Hayden; John Hancock, Esq.; Dr. James Hector; The Government of India; The Trustees of the Indian Museum; C. J. Forsyth Major, Esq. ; H. C. M°Cook, Esq.; Monsieur E. Oustalet ; Professor Owen; Professor J. Reinhardt; A. M. Ross, Esq.; Alfred Sanders, Esq.; Monsieur H. E. Sauvage; P. L. Sclater, Esq.; H. G. Smith, Esq.; S. Stevens, Esq.; W. B. Tegetmeier, Esq.; Dr. H. Troschel; the University College of London; U.S. Commission of Fish and Fish- erles ; Professor J. D. Whitney; Dr. R. Wiedersheim ; Dr. Julius von Haast; Heer S. C. Snellen van Vollen- hoven. III. GARDENS, REGENT’S PARK. 1. Burnpings AND Works. In view of the falling-off of the Society’s Income con- sequent on the general depression so often alluded to, the Council thought it prudent to restrict, as far as possible, the outlay on new buildings in the Society’s Gardens in 1879. The amount spent in this way was only £758 9s. 2d., against £1368 14s. 3d. expended in a similar way in 1878. The items making up this amount were as follows :— 19 St, Sine New Iron work-shed. « ..-..s . 210 0 O Repairing slip on Canal-bank. . . 207 19 11 Re-erection of iron-and-glass house in North Gardens. . . - « «© « «© 295 1 Walks in North Gardens . .... 45 7 2 A large work-shed for the use of the painters and mechanics in winter and in bad weather has long been a much-needed addition to the Society’s establishment. A convenient site for it having been found in the eastern corner of the North Gardens, the Council, in the autumn of 1878, arranged for its erection by Messrs. Main, of Glasgow, at a contract-price of £210 Os. Od. This amount was paid in 1879 and charged to the extra- ordinary expenditure of that year. The building has been - found to answer the purpose for which it was intended in every way. The long-continued rains of the summer and autumn of 1879 caused a slip to appear on the north bank of the Canal, at the western extremity of the North Gardens. The Society having agreed with the Regent’s Canal Com- pany, when the bridge was built in 1872, to keep the north bank in order, were called upon by the Company to repair this slip. This the Council accordingly proceeded to do by taking out the slipped clay and burning it into ballast, which they considered to be a more economical plan than having the clay carted away, as a large quantity of ballast was required for the new road and paths in this part of the Gardens. After taking out about a third part of the slipped clay, it became evident, from the material which presented itself, that the slip was not a new one, but an old slip that had been imperfectly re- paired, and on inquiry it was found that such had been really the case. The Council accordingly gave orders that the repair of the slip should not be further proceeded with, leaving the question open for future arrangement between the Society and the Canal Company, who still maintain the Society’s liability. The expenditure on the repair of the slip in 1879 was £207 19s. 1ld., besides which the sum of £45 7s. 2d. was devoted to the new walks and roads in the North Gardens. B2 20 Great progress was also made in 1879 with the re- erection, in the North Gardens, near the north entrance, of the iron-and-glass building which formerly served as a second-class refreshment-room. With a slight addition at the back this will make a nice light building, which it is proposed to utilize during the present summer as a recep- tacle for the birds in the Parrot-house (which requires thorough repair), and afterwards to use either as an Aviary or as an Insectorium. The amount expended under this head in 1879 was £295 2s. 1d. The Military Band having now become a great attraction during the summer months, it has become advisable to provide a covered Band-stand. Mr. Charles Henry Gatty, of Felbridge Park, East Grinstead, Fellow of the Society, having intimated his wish to provide the necessary funds for this purpose, the Council have had great pleasure in accepting Mr. Gatty’s most liberal offer, and a new Band- stand is now in process of erection, as a present from Mr. Gatty to the Society, and will, it is expected, be ready for use before the usual season for the commencement of the Band. 2. STAFF. The permanent Staff of the Society’s Gardens continues nearly the same as at the last Anniversary. It consists of :— 1 Superintendent. 1 Assistant Superintendent. 1 Head Keeper. 4 Keepers (1st class). 9 Keepers (2nd class), 9 Keepers (3rd class). 3 Money-takers. 1 Storekeeper. 1 Cook. 1 Office Clerk. 1 Prosector’s Assistant. 32 Besides these there are 19 Helpers in the Menagerie, 1 Head Gardener, 10 Garden-labourers, 9 Artisans, 5 . Painters, 12 Labourers, 1 Butcher, 1 Fireman, 2 Night- Watchmen, and 1 Timekeeper employed at weekly wages ; so that the number of the whole staff may be reckoned at about 93 persons. 21 3. VISITORS. The total number of visitors to the Society’s Gardens during the year 1879 was 643,000, as will be seen by the following Table, which gives the corresponding numbers of entrances under each head for 1878 and 1879 :— Visitors to the Gardens. Fellows and Friends ........sscsecsseeeeree On ordinary days at 1s. each... On Mondays and other days Paying BtlGMs EACH cots cscsec.cb>00s Children under 12 years a GTS CARCI neascoeeecs=pesassess Charity Children .os....ssecacsescesseceess 1878. 188,773 158,070 296,368 48,144 15,358 706,713 1879. 169,737 151,808 | 259,931 45,067 16,457 643,000 Incr. Decr. Decr. Decr. Decr. | Decr. Comparison. 19,036 6,262 36,437 3,077 1,099 63,713 The following Table contains a statement of the Number _ of Visitors to the Society’s Gardens during each year, from the year 1828 to the year 1879. Number of Visitors to the Gardens, 1828-79. Year. Number. e283) ss 98,605 1829 .... 189,913 1830 .... 223,420 1831 .... 262,193 1832 .... 206,652 1883 .... 211,343 1834 .... 208,583 1835 .... 210,068 1836 .... 263,372 fea; ..... 173:778 1838 .... 179,197 1839 .... 158,432 1840 .... 141,009 He41".2.. 132,616 1842 .... 107,459 1843 .... 98,280 1844 .... 101,527 1845 .... 99,615 1846 .... 100,045 1847 .... 93,546 1848 .... 143,630 1849 .... 168,895 1850 .... 360,402 #1851 .... 667,243 1852 .... 305,203 1853 .... 409,076 Year. To: ee 1855 .... 1856 .... ae 1858 .... 1859. 1560)... 1861 .... +1862 .... 1863 .... 1864 .. 1865 1866 1867 1868 Ll aes T8707 REL ¢ ces Tea’. 1S 7S"... ia74... 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 Number. 407,676 315,002 344,184 339,217 351,580 364,356 394,906 381,837 682,205 468,700 507,169 525,176 527,349 556,214 573,186 572,848 573,004 595,917 648,088 713,046 706,907 699,918 781,377 706,713 ... 643,000 * Year of the Great Exhibition. } Year of the International Exhibition. | 915,764 | i | 22 It will be observed that, notwithstanding the depression above alluded to, the total number of visitors to the Gardens does not present any serious decrease. 4. ZOOLOGICAL LECTURES. Great interest being taken by many Fellows of the Society in the Zoological Lectures, to which the proceeds of the Davis Trust-fund have been devoted for several years, the Council have determined to continue them during the present season. The Lectures for this year will be given in the usual Lecture-room in the Society’s Gardens, on Thursdays at 5 p.M., commencing June 3rd. The following is a list of the subjects :— Date. Subject. Lecturer. 1. Thursday, June 3.../Teeth ........00.ssceeeee. Prof. Flower, F.R.S8., P.Z.S. 2. Ps Sy Obs, Ch eeeeriecoce hab Merpere Prof. Mivart, F.R.8. 3: Fy) lier) Lac pOl es cameeaipepts wg anc cas Prof. Parker, F.R.S. 4. 3 ,, 24,..|Hawks & Hawking...... J. H. Harting, Esq., F.Z.S. 5. i July 1...\Cuttle-fishes & Squids |Prof. Huxley, F.R.8. 6. * Fe ercl VV ALOEL OWL suiceasseec ests P. L. Sclater, Esq., F.R.S. 7e oe APD cBILOS” 45 sntdeeneemeers asics W. A. Forbes, Hsq., F.Z.8. These Lectures will be free to Fellows of the Society and their Friends, and to other Visitors to the Gardens. 5. Prosector’s DEPARTMENT. The loss suffered by the Society, and by Science in general, by the death of their excellent and accomplished Officer, Mr. Alfred Henry Garrod, F.R.S., m October last, is already well known to most of the Members. The Council feel it hardly necessary to repeat the expression of their great regret at this occurrence, as it has already formed the subject of a special communication to the Society at one of its general meetings, and is, they feel assured, fully participated in by every one acquainted with the late Prosector. To fill the vacancy thus caused in the Prosectorship, the Council have selected, as successor to Mr. Garrod, Mr. William Alexander Forbes, B.A., Scholar of St. John’s College, Cambridge. Mr. Forbes, whose name is . already well known to many of the Fellows as that of a valuable contributor to the Society’s ‘ Proceedings,’ acted as Mr. Garrod’s deputy during his absence abroad in the 23 winter of 1878-79, and is, the Council feel confident, fully competent to discharge the duties of the post with efficiency and success. 6. MENAGERIE. The number of animals belonging to the first three classes of Vertebrates living in the Society’s Menagerie at the close of 1879 was 1955. The corresponding number on the 31st of December, 1878, was 2178, as will be seen by the subjoined Table :— December 3]. | Comparison: 1878. 1879. Quadrupeds............... 640 548 Decr. 92 SIS see vetarsaewasemeeens 1314 1334 Iner. 20 Reptiles .:..c0..scesseeess 224 73 Deer. 151 2178 1955 Deer. 223 The total number of registered additions to the Mena- gerie in 1879 was 1266, of which 550 were acquired by presentation, 421 by purchase, 115 were bred in the Gardens, 124 were received on deposit, and 56 obtained in exchange. The mode in which these figures compare with those of previous years is shown in the subjoined table :— F Received in Presented. | Purchased.) Born. Deposited. | Exchange. | Total. 1870. 386 529 160 218 40 1333 1871. 496 454 158 129 90 1287 1872. 460 527 195 110 52 1344 1873. 483 457 191 231 188 1530 1874. 425 296 214 242 25 1202 1875. 559 557 156 143 43 1458 1876. 533 316 171 172 27 1219 1877. 506 324 181 181 68 1260 1878. 511 272 150 178 71 1182 1879. 550 421 115 124. 56 1266 The Council call attention with great pleasure to the large and increasing number of presents now received by the Society, the number of animals thus acquired of late years having exceeded those obtained by purchase. This testifies to the great interest taken in the Society’s affairs by as friends and correspondents in every part of the world. 24 It naturally becomes more difficult every year to obtain specimens of animals that have not been previously exhi- bited. The Council have, however, the pleasure of sub- mitting a systematic list of 12 Mammals, 26 Birds, 10 Reptiles, and 2 Fishes belonging to species new to the Catalogue which were brought to the Society’s Gardens in the year 1879. MAMMALS. Mitred Monkey (Semnopithecus mitratus). Red-faced Saki (Brachyurus rubicundus) . Caffer Wild Cat (Felis caffra). Rude Fox (Canis rudis). Bush-Dog (Icticyon venaticus) . Beech-Marten (Martes foina). Indian Otter (Lutra nair). Indian Jerboa Rat (Gerbillus indicus). Brazilian Hare (Lepus brasiliensis). Japanese Goat Antelope (Capricornis crispus). White-rumped Roe Deer (Capreolus pygargus). Mule Deer (Cariacus macrotis). BIRDS. Alpine Accentor (decentor collaris). Blue-winged Green Bulbul (Phyllornis hardwicki). Crowned Tanager (Tachyphonus coronatus). Saira Tanager (Pyranga saira). Wiener’s Finch (Pytelia wieneri). Yellow Bunting (Emberiza citrinella). White-bellied Shore-Lark (Eremophila chrysolema). Lanceolated Jay-Thrush (Garrulus lanceolatus). Black-headed Jay (Cyanocorax cyanomelas). Purple-crested Touracou (Corythaix porphyreolophus). Spotted-billed Toucanet (Selenidera maculirostris). Funereal Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) . Horned Parrakeets (Nymphicus cornutus). Golden-headed Conure (Conurus auricapillus). Bodinus’s Amazon (Chrysotis bodini). Red-tailed Amazon (Chrysotis erythrura). Blue-cheeked Amazon (Chrysotis celigena). Golden-fronted Parrakeet (Brotogerys tuipara). Buff-backed Egret (Ardea russata). Variegated Bittern (Ardetta involucris). 25 Stair’s Ground-Dove (Phlogenas stairi). Elhiot’s Guinea-fowl (Numida elliot). White-spotted Rail (Rallus maculatus). Sooty Rail (Rallus rhythirhynchus) . Bar-winged Rail (Rallina peciloptera). Red-throated Diver (Colymbus septentrionalis) . Amongst these special attention may be called to the beautiful pair of Horned Parrakeets, natives of New Caledonia, and rare, even in the principal Museums. (See frontispiece to Report.) REPTILES. Darwin’s Amphisbeena (Amphisbena darwini). European Gecko (Phyllodactylus europeéus). Taraguira Lizard (Taraguira smithi). Wizlzenus’s Lizard (Crotaphytus wislizeni). Spotted Slow-worm (Acontias meleagris). Coral Snake (Tortrix scytale). Coppery Snake (Rhinostoma cupreum). Back-marked Snake (Rhinechis scalaris). Cobella Snake (Liophis cobella). Neck-marked Snake (Geoptyas collaris). FISHES. Black Bass (Huro nigricans). American May-fish (Fundulus majalis). The summer of 1879 was particularly unfavourable for breeding animals. There were nevertheless a considerable number of successful reproductions in the Gardens, as the following list of the animals which were bred in the Gardens in the year 1879 will show :— MAMMALS. 1 Collared Fruit-Bat (Cynonycteris collaris) . 3 Common Badgers (Meles tazxus). 1 Canadian Beaver (Castor canadensis). 3 Black Rats (Mus rattus). 2 Cuming’s Octodons (Octodon cumingi). 2 Chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera). 2 Hairy-rumped Agouti (Dasyprocta prymnolopha). 1 Zebu (Bos indicus). 26 1 Cape Buffalo (Bubalus caffer). 1 Eland (Oreas canna). 3 Reeves’s Muntjacs (Cervulus reevesi) . 1 Hybrid Red Deer (Between Cervus elaphus and C. barbarus). 1 Japanese Deer (Cervus sika). 1 Sambur Deer (Cervus aristotelis). 2 Axis Deer (Cervus azis). 1 Hybrid Mexican Deer (Between Cariacus mexicanus and C. virginianus 9). 1 Vulpine Phalanger (Phalangista vulpina). 1 Squirrel-like Phalanger (Belideus sciureus). 1 Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus). 1 Great Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus). 1 Yellow-footed Rock-Kangaroo (Petrogale xanthopus). 1 Bennett’s Wallaby (Halmaturus bennettit). 1 Gaimard’s Rat-Kangaroo (Hypsiprymnus gaimardi). BIRDS. 2 Saffron Finches (Sycalis flaveola). 3 Hybrid Grass-Parrakeets (Between Huphema chryso- stoma and E. pulchella). 3 Egyptian Geese (Chenalopex egyptiaca). 1 Black-necked Swan (Cygnus nigricollis). 7 Australian Wild Ducks (Anas superciliosa). 83 Spotted-billed Ducks (Anas pecilorhyncha). 1 Yellow-billed Duck (Anas wanthorhyncha). 7 Brazilian Teal (Querquedula brasiliensis). 6 Chilian Pintails (Dafila spinicauda). 2 Chiloe Wigeons (Mareca chiloensis). 6 Rosy-billed Ducks (Metopiana peposaca). 13 Geoffroy’s Doves (Peristera geoffroii). 2 Crested Pigeons (Ocyphaps lophotes). 5 Amherst Pheasants (Thaumalea amherstia). 3 Fork-tailed Jungle-fowls (Gallus furcatus). 1 Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron chinquis). 4 Yellow-legged Herring-Gulls (Larus cachinnans). 2 Jameson’s Gulls (Larus nove-hollandie). REPTILES. 2 Hybrid Tree-Boas (Between Epicrates angulifer, Dum. — & Bibr. ¢, and Chilobothrus inornatus ¢ ). 1 Smooth Snake (Coronella levis). 6 Seven-banded Snakes (Tropidonotus leberis). 27 The following is a List of the Donors and their several Donations for the year 1879. Adams, Edgar T., Esq. One Common Gannet. Addams, The Rev. F. H. One Lesser Black-backed Gull. Anderson, T. G., Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. Arbuthnot, Lt.-Col. One Blue-eyed Cockatoo. Baber, R. 8S. E., Esq. One Cuvier’s Podargus. Backhouse, James, Esq. Two White-throated Capuchins. Bagnall, F., Esq. One Common Barn-Owl. Baldwin, J. L., Esq., F.Z.S. One Common Magpie. Baldwin, R. A., Esq. Two Common Barn-Owls. Ball, Capt. E. One Anaconda. Balls, Miss. One Undulated Grass-Parrakeet. Balston, R. J., Esq., F.Z.S. Four Canada Geese, two Bernicle Geese, two Brant Geese, one Wild Goose, two Common Geese, three Common Ducks, three Australian Wild Ducks, two Ruddy Sheldrakes, two Common Pintails, two Gad- walls, one Bean-Goose, four Chiloe Wigeons, two Mandarin Ducks, one Summer Duck, two Common Teal, two Garganey Teal, two Chilian Pintails, two Common Wigeons. Barclay, E. E., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Barff, F. W., Esq. One Garnett’s Galago. Barker, Miss Agnes. One Malbrouck Monkey. Barnes, Charles S., Esq. One Ring-tailed Coati. Barry, F. J., Esq. Two Common Starlings, two Song-Thrushes, two Goldfinches, three Chaffinches, two Lesser Redpoles, 28 one Common Linnet, two Greenfinches, one Yellow Bunting, one Sky-Lark,. Bartle, James, Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. Battescombe, A., Esq. One Torquoisine Parrakeet. Baverstock, B., Esq. One Grey Ichneumon. Beagle, Mrs. E. J. One Silver Pheasant. Bealey, Miss C. One Common Cuckoo. Beech, J., Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. Belcher, F., Esq. One Laughing Kingfisher. Bells, A., Esq. ; Two Egyptian Kites, three Green-backed Porphyrios. Billett, George, Hsq. One Indian Python, one South-American Rat-Snake. Blagden, Mrs. George. One Wood-Owl. Blake, General. One King Parrakeet. Bock, Mr. Carl. One White-whiskered Paradoxure. Bolton, Mrs. One Common Cuckoo. Bond, Capt. R. One Weeper Capuchin. Bonhate, Leith, Esq. Two Slender Loris. Bonorton, W., Esq. Three Canada Geese. Boteler, Miss H. One Spotted Ichneumon. Bousfield, R. C., Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. Bowen, G., Esq. One Short-tailed Wallaby. Bowyer, Capt. T. H. Two Pin-tailed Whydah-birds. Boyce, J. R., Esq. One Brown Bear. 29 Boyle, Moses 8., Esq. Two Crested Porcupines. Braddick, Capt. H. Two Indian Barred Doves, one Chinese Turtle-Dove. Bree, Dr., F.Z.S. Two Lesser Redpoles. Brett, E. One Bonnet-Monkey. Brewis, Percy, Esq., F.Z.S. One Ring-tailed Coati. Bridgett, R., Esq. One Crab-eating Raccoon. Brown, W. B., Esq. One Allen’s Poryhyrio. Browne, Mrs. A. H. Two Golden Eagles. Brownlow, The Earl. One Black-faced Spider Monkey. ‘Buchanan, Mrs. One White-backed Piping Crow. Buckland, F., Esq., F.Z.S. Five Salmon Trout, three Golden Tench, one Ameri- can Charr, one Sky-Lark. Buckland, Mrs. F. One Common Hare. Burke, Capt. Two Common Chameleons, one Buff-backed Egret, six Small-scaled Mastigures, one Hey’s Partridge. Butler, Capt. One Mace’s Sea-Hagle. Buxton, A. F., Esq. One Little Grebe. Canning, Hon. A. S. G., F.Z.S. One Black-winged Peafowl. Carey, E. F., Esq. One Ring-necked Parrakeet. Carroll, Mr. One Green Monkey. Carter, E. N., Esq. One Mule Deer. Carter, Herbert H., Esq. One Mule Deer. Casey, Miss Lizzie. One Plantain-Squirrel. Cattlin, Miss C. One Red-and-yellow Macaw 30 Cattlin, Miss E. One Macaque Monkey. Chittenden, Dr. J. F., C.M.Z.S8. One Tuberculated Lizard. Clissold, E. M., Esq. One Pig-tailed Monkey. Close, Mr. G. T. One Macaque Monkey. Clothier, Robert F., Esq. One Lesser White-nosed Monkey. Cobb, F. E., Esq. One Patagonian Sea-Lion. Cobb, W. W., Esq. Two Common Kingfishers. Cocksedge, H. L., Esq. One Banded Ichneumon. Cole, A. C., Esq. One Three-toed Amphiuma. Colenso, F. E., Esq. One Ring-tailed Lemur. Colgate, H., Esq. One Square-spotted Snake. Colquhon, The Rev. J. E. Campbell. Three Common Kestrels. Comyn, D. R., Esq. One Black-handed Spider Monkey. Conyngham, Lord Francis, M.P., F.Z.S. Two Mississippi Alligators. Cooper, the Rev. Ralph. One Globose Curassow. Corbett, Vice-Admiral John, C.B. Three Vulturine Guinea-fowls, one Crested Guinea- fowl. Courage, R. M., Esq. One Grivet-Monkey. Crane, Mrs. Walter. One Pig-tailed Monkey. Cresswell, F., Esq. Four Common Gulls, one Common Wigeon, four Grey Plovers, three Knots, one Dunlin. Crocker, F. J., Esq. Two Diana Monkeys. Currey, Mrs. One Common Marmoset. Dart, —, Esq. One erpath Snake, 31 Davis, R. T., Esq. One Annulated Snake. Day, C. F. 8., Esq. One Green Monkey. Dobrée, Mrs. B. One Bonnet-Monkey. Dobson, Dr. G. E., C.M.Z.8. Five Climbing Fishes. Dodd, G. A., Esq. One Common Chameleon. Dombrain, H. A., Esq. One Brant Goose. D’Orpen, —, Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Douglas, Dr. One Rhesus Monkey. Drury, R. M., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. . Dundas, G., Esq. One Guilding’s Amazon. Dunmore, The Earl of, F.Z.S. One Golden Eagle. Dykes, Miss Agneta B. Two Prairie-Marmots. Eden, The Hon. Sir Ashley, K.C.S.I. One Yak, one Long-tailed Marmot. Edwards, Mrs. Louisa. One Grey Flying Squirrel. Eggar, George, Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Elder, A., Esq. One Vulpine Phalanger. Elliot, E. A. T., Esq. Two Dunlins, one Turnstone, one Ringed Plover. Ely, Alfred, Esq. Two Common Chameleons. Fenton, Mrs. J. E. One Pig-tailed Monkey. Fisk, Rev. G. H. R., C.M.Z.S. One Puff-Adder. Forwood, Capt. W. P. One Bonelli’s Eagle. Foster, J. C., Esq. Two Great Bustards, Foster, Miss. One Rose-crested Cockatoo. Franklin, Mrs. One Macaque Monkey. Fraser, J., Esq. One Turquoisine Grass-Parrakeet. Fraser, R. 8., Esq. One Demeraran Cock-of-the-Rock. Fricke, Charles, Esq. Two Red-and-yellow Macaws, one Red-and-blue Macaw, one Blue-and-yellow Macaw, one Common Trumpeter. Fridrick, W., Esq. One Weeper Capuchin. Garrett, G. H., Esq. One West-African Python. Giglioli, Dr. H. H., C.M.Z.8. Five European Geckoes. Gleig, Major H. L. One White-fronted Capuchin. Glennie, The Rev. A. H. One Crested Pigeon. Goddard, I’, V., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Gould, The Rev. J. A., F.Z.S. One Purple-crested Touracou. Granja, Marquis de la, F.Z.S. One Spanish Imperial Eagle. Greenfield, W. B., Esq. One Grivet Monkey. Greenstreet, Capt. R. E. One Long-tailed Marmot. Greville, The Hon. A. One Indian Antelope. Hance, Theodore, Esq., C.M.Z.S. One White-whiskered Swine. Hankey, Cecil B., Esq. One Yellow Baboon. Harold, Ernest E., Esq. Two Gaimard’s Rat-Kangaroos. Hart; Dr. W. H. One White-thighed Colobus. Hassard, Col. F. C., C.B. One Triangular-spotted Dove. 33 Hawkins, Mr. E. One Laughing Kingfisher. Hawtayne, G. H., Esq., C.M.Z.S. One Anaconda, one Rude Fox, one Cobella Snake, one Coral Snake. Head, Mr. One Roseate Cockatoo. Hector, Mrs. Two Silky Marmosets. Hillhouse, Miss. One Grey-breasted Parrot. Hime, Major F. Three Globose Curassows. Hobart, The Lord. One Red Fox, one Rough-legged Buzzard. Hobbs, F., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Holland, Neville, Esq. One Blue-faced Green Amazon, one Yellow-fronted Amazon. Holt, Mrs. Eardley. One Macaque Monkey. Holub, Dr. E. One Mitred Pelican, one Caracal, one Secretary Vulture, two Tawny Eagles. Hope, Adrian, Esq., F.Z.S. One White-cheeked Capuchin. Hopetoun, The Earl of. One Common Seal. Hopkins, Mrs. H. A. One Golden-naped Amazon. Hopkinson, T. B., Esq. One Common Peafowl. _ Horrod, Thos., Esq. One South-American Rat-Snake. Huntly, Dr. J. One Syrian Bear. Ince, The Rey. E. C. One Bonnet-Monkey. Jamrach, Mr. A. One Blue-winged Green Bulbul. Jamrach, Mr. A. H. One Cape Hyrax. 34 Jamrach, A. H., and Rice, C., Messrs. Four Australian Wild Ducks. Jenkins, Mr. W. One Grand Galago. Jones, B. H., Esq. One Ocelot. Kelly, Mrs. One Red-and-yellow Macaw, two Yellow-fronted Amazons. King, Captain Henry. Two Martinican Doves, two Black-faced Spider- Monkeys, two Black Tortoises, two Tovi Parescett, two Passerine Ground-Doves. Kirk, Dr. J., C.M.Z.S. Two Vociferous Sea-Hagles. Lackey, W. T., Esq. One Vulpine Phalanger. Lacy, W. H., Esq. Three Red Brockets. Lambery, P., Esq. One Guinea Baboon. Langley, Miss. One Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Laver, H., Esq. One Greater Spotted Woodpecker. Leckie, P., Esq. One Common Ocelot. Leckie, W., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Leipner, A., Esq., F.Z.S. Six European Tree-Frogs. Liardet, J. E., Esq. One Gold Pheasant. Lightfoot, F. J., Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. Lilford, Lord, F.Z.S. One Puma, two European Bearded Vultures. Lillington, F. C. J., Esq., R.N. One Blue-and-yellow Macaw. Liot, Edwin, Esq. Five Fat Dormice. Lloyd, Capt. F. One Wood-Owl. 35 Loder, E., Esq., F.Z.S. Two Horned Lizards. Loecker, C. H. C. de, Esq. One Herring-Gull. Loyd, G. K., Esq. Two Common Paradoxures. Lytton, His Excellency the Rt. Hon. Lord, G.C.B., C.M.Z.8. One Tiger, two Indian Leopards. Macpherson, H. A., Esq. Four European Tree-Frogs, one Fire-bellied Toad, One Natterjack Toad, two Common Crossbills, two Goldfinches. Mann, Thomas G., Esq. One Ring-tailed Lemur. Marshall, E. L., Esq. One Guianan Tree- Partridge. Marshall, W. G., Esq. Three Prairie-Marmosets, one Mississippi Alligator. ‘Marthege, J. N. Tiedeman, Esq. One Green Monkey. McCubbin, Hugh, Esq. Two Ring-tailed Lemurs. Medley, J. E., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Meyerstein, E., Esq. One Vervet Monkey. Middleton, R. M., Esq. ‘One Black Rat. Milestone, Mr. R. J. One Common Lobster. Miller, W. T., Esq. One Vervet Monkey. Millet, Capt. F. P. One Indian Fruit-Bat. Mills, J., Esq., R.H.A. One Entellus Monkey. Monro, R. W., Esq. A Collection of Sea-Anemones. Moon, Mr. R. One Common Kestrel, one Silver Pheasant. Mortimer, Capt. J. H. One Mississippi Alligator, three Land Hermit-Crabs, two small Anemones, eight American May-fishes. 36 Murray, Capt. One Indian Kite. Murray, J. Douglas, Esq, One Green Monkey. Naylor, F., Esq. One Guinea Baboon. Norris, Mr. H. One Common Barn-Ovwl. Ogilvy, Canon G. One Madagascar Boa. Payton, Miss E. A. B. One Green Monkey. Petty, Mr. W. One Chilian Pintail, one Chilian Teal. Phillips, 8. E., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Piggott, Mrs. L. C. One Macaque Monkey. Pollard, Mr. J. One Woodcock. Powerscourt, The Viscount, F.Z.S. Three Japanese Deer. Pratt, Commander J. Two Egyptian Gazelles, one Caspian Ouaran. Preston, Harry W., Esq. One Common Gull, two Black-headed Gulls. Prince, F. 8., Esq. One Ring-necked Parrakeet. Pryer, H., Esq., C.M.Z.S. One Japanese Goat-Antelope. Raves, Mrs. James. One Macaque Monkey. Redman, E. J., Esq. One Black-backed Jackal. Reinhardt, Prof. J., F.M.Z.S. One Black Stork. Rice, Mr. Charles. Two Chinese Tree-Pies. Ridley, Sir M. W., Bart., M.P. Five Peregrine Falcons. Roberts, R. Wynne, Esq. Three North-American Turkeys. Ruegg, L. H., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. 37 Russell, Harold, Esq. One Skate. Sabel, E. E., Esq. Three Horned Lizards. Sabunjie, The Rev. J. L. One Malbrouck Monkey. Salmon, M. B., Esq. One Kinkajou, two African Civet-Cats. Sandbach, H., Esq. Two Domestic Sheep. Sandeman, G. G., Esq. One Great Bustard. Sandford, Miss. One Mona Monkey. Sargent, A., Es{. One Weeper Capuchin. Scott, Sir Arthur, Bart. One Vervet Monkey. -Shapland, Mr. J. One Common Cuckoo. Shean, Capt. A. W. One Pig-tailed Monkey. Shuter, James, Esq. One Norwegian Lemming. Sinclair, A., Esq. One Bateleur Eagle. Smith, Sir Charles. One Chinchilla. Smith, F. L., Esq. One Pomatorhine Skua. Smith, G., Esq. One Common Badger. Smith, I., Esq. One Common Wood-Owl. Smith, W. A. H. B., Esq... One Slowworm. Smith, Capt. W. Bowden, R.N. Two Arabian Gazelles. Smith, Mrs. T. One Dufresne’s Amazon. Smyth, Morris H., Esq., R.N. One Noddy Tern. Soper, W., Esq. Two Silver Pheasants. 38 Southey, R., Esq. One Caffer Cat. Speer, Surgeon F. One Puff-Adder. Stradling, Dr. A. One Chequered Elaps, two Tuberculated Lizards, one Taraguira Lizard, one Cayman, one Downy Owl, two All-green Parrakeets, one Common Boa. Stirling, A., Esq. One Rose-Hill Broadtail. Surry, Robert, Esq. One Grey-cheeked Monkey. Swabey, F., Esq. Five Water-Ouzels. Taylor, J. W., Esq. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Thompson, J. S., Esq. One Red-throated Diver. Thomson, C. A., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Thorowgood, J. C., Esq. One Common Waxbill. Thursfield, Thomas, Esq., M.R.C.V.S. One Common Jackal. Tinne, J. Ernest, Esq. One Bush-Dog. Trent, W., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Turquand, W., Esq. Two Californian Quails. Venables, Major. One Common Rhea. Vivian, Lieut.-Col. Ralph, F.Z.S. One Wizlizenus’s Lizard. Walker, R. B. N., Esq., C.M.Z.S. Two Domestic Sheep. Walsingham, Lord, F.Z.S. Fourteen Golden Tench. Ward, Mr. J. One Long-eared Bat. Watson, Mrs. One Ring-necked Parrakeet. Watts, C. H., Esq. One Persian Gazelle, 39 Weir, Surgeon-Major C. J. One Rough Terrapin, one Adorned Terrapin. Whaley, C. H., Esq. One Black-faced Ibis. Wheatley, James, Esq. One Common Fox. Whitmarsh, H. B., Esq. One Capybara. Wiener, A. F., Esq., F.Z.S. Two Malabar Mynahs, one Chinese Mynah, one Waxwing, two Pied Wagtails, one Wiener’s Finch. Wilkinson, Rev. S..R., F.Z.S. Seven European Tree-Frogs, one Green Lizard, three Spotted Salamanders. Windsor, Miss J. One Herring-Gull. Windus, W. E., Esq. One Bennett’s Wallaby. Winsor, H., Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. Withers, Mr. Alfred. One Common Hare. Wood, George, Esq. One Slender-billed Cockatoo, one King Parrakeet. Woodler, J. W., Esq. . One Small Hill-Mynah. Young, J., Esq. Two Common Buntings. Young, W., Esq. Three Common Boas. Conclusion. ‘In concluding their fifty-first Report, the Council regret not to be able to give such a good account of the financial progress of the Society as on some previous occasions ; but they have no doubt that the check experienced is merely a temporary one, and will pass away along with the state of affairs to which it is to be attributed. In every other respect they believe that good progress has been made since the last Anniversary; and, as re- gards the present year, there seems, so far as we have gone at present, to be no diminution in the interest taken by the public in the Society and its operations. 40 Lastly, the Council have to acknowledge, with many thanks, the assistance they have received from the Com- mittee of Publication, and from the gentlemen who have served upon the Committees of Finance and Audit. Signed (for the Council), P. L. ScLATER, Secretary. 11 Hanover Square, April 29th, 1880. Printed by TAYLOR and Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. 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To the Pi Pat PRB. a £3, a! £2 Mammalia ....+..+.4.- Awol, 2d ABO ea gh eo Price 2 8 O .. 3 & AVES se ntaedcery phe ses 2vols, 2 8 0.38 38 O. 3» 4.15°°0% soem Reptilia et Pisces -.. 1 vols 0 JS sQieeeleale0 a ae a SLA eee Mollusca....+.sesseoeee Diol,’ 0, 2b 79a Ree ep. pl 84 On tere V1 6B we 0 » 2 300 rae Annulosa et Radiata 1 vol., Hr \ * No copies of these volumes remain in stock. oe REPORT Or THE COUNCIL OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, FOR THE YEAR 1881. READ AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, APRIL 291n, 1882. LONDON: PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET, 1882, CONTENTS. Page I, General Condition of the Society ..3.........eeeeeees 3 1. State of the Roll of Members: ... 5.255 'ssss cutee 3 G5 WeHows \....25 Jogiane eek «icy sees eee 3 b. Corresponding Members ..............000- 4 2. bate Gt the WMANeess :s.\56.q 20. 00 0s as aes eee 4 Gis TMCOMIE 4 3.6) ono tua sea ais ote ale eit gn 4 & Expenditure 2... dees as Fs gis DG ots 8 ctuabeie oe 5 ¢. Assets and Liabilities, oi. ice ess ake ei ak II, Office, Hanover Square ............4: A 5 8 1. Proposed new Meeting-room.....-........00ee0: 8 2, peientiie. Meetings ~ oy i: yw. s< vic.cnces <30t Se 9 a. cliente Publications <.....5. i s<00 sss eee ne 9 4, Enbrary: hed) Sek fh se GLE bd (Pale oS eee 10 DE Gardens, Regent's Parks eis... ceases ce 7 See 22 i, Baildings and Works... ..2. 40a. an Se 22 2. TasachsHOnes iis fick eevee dad Ph ahs 23 3. Proposed Railway through the Gardens .......... 24 BSE 5 25 way oes. 4, pe hua. « LER ne 25 5. VISUOTS: . oe 07 ee Pe eas celta ee 25 G,/Zoological Lectures: zi. sian os 2 one One 27 7. Prosector’s Departmenity. «i... snscs.c asic ee nee 27 Se MENAPeLie |. «5... s.cuicearats Pals slic ae el oe eee 29 List of Special Additions to the Society’s Menagerie in. 1881... igasgaven rede soe keel eee 30 List of Species new to the Collection exhibited in the year 1881 Veer ctsien aes nic aw be con 32 List of Animals bred in the Gardens of the Society mies, . AAO Uy ee em oe List of Donors and Donations .......... So. owe COMCNGRGB ne vcs isa sas ce kee Nac bua Jo ecg Statinyswarenete: occ kote 48 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. April 29, 1882. Tue Council have the pleasure of submitting to the Fellows their fifty-third Annual Report upon the pro- gress of the Society. This, in accordance with previous Reports, is divided into three heads, the first of which relates to the General Condition of the Society and its Finances, the second to ' the business transacted at the Office in Hanover Square, and the last to the state of the Gardens in the Regent’s Park, I. GENERAL CONDITION OF THE SOCIETY. 1. STATE OF THE ROLL oF MEMBERS. a. Fellows. The number of Fellows and Fellows Elect at the close of the year 1881 amounted to 3213. Of these there were :— Compounders who have paid £20. . . 42 Ditto ditto SaOr wes B54 Compositions remitted. . . mags 3048 Paying annual contributions of £2. . . 50 Ditto ditto a) Jie!) 4) 2004 Dormant . . a war Gaks w iivst-etas Admission-fees unpaid . Rens ae ae 3213 The state of the Society during the past Ten years, as regards the number of its Ordinary Members, is given-in the subjoined Table. IRD 4 Comparative Statement of Elections, Deaths, Resignations, and Removals during the past Ten years, with the number of Fellows at the end | | | | of each Year. P| Died. Resigned. Removed. 3 “2 ot 2 rs a A on aires 5 : | ‘ : E -|P BE] EO oq Compounders, Subscribers. Subscribers. |.2 7d | Subscribers.|.2 pd)g 6) S22 ea | 233 BSe/25| ES 6 ae Feere- | Beal BR alse) 68 Fae | £20. | £30. | ittea| £2. | £8. | £2. | £3, Z b| £2. | £. |g plo 426 185 5 7 2 11 38 2 40 1 axe 62 14 {182 3050 216 5 7 6 33 aan 34 toe eae 2 1 | 93 3173 221 7 6 1 8 | 60 ar 33 Eee a 74 8 {197 3197 180 8 16 8 57 anc 36 = Ee aa 1l {136 3241 224 9 28 4 63 49 1 : we [164 3311 228 3 23 9 63 20 58 6 |182 3308 176 6 12 5 52 1 40 1 1 {118 3416 145 9 17 7 46 ene 54 =e bes 50 6 {189} 3364 153 4 18 1 4 65 eee 74 ave ose 38 4 |208 8309 138 24 31 5 78 tee 65 3 1 27 vee [234 3213 The decrease of 96 in the number of Fellows which has taken place since the last Anniversary is partly due to the removal from the list by the Council of the names of 27 Compounders, whose addresses had been unascertainable for ten years and upwards. b. Corresponding Members. The following Corresponding Members were elected during the year 1881 to fill vacancies in the list :— Dr. Anton Dohrn, of the Zoological Station, Naples. Henry Matthew Clark, Esq. (re-admitted). Dr. Hans Gadow. Mons. G. A. Boulenger, of the Royal Museum, Brussels. Professor Wilhelm Blasius, of Brunswick. Dr. A. A. W. Hubrecht, of the Leyden Museum. Professor Othniel C. Marsh, of Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A. 2. STATE OF THE FINANCES. a. Income. The Income of the Society for 1881 shows a slight de- crease as compared with that of the previous year, having 5 been only £25,810 (omitting fractions) as compared with £27,388 for 1880. The principal head of decrease (£672) is, as will be seen by the subjoined Table, the Garden- receipts, which in ordinary years always vary with the state of the weather. In the summer of 1881 this was unusually unfavourable. The decrease under the head of Compositions (£420) is also easily accounted for by the pressure on possessors of landed property which continued to prevail throughout the year. As regards the decrease under the head of Miscellaneous receipts, it should be noted that in 1880 this head of income was increased to an abnormal amount by Mr. Gatty’s liberal donation of the sum expended on the Band-stand (£329 1s. 10d.). Comparison of Receipts in 1880 and 1881. Income of 1881. Increase. | Decrease. a ain BE 8 00 90 0 5 0 510 0 00 93 0 8 0} 6,328 13 "ul 3.0 1l4 0 Compositions .... 1,020 0 0} 600 0 Ivory Tickets .... 3918 0 38. 7 Admissions to Gardens 15,786 12 0 15,113 17 Garden Sales | 32910 3| 462 13 Rent for Refreshment-rooms --| 1,107 0 0] 1,084 6 eo for Premises in Oxford ; EPOCH... ..essresreseessecsensecsensee 300 0 0 300 0 Publications 97511 4] 98111 Dividends Gani 74 6 9 74 3 2 Miscellaneous . 340 5 11) 20 2 5 27,388 0 3 (25,810 14 10 169 3 0/| 1,746 8 5 PROBE msncdet ciaenetl cca! -.8.- 0k 1,577 5 5| Ded.Incr. | ” 1693 0 27,388 0 3)27,388 0 3)....scscs30..... 11,577 5 5 The balance carried forward from 1880 was £879 14s. 2d. besides which two short temporary loans of £200 and £1000 (since repaid) were borrowed of the Society’s Bankers in November and December last. Adding these three sums to the Income received in 1881 (£25,810 14s. 10d.) we find a total amount of £27,890 9s. Od. available for the expenditure of the year. b. Expenditure. This amount was disposed of in the following manner :— 6 The sum of £24,651 4s. 3d. was required for the ordi- nary expenditure of the year. The extraordinary expen- diture during the same period amounted to £1036 1s. 5d. The sum of £1000 was paid to Messrs. Drummond on account of their mortgage on the Society’s House and Premises. This left a balance at the Society’s Bankers, on the 31st of December last, of £1203 3s. 4d., which was carried forward for the benefit of the present year. The subjoined Table contains the payments made in 1881 and the comparative amounts paid in 1880. The Council may point out that the total expenditure was less than the total Income by £123. Comparison of Payments in 1880 and 1881. Expenditure of Increase. | Decrease. 1880. 1881. £ sd, e. a. Arrears of previous years «ss. 2,124 8 6] 2,153 6 7 Rent, Rates, Taxes, and Insu- TPATIGO) cevceeccse reas aparaccdeacsusnrse 857 5 4] 900 5 0 Salaries, Wages, and Pensions... 5,160 1 2) 5,262 8 10 Cost and Carriage of Animals ...| 1,494 14 5) 867 5 6 PPrSvidiGNs sstvescaubneebnsnvenvers sina 4,676 13 4) 4,627 14 5 Menagerie Expenses 2,808 17 6] 3,193 10 0 Keepers’ Dresses ....s.:1+-0seecereees 144.12 0) 15412 0 Works, Repairs, and Materials .| 3,922 0 11} 2,967 12 4 Garden ExpenseS....ss..ssssenereeees 1792.18 0| 886 6 10 Advertisements... 213 18 11) 20011 5 Band Expenses .......-...cs0e++ w-.| 223 4 0} 221 8 O House and Office Expenses ...... 641 5 0) 61117 7 Stationery and Account Books...| i170 16 2 64 11 11 Printing (Miscellaneous) ......... 397 4 3] 387011 6 [PUDUAULIONA ysoscsacetveresssbatccinesce 1,835 10 11] 2,355 14 10 Library Expenses....6...ses00eeeeee 664 7 7| 422 9 2 Returned Subscriptions ............ 11415 0 26 7 0 Grant in aid of Science ........000+ 50 0 0 50 0 0 Expenditure of Davis Bequest...) 74 1 0 76 18 Interest on Mortgage Debt ...... 31213 4] 27314 9 26,579 7 4/25,687 5 8] 1,18 7 8 De@CYrease .occcssececsece|teersteertertenses 892 1 8| Ded.Incr. | 1,185 7 8 26,579 7 4|26579 7 4)}.. Ordinary Payments. 24,753 9 5/24,651 4 3).. Extraordinary ditto... .| 1,825 17 11] 1,086 1 5 26,579 7 4/25,687 5 8 The ordinary expenditure of the Society was thus less by £102 5s. 2d. than that of the previous year. The extraordinary expenditure (which it was thought proper to restrict within narrower limits than usual, on account of Z the falling Income) was also less than that of 1880 by the sum of £789 16s. 6d. It consisted of the following items :— Extraordinary Expenditure paid in 1881. £ os. d. a. Additions to Prosector’s House,........... 495 5 10 b. Insect-house Expenses ........eeeseeeees 3138 12 4 ec. Burning Ballast ......... 6 eee ce eee eee 77 3 3 d, Grant to the Zoological Record Association 50 0 0 10386 1 4 c. Assets and Liabilities. The Assets and Liabilities of the Society on the 31st of December 1881 were estimated as follow :— nnn nn ee UE EEE UIE EESnE UE SRE nn ASSETS. Unpaid arrears of Freehold and Funded Cash. Total, Previous | Current Property. Years. Year. Bite aOR a) ore a Seed) 2s a anita the Banker's| ..sccesscss | ovtspetvesas |osseceecesesp e208 ae 4 20a 3 4 Oost of £1900 Lond. & South- western Ry. Co.'s New 4 per Cent. Preference Stock (DavisTrust-fund)| .........66. |ceeseenee sta |. QOD) Olearssce aeeneys ed GSR 2 6 Freehold Premises | ..........0+ | ceseevees See WEED OL Olicccspentvarces 24,745 0 0 Annual Subscrip- BONG esse ds. otsss B40 OBS) Oi Olicssessocsescsvsys|soses-o watcbous 172 0 0 |Ivory Tickets ...... 1 Oe ie Ol accuspae eee eee 440 Publication Sales...) 19 11 Gi145 1B Al... ceseseseee ec es leeee es eeeeeeees 165 410 Garden Sales ...... SB did” OND 4 20/5238. ccn EeiSeecadelsdescsstevabias 68 17 9 Rent for Refresh- ment Rooms......]......s0+0 AS 10) 0): cde chess, Pe ees ce eee 48 10 0 Rent for Freehold SPPGIIGCS seesevies| cccsaseeeses Woe Oe OleAtah. ccsiueecctes ec veececsoeensy 75 0 0 58 5 6/475 11 1) 26,683 9 6/1203 3 4/28,420 9 5 * This is the estimate of Messrs. Widnell and Trollope plus the addition of £225 annually until the expiration of Mr, Purdey’s lease. The sum actually paid was £22,225 on June 24, 1877. LIABILITIES. Debts. . Bills, &c., estimated at-— ER uel For the Gardens, say OMCe; SHY; ta caneenatnsanecare sessiec ——_———| 1245 2 7 Rent and Taxes unpaid— For the Gardens, say ...sessscseeseceseasenes 272 18 10 Miicey say: ores snedeabatdsareeemcsonn ts 25 18 O 298 16 10 Messrs. Drummond, Mortgage Debt ......... auacuasnl leweesceteme caters 6000 0 0 Temporary Loan had November 18, 1881..........64 |eccosssseseneeeees 200 0 0 Ditto ditto December 21, 1881............ |... sao segee vee} 1000 O O 8743 19 5 It may be remarked that the estimate of Assets does not include the value of the Society’s Library or that of the collection of living animals, both of which are of con- siderable amount. II. OFFICE, 11 Hanover Square. 1. ProposeD NEw MEETING-ROOM. Although great relief was given to the business carried on in this office by the addition of the new storey in 1879 and the consequent rearrangement of the upper rooms, additional space is still required for the accommodation of the stock of publications (now stowed away in different places in the Gardens) and for the increasing Library. Besides these pressing requirements, a new and large meeting-room has long been a necessity, the present Council-room being, as is obvious to all that use it, quite insufficient for any but the most ordinary occasions, and most inconvenient for the Scientific Meetings. The Council have accordingly determined, upon the expiration of Mr. Purdey’s Lease at Michaelmas next, or so soon ~ after as can be conveniently arranged, to build a new meeting-room at the back of the present house, and a store-room beneath it for the publications. This will not 9 interfere with the utilization of the frontage and premises in Oxford Street, which, as the Council are assured, are likely to return a very good rate of interest upon the amount expended in their purchase. 2. ScientTiFic MEETINGS. To the fourteen meetings for the despatch of scientific business held in the Society’s Rooms in Hanover Square in 1881, 121 communications were made. Of these, 83 were from Fellows, 1 from Foreign Members, and 15 from Corresponding Members of the Society. The remaining 22 papers were from individuals not belonging to the Society, and were communicated to it by the Secretary or by other Members. The corresponding number of com- munications in the year 1880 was 131. These communications were submitted to the Committee of Publication, by whom the following orders were made respecting them: 2 were ordered to-be printed entire in the ‘ Transactions’ of the Society, and 99 in the ‘ Pro- ceedings,’ such illustrations being in each case allowed as the Committee considered necessary for the purpose. Of the remaining communications, abstracts or extracts were considered to be sufficient for publication. 3. SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. The volume of ‘Proceedings’ for 1881 (copies of which are on the table) contains a number of important papers, and is above the average as regards dimen- sions and the number of its illustrations, as will be seen from the following table, in which are given the number of pages and plates of the volumes of ‘ Proceedings’ for the past ten years :— plates. pages. NC ae emma secia 927 WS7S 6. f° SPs" ED 842 Loe, Sa) «ee gee 728 Sais laos wy te ee 726 Uy mes: 864: BS Arie es wi - 5) ae 893 EBT Se joe) ey oe BS 1056 TS7O te. = 3 oe 868 PRR ie a OF 743 icc, a i bie 2 3 1056 10 Three Parts of the Society’s ‘ Transactions’ were issued during the year 1881, namely :— Vou. XI. Parr III. (March, 1881). On the Genera and Species of the Lepidopterous Sub- family Ophiderine inhabiting the Indian Region. By F. Moore, F.Z.S. (with three coloured plates). On the Structure of the Skull in the Chameleons. By W. K. Parker, F.R.S., F.Z.S. (with five plates). Vou. XI. Parr IV. (April, 1881). On the Male Generative Organs of the Sumatran Rhi- noceros (Ceratorhinus sumatrensis). By W. A. Forbes, B.A., F.L.S., Scholar of St. John’s College, Cambridge, Prosector to the Society (with one plate). On the Anatomy of the Female Organs of the Probos- cidea. By M. Watson, M.D., Professor of Anatomy, Owens College, Manchester (with two plates). Vou. XI. Part V. (June, 1881). Descriptions of some new and rare Cephalopoda (Part II.). By Prof.Owen, C.B., F.R.S., F.Z.S., &c. (with thirteen plates). Since the commencement of the present year another art of ‘Transactions’ (vol. xi. part vi.) and a General Index to the first ten volumes of the ‘ Transactions’ have been published and delivered to the Subscribers to the Publications. An Index to the ten volumes of the ‘ Proceedings’ from 1871 to 1880 is nearly all in type, and will be ready for issue on June Ist. 4, LIBRARY. The Library, under the superintendence of Mr. F. H. Waterhouse, the Society’s Librarian, has been kept in good order during the past year, and is used by many working zoologists. Many important additions have been made to it, among which attention may be called to the following donations: — Barboza du Bocage. Ornithologie d’Angola.—Part 2. Presented by the Author. ll Burmeister (Dr. H.). Description Physique de la République Ar- gentine. Text, Tome iii. Atlas, Section i. Part i. and Section ii. Parti. Lépidoptéres. Livr. 1,2. Presented by the Author. Duncan (P. Martin) and Sladen (W. P.). Memoir on the Echino- dermata, 4to. London, 1881. Presented by the Authors. Holub (Dr. Emil) und Pelzeln (Aug. von). Beitrige zur Ornitho- logie Siidafrikas. 8vo. Wien, 1882. Presented by Dr. Emil olub. Moore (F.). The Lepidoptera of Ceylon, Parts i, and ii. Pre- sented by the Government of India. Piaget (E.). Les Pédiculines. Text and Atlas. 4to. Leide, 1880. pcr by the Director of the Museum of Natural History, eiden. Retzius (Gustaf). Das Gehérorgan der Wirbelthiere. Folio. Stockholm, 1881, Presented by the Author. Some of the most important additions to the Society’s Library, purchased since the last anniversary, are the fol- lowing :— Balfour. Comparative Embryology. 2 vols., 8vo, 1881-82. Barbut. Genres des Insectes de Linné. 4to, 1781. Bennett. Whaling Voyage round the Globe. 2 vols., 8vo, 1840. Bock. Head-Hunters of Borneo. Roy. 8vo, 1881. Booth. British Birds. Part i. Small folio, 1881. Bullettino della Societa Malacologica Italiana. Vols.i.to vi. 8yo, 1875-80. British Burma Gazetteer. 2 vols., 4to, 1879-80. Broderick. Falconer’s Favourites, Folio, 1865. De Geer. Genera et Species Insectorum. 8vo, 1783. Du Bois. Oiseaux de Belgique. Livr. 1-39. Royal 8yo, 1876-81, Dufour. Recherches Anatomiques et Physiologiques sur les Hémi- ptéres. 4to, 1833, Dunker. Mollusca Japonica. 4to, 1861. Edinburgh Journal of Natural History. Small folio, 1835 40, Ellis, Natural History of Zoophytes. 4to, 1786, Entomologische Nachrichten. Jahr, vi., vii. Syo, 1880-81, Garner. Natural History of the County of Stafford. 8vo, 1844, Girard. Traité Elémentaire d’Entomologie. Tome ii. & iii, 8yo 1879-82. f Griffith. Quadrumana and Carnivora. 2 vols., royal 8vo, 1821, Haeckel. Die Radiolarien. Text & Atlas, folio, 1862. Hahn. Die Arachniden. Continuation by C. L. Koch. 16 vols, mL 1881-48, ; ; ewitson’s British Oology. First Edition, 2 vols, neat sy ’ » Toyal 8yo, ——-——. Second Edition, 2 vols., royal 8yo, 1846. Holub. Seven Years in South Africa. 2 vols., 8vo, 1881, 12 Jensen. Turbellaria ad Litora Norvegie Occidentalia. 4to, 1878. ee Natural History of Lancashire, Cheshire, &c. Folio, 700. Leuret et Gratiolet. Anatomie Comparée du Systeme Nerveux. Text 8vo, Atlas folio, 1889-57. Leydig. Lehrbuch der Histologie. Royal 8yo, 1857. . Die augenahnlichen Organe der Fische. 8yo, 1881. oes Expedition to the Source of St. Peter’s River. 2 vols., 8vo, 825. dad Markham. Polar Reconnaissance. 8vo, 1881. Martyn. Natural History of Spiders. Folio, 1793. Maximilian. Travels in Brazil. 4to, 1820. Mivart. The Cat. 8vo, 1881. Montagu’s Ornithological Dictionary. 2 vols., 8vo, 1802-13. Moquin-Tandon. Histoire Naturelle des Mollusques de France. 2 vols, and atlas, royal 8vo, 1855. Moreau. Histoire Naturelle des Poissons de la France. 38 vols., 8vo, 1881. Nordenskiéld. Voyage of the ‘Vega’ round Asia and Europe. 2 vols., royal 8vo, 1881. Oates. Matabele Land. 8yo, 1881. Pennant. British Zoology. 1st Edition, folio, 1776. —. New Edition, 4 vols., 8yo, 1812. Perry. Conchology. Folio, 1811. Petiver. Gazophylacii Nature et Artis Decades X. Folio, 1702-11. Pinto. How I crossed Africa. 2 vols., 8vo, 1881. Piso. Historia Naturalis Brasilize. Folio, 1648. Roesel. Historia Naturalis Ranarum. Folio, 1758. Rolland. Faune Populaire de la France. 4 vols., 8vo, 1877-81. Schimper and Zittel. Handbuch der Paliaontologie. 8vo, 1880. Schiddte. Zoologia Danica. Hefte 2. Folio, 1881. Selby’s British Ornithology. 4 vols., Elephant folio. Selenka. Zoologische Studien, Heftei., ii. 4to, 1878-81. Selous. A Hunter’s Wanderings in Africa. 8yo, 1881. Tegetmeier. Natural History of the Cranes. Royal 8vo, 1881. Thomson’s Archives Entomologiques. 2 vols., royal 8vo, 1857-58, Tiedemann (F.). Icones Cerebri Simiarum et quorundam Mam- malium rariorum. Folio, 1821. ——. Anatomie und Naturgeschichte der Végel. 2 vols., 8yo, 1810-14. Walters. Birds of Ireland. 12mo, 1853. Weinkauff. Conchylien des Mittelmeeres. 2 vols., 8vo, 1867-68, Wood. Index Entomologicus. Royal 8yo, 1854, Illustrations of the Linnzean Genera of Insects. 2 yols., 12mo, 1821. Yarrell’s History of British Birds. [8rd Edition.] 3 vols., 8yo, 1856. The following is a list of the periodicals received in 1881 from the various Societies and Institutions with which this Society is in correspondence. 13 AFRICA. The South-African Philosophical Society, Cape Town. Transactions, vol. i.; vol. ii. parts 1, 2. AMERICA. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston. Proceedings, New Series, vol. vii. part 2; vol. viii. parts 1, 2, The Boston Society of Natural History, Boston. Proceedings, vol. xxi. part 1. Anniversary Memoirs, 1830-1880. The Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences, Buffalo. Bulletin, vol. iii. no. 5. The Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. Bulletin, vol. vii. no. 1; vol. viii. nos, 1-14, Memoirs, vol. viii. no. 1. Annual Report, 1880-81, The Argentine Zoological Society, Cordova. Periodico Zoologico, tomo i.-iii. The Nova-Scotia Institute of Natural Sciences, Halifax. Proceedings and Transactions, vol. v. pts. 2, 3. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Proceedings, 1881. The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia. Proceedings, vol. xix. nos. 107, 108, Transactions, vol. vill. nos. 1-4, The National Museum, Rio de Janeiro. Archives, vol. iii. nos. 3, 4. The Peabody Academy of Sciences, Salem, Mass. Memoirs, vol. i. nos. 5, 6, The Franklin Institute, Washington. Journal, 1881, i4 The Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Contributions to Knowledge, vol. xxiii. Miscellaneous Collections, vols, xviii.-xxi. Annual Report, 1879. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio, vol. iii. Memorial of Joseph Henry. The United States National Museum, Washington. Proceedings, 1881. AUSTRIA. The Royal: Society of Sciences, Cracow. Proceedings, tom. Xiy., Xv. The Imperial Academy of Sciences, Vienna. Sitzungsberichte, Band Ixxxii. Heft 3-5; Band Ixxxili The Zoological and Botanical Society, Vienna. Verhandlungen, Band xxx. 1880 (1881). AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. The Royal Society of South Australia, Adelaide. Transactions and Proceedings, vol. iii. The Royal Society of Victoria, Melbourne. Transactions and Proceedings, vol. xvii. The Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney. Proceedings, vol. v. parts 38, 4; vol. vi. parts 1, 2. The Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney. Journal and Proceedings, vols. xiii., xiv. The Royal Society of Tasmania. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings for 1879. The New-Zealand Institute, Wellington. Transactions, vol. xiii. BELGIUM. The Entomological Society of Belgium, Brussels. Annales, tom. xxiii,, xxiv. Compte-Rendu, 1881, . Left 15 The Royal Museum of Natural History, Brussels. Annales, tome vi. part 3. The Malacological Society of Belgium, Brussels, Annales, tom, xii. Procés-Verbaux des Séances, tom. viii, The Royal Academy of Sciences, Brussels. Mémoires des Membres, 4to, tome xliii, part 1. Mémoires couronnés et des Savants étrangers, 4to, tome xxxix, part 2; tome xlii., xliii, Mémoires couronnés ét autres Mémoires, 8vo, tome KXIX., XXX,, and xxxii, Bulletins, tom. xlvi., xlvii., xlyiii., xlix., and 1. Annuaire, 1879, 1880, 1881. Easr Inpigs. The Royal Society of the Dutch East Indies, Batavia. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift, deel xxxix, 1 The Geological Survey of India, Calcutta. Records, vol. xiv. parts 1-4, Memoirs, vol. xvi. parts 1, 3. Memoirs (Paleontologia Indica), Fossil Flora of the Gondwana System, vol. i. parts 1-4; vol. ii, parts 1, 2; vol. iii, part 1 and Supplement, The Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta. Proceedings, 1880, nos. 9, 10 ; 1881, nos, 1-8, Journal, vol. xlix. nos, 236-238 ; vol. 1. nos, 239-244, The Asiatic Society of Bengal, North-China Branch, Shanghai. Journal, new series, no. xy, FRANCE. The Linnean Society of N ormandy, Caen, Bulletin, sér. 3, tome iy, The Academy of Sciences, Lyons, Annales, 5¢ série, tome ii, The Academy of Sciences, Paris, Comptes Rendus, 1873-80, The Entomological Society of France, Paris, Annales, 5® sér, tome x, 16 The Museum of Natural History, Paris. Nouvelles Archives, sér. 2, tome iy. The Society Philomatique, Paris. Bulletin, sér. 7, tome y. The Zoological Society of Acclimatation, Paris. Bulletin, 1881. GERMANY. The Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Berlin. Monatsbericht, 1881. Abhandlungen, 1880-81. The Society of Friends of Natural History, Berlin. Sitzungsberichte, 1880. The Senckenbergian Natural-History Society, Frankfort a. M. Bericht, 1880-81. Abhandlungen, Band xii. Heft 1, 2. The New Zoological Society, Frankfort a. M, Der Zoologische Garten, Jahr. xxi. (1880) nos, 7-12; Jahr. xxii. (1881). The German Malacological Society, Frankfort a. M. Jahrbiicher, 1881, The Society of Sciences, Gottingen. Abhandlungen, Band xxyvi. Nachrichten, 1880. The Natural-History Union, Hamburg. Verhandlungen, 1880. The Natural-History Society, Halle. Abhandlungen, Band xy. Heft 1. The Medical and Natural-History Society, Jena. Jenaische Zeitschrift, Band xiv. Suppl.-Hefte 1; Band xy. Heft 1-3, The Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich. Sitzungsberichte, 1881, Heft 1-4. Abhandlungen, Band xiy. Abh, 1, 17 The Natural History Union, Wiirtemberg. Wiirttembergische J ahreshefte, Jahre. xxxvi., xxxvii, (1880-81), Great Britain anp IRELAND. The Cambridge Philosophical Society, Cambridge. Transactions, vol. xiii. part 1. Proceedings, vol. iii, parts 7,8; vol. iv. part 1. The Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. Transactions (Science), vol. xxviii. nos. 1-5. (Polite Literature), vol. xxvii. no. 4. Proceedings (Science), vol. iii. nos. 5, 6. (Polite Literature), vol. ii. no. 2. Royal Society of Edinburgh. Transactions, vol. xxix. part 2. Proceedings, Session 1879-80. The Royal Physical Society, Edinburgh. Proceedings, Session 1879-80 (pp. 137-3891). The Epping Forest and County of Essex Naturalists’ Field Club, Essex. Transactions, vol. ii. parts 1-4. Inaugural Address, by R. Meldola, Esq. The Literary and Philosophical Society, Liverpool. Proceedings, vols, xxxiii., xxxiv. The Royal Society, London. Proceedings, vol. xxxi. nos, 208-211; vol. xxxii. nos, 212-215 ; vol, xxxlil. no, 216, Philosophical Transactions, vol. clxxi, parts 2, 3; vol. clxxii, part 1. The Linnean Society, London. Journal (Botany), vol. xviii. nos, 111-113; vol. xix. nos, 114- 116. — (Zoology), vol. xy. nos, 85-89, The Royal Geographical Society, London. Proceedings, vol. iii, nos. 1-12, Journal, vol. 1. The Geological Society, London. Quarterly Journal, vol. xxvii. parts 1-4, List of Fellows of the Society, 1881, Catalogue of the Library, 1881, 18 The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London. Proceedings, vol. ix. parts 3, 4. List of Fellows of the Society, 1880. Additions to the Library, nos, 23, 24. The Royal United-Service Institution, London. Journal, yol. xxv. nos. 109-113. The British Association for the Advancement of Science, London. Report for 1830. The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, London. Journal, new series, vol. xiii. The Society of Arts, London. Journal, 1881. The Royal Agricultural Society of England, London. Journal, vol. xvii. parts 1, 2 The Entomological Society, London. Transactions, 1880, part 5; 1881, parts 1-4. The Quekett Microscopical Club, London. Journal, nos. 46-48. The Royal Microscopical Scciety, London. Journal, series 2, vol. i, The Natural-History Society of Northumberland, Durham, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Transactions, vol. vii. part 2. The Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists’ Society, Norwich. | Transactions, vol. iii. part 2. The Plymouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall Nats ral-History Society, Plymouth. Annual Report and Transactions, vol. vii. part 3. The Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro. Journal, nos. xxili., XXiv. The Yorkshire Philosophical Society, York. Annual Report, 1880, 19 TIoLLaAnp. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Amsterdam. Verslagen en Mededeelingen (Natuurkunde), tweede reeks, deel xy. ; (Letterkunde), tweede reeks, deel ix. Jaarboek, 1880. Verhandelingen, deel xx. The Dutch Society of Sciences, Haarlem. Archives Néerlandaises, tom. xy. livr. 3-5; tom, xvi. livr. 1,2. The Entomological Society of the Netherlands, The Hague. Tijdschrift yoor Entomologie, deel xxiii, afl, 34; deel xxiv, afl, 1-4, HunGARy. The Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest. Literarische Berichte aus Ungarn, kétet iv. szim 1-4. Kézlemenyek (Math. és Term.), kotet xvi. Ertekezezések (Math.), kétet vii. szim 6-18. (Természet.), kotet ix. szém 20-25; koétet x. szim 1-18. Ungar Revue, 1881, szim 1-3. pot: ITALY, The Civic Museum of Natural History, Genoa. Annali, vols. xvi., xvii. The Italian Society of Sciences, Milan. Atti, vol. xxii. ; vol. xxiii. fase. 1, 2. The Zoological Station, Naples. Mittheilungen, vol. ii. nos, 3-4, Bibliothekskatolog, part 3. The Royal Academy of the Lincei, Rome. Transunti, ser. 3, vol. v. fase. 5-14; vol. vi. fase. 1, 2. Memorie, ser. 3, vols. v.—yiil. ‘The Royal Academy of Sciences, Turin. Atti, vol. xvi. disp. 1-5, 6a and 7a. Bollettino, Anno xy., 1880, + Memorie, ser. 2, vols, xxxii., Xxxiil. PORTUGAL. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Lisbon. Jornal, nes, 28-30, 20 Russia. The Natural-History Society, Dorpat. Sitzungsberichte, Band y. Heft 3. Archiv, Serie 2, Band ix. Lief. 1, 2. The Society of Sciences of Finland, Helsingfors. C2fversigt, xxii. (1879-80). Bidrag, Haftet 33, 34. The Imperial University, Kazan. Bulletin, 1880. The Imperial Society of Naturalists, Moscow. Bulletin, 1880, nos. 2-4; 1881, no. 1. The Imperial Society of Natural History, Anthropology, &c., Moscow. Mémoires, tome xxv. parts 1,3; xxvi. parts 1-3; xxix. part 2 Xxx, part 4; xxxii. parts 2, 3; rie part 1; "xxxiy. cual: xxxy. parts 1-6; xxxvi. parts 1, 2; xxxviii. parts 1, 2; xxxix. part 1. The Royal Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Bulletin, tome xxvii. nos. 1-3. Mémoires, 7¢ série, tome xxvii. nos, 13, 14; tome xxviii. nos. 1-9; tome xxix. no. l. Mélanges Biologiques, tome x. livr. 3-6; tome xi. livr, 1. The Entomological Society of Russia, St. Petersburg. Hore, tom. xy. ScANDINAVIA. The Royal Danish sie of Sciences, Copenhagen. Oversigt, 1880, nos. 2,3; 1881, nos. 1, 2. Mémoires, 5° sér. vol. xii, no. 6; Ge sér. vol. i. nos. 1-4, vol. ii. nos. 1, 2. The Imperial Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm. Cfversigt, Arg. Vi., Vii., Viii., xvi., Xviii., Xix., XXXiv., XXXV., XXXVi., XXXVii. Bihang, Bandet iy. ay ole Lefnadsteckningar, Bandet ii. hiifte 1. SPAIN. The Spanish Natural-History Society, Madrid. Anales, tomo ix. cuad, 3; tomo x. cuad. 1. 21 SWITZERLAND. The Natural-History Society, Bern. Mittheilungen, nos. 979-1017. The Physical and Natural-History Society, Geneva, Mémoires, tome xxvii. part 1. The Society of Natural Sciences, Lausanne. Bulletin, 2° série, vol. xvii. nos. 84-86. The Society of Natural Sciences, Neuchatel. Bulletin, tom. xii. cahier 2. The Natural-History Society, Zurich. Vierteljahrsschrift, Jahr. xxiv., xxy. (1879-80). Donations of Works, Memoirs, and Papers have also been received from :—Professor A. Agassiz; the Editors of the ‘ American Naturalist’; Professor J. V. Barbozadu Bocage ; W. T. Blanford, Issq.; Professor Blasius ; Dr. H. Bolau ; John Brazier, Esq.; the Trustees of the British Museum; Monsieur C. J. KE. Brongniart ; Captain Thomas Broun; Dr. H. Burmeister; Messrs. Cassell, Petter, and Galpin; Robert Collett, Esq.; The Colonial Museum of New Zealand; Alfred E. Craven, Esq.; Monsieur Crosse; Professor James D. Dana; Dr. G. E. Dobson; Pref. Kugéne Eudes-Deslongchamps; John Evans, Esq.; The Editors of the Journal of Science; Professor W. H. Flower ; Professor H. H. Giglioli; the Museum Godeffroy ; Lt.-Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen; Dr. F. V. Hayden; Dr. James Hector; Dr. W. J. Hoffman; William Holden, Esq.; Dr. E. Holub; Monsieur Fernand Lataste ; Professor W. Lilljeborg ; the Liverpool Free Public Library ; Professor O. C. Marsh; Dr. Alfred Nehring; New York State Library ; New York State Museum of Natural History ; Monsieur E. Oustalet ; Professor Félix Plateau; Bernard Quaritch, Esq.; Monsieur Xavier Raspail; Professor J. Reinhardt; Professor Gustaf Retzius; Dr. T. Salvadori; Dr. W. Schier; Herr J. D. E. Schmeltz; P. L. Sclater, Esq.; the Editors of the ‘Scottish Naturalist’ ; Dr. Jacob Spangberg; Henry Stevenson, Esq.; Dr. H. Troschel ; the University College of London; U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries ; Professor G. Zaddach. 22 III. GARDENS, REGENT’S PARK. 1. BurnpInGs AND Works. The buildings and walks in the Society’s Gardens were kept in good repair during the year 1881 by the ordinary staff of workmen, reinforced by a small number of extra painters during the summer. The buildings specially attended to were the Bears’ den, Hyenas’ den, Ladies Wait- ing-rooms nearTunnel, anda portion of the Superintendent’s House. These were thoroughly repaired and painted, and put into complete order. A new Farrier’s Shop adjoining the Smith’s Shop was also built, and is likely to prove a great accommodation, as all horses were previously obliged to be shod outside the Gardens. As regards new buildings and works, in view of the falling-off of the Society’s Income, already alluded to, the Council thought it prudent to restrict, as far as possible, the outlay under this head. The amount spent in this way was therefore only £986 1s. 5d., consisting of the following items :— eee ae Additions to the Prosector’s Office . 495. 5 10 Insect-house and maintenance . . . 313 12 4 Burning ballast (for new Reptile-house) 177 3 3 £9861 "5 There being no accommodation for occasional visitors and assistants in the Prosector’s Office, the Council deter- mined, as announced in their last Report, to make an ad- dition to it of some studies at the back, for Naturalists engaged in special examinations. This work was com- menced in 1880 by the Society’s staff of workmen, and the sum of £94 18s. 1ld. was expended upon it. The further sum of £495 5s. 10d. was devoted to the same object in 1881, and charged to extraordinary expenditure. The studies are now complete, and seem to be in every way suited for the purpose intended. As will be seen by ‘reference to a subsequent part of the Report, a consider- able amount of good work has been already done in them. As regards the Insect-house, to the fittings and main- tenance of which the sum of £313 12s. 4d. was devoted and charged to extraordinary expenditure during the past year, the Council are glad to be able to say that the 23 hopes which they have on former occasions expressed of the success of this important addition to the Society’s Garden establishment have been, as will be subsequently shown, more than realized. The only remaining item of extraordinary expenditure consists of the sum of £177, devoted to clearing the ground and burning ballast on the proposed site of the new Reptile-house. The plans for this much-required building have been ready for some time past, and the Council have great hopes that the improvement in the Society’s finances which has taken place during the past few months will enable them to commence the undertaking at the end of the present summer. 2. InsEctT-HOUSE. Although of late years many entomologists have been in the habit of rearing insects in captivity for the purpose - of watching their transformations and of obtaining good specimens in each stage of their existence, nothing like a systematic attempt, so far as the Council know, has yet been made to form a general collection of living insects for exhibition. As in former days with respect to reptiles and the lower marine animals, so in the present instance as regards its Insect-house, the Society seems to be first in the field, and, so far as can be judged from the progress already made, to be likely to attain many interesting and instructive results. The building now used as an Insect-house is con- structed of iron and glass on three sides, with a brick back to it, and formerly formed part of the refreshment- rooms. ‘The cases containing the insects are arranged on stands all round the building, and also occupy two tables in the centre. The cases used for the principal specimens are formed of zinc plates. The upper part of them is glazed on all four sides, the top being formed of perforated zinc so as to admit the air. The food-plant or object required for the suspension of the chrysalises, when that stage of the insect is exhibited, is inserted into the case through a circular hole in the bottom ; but the glass front also opens, so that ready access can be obtained to the interior. The larger cases in the front row measure about 24 inches in breadth by 18 in depth, and are 32 inches in height. The cases in the opposite row are of similar eonstruction, but rather smaller in dimensions. 24 The cases on the south side (on each side of the entrance door) are mostly appropriated to the exhibition of the larger and finer species of silk-producing moths of the family Bombycide. On the north side the smaller cases are devoted princi- pally to the rarer and more noticeable butterflies and moths of Europe, such as the Swallow-tailed Butterfly (Papilio machaon), the Black-veined Butterfly (Aporia crategi), the Purple Emperor (Apatura iris), and the Orange-tip (Anthocharis cardamines) among the former, and the Scarlet Tiger-moth (Callimorpha dominula) and Emperor Moth (Saturnia carpini) among the latter group. The series is continued, mixed with other forms, at the east end of the building. On the larger tables in the middle of the Insect-house are examples of other butterflies, moths, beetles, mayflies, stoneflies, and aquatic insects of different kinds. The whole series exhibited last year con- tained examples of about fifty species. Every specimen in the Insect-house is distinctly labelled, and over each of the principal cases is fixed a glazed box, in which are placed preserved specimens of the various stages of metamorphosis of the insect exhibited in the case beneath. The Insect-house was opened to the public on the 25th of April last year, and during the season of 1881 was placed under the sole charge of Mr. William Watkins, an expe- rienced entomologist and breeder of insects, whose name is well known to many naturalists. Mr. Watkins, whose services were retained for six months, for the purpose of inaugurating this novel exhibition, has written a series of reports upon the various insects bred under his charge, which are published in the volume of ‘ Proceedings’ for 1881. 3. PRoposep RAILWAY THROUGH THE GARDENS. It has been known to the Council for some years past that a plan was on foot for making a Railway along the north bank of the Regent’s Canal which passes through the Society’s Gardens, but the Bill of the Regent’s Canal City and Docks Railway Company for carrying out this plan was first introduced in the present session of Parlia- ment. After much preliminary negotiation with the Promoters, which failed in effecting a settlement of the 25 terms upon which the Council thought fit to withdraw the Society’s opposition, the Council, acting upon the advice of the Society’s Solicitors, resolved to present a petition to the House of Commons praying to be heard by counsel against the Bill. At the same time the Council have reason to believe that the Promoters will ultimately assent to the conditions which the Council, acting under the advice of their Solicitor and Surveyor, have thought it right to insist upon, and that, if these conditions are carried out, the proposed Railway will not occasion any serious detriment to the Society’s interests, 4. Srarr. The permanent Staff of the Society’s Gardens remains nearly the same as at the last Anniversary. It consists of :— 1 Superintendent. 1 Assistant Superintendent. 1 Head Keeper. 7 Keepers (ist class), 6 Keepers (2nd class), 9 Keepers (3rd class). 3 Money-takers, 1 Storekeeper. 1 Cook. 1 Office Clerk. 1 Prosector’s Assistant. 1 Head Gardener. 33 Besides these there are 20 Helpers in the Menagerie, 12 Garden-labourers, 8 Artisans, 3 Painters, 11 Labourers, 1 Butcher, 1 Fireman, 2 Night- Watchmen, and 1 Time- keeper employed at weekly wages; so that the number of the whole staff may be reckoned at about 92 persons, against 97 at the corresponding period last year. 5. Visirors. ; The total number of visitors to the Society’s Gardens during the year 1881 was 648,694, as will be seen by the following Table, which gives the corresponding numbers of entrances under each head for 1880 and 188] :— 26 Visitors to the Gardens. 1889. 1881. | Comparison. Fellows and Friends ..........sssseeeeeerees 190,695 | 180,324 | Decr. 10,371 On ordinary days at 1s. each... | 156,560 | 148,489 | Decr. 8,071 On Mondays and other days 5 Paying Ab GM. CACM s.ciccssaverseesse 271,148 | 249,428 | Deer. 181,722 ee ee 12 years at ns 44,793 | 56,768 | Incr. 11,975 Sere eee {0CE) cnopsente 12,783 | 13,690 | Incr. 907 675,979 | 648,694 | Decr. 27,285 The following Table contains a statement of the Number of Visitors to the Society’s Gardens during each year, from the year 1828 to the year 1881. Number of Visitors to the Gardens, 1828-81. Year. Number. Year. Number. 1828. c0.< SBGDD 1855 .... 315,002 S290 eee eSo oils 1856 .... 344,184 1830 .... 223,420 1857 ..... 339,217 1831 .... 262,193 1858 .... 351,580 1832 .... 206,652 1859 .... 364,356 1833 .... 211,343 1860 .... 394,906 1834 .... 208,583 1861-3, 5... pelea 1835 .... 210,068 +1862 .... 682,205 18386 .... 263,372 1865°. >...” 468,700 LBS eee topere 1864 .... 507,169 1838...) LTO, L9F 1865 .... 525,176 1839 .... 158,482 1866 .... 527,349 1840 .... 141,009 1867 .... 556,214 1841 .... 182,616 1868 .... 573,186 1842 .... 107,459 1869. .... 572,848 1e43°.... 9o,2900 * 1870 .... 573,004 1844 .... 101,527 1871 .... 595,917 Sete et OOO 1872 .... 648,088 1846 .... 100,045 1873 .... 713,046 1847 .... 93,546 1874 .... 706,907 1848 .... 148,630 1875) 4.2% (6995918 1849 .... 168,895 1876 .... 915,764 1850 .... 860,402 WET es OF Olean *1851 .... 667,243 STSiecee. LOG hele 1852°.... 305,203 1879 .... 643,000 1853 .... 409,076 1880 .... 675,979 1854 ..,. 407,676 1881 .... 648,694 * Year of the Geese Exhibition. | t Year of the Internztional Exhibition. 6. ZooLoGIcAL LECTURES. The Zoological Lectures, to which the proceeds of the Davis Trust-fund have been devoted for several years, will be continued during the present season. The Lectures for this year will be given in the usual Lecture-room in the Society’s Gardens, on Thursdays at 5 P.M., commencing June 8th. The following is a list of the subjects :— Date. Subject. Lecturer. 1. Thursday, June 8 ...|Armadillos, living and ex-|Prof. Flower, LL.D., F.R.S. tinct. 2. + » 15 .../The British Lion ............ Prof. Boyd Dawkins, F.R.S. 3. = Rar eae) ex | OLOCOOLIES sects oscar ecvases sacs Prof. Parker, F.R.S. 4. 5 », 29 ...\British Snakes and Lizards.|Prof. Mivart, F.R.S. le FA July 6 .../Frogs and Toads ............ W. A. Forbes, Esq., B.A. 6 - », 1é .../Insects and their Metamor-|Prof. Martin Duncan, F.B.S. phoses. a a » 20 ...|Foreign Zoological Gardens|P. L. Sclater, Esq., M.A., F.R.S These Lectures will be free to Fellows of the Society and their Friends, and to other Visitors to the Gardens, 7. Prosector’s DEPARTMENT. The accommodation afforded by the original dissecting- rooms, built in 1865, having been found to be too limited, and the rooms themselves being so damp as to render them very unhealthy, it was decided in 1880 to thoroughly repair and alter the whole house, to raise the floor and put in hot-water pipes to dry and warm it, and, as already mentioned, to increase the available space by enlarging the Prosector’s private room, and by building on to it three smaller and separate studies, for the accommodation of students, artists, and others who have occasion to work in the dissecting-room. These repairs and improvements have now been satis- factorily completed, the new studies having been finished in the summer of last year, and the remaining rooms shortly before Christmas. They have, in every respect, been found to answer their purpose admirably, the new rooms being both dry, warm, and light. During the months of July and August last year the 28 new studies were occupied by a long-vacation class of four students from Cambridge, who worked at the comparative anatomy of the Mammalia under the supervision of the Demonstrator of Comparative Anatomy in that University, Mr. J. J. Lister, F.Z.S. The Pathological Society, being anxious to avail them- selves of the opportunities afforded by the Society’s Gardens for the study of Comparative Pathology, have formed a Committee of their members with that object, and two professed pathologists are now regularly working in the Prosector’s rooms. Their investigations promise to be of great scientific interest and value, not only to pathologists, but also to the officers of this Society, as affording better indications than have hitherto been obtained of the various morbid causes affecting the animals in the Society’s menagerie. When the increased facilities now afforded for scientific research by the Society shall become more fully known, there is every reason to suppose that many anatomists will avail themselves of them. The number of deaths in the Society’s menagcrie during the year 1881 was somewhat in excess of the few previous years, the increased mortality being consequent on the very severe cold of the first six weeks of the year—the deaths during January 1881 being more than double the average number during the ten preceding years. There were, how- ever, but few serious losses: the most important perhaps were a male Giraffe (the last of those that were bred in the Gardens) 14 years old, the cause of death being tubercle of the lungs; a Great Anteater (Wyrmecophaga jubata), which had extensive inflammation of all the tissues surrounding the submaxillary glands; a White- nosed Saki (Pithecia albinasa) ; the second Koala (Phas- colarctos cinereus) and Red Wolf (Canis jubatus) ; and two female Kudus (Strepsiceros kudu). Amongst the birds the greatest loss was the Indian Darter (Plotus melanogaster), obtained in April last. The Prosector has published, inter alia, the following papers and memoirs in the Society’s ‘ Proceedings’ and ‘Transactions’ for the year, based upon specimens that have lived in the Society’s menagerie :—“On the Anatomy of the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)”; “On the Male Generative Organs of the Sumatran Rhinoceros (Cerato- rhinus sumatrensis)’? ; “Note on the Epithelium of the 29 Stomach of the Darter (Plotus anhinga) ”; “On the Con- formation of the Trachea in the Ratite Birds” ; “ Notes on the Incubation of the Indian Python (Python molurus) , with special regard to the alleged increase of temperature during that period.” The following papers, based on materials from the Society’s Gardens, have also been read before the Society : — Additional Observations on the Anatomy of the Spotted Hyena (Hyena crocuta),” by Prof. Morrison Watson, Owens College, Manchester; and “On the Condition of the median portion of the Vaginal Apparatus in the Macro- podide,” by Messrs. J. J. Lister, Cambridge, and J. J. Fletcher, Sydney, N.S.W. Numerous specimens have been forwarded from the Prosector’s Department to the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons, the University Museum at Cambridge, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass., ‘and to other institutions, as well as to private workers, including Prof. W. K. Parker, Prof. Turner, Dr. Max Fiirbinger, of Amsterdam, Prof. Gegenbaur, Dr. Hans Gadow, and others. 8. MENAGERIE. The number of animals belonging to the first three classes of Vertebrates living in the Society’s Menagerie at the close of 1881 was 2294. The corresponding number on the 31st of December, 1880, was 2372, as will be seen by the subjoined Table :— December 31. aoa eee Comparison: 1880. | 1881. | Quadrupeds............... 703 | 647 | Deer. 56 Birds 1438 1389 Decr. 49 231 258 Incr. 27 2294 Decr. 78 The total number of registered additions to the Mena- gerie in 1881 was 1213, of which 565 were acquired by presentation, 310 by purchase, 167 were bred in the Gardens, 136 were received on deposit, and 35 obtained in exchange, 30 The mode in which these figures compare with those of previous years is shown in the subjoined table :— | ; Received in Presented. | Purchased.| Born. | Deposited. Exchange.| Total. 1870. 386 529 160 218 40 1335 1871. 496 434 138 129 90 1287 1872. 460 oa 195 110 52 1344 1873. 483 457 191 231 188 1530 1874. 425 296 214 242 25 1202 1875. 559 557 156 145 43 1453 1876. 533 316 171 172 27 1219 1877. 505 324 181 181 68 1260 1878. 511 272 150 178 71 1182 1879. 550 421 115 124 56 1266 1880. 624 515 148 161 40 1488 1881. 565 310 167 136 35 1213 The following is a list of the most noticeable additions made to the Menagerie during the year 1881 :— JANUARY. 1. A White-nosed Saki (Pithecia albinasa), purchased January 11th. The typical example of this species in the Paris Museum has hitherto remained unique in Europe, so that the Society was fortunate in obtaining an example of so rare a species. 2. An American Monkey of the genus Callithriw—probably referable to C. brunnea. This specimen was purchased along with the preceding and a Douroucouli (Myctipithecus trivir- gatus?). All three were probably from some district of the Upper Amazons. 3. An example of an Insectivore of the genus Tupaia (pro- bably 7. tana), obtained by purchase January 11th. FEsrRuARY. 4, A female Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus), formerly belonging to Ayoub Khan, which Col. O. H. St. John, F.Z.S., purchased from its captors at Kandahar and presented to the Society. 5. A male Blanford’s Sheep (Ovis Llanfordi), obtained from Afghanistan, and presented to the Society by Capt. W. Cottcn, F.Z.8. This species is new to the Collection. Marcu. 6. A young male Gooral Antelope (Nemorhedus goral) from the Himalayas, purchased 16th March, being the first example of this fine species that we haye receiv ed. 31 7. Threo Birds of Paradise belonging to the following species : —The Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise (Selewcides alba), the Red Bird of Paradise (Paradisea sanguinea), and the Green Manucode (Manucodia chalybeia). These birds were all of species new to the Collection. APRIL. 8. An Indian Darter (Plotus melanogaster), received in ex- change from the Zoological Gardens, Calcutta, April 8th. This was the first living example received of the Indian Darter, pre- vious examples of this genus haying belonged to Plotus anhinga of South America and Plotus levaillantii of Africa. _ 9. A young female Beisa Antelope (Orya beisa), born in the Gardens April 12th, believed to be the first example of this Antelope that has been bred in captivity. 10. A Mountain Ka-Ka (Nestor notabilis), transmitted as a present to the Society by Dr. A. de Lautour of Otago, New Zealand. May. 11. An African Wild Ass (Zquus teeniopus) from Upper Nubia, purchased May 26th, being the second example of this form of Wild Ass which we have received. _ 12. A White-marked Duck (Anas specularis) from Autaretie America, purchased May 26th, being the first specimen of this fine species which has been obtained for the Collection, JULY. 13. Eight Menobranchs (Menobranchus lateraiis) from North America, examples of this singular Amphibian with external gills not having been previously received. 14. A Surucuru (Lachesis mutus) from Pernambuco, Brazil, presented by C. A. Craven, Esq., July 27th. This deadly Serpent formed a new and most interesting addi- tion to the series of Venomous Snakes in the Snake-house. SEPTEMBER. 15. A specimen of the Rubiginous Cat (Felis rubiginosa) from Ceylon, presented by Charles E. Pole Carew, Esq., the species being new to the Society’s Collection. OctorEr. 16. An example of the little-known Carnivore Hemigalea hardwickii, new to the Society’s Collection. It is very shy and fierce and nocturnal in its habits. When handled it ejects a highly acrid and Skunk-like secretion from its anal glands, 32 17. Two female Beatrix Antelopes (Ory beatria), obtained from the great desert behind the mountainous district of Muscat by Lieut.-Gol. S. B. Miles, British Consul at Muscat, and pre- sented to the Society by Lord Lilford, F.Z.S. NoveMBER. 18. Forty-six young Nose-horned Vipers (Vipera nasicornis), produced alive by a large female of this Serpent acquired on the 1st of October 1880. But few of them long survived their birth ; but the large number of young produced on one occasion by this venomous Snake is remarkable and worthy of record. 19, A Vinaceous Amazon (Chrysotis vinacea), purchased No- vember 30th, being of a species new to the Society’s Collection. DECEMBER. 20. A young male Guemul Deer (Furcifer chilensis), from Patagonia, purchased December 22nd. 21. A Germain’s Peacock-Pheasant (Polyplectron germaini), purchased December 24th. Both these accessions were of species new to the Society’s Collection. The following is a systematic list of the Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles, belonging to species new to the Society’s Catalogue, which were exhibited in the Society’s Gardens in the year 1881 :— MAMMALS. Brown Teetee (Callithrix brunnea). White-nosed Saki (Pithecia albinasa). Tana Tupia (Tupaia tana). Rusty-spotted Cat (Felis rubiginosa). Hardwicke’s Hemigale (Hemigalea hardwichkiit). Robust Gerbilles (Gerbillus robustus). White-rumped Gerbille (Gerbillus pygargus) . Hairy-footed Jerboas (Dipus hirtipes). Gooral Antelope (Nemorhedus goral). Blanford’s Wild Sheep (Ovis blanfordi). Gemul Deer (Furcifer chilensis). BIRDS. Common Swallow (Hirundo rustica). Topela Finches (Munia topela). Bar-breasted Finch (Munia nisoria). 33 Red-chested Whydah Bird (Vidua ardens). Red-shouldered Weaver Bird (Urobrachya axillaris). Twelve-wired Bird of Paradise (Sv/eucides nigra). Green Manucode (Manucodia chalybeia). Red Bird of Paradise (Paradisea rubra). Swift (Cypselus apus). Vinaceous Amazon (Chrysotis vinacea) . Indian Darter (Plotus melanogaster) . White-marked Duck (Anas specularis). Spotted Zenaida Doves (Zenaida maculata). Brush Bronze-winged Pigeon (Phaps elegans). Germain’s Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron germaini). Sclavonian Grebe (Podiceps cornutus). Black-throated Diver (Colymbus arcticus) . REPTILES. Senegal Chameleon (Chameleon senegalensis). Sooty Amphisbzena (Amphisbena fuliginosa). Indian Monitor (Monitor dracena). Egyptian Ouarans (Psammosaurus scincus). Derbian Zonures (Zonurus derbianus). Cape Adder (Vipera atropos). Deadly Snake (Trigonocephalus atroz). Surucucu or Bush-master (Lachesis mutus). Ocellated Bladder-Frogs (Cystignathus ocellatus). Orange-shanked Tree-Frog (Phyllomedusa hypochon- drialis). Menobranchs (Menodranchus lateralis). FISHES. Fringe-lipped Lampern (Petromyzon branchialis). The subjoined list gives the number of animals of each species which were bred in the Gardens in the year 1881 :— MAMMALS. 2 Rhesus Monkeys (Macacus erythreus). 3 Collared Fruit-Bats (Cynonycteris collaris). 1 Tiger (Felis tigris). 2 Hybrid Paradoxures. (Between Paradoxurus leuco- mystax and P. larvatus.) 1 Banded Ichneumon (Herpestes fasciatus). 2 Dingo Dogs (Canis dingo). 34 6 Cuming’s Octodons (Octodon cuming?). 2 Hybrid Peccaries. (Between Dicotyles tajacu and D. labiatus.) 1 Hybrid Camel. (Between Cumelus bactrianus and C. dromedarius.) 1 Zebu (Bos indicus). 1 Hybrid Bison. (Between Bison americana 3 and hybrid Bos frontalis 9 .) 2 Cape Buffalos (Bubalus caffer). 1 Eland (Oreas canna 3). 1 Beisa Antelope (Oryx beisa 2). 1 Cashmere-shawl Goat (Capra hircus, var. 2). 1 Mouflon (Ovis musimon). 2 Reeves’s Muntjacs (Cervulus reevesi 3). 2 Hybrid Muntjacs. (Between Cervulus sclatert and C. muntjac ¢ .) 1 Reeves’s Muntjac (Cervulus reevesi). 2 Japanese Deer (Cervus sika). 1 Sambur Deer (Cervus aristotelis 9). 1 Hog Deer (Cervus porcinus). 1 Molucca Deer (Cervus moluccensis). 1 Hybrid Mesopotamian Fallow Deer. (Between- Cervus mesopotamicus and C. dama.) 1 Pampas Deer (Cariacus campestris). 1 Squirrel-like Phalanger (Belideus sciureus). 1 Vulpine Phalanger (Phalangista vulpina). 1 Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus). 1 Bennett’s Wallaby (Halmaturus bennetti). 1 Gaimard’s Rat-Kangaroo (Hypsiprymnus gaimardi). BIRDS. 2 Turquoisine Parrakeets (Huphema pulchella). 4 Undulatcd Grass-Parrakeets (Melopsitiacus undulatus). 2 Scarlet Ibis (Endocimus ruber). 1 Ruddy Sheldrake (Yadorna rulila). 3 Variegated Sheldrakes (Tadorna variegata). 7 Australian Wild Ducks (Anas superciliosa). 3 Spotted-billed Ducks (Anas paecilorhyncha). 3 Common Wigeon (Mareca penelope). 5 Chiloe Wigeons (Mareca chiloensis). 9 Summer Ducks (4ie# sponsa). 1 Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata). 3 Red-crested Whistling Ducks (Fuligula rufina). 4 Geoffroy’s Doves (Peristera geoffroii). 35 6 Himalayan Monauls (Lophophorus impeyanus). 2 Cheer Pheasants (Phasianus wallichii). 1 Siamese Pheasant (Huplocamus prelatus) . 5 Horned Tragopans (Ceriornis satyra). 3 Common Peafowls (Pavo cristatus). 4 Peacock Pheasants (Polyplectron chinquis). 2 Hybrid Gulls. (Between Larus fuscus and L, argen- tatus.) 1 Jameson’s Gull (Larus jameson). REPTILES. 1 Mocassin Snake (Tropidonotus fasciatus). 46 Nose-horned Vipers (Vipera nasicornis). The following is a List of the Donors and their several Donations for the year 1881. _ Abrahams, J. A., Esq. Two Golden Sparrows. Aldridge, Mr. G. “One Green Monkey. Allen, Mr. A. Two Greater Black-backed Gulls. Alsop, Mrs. One Black-eared Marmoset. Angel, Maurice C., Esq., F.Z.S. Three Paradise Whydah Birds, one Pin-tailed Why- dah Bird, one Red-shouldered Weaver Bird, one Wiener’s Finch, one Red-beaked Weaver Bird, two Yellow-rumped Seedeaters. Anson, Lieut. W. V., R.N. One Purple-faced Monkey. Apthorp, F. N., Esq. Two Squirrel Monkeys. Arbuthnot, Gerald, Esq. Two Black-tailed Parrakeets. Archer, H. T., Esq. Two Wood-Owls. Armitage, Lieut.-Col. J. 8., P'.Z.8. Two Leopards. Astley, Arthur F., Esq. Two Common Jays. Aylesbury, H., Esq. One Malbrouck Monkey. 36 Balfour, H., Esq. One Common Crayfish. Barber, C. B., Esq. Two Common Squirrels. Barker, D. W., Esq. Two Squirrel-like Phalangers. Barrow, J., Esq. One Serval, two Bell’s Cinixys. Bassano, W., Esq. One Chipping Squirrel, one Plaintain-Squirrel. Baxendale, Salisbury, Esq., F.Z.S. Two Common Swans. Baxter, Mr. G. H. One Pomarine Skua. Beard, Mrs. One Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Beart, Master Alfred. One Common Cuckoo. Benison, F. H. Worsley, Esq. One Carrion-Crow. Bennett, G. Lyon, Esq. One Ceylonese Hawk-Eagle. Berridge, Master H. One Vulpine Phalanger. Berryman, E. W., Esq. One Bosch Bok. Beyts, N. H. Six Hairy-footed Jerboas, one White-rumped Ger- bille, two Egyptian Ouarans. Birt, Dr. Louis F. H. One Yaguarundi Cat. Black, H. H., Esq. One Long-snouted Snake. Blackstone, J., Esq., F.Z.S. Two Common Chameleons. Bland, KE. H., Esq. Three Green Lizards. Blasius, Dr. Rudolph. ~ Two Black Storks. Bott, Major. One Common Raven. Bower, Mr. T. H. Bowyer. Two Beautiful Parrakeets, two Ceylonese Hanging- Parrakeets, one Chinese Quail, one Regent Bird, one 37 Blue-beaked Weaver Bird, two Banded Grass-Finches, two Bicheno’s Finches, one Melodious Finch, one Black-headed Finch, three Modest Grass-Finches, one Paradise Whydah Bird. Branford, W. Catton, Esq. Two Black-footed Penguins. Brassey, Mrs. One Vervet Monkey. Bree, Dr Two Hawfinches. Brodrick, W., Esq. One Lesser Kestrel. Brooke, Mr. H. C. One Common Polecat. Brookfield, E. O., Esq. One Ring-tailed Lemur. Brown, E. A. , Esq. One Herring-Gull. iawn, Mrs. Edward. Two Common Peafowls. Brownlow, Earl, F.Z.S. One Loggerhead Turtle. Buckingham and Chandos, His Grace the Duke of. One Indian Leopard. Burke, Capt. F. M. (S.S. ‘ Cheybassa’). One Brush Turkey. ~ Burkett, Commander. One Indranee Owl. Burnham, J., Esq. Two Wonga-Wonga Pigeons. Burnside, Eustace L., Esq. Two Leopards (young). Caledon, the Earl of, F.Z.S., and the Hon. Charles Alexander. One American Black Bear. Carew, Charles E. Pole, Esq. One Rubiginous Cat. Cecil, The Lord W. Gascoyne. Two Common Marmosets. Chappelow, J. S8., Esq. One Weeper Capuchin. Chauncy, Reginald, Esq. One Malbrouck Monkey. Clayton, J. E., Esq. One Red- legged Partridge. 38 Cocks, A. H., Esq., F.Z.8S. One Fringed-lipped Lampern, four River-Lampreys. Colquhoun, Sir Patrick, F.Z.8. One Grey Ichneumon. Comyns, George, Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Cook, John M., Esq. One Leucoryx Antelope. Cornély, Mons. J. M., C.M.Z.S. One Chinese Quail, one Wedge-tailed Fruit-Pigeon, two Red-chested Whydah Birds, two Calandra Larks, two Variable Lizards, two Fire-tailed Finches, one Chukar Partridge, one Grey Francolin, one Chilian Teal. Cotton, Capt. W., F.Z.S. One Blanford’s Wild Sheep. Cottrell, Mr. S. A. One Tennant’s Squirrel. Cox, Harding, Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Craven, Charles A., Esq. One Tarantula Spider, one Millipede, one Surucuru or Bush-master, one Horrid Rattlesnake. Cubitt, W., Esq. One Banded Ichneumon. Cuffe, The Rev. George. One Macaque Monkey. Dance, Mr. E. H. OneCollared Peccary, one Black-faced Spider Monkey. Davies and Jolliff, Messrs. Thirteen Indian Fruit-Bats. Dawson, H., Esq. One Common Snake. Day, Mr. Henry. One Alexandrine Parrakeet. De Lautour, Dr. A., M.R.C.S. One Mountain Ka-Ka. Douglas, Mr. One Laughing Kingfisher. Dowling, A., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Dowly, A. A., Esq. Two Pileated Jays. Drax, Miss. One Black-faced Kangaroo. 39 Druce, A., Esq., F.Z.S. One Common Paradoxure. Dummett, Mr. H. One Macaque Monkey. Duncan, James W. One Macaque Monkey. Dunn, W., Esq., C.M.Z.S. Three Hedgehogs. Edge, Mr. R. One Macaque Monkey. Edger, R. M., Esq. One Vervet Monkey. Edwards, Mr. J. Two Common Kestrels. Ellesmere, The Countess of. One Undulated Grass-Parrakeet. Elliot, Edmund A. §., Esq., M.R.C.S. . Two Dunlins, one Ringed Plover. Faed, Mrs. J. F. Two Ferrets. Findlay, Mrs. One Chacma Baboon. Fisk, Rev. G. H. R., C.M.Z.S. Five Robben-Island Snakes, one Smooth-bellied Snake, one Rufescent Snake. Fletcher, C. W. C., Esq. One Common Paradoxure. Fletcher, Robert, Esq. One Goldfinch, one Suow-Bunting. Forbes, A. W., Esq. One Two-Spotted Paradoxure. Foster, C. T., Esq. Two Common Barn-Owls. Fuller, Mrs. One Ring-tailed Coati. Garrett, G. H., Esq. One Royal Python. Gibbs, Dr. Heneage, F.Z.S. Two Axolotls. Glennie, G. R. J., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Godfrey, Masters John and Charles. Two Common Kestrels. Graham, Lieut. C. E. F. C., R.N. One Ocelot. 40 Greaves, Mrs. Two Herring-Gulls. Green, Mr. C. One Bonnet-Monkey. Guppy, Lachmere, Esq. One Rough Terrapin. Gurney, J. H., Esq., Jun. One Little Grebe. Hagenbeck, Mr. Carl. One Giant Toad, one Spider. Hancock, H. J. Burford, Esq., F.Z.S. Two West-Indian Agoutis, two Martinican Doves, three Garden’s Night-Herons. Ilargreaves, John, Esq. Four Common Swans. Harland, Mr. KE. A. One Black-crested Eagle. Hart, Lionel, Esq. Two Guinea Baboons, one Grivet Monkey. Hart, W. Hume, Esq., C.M.Z.S. One Two-spotted Paradoxure. Two Getulian Ground-Squirrels. Hassard, Col. R.E. Six Dwarf Chameleons. Hassell, Mrs. C. One Grey Ichneumon. Haworth, L. H., Esq. One Ring-tailed Coati. Hawtayne, G. He Esq., C.M.Z.S. One Common Boa, two Red-billed Tree-Ducks, one Sooty Amphisbzena. Heatley, G. H. Tod, Esq. One Common Kite. Henderson, Mrs. J. S. One Vulpine Phalanger. Holding, Mr. R. E. Two Pantherine Toads. Horniman, F. J., Esq., F.Z.S. Two Vulpine Phalangers, one Rufous Rat-Kan- garoo. Humphry, Mrs. One Green Tree-Frog. Hunt, Major. One Dwarf Chameleon. 41 Hunt, Mr. C. One Herring-Gull. Jameson, James S., Esq. One African Cheetah, one Secretary Vulture, one Chacma Baboon. Jameson, James, Esq. One White-collared Mangabey. Jamrach, Mr. A. H. One Indian Cobra. Jarvis, G. E., Esq. One Macaque Monkey, one Bonnet-Monkey. Jerram, W., Esq. One young Ostrich. Johnston, H. H., Esq. One Undulated Grass-Parrakeet, two Californian Quails, two Common Quails, one Barred Dove, one Nutmeg-Finch, one Greenfinch, one Goldfinch, two Chaffinches, two Common Crossbills, one Common Lapwing, two Rufous-necked Weaver Birds, two Mecca Pigeons, one Swift. Jolliffe, Mrs. Hylton. One Banded Grass-Finch, two Yellow-billed Liothrix. Jones, Mrs. J. J. One Egyptian Gazelle. Keiser, Mr. One Red-handed Tamarin. Kerr, Hamilton, Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. King, Capt. One Daubenton’sCurassow, one Hawk’s-biiled Turtle. King, Mr. G. H. One Common Adder. Kirk, Sir John, C.B., C.M.Z.S. One Leopard Tortoise, one Radiated Tortoise, three Bell’s Cinixys. Lambert, Alan, Esq. One Globose Curassow. Lawrence, Edward, Esq. One Blackbird, two Song-Thrushes, two Skylarks, one Greenfinch, two Chaffinches, two Common Quails. Laver, Henry, Esq. Four Harvest-Mice. Laye, Frank G. S., Esq. One Moustache Monkey. 42 Leckie, P., Esq. One Common Ocelot. Leechman, Mrs. John. One Tarantula Spider. Lewis, J., Esq. One Wall-Lizard. Lidbury, Mr. A. One Common Kestrel. Lilford, Lord, F.Z.S. One Mesopotamian Fallow Deer, two Beatrix Ante- lopes, two Arabian Gazelles. Lindstedt, E., Esq. One Indian Monitor. Lloyd, Master Rew. One Black-headed Gull. Lloyd, J., Esq. One Grey-breasted Parrakeet, one Black-headed Couure. Long, W. H. L., Esq. One Chacma Baboon. Lonsdale, Countess Dowager of. One Ring-necked Parrakeet. Louis, Wyatt, Esq. One Diana Monkey. Lubbock, F., Esq. One Rose-coloured Pastor. Lydston-Newman, Robert H. 8. D., Esq. One Silver Fox. Mackenzie, Osgood H., Esq. One Hooper Swan. Mackenzie, Capt. One Wood-Brocket. Macpherson, H. A., Esq. One Short-toed Lark, one Hybrid Greenfinch, one Snow-Bunting. M‘Pherson, Capt. One American Black Bear. Maitland, F. O., Esq. One Stump-tailed Lizard. Manley, the Rev. R. H. One Bonnet-Monkey. Mann, J. T., Esq. Six Common Lizards, two Smooth Snakes, two Sand- Lizards. March, the Earl of, F.Z.S. One Egyptian Gazelle. 43 Marlton, Mr. R. J. One Naked-footed Owlet. Marshall, J., Esq. Two Black-winged Peafowls. Marshall, Ernest L., Esq. One Blue-shouldered Tanager. Maskell, Edwin H., Esq. One Indian Fruit-Bat. May, Miss Margeny. One Arctic Fox. Melhuish, Mr. A. One Central-American Agouti. Mengee, Mr. G. One Slowworm. Milestone, Mr. One Common Lobster. Milne-Edwards, Mons. Alphonse. Two Robust Gerbilles. Mitchell, H., Esq. Two Common Otters. Morgan, Gellibrand, & Co., Messrs. One Brown Bear. Morrell, Arthur, Esq. One Red-legged Partridge. Morrison, Mr. H. One Common Cuckoo. Mortimer, Miss. One Carrion-Crow. _ Moseley, H. N., Esq., F.Z.S. Ten Green Lizards. Mosse, Charles B., Esq. Two Yellow Snakes. Miller, Hugo, Esq. Three Buli Frogs, one Noisy Frog.’ Murray, J. Wolfe, Esq. One Marsh-Harrier. Nesbitt, A., Esq. One Upland Goose. Norcliffe, Francis B., Esq. One Ring-tailed Coati. Nugent, Mr. W. One Macaque Monkey. Okes-Voysey, R. W., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. 44 Ord, Sir Harry St. George, C.B., H.M.Z.S.° Three Short-tailed Wallabies. Oxley, Major C. R. One Viverrine Cat. Page, Mr. F. One Common Barn-Owl. Palmer, J. N., Esq. One Common Marmoset. Parry, the Misses. One Green Lizard. Paterson, Mrs. One Malbrouck Monkey. Pesque, John, Esq. Two Red-handed Tamarins. Petty, Mr. W. One Rude Fox, one Azara’s Fox. Phipson, A., Esq. One Slowworm. Pichot, Mons. M. P. Two Polecats. Pierce, Col. Thomas, 16th Regiment Bombay N. I. Two Chukar Partridges. Pillans, Borradaile, Esq. One Cape Adder. Platt, S. R., Esq. One Silver Fox. Ponsonby, Arthur C., Esq. One Rough-eyed Cayman. Pope, Mr. J. One Malbrouck Monkey. Portella, Dr. Two Spotted Cavies. Poyer, Poyer J., Esq. One Common Viper, two Common Snakes. Randall, Mr. G. One Common Gannet. Richardson, Miss, One Rhesus Monkey. Richardson, Miss Mary J. One Roseate Cockatoo. Ringrose, E. M., Esq. One Black-crested Cardinal. Ritchie, Capt. James. Two Yellow-billed Sheathbills. 45 Roberts, F., Esq. Two Common Carp, one Pike, one Common (arp, Robertson, Mr. Robert Ross. One Chacma Baboon. Robinson, J. C., Esq. Two Young Turtles. Robinson, Capt. AG: One Black-footed Penguin. Rocke, Mrs. One Common Badger. Rogers, A. R., Esq. Three Common Chameleons. Romer, Capt. One Red-fronted Lemur. Rooke, Major. Two Spanish Terrapins. Bose, C. A., Esq. One Malbrouck Monkey. Secsell, Lord Arthur, M.P., F.Z.S. Two Edible Snails. Russell, Claud, Esq. Two Green Lizards. Sandeman, Fleetwood, Esq., F.Z.S. Two Spanish Ichneumons. Sandford, Sir Hubert. Two Laughing Kingfishers. Sandford, L. A., Esq. One Common Viper. St. John, Col., F.Z.S. One Bactrian Camel. St. Quintin, W. H., Esq. One Gold Phencant Scott, W. Macmillan, Esq. One Mona ] Monkey. Seaton, George, Esq. ‘One Fike. Sewell, C. Drake, Esq. One White-fronted Capuchin. Sexton, J., Esq. One Stanley Crane, one Senegal Chameleon. Seyd, Richard, Esq., F.Z.S. One Orange- winged Amazon. Sharpe, J. E., Es One Central-American Agouti. 46 Sherleck, H. P., Esq. Two Malbrouck Monkeys. Shewell, H. W. M., Esq. One Sykes’s Monkey. Short, R. J., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Skarrett, C. E., Esq. One Diamond Snake. Smith, Sir Charles C., Bart. One Roseate Cockatoo. Smith, Mrs. Martin. One Leadbeater’s Cockatoo. Smith, Mr. C. R. One Grey Ichneumon. Smith, Capt. C. Holled. One Black-backed Jackal. Smyth, Frank, Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. Snow, Mr. J. One Common Adder. Southey, the Hon. One Tawny Eagle. Stanley, Mr. W. K. One Common Kestrel, one Common Hare. Steer, Capt. T. G. One White-crested Touracou. Stevenson, George, Esq. Two Common Peafowls. Stewart, A. D. M., Esq. One Common Rhea. Stewart, C., Esq. One Common Marmoset, one Black-eared Marmoset. Stockham, Capt. H. H. One Black-footed Penguin. Stradling, Dr. Arthur, C.M.Z.S8. Two Talpacoti Ground-Doves, one Plumbeous Snake, two Taraquira Lizards, one Orange-shanked Tree- Frog, three Horrid Rattlesnakes, ten Ocellated Bladder-Frogs, one d’Orbigny’s Snake, one Long- headed Snake, one Common Ocelot, one Thick- necked Tree-Boa, one Deadly Snake, one Brazilian’ Tanager. Streatfield, A. E. C., Esq. Two Stock-Doves. 47 Supple, Mrs. One Red-and-Blue Macaw. Swaine, Duncan W. B., Esq. Two Dwarf Chameleons. Swaysland, Mr. Two Grey Wagtails. Tanner, Brigadier-General. One Bennett’s Gazelle. Thompson, Mr. R. W. One Tench. Thompson, J., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Thomson, Mr. W. One Macaque Monkey. Thorn, James, Esq. “One Green Lizard. Thornburgh-Cropper, Mr. One Chaema Baboon. Tower, Arthur, Esq. One Grey Ichneumon. Trelawney, Edward, Esq. Two Laughing Kingfishers. Trent, Mr. W. One Rhesus Monkey. Trotman, Mr. F. Two Common Lobsters, a Collection of Hermit-Crabs, a Collection of Marine Fishes. Usher, F., Esq. Two Common Kestrels. Voules, the Rev. F. P. One Common Genet. Walters, Lieut.-Col. F. D., 82nd Regiment. Two Common Squirrels. Ward, Mr. J. One Spider-Crab. Wardroper, Capt. W. F. One Collared Peccary. Waters, W., Esq. One Bateleur Eagle. Weil, Messrs., Bros. Ten Green Turtles. Wellford, James, Esq. One Eyed Lizard. 48 Wellford, John, Esq. One Bordeaux Snake, two Green Lizards, one Kyed Lizard, four Viperine Snakes, three Lacertine Snakes. Wells, Ernest, Esq. One Marsh Ichneumon. White, Mr. G. Two Vulpine Phalangers. White, E. W., Esq. One Ornamental Ceratophrys, Williams, Col. Owen, M.P., F.Z.S. One Tiger. Willins, Mr. George. One Black-eared Marmoset.' Wix, the Rev. J. A. Two Long-eared Owls. Wormald, Mr. One Common Hare. Wyatt, Mr. A. W. One Rufous Rat-Kangaroo. Wyld, Capt. One Chacma Baboon. Young, J., Esq. One Common Jay. Young, W., Esq. One Pileated Jay. Zohrab, Reginald, Esq. Two Arabian Gazelles, three Domestic Pigeons, tivo Domestic Pigeons. Zurcher, Fritz, Esq. One American Tapir. Conclusion. In concluding their fifty-third Report, the Council have to acknowledge, with many thanks, the assistance they have received from the Committee of Publication, and from the gentlemen who have served upon the Com- mittees of Finance and Audit during the past year. Signed (for the Council), P. L. ScuaTeEr, Secretary. 11 Hanover Square, April 29th, 1882. Printed by TAYLOR and FRANCIS, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. REPORT OF THE AUDITORS OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, Appointed January 19, 1882. DLLs Tue Committee of Auditors to the Zoological Society having fully examined the Accounts, inspected the Books, and seen Vouchers for all the various Payments ordered by the Council for the year ending December 31st, 1881, respectfully submit to the Society an abstract of the Accounts, together with a Statement of the Assets and Liabilities at the close of the year, and a Report thereon. RECEIPTS. Balance brought from Dec. 31, 1880 ............ Sesceaneroreuccenticcdecduarecetesmeemes sas 14 . INCOME. £ s. a. if’ §:-4d« B77) MGALGEM SALES: ioveaccdvscss-ccaeecnecacsoralepensceae cuseseee 6. 10.70) 3878 { Sanmesipe Reena cescssrsssesse nesses ssa D0) 30 Subscriptions ................0000 necescnace, oon0 20 —————— 8:00 GardenjSales jresacsesescceessceseoss saeteee 20 0 0 1879 4 Subscriptions ......cccsscsescscecesees =sre 36 0 0 Publication Sales....... athens wsadeesesesee 119 0 57 19 0 ( Rent for Freehold Premises ............ Ja 20" 0 | Garden Sales ...........-eeeseseeees saaacee 264 3 0 1880 { Admission Fees .......00..-..-eeseeeseeeee 85 0 0 Subscriptions .....0.ssseccsceecscecoseceass 54 0 0 | Publication Sales ..... Sento svsassccsessee 144 358 —= 622 8 8 ( Admissions to Gardens ............ a SS IS Ag a6 Rent for Refreshment Rooms............ 1,084 6 8 Rent for Freehold Premises ............ 225 0 0 Mrarden NaleSascveescssboa cee sanceass ers sa} + 210 3 MISSION MCCS) cewcesesacsecsesece eecteese 510 0 0 1881 4 Compositions ...cosseesecsees soasiuios sass 600 0 0 WHS CREP MOUS sdessdeseg sarees ee slG ozone ton aD INOry MUICKELS wecesessesescc~ssc=ee swcatees 3/200 Publication Subscriptions ..........s000+ 528 3 0 Publication Sales ....... Sere 291 8.8 Dividends (Davis Bequest) .........++. 1450 7 [ Miscellaneous .,............00.006 Seenen 20 2 6 24,985 11 2 Subscriptions ..... bisesesnfeatr ace aucesens 114 0 O W882) dvory Tickets)<-f:-..-.<.-sese eee Bas * 1 (1=30 Publication Subscriptions ............... 15 15 0 ———- — 130 16 0 INCOME RECEIVED IN 1881 ........cccsc0e|ecocssteees seoeee| 25,810 14 10 | 25,810 14 10 Temporary Loans from the Bankers...cseccsssecec|eceececeeeeceeneee lee Suwspsccesvasaeuete 1,200 0 0 27,890 9 0 PAYMENTS. EXPENDITURE. Ditto ditto Salaries, Wages, and Pensions Ditto GUEOPE AP en eevecs Cost and Carriage of Animals................6. J DVISI@IE) Gee ececsmpaneren: Menagerie Expenses .......0.....008 aneeatetaes Keepers’ WRENS Ssrneedcnces cesacase tip esieiaanreen Works, Materials Ditto Ci (eI a ie od eee +». Office Beexdeni EXPENSES sos.ec2.0ceeseqsereeneekcuee- Advertisements PANUBPRDETISES:. cove en saiacscessce PeGceds dent. House and Office Expenses .........Gardens Ditto ditto nedecdacece Office Stationery ....... eeeeesescccversees Sepcoctecedone LUT . Cost of Publications eee Library Expenses ........c..cecccceeees Sateesd Returned Subscriptions ...............cseseeee- Grant to the Zoological Record Association Wavy EXPENSES.......00ecceescessouee eesicnies cess Expenditure of Davis Bene Interest on Mortgage Debt.. FORO ete m eee weet enone BOOTH e eee wee ee nee FO e ween nen eee Cash at the Banker’s, December 31, 1881, viz. Rent, Rates, Taxes, and Insurances..Gardens mcceee Beesacesseeciee GAALGens Repaid Messrs. Drummond on account of Mortgage Debt General Account Petty Cash Account Belonging to 1880. 1881, ESL ae Lo ss a. DELa12e Site 898) Goh 23 9 7118 7 Tee, Bee: 3,439 10 4 ee 1,822 18 6 332 0 4) 867 5 6 342 8 3! 4,627 14 5] 232 3 8 3,193 10 0) 210 6) 15412 O 400 0 9} 2,888 1 10 49 8258 7910 6 10 2 3] 886 6 10) 441711} 20011 5 Mn a ee 221g. 8e210) 2219) V3) a34s 1583 Cite ote Sos Fea paer'9!-4g 64 11 11 22 14 Of 37011 6 22415 0] 2,355 14 10) 9210 3) 422 9 2) Series ee eae 2607/1 0) eden ns 50 0 0 SE Lomo ete sca We eee 7618 0 i Sl Peres 273 14 9 2,153 6 7/ 23,533 19 1 eeeeen O80) Qa realy el 40) Total. 1,000 1,203 27,890 —_ SC™NOUOGTeE OAK MUWLO _ ee He CO Os CcopnmRA i CON SONCAMDAOCKHENWNOwWO Comparison of Receipts in 1880 and 1881. Receipts. Income of Increase, Decrease. 1880 1881. Admission Fees :— eB 3d. Ci 8. /d. & & d.|} (6 18, ds Past.3. 00 ececces 90 0 0 QO 0 O jncccccccncvccelececcevscece Present ....... : 615 5 0 BROMO! Ole 6 Freehold Premises.|..........1.| sesseeeeese® *24,745 O 0) ............ [24,745 O O Annual Subscrip- HONS eecsecsesec et SAO nO. MSc OO a ccnneemaeet eceeneee 172 gOie0 Ivory Tickets ...... Up Male (0) ON BS SIE 8 Se roan csuocact |lcognoacce vo 4 4 0 Publication Sales...) 1911 6) 14513 4) .......00000.. vats 165 410 Garden Sales ...... BS Ol NG: . 4 Ol Roceecccesapeen|ieavenehe recs 6817 9 Rent for Refresh- MENG ELOOIIS. crdlvcneanseee st ABO” OMe eho dacics owe ll nece cement 4810 0 Rent for Freehold [PREMISES advececen| sesens creck Zi sOLO| ceteeewieacesse|, desistepttucee’ To OnO 58 5 6] 47511 1) 26,683 9 6/1203 3 4/28,420 9 5 LIABILITIES. Debts. Bills, &c., estimated at— «apes Uh 5 elk 7) For the Gardens, say .......eeeeeeee ees LOLS SON ae, Office, Bay... .ecresceee eons 231 13 5 1245 2 7 Rent and Taxes unpaid— For the Gardens, say ............e0000 272 18 10 Office, Say.cstesacseea eee 2518 0 ——_———| _ 298 16 10 Messrs. Drummond, Mortgage Debt .......:0... |ecceeeeeeeeeneeees -6000 0 0 Temporary Loan had November 18, 1881 ...... |...:..ss.seseeee es 200 0 0 Ditto ditto Decemberk2 Us Bie recta. Metecsiestatsaciane's mince 1000 O O 8743 19 5 | * his is the estimate of Messrs. Widnell and Trollope plus the addition of £225 annually until the expiration of Messrs. Purdey’s lease. The sum paid was £22,225 on June 24, 1877. 7 The Auditors are sorry to have to report that the income of the Society has suffered some diminution during the past year. The Admissions to the Gardens have yielded £672 less than in the previous year. The severity of last winter and the bad weather throughout the greater part of the year will, in a measure, account for this. But, notwithstandimg this drawback, the Expenditure has been kept well within the Income; the only items of expenditure which appear some- what large are those under the heads of “ Menagerie” and ** Publications.” It should be remembered that in the statement of Assets no account of the most valuable property of the Society (namely, its collection of Animals and its extensive Library) has been entered. 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TET Mesmie 110 | Annulosa et Radiata 1 vol., 1 11 Cte ees Pa RS Ve) Se! * No copies of these volumes remain in stock. =a AM hey Fe NEW REPTILE HOUSE, HAA : © = REPORT OF THE COUNCIL oF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, FOR THE YEAR 1882. READ : THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, APRIL 380tn, 1888, LONDON: PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET. 1883, - Page I, General Condition of the Society .........eeeeeueee i. 8 1. State of the Roll of Members -............+c0e8: 3 ad. Kellows .....9ifsea. Ra reieis 4 os 5-9 3 6. Corresponding Members .........cseeeeee 4 2. State of the Finances.......,.. a b> vv apher aee 4 @. ANcomMe) > <<. cp db A Fob done hoe Ree eee 4 6, Expenditure. .<.5.s0a0.5- Peo mo. oc 5 c. Assets and Liabilities 0. .....% 1. 00Ge o eee fe II. Office, Hanover Square ........000005 «9.0 ence 8 1, Oxford Street. Premises vice sick As wale sarees 8 2. weentific Meetings: cy sai se di akan on he 9 3. Seientifie Publieationst o6if).5)so\\ec she ons cee 9 A, MEABBAIY! 6 ohio s dig Blame + ois tn vb oo.ee 6 is 10 iit; Gardens, Repent’s Park ac 6. .d5. 060000 cnn wine ee 23 1, ABaildaings and WORKS. ALi ie cette «be tana 23 a. New Reptile-honse 2. i. susie oe ora cee ee 23 b. Other'special Works, iis 0h 2 sw oes oo. ee 24 c. Repairs and General Maintenance............ 25 Be RTE yw ila 5 add aiers wake Soe wats ap oy 25 BD. WISGOEN 4s ss 2 ax gelela tn a ate aise oe 26 4, New Regulations as to Riding on the Elephants and Wamels....-.. sealaveiiuekwie's eerie ee a7, &. Zoological Lectares's spe a8 Sie a oe ee 28 G.xMenaperio .. ....25 gen ast ues eee sscereaaye 29 a, Sale of the male African Elephant .......... 29 b. Additions to the Menagerie in 1882.......... 29 c. List of Species new to the Collection exhibited during the year 18627 20)... )sesa nee 33 d. List of Animals bred in the Gardens during the Wear BSD oi, eieiens mists whe, y eon lapaiaicn bets vie: 3 vee 35 e. List of Donors and Donations ............ one Wonclaonictes sik: ss v's COS. 57 dots a hea e ee 50 CONTENTS. REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. April 30, 1883. Tue Council have the pleasure of submitting to the Fellows their fifty-fourth Annual Report upon the pro- gress of the Society. This, in accordance with previous Reports, is divided into three heads, the first of which relates to the General Condition of the Society and its Finances, the second to the business transacted at the Office in Hanover Square, eo the last to the state of the Gardens in the Regent’s ark. I. GENERAL CONDITION OF THE SOCIETY. 1. STATE oF THE ROLL oF MEMBERS. a. Fellows. The number of Fellows and Fellows Elect at the close of the year 1882 was 3213, the same as at the corre- sponding period in 1881. Of these there were :— Compounders who have paid £20. . . 41 Ditto ditto CoOna ate (870 Compositions remitted . ee at U7 Paying annual contributionsof £2. . . 45 Ditto ditto sae «2089 MGT Gi =. ©) CS saad ol PP ent et 2S Admission-fees unpaid . . . . . . . 23 3213 The state of the Society during the past Ten years, as regards the number of its Ordinary Members, is given in the subjoined Table. : A “4 Comparative Statement of Elections, Deaths, Resignations, and Removals during the past Ten years, with the number of Fellows at the end of each Year. rd Died. Resigned. Removed. | eet og | | =] iS BI ee mea . Saye :| coms ae |e Years. Be Compounders. | Subscribers.) Subscribers. eg eI Subscribers. a say g aq Bo Feere- Be Ey | Be A) S| em 3 Fis | £20. | £30. |rittea) £2 | £3 | £2.) £3. |e pp) £2. | £3. |3 Bo A 3873 | 216 | 5 | 7 6 | 38 Ban Sa. 2| 1 |93| 3173 is74.|221 | 7 | 6 | 11] 8-460 a ie .. | 1% | 8 |1e7| 8197 1875.| 180 | 8 | 16 Bt BT | ue | BB] jee | ee |, cc dn Ve 1876.| 224 | 9 | 28 7a ee eae Pe ol el eevee en 1877.| 228 | 8 | 28 a [ices iecbiep pry, 58}! 6 |182 | 3358 1978.| 176.9|). 6} 12 5062 Hoods | 40 co 1 118 | /3416 1879.| 145 | 9 | 17 7 | 46 | .. | 54 | .. fydatqo Bd olf} 6 ciaayprep3e4 1880.) 158 af n4H 28 [oidalra @ lpbbtreaece| d4icb emdetecdosh bel eeee cele 1881.| 138 | 24 |, 81 Br | 48 b we h 6h 8 ld or el oo ane lee ene ro A Sa mn ee (ee i: hl era er Se Wl Dib Pm 2 b. Corresponding Members. The following six Corresponding Members were elected in 1882 :— Dr. Edward Brandt, of the Zoological Museum, St. Petersburg. C. A. Craven, Esq., of Pernambuco, Brazil. Alfred Everett, Esq., of Papar, Borneo. Professor Riitimeyer, of Basle, Switzerland. Dr. Staudinger, of Blasewitz, near Dresden. M. Léon Vaillant, of the Jardin des Plantes, Paris. 2. STATE OF THE FINANCES. a. Income. The Income of the. Society for the past year was swollen by unexpected circumstances, which will be spoken of ina subsequent part of the Report, and attained the large total of £34,270 17s. 8d. Only once before during the existence of the Society has the amount of receipts been so large, namely in 1876, when the income was £34,955 4s. 1d. The subjoined Table contains a comparison of the various: heads of income in 1881 and 1882 :— . 5 ~ Comparison of Receipts i 1881 and 1882. Income of irae is fF fone | (des Ky foe 2 | 1881. 1889, ease ecrease Sa dl) o£ eh dd. Admissions to Gardens ............ 15,113 17 6/20,691 10 Rent for Refreshment-rooms ...! 1,084 6 8/ 1,307 3 Rent for Premises in Oxford) | 0 300 0 3] 2,280 10 NPROSCOSoSo CO — Compositions . OTO WOeVOiee: eye oce eee Ivory Tickets . BT 4 OY cess si scinnvanbe Low lir-0 Publications .... Vela play wearertale Lalas 193 6 11 PPNMVAG CTS "2.0--<5-s-c2sne--sanacsanazen0 145 es Diels cscteeresereeee Elephant-riding receipts ......... |sccsarssneeereeers 305 1 3805 10 9), Miscellaneous” sivserssevcsssssernecces 202° 6 63 43 5 0 25,810 14.10-/34,270 17 8,728 6 9) 268 311 a] nonmnuccoccoe It will be observed that the total increase of Income of 1882 over 1881 amounted (after deducting the decrease under certain small heads of £268 3s. 11d.) to £8460 2s. 10d. Adding to the Income of 1882 the balance (£1203 3s. 4d.) carried forward from 1881, we find the total amount of £35,474 1s. available for the expenditure of the year 1882, b. Expenditure. This amount was disposed of in the following manner :— The sum of £26,109 9s. was required for the ordinary expenditure of the year. The extraordinary expenditure during the same period amounted to £3266 17s. Two sums of £201 13s. 4d. and £1004 3s, 4d, were devoted to paying off two short loans borrowed from the Society’s Bankers in November and December 1881, and the interest thereof. The sum of £1000 was paid to Messrs. Drum- mond on account of their mortgage on the Society’s House and Premises. This left a balance at the Society’s Bankers of £1391 18s. 4d. and a balance on the Deposit Account at the London and County Bank of £2500, which were carried forward for the benefit of the present year. _ This result is shortly set forth in the subjoined Table. Receipts, 1882. Expenditure, 1882. Ly aaa: d. By Balance brought from December By Expenditure paidin the Year ...|29,376 6 0 SU pRB Geaccesssscusecruanexsesssrerenevsre 1,203 8 4|| By Repayment of Loans.................| 1,20516 8 By Income receiyed in the Year...... 34,270 17 8|| By Repayment of Mortgage-debt ...| 1,000 0 0 Balance left on Deposit Account at London and County Bank........... 2,500 0 0 Balance left at the Bankers’, Decem- Mer Sl, 18B2...cccscstscnsserssavacsetennstan| Ml poo Li ote 35,474 1 0 35,474 1 0 The subjoined Table gives the various items of expendi- ture of 1882, and a comparison of each of them with the corresponding amount paid in 1881 :— Expenditure of Increase. | Decrease. 1881. 1882. j £ 32d. £068. d.| ££ 8. ad. £ 38. d. Arrears of previous years «seen 2,153.6) 27)| 1, T4O Aly iB le secheosenar seams 404 2 5 Rent, Rates, Taxes, and Insu- TANCE Pen ei eee atee cheers 900) 5) 0] 1511018: +8 | DIO. Bi Silvas. cece nee Salaries, Wages, and Pensions...| 5,262 8 10) 5,442 5 ; IPR VaBLONIA Pe tvense poate tecetesevemer re 4,627 14 5] 4,638 6 Cost and Carriage of Animals ...| 867 5 6) 2,299 8 Menagerie Expenses ... ve.| 3193 10 0} 3,138 Keepers’ Dresses ...... | 16412 0} 191 Works, Materials, & .| 2,967 12 4] 2,907 Buildings ........... 4lStieanscereteeesoe 2,665 Garden Expenses 886 610) 807 Adyertisements... ....| 20011 5] 219 Band Expenses .......sssesccsessesees 221 8 0} 239 House and Office Expenses ...... 61117 7} 643 Stationery and Account Books... 64 11 11 65 Printing (Miscellaneous) ......... 3870 11 6] 394 Cost of Publications ...... sesteanee| 2000 14 10) 2,122 Library Expenses........... | 422 9 2) 370 Returned Subscriptions 26 Sivo, 29 Cost of Medals ....ccccsecsecsecccnnen|teeeeteenteeeeenes 4 Law Expenses .ccccccsscesscceecsenses[terenseuseaneenes 80 Grant in aid of Science .........66 GD SRO RAG) | reertesees rene Expenditure of Dayis Bequest ... 7618 0 70 Interest on Mortgage Debt ...... 273 14 9) 234 25,687 5 8 129,376 Increase vesssseuses ee] BjGB ON (OF APIs oatpec erence 29,376 6 0|29,376 6 0 Ordinary Payments........... estiete /24,651 4 3/26,109 9 0| 1,458 4 Extraordinary ditt0o.........cccseeees 1,086 1 5} 3,266 17 0} 2,280 15 25,687 5 8/29,376 6 0| 3,689 0 4 The extraordinary expenditure of 1882 consisted of the following items, which will be fully explained in subsequent passages of the Report :— 7 Extraordinary Expenditure paid in 1882. Works. Sf ade Ss, - a, 1, Additional rooms to Prosector’s Office (balance) ............ STS 27, 2. Reserve Cattle-sheds......... SA oy MO) 3. Glass roof to Kangaroo-sheds.. 11517 1 4, New Hot-water apparatus in MonkSyAHOUEG Csi sinus deve SE. D —-—-_ 394 12 9 New Buildings. Mew Bopiild-House voici caccursecsserscesee 2600. 2. 0 Publications. Index to ‘ Proceedings,’ 1871-1880,,.......... 207 2 8 8266 17 0 ce. Assets and Liabilities. The Assets and Liabilities of the Society on December 31, 1882, were estimated as follows :— ASSETS. Le Sd, Animals in the Menagerie in the Regent’s Park .............4. 21,629 5 O Books in the Library at Hanover Square ............:eeseseenees 15,000 0 0 Unsold Publications ................ ahedsaecedsce ee aca tertomn eee 10,900 0 O MieoPH Old (PreMISed ©. oc. ccesssaseeacecssiesSaneorgenanecctentmepectvcs ve 25,000 0 0 Cost of £1,900 London and South-Western Railway New 4 per cent. Preference Stock (Dayis’ Trust Fund) ....... ae 1038) 95-6 Deposit Account, London and County Bank..................06. 2,500 0 O Cash at the Bankers (Messrs. Drummonds) .............00.00008 1,391 18 4 Arrears considered good :— oo Sin Annual Subscriptions .......s.csssccsseseeceeees 105 0 0 EV ORYs PICKOLS. .0s..s0s-cacnsecescareccacsecseresees 3.3 0 PEHNICALIOI PALES’ 5.05 csccevecenerevessroeceetes 135) 653 Bertier Sal Oar7s . ast 76 Peag- ><>." P79, 107 TAG 34.1)" | SAS 1339 .... 158,432 IS67 °...) 556214 1340 .... 141,009 TG GS cans kD eyo Peet Ss. ABOGIG 1869 .... 572,848 1842 .... 107,459 LB7O" 2.4 573,004 1843 .....:.98;280 ISS 7s BOA SLY 1844 .... 101,527 1872 .... 648,088 1845 .... 99,615 IB 7a) es), FIS046 1846 .... 100,045 1874 .... 706,907 1847 .... 93,546 1875 .... 699,918 1848 .... 143,630 ZISTG ....0t' Gls, 764 1849 .... 168,895 LS 9 GF arm inst «yA 1850 .... 360,402 LOTS! 1b win FOGLE STSat 667,243 1879 .... 643,000 1852 .... 305,203 1880 .... 675,979 1853 .... 409,076 1881 .... 648,694 1854 .... 407,676 1882 .... 849,776 1855 tte 315,002 + Year of the International Exhibition. * Year of the Great Exhibition. | A eee a arora, ——_—_—_ 4, New Reeurarions as to Riping ON THE ELEPHANTS AND CampELs. At the General Meeting, held on the 19th April last, the Council called the attention of the Society to the new regulations which they proposed to introduce concerning the riding on the Elephants and Camels in the Gardens, 1. Thursday, June 7 ... 14... Alan se = oS oR gobo 28 Under the new arrangement, which was commenced on the Ist of May last year, these rides are restricted to persons who have provided themselves with tickets sold for the purpose, at a price of twopence each. The money arising from the sale of these tickets is subsequently di- vided between the attendants and the Society. The Council have the pleasure of announcing that the new system seems to have been much appreciated, and has proved to be a great success. plaint or remonstrance against it has been made. Not one single com- It has also proved profitable to the Society; the total sum re- ceived under this head during the eight months of last year in which the new regulations were in force having amounted, as will be seen by the table of receipts (p. 5), to £305 10s. 9d. It should be added that one slight alteration has been deemed adyisable in the regulations for the present season, the price of the Camel-tickets having been reduced from twopence to one penny each. 5. ZOOLOGICAL LECTURES. The Zoological Lectures, to which the proceeds of the Davis Trust-fund have been devoted for several years, will be given in the Lecture-room in the Society’s Gardens, on Thursdays at 5 p.M., commencing June 7th. The following is a list of the lecturers and subjects :— Date. ” ” rs July 5 PEs 28 ... Subject. Mammal din: f= | Comparison: 1881. | 1882, Quadrupeds............00 647 | 750 Tner. 103 Binds Misti eacest heen saeccee 13889 | 13864 Deer. 25 PREP GILES tase sosesscennceehs 258 {| 241 Decr. 17 2294 | 2355 | Incr. 61 The total number of registered additions to the Mena- gerie in 1882 was 1423, of which 772 were acquired by presentation, 402 by purchase, 113 were bred in the Gardens, 111 were received on deposit, and 25 obtained in exchange. The mode in which these figures compare with those of previous years is shown in the subjoined table :— 30 | _ _ |Received in | Presented. | Purchased.) Born. | Deposited. | xchange.| Total. 1870. 386 529 160 218 40 1333 1871.| 496 | 434 138 129 90 1287 1872. | 460 52 195 110 52 1544 1873.) 483 457 191 231 188 1530 1874. 425 296 214 242 25 1202 1875.| 559 557 156 143 43 1458 1876. bao | lb. 171 172 27 1219 1877.; 506 324 =| «181 181 68 1260 1878. | DD pee 150 178 71 1182 1879.; 550 421 115 124 56 1266 1880.; 624 | 515 148 161 40 1488 1881.; 565 | 310 167 186 35 1213 1882. 772 =| 402 118 111 25 1423 The following is a list of the most noticeable additions made to the Menagerie during the year 1882 :— JANUARY. 1. A young male Gayal, born in the Gardens, January 6th, being the produce of the fine pair received in exchange, in Octo- ber 1880, from the Zoological Gardens, Calcutta. This is believed to be the first instance of this animal having bred in Europe. 2. A young female Markhoor (Capra megaceros), from Afgha- nistan, presented by Lieut.-Col. Sir Oliver B. C. St. John K.C.8.L, F.Z.8., January 17th. FrBRuary. 3. Four Warty-faced Honey-eaters (Xanthomyza phrygia), and 4, Two Musk-Ducks (Biziwra lobata), purchased February 8th. Both these Australian species were new to the Society’s Col- lection. 5. A young Tapir born in the Gardens February 12th, and thriving well, was the produce of our male Tapirus roulini (re- ceived May 25th, 1878) and the large female Tapirus americanus from Paraguay, received January 16th, 1873. It is the first of the genus born in the Society’s Gardens. 6. A female Mule Deer (Cervus macrotis) from the Western United States, presented by Dr. J. D. Caton, C.M.Z.S., and re- ceived February 15th. : Thanks to Dr. Caton’s kind exertions, we haye now two fine pairs (besides an odd male) of this beautiful Deer, and shall, we trust, succeed in breeding them. The female just received is in excellent health and very tame. In recognition of Dr. Caton’s valuable assistance in this matter the Council have awarded the Silver Medal of the Society to their excellent Correspondent. 31 Marcu. 7. A Radiated Fruit-Cuckoo RCareees radiatus) from Su- matra, purchased March 31st. The gait and actions of this Heaekainls Ground-Cuckoo re- mind one more of a Gallinaceous bird or of a Gallinule than of any of its arboreal relatives of the same family. The form is quite new to the Society’s Collection. APRIL. 8. A Rifle-bird (Ptilorhis paradisea), purchased April 4th. This is a male bird in immature and worn plumage, changing very slowly into the adult dress, but apparently in good health. 9. A pair of Black-headed Tragopans (Ceriornis melanocephala), received April 5th. This is the first pair of this fine species that has reached us, although several examples of this Tragopan have been previously received in Europe; and there is said to have been a single specimen of it many years ago in the Gardens. 10. Four Riippell’s Parrots (Peocephalus rueppelli), from Western Africa, purchased April 15th. 11. A Western Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus naso), con- spicuously differing from the eastern C. banksi, of which we have also examples, in its smaller size. 12. A male Cabot’s Tragopan (Ceriornis caboti), purchased April 18th, making a fine addition to the Gallinaceous series. 13. Two of the recently described Green Horned Parrakeet (Nymphicus woeensis), purchased April 27th. These have been placed in the Parrot-house next to our living examples of Nym- phicus cornutus, and afford a fine opportunity for the comparison of those two closely allied species. May. 14, Four Pygmy Hogs (Porcula salvania) (one male and three females), purchased May 15th. These are the first examples of this rare and interesting animal which have been received by the Society. 15, A Mediterranean Seal (Adonachus albwenter), presented to the Society by M. Yeats Brown, Esq., H.B.M. Consul at Genoa. This Seal is the first example of this scarce species that has been received at the Gardens. Unfortunately it did not long survive its arrival. 16. Two male Argus Pheasants (Argus giganteus), presented to the Menagerie by Major M‘Nair, C.M.G., and J. M. Vermont, Esq., May 18th. This arrival is especially acceptable, as we had previously only two unmated females of this magnificent bird in the Collection. 32 17. A Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), purchased May 23rd. This is the second example of this interesting and delicate animal which we have received. 18. A Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) from the Falkland Islands, purchased May 25th. This is an adult birdin fine plumage, and is the first example of this species of Penguin that has been acquired. 19. A fine pair of Great Anteaters (Myrmecophaga jubata), purchased May 31st. JULY. 20. A young male African Elephant (Hlephas africanus), pur- chased July 8th. This animal is supposed to be from three to four years old. When received it was about 4 ft. 2 in. in height ; and is perfectly tame and quiet. 21. A Kolbe’s Vulture (Gyps kolbit) from South Africa, pur- chased July 15th, being the first example of this species of Vul- ture that we have received. 22. A Heloderm Lizard (Heloderma horridum) from Arizona, presented by Sir John Lubbock, Bart., M.P., F.R.S., F.Z.S., July 16. This Lizard, which is new to the Collection, is remark- able as being the only known venomous species of the Lacertian Order. It has been ascertained by actual experiment that its bite is fatal to small mammals and yery injurious to man. Avueust, 23. A pair of young River-Hogs (Potumochwrus africanus) from Zulu-land, presented by Col. J. H. Bowker, F.Z.8., and Mr. John Dunn, and received August 28th. SEPTEMBER. 24, An example of a species of Canis, said to have been re- ceived from the Amazons, and remarkable for its short hair and short ears. Being unable to identify this peculiar animal with any described form, the Secretary has given it the provisional name of the Short-eared Fox (Canis microtis). 25. A cock and two hens of Elliot’s Pheasant (Phasianus ellioti) from China, purchased of the Jardin d’Acclimatation of Paris, September 27th. These are young birds, bred in France, and are the first specimens of this fine Pheasant that haye reached us. 26. Hight Lemurs from Madagascar were received on deposit, September 30th. ‘These animals belong to a species of Chiroga-— leus new to our Collection, apparently to C. coguereli (Poll. et v. Dam). 33 NovremMBer. 27. A collection of Reptiles from the Western States of North Ametica, presented by Samuel Garman, Esq., C.M.Z.S., Novem- ber 3rd. Amongst these were examples of several species new to the Society’s Collection. 28. A young Lynx, from Ballistan, presented by Capt. Bal- dock, R.A., November 23rd. This Lynx is doubtless referable to Felis isabellina, Blyth ; and it seems doubtful whether Mr. Elliot is correct in considering this form to be merely a variety of Felis lyne. ce. List of Species new to the Collection exhibited during the year 1882. MAMMALS. 1 Moloch Teetee (Callithrix moloch). 1 Black-fronted Teetee (Callithrix nigrifrons). 8 Coquerel’s Lemurs (Chirogaleus coquereli). 1 Marbled Cat (Felis marmorata). 1 Isabelline Lynx (Felis isabellina). 1 Pardine Genet (Genetta pardina). 1 Small-eared Fox (Canis microtis). 1 Mediterranean Seal (Monachus albiventer). 2 Mexican Sousliks (Spermophilus mexicanus). 1 Oak Dormouse (Myoxus dryas). 4 Barbary Mice (Mus barbarus). 24 Brown-tailed Gerbilles (Gerbillus erythrurus). 2 Canadian Porcupines (Erethizon dorsatus). 1 Cuvier’s Lagotis (Lagotis cuvieri). 4 Pygmy Hogs (Porcula salvania). 1 Black-fronted Antelope (Cephalophus nigrifrons) . 1 Philander Opossum (Didelphys philander). BIRDS. 2 Brown Thrushes (Turdus leucomelas). 1 Redstart (Ruticilla phenicurus). 6 Northern Marsh-Tits (Parus borealis). 1 Cedar-bird (Ampelis cedrorum). 1 Four-coloured Shrike (Laniarius quadricolor). 4. Warty-faced Honey-eaters (Xanthomyza phrygia). 2 Blue-faced Honey-eaters (Entomyza cyanotis). 2 Grey-backed White-eyes (Zosterops dorsalis). 1 Striated Tanager (Tanagra striata). c 34 1 Allied Saltator (Saltator similis). 2 Beautiful Waxbills (Estrelda formosa). 1 Black-breasted Sparrow (Passer diffusus). 2 Eastern Goldfinches (Carduelis orientalis). 1 Singing Finch (Crithagra musica). 4 White-headed Bullfinch Larks (Pyrrhulauda verti- calis). 2 Spotted Bower-birds (Chlamydodera maculata). 1 Rifle-bird (Ptilorhis paradisea). 1 Black-backed Piping Crow (Gymnorhina tibicen). 1 American Kingbird (Tyrannus pipiri). 2 Malabar Hornbills (Buceros malabaricus). 1 Radiated Fruit-Cuckoo (Carpococcyx radiatus). 1 Western Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus naso). 1 Three-coloured Lory (Lorius tricolor). 4. Uveean Parrakeets (Nymphicus uveensis). 1 Saisset’s Parrakeet (Cyanorhamphus saisseti). 4 Riippell’s Parrot (Pwocephalus rueppell.). 1 Mercenary Amazon (Chrysotis mercenaria). 2 American Scops Owls (Scops asio). 1 Bengal Vulture (Gyps bengalensis). 1 Kolbe’s Vulture (Gyps kolbii). 3 Shags (Phalacrocoraxz graculus). 1 Great American Heron (Ardea herodias). 1 Black-necked Heron (Ardea atricollis). 2 Musk-Ducks (Biziura lobaia). 1 Ring-tailed Pigeon (Columba caribbea). 3 Elliot’s Pheasants (Phasianus ellioti). 2 Black-headed Tragopans (Certornis melanocephala). 1 Cabot’s Horned Tragopan (Ceriornis cabotz). 1 Greater Shearwater (Puffinus major). 1 Jackass Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus). REPTILES. 1 Spinose Land-Emys (Geomyda spinosa). 1 Oldham’s Terrapin (Clemmys oldhami). 1 Galeated Pentonyx (Pelomedusa galeata). 1 Lace Monitor (Varanus varius). 1 Sonoran Heloderm (Heloderma suspectum). 4 Sharp-headed Lizards (Lacerta oxycephala). 18 Rough-scaled Lizards (Zonwrus cordylus). 10 Sepiform Lizards (Pleurosirichus sepiformis). 1 Streaked Euprepes (Huprepes vittatus) . 35 1 Bipes (Scelotes dipes). 5 Delalande’s Geckos (Tarentola delalandii). 21 Ocellated Geckos (Pachydactylus ocellatus). 5 Garman’s Lizards (Sceloporus garmani). 8 Douglass’s Horned Lizards (Phrynosoma douglassi). 1 Orbicular Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma orbiculare). 6 Spotted Lizards (Holbrookia maculata). 1 Striped Snake (Zropidonotus sirtalis). 1] Spot-bellied Snakes (Zamenis ventrimaculatus). 1 Bandcd-tailed Tree-Snake (Ahetulla liocercus). 3 Confluent Rattlesnakes (Crotalus confluentus). AMPHIBIANS. 1 Channelled Toad (Bubo canaliferus). 4 Slender-fingered Frogs (Leptodactylus pentadactylus) . 11 Variable Leaf-Frogs (Phyllomedusa dacnicolor). 1 Greenish Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens). FISHES. 1 Littoral Callichthys (Callichthys littoralis). d. List of Animals bred in the Gardens during the year 1882. MAMMALS. 1 Hybrid Macaque Monkey. (Between Macacus cyno- molgus 3 and M. erythreus 9.) 1 Australian Fruit-Bat (Pteropus poliocephalus). 3 Collared Fruit-Bats (Cynonycteris collaris). 1 Hybrid Paradoxure. (Between Paradoxurus larvatus and P. leucomystaz.) 1 Two-spotted Paradoxure (Nandinia binotata). 4 Australian Dingo Dogs (Canis dingo). 2 Common Badgers (Meles taxus). 3 Black Rats (Mus rattus). 1 Hybrid Tapir. (Between Tapirus roulini $ and T. americanus @ .) 1 American Bison (Bison americanus). 1 Gayal (Bibos frontalis). 1 Cape Butfalo (Bubalus caffer). 36 1 Eland (Oreas canna). 1 Muscat Gazelle (Gazella muscatensis) . 1 Four-horned Antelope (Tetraceros quadricornis). 1 Cashmere-shawl Goat (Capra hircus, var.). 2 Mouflons (Ovis musimon). 1 Burrhel Wild Sheep (Ovis burrhel). 1 Hybrid Muntjac. (Between Cervulus muntjac g and C. lacrymans &.) 1 Red Deer (Cervus elaphus). 1 Wapiti Deer (Cervus canadensis). 2 Japanese Deer (Cervus sika). 1 Sambur Deer (Cervus aristotelis). 1 Molucca Deer (Cervus moluccensis). 1 Axis Deer (Cervus avis). 4 Short-headed Phalangers (Belideus breviceps). 1 Squirrel-like Phalanger (Belideus sciureus). 1 Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus). 1 Bennett’s Wallaby (Halmaturus benneiti). 2 Rufous Rat Kangaroos (Hypsiprymnus rufescens). 1 Gaimard’s Rat Kangaroo (Hypsiprymnus gaimardi). BIRDS. 4. Banded Grass-Finches (Puéphila cincta). 1 Turquoisine Parrakeet (Hupheme pulchella). 5 Undulated Grass-Parrakects (Melopsittacus undulatus) . 2 Common Cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo). 1 Egyptian Goose (Chenalopex egyptiaca). 1 Ruddy-headed Goose (Bernicla rubidiceps). 2 Variegated Sheldrakes (Tudorna variegata) . 4 Slender Ducks (Anas gibberifrons). 3 Chilian Pintails (Dafila spinicauda). 3 Chiloe Wigeons (Mareca chiloensis) . 8 Summer Ducks (Aix sponsa). 5 Mandarin Ducks (Aix galericulata). 6 Geoffroy’s Doves (Peristera geoffroyi) . 2 Himalayan Monals (Lophophorus impeyanus). 6 Swinhoe’s Pheasants (Huplocamus swinhoii). 4 Horned Tragopans (Ceriornis satyra). 2 Peacock Pheasants (Polyplectron chinquis). 2 Herring-Gulls (Larus argentatus). REPTILES. 2 Mocassin Snakes (Tropidonotus fasciatus). 37 e. List of the Donors and their several Donations for the year 1882. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, K.G. 101 Restless Cavies. His Royal Highness Prince Christian. One Hybrid Mouflon. Abrahams, Mr. J. Two Beautiful Finches, one Black-breasted Sparrow, one White-throated Sced-eater, two Grey-backed White-eyes. Adams, Capt. One Four-rayed Snake. Adams, L., Esq. One Hairy-footed Jerboa. Angas, G. F., Esq., C.M.Z.S. Twenty-five Madeira Snails, four Undulated Snails. Astashoff, General. ; One Glutton. Atkinson, W. C., Esq. Two Cockateels. Attenborough, Mrs. One Blue-and-Yellow Macaw. Austin, H. G., Esq. 1 Laughing Kinefisher. Bacon, Major-Gen. E. A. Two Silver-backcd Foxes. Baillie, W. M., Esq. Two Common Buzzards. Baldock, Capt., R.A. One Isabelline Lynx. Baldwin, J. L., Esq., F.Z.S. One Rufous-necked Weaverbird, cne Common Lap- wing. Balfour, H., Esq. One Spanish Terrapin. Barfield, H., Esq. One Chacma Baboon. Barnes, C. S., Esq. Two Pileated Jays. Bartlett, Mr. A. D. Five Delalande’s Geckos, two Sharp-headed Lizards, a collection of Sea-Anemones. 38 Bassett, Mr., and Lieuts. Fisher and Varquhar. One Egyptian Cat. Battersby, F., Esq. One Chacma Baboon. Battersby, Mr. One Lanner Falcon. Battiscombe, A., Esq. One Land-Rail. Bayes, W., Esq. Three Common Hedgehogs. Beauclerk, Mrs. Three Zebra Finches, one Crimson-eared Waxbill, two Amaduvade Finches, one Shining Weaverbird, one Singing Finch, one Nonpareil inch. Bemmelen, Heer A. A. van, C.M.Z.S. Two Coypu Rats. Benison, F. H. W., Esq. One Carrion-Crow. Bennett, L., Esq. Two Macaque Monkeys. Bennett, Master. One Mississippi Alligator. Benwell, H. J., Esq. One Common Viper. Beyts, N. H., Esq., C.M.Z.S. Two Striped Hyznas. Biddle, Dr. Thomas. One Egyptian Fox. Biehl, J., Esq. One Purple-headed Glossy Starling, two Californian Quails, one Amherst Pheasant. Blackiston, I’. W., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Blasius, Dr. Rudolph, C.M.Z.S. Two Gosbawks. Blyth, A. W., Esq. One Two-spotted Paradoxure. Bolau, C. G., Esq. One White Pelican. Boljohn, Messrs. L. & J. One Diana Monkey. Boulenger, G. A., Esq. ; Three Midwife Toads, Fourteen Alpine Newts, nine Fire-bellied Toads, one Back-marked Snake, one Lacertine Snake. Bower, C. T. H., Esq. One Black-faced Kangaroo. Bowes, H. T., Esq. One Common Partridge. Bowker, Col. J. H., F.Z.S., and J. Dunn, Esq. Two Southern River-Hogs. Bowker, Col. J. H., F.Z.S. One Four-coloured Shrike. Boyd, Dr. Robert, F.Z.S. Two Common Barn-Owls. Boyton, Sir Henry S., Bart. Two Grey Lag Geese, one Black-backed Kaleege Braddick, Capt. One Indian Cobra. Branicki, The Count Constantin. One Northern Lynx. Brewer, Mrs. E. Two Long-eared Owls. _ Bridges, W. F., Esq. One Rude Fox. Brindley, Mrs. Two Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Brodie, W. L., Esq. One Grey Ichneumon. Brooke, Major H. Langford. Two Tovi Parrakeets. Brooksbank, Col. A. One Peregrine Falcon. Broune, T., Esq. One Peregrine Falcon. Brown, G., Esq. One Chinese Tiger. Brown, M. Yeats, Esq. One Mediterranean Seal. Browne, J. W., Esq. One Chacma Baboon. Brownrigg, Mrs. Studholme. One Common Fox. Bryant, W. E., Esq. One Black Rat. Buchanan, Sir George Leith, Bart. One Common Raven. Burnaby, T. A., Esq. Six Common Kingfishers. 40 Burness, Miss L. Three European Tree-Frogs. Bury, F. G., Esq. One Common Raven, two Lesser Black-backed Gulls. Caravossi, C., Esq. One Rufous Rat Kangaroo, Carew, B. H., Esq. One Oldham’s Terrapin, one Burmese Tortoise. Carmichael, T. D. G., Esq., F.Z.S. Seven Italian Scorpions, two Axolotls, five Carpa- thian Scorpions, three Kuropean Pond-Tortoises. Caton, Dr. J. D., C.M.Z.S. One Mule Deer. Cheetham, J. H., Esq., F.Z.S. One African Brush-tailed Porcupine. Christy, R. M., Esq. One Short-eared Owl. Church, J.C. J., Esq. One Three-toed Sand-Skink. Clark, W. Marston, Esq. One Vulpine Phalanger. Clark, Master G. H One Bonnet-Monkey. Clements, H. J., Esq. Two Sharp-headed Lizards. Cobb, F. E., Esq., C.M.Z.S. Two Upland Geese, five Ruddy-headed Geese, one Loggerhead Duck. Cole, Mr. One Moocr-Harrier. Collison, A., Esq. One Yellow Baboon. Conklin, W. A., Esq., C.M.Z.S. Two Canadian Porcupines. Coope, E. J., Esq. One Himalayan Bear. Cornély, Mons. J. M., C.M.Z.S. Two Hybrid Red-headed Pochards. Cornet, A., Esq. Two Macaque Monkeys. Costa Ricci, The Chevalier da, F.Z.S. One Herring-Gull. Cotton, N., Esq. Two Bonnet-Monkeys. 41 Court, Miss E. a. Two Common Waxbills. Crane, Mrs. Walter. One Common Peafowl]. Craven, C. A., Esq., C.M.Z.S. One Banded-tailed Tree-Snake, one Hairy Arma- dillo, one Wood-Brocket. Crawford, Mrs. One Macaque Monkey. Crawshay, Lieut. R. One Puff-Adder. Crompton, H. D., Esq. One Common Night-Heron. Crosbie, Miss Mabel. One Yellow-bellied Liothrix. Cross, Mr. Wm. One Hawk’s-billed Turtle. Cumberleye, Mrs. One Malbrouck Monkey. Dalrymple, Sir Hugh, Bart. Six Common Guillemots. Davis, Mr. G. Four Common Kingfishers. Davis, F. L., Esq. One Martinique Waterhen. Davison, Mrs. One Black-eared Marmoset. Dixon, Mrs. F. One Nisnas Monkey. Dowson, Mrs. H. C. One Rhesus Monkey. Drabble, G. W., Esq. One Common Marmoset. Draper, 8., Esq. One Bauer’s Parrakect, Dunton, Mr. F. E. One Common Raven. Dykes, B., Esq. One Sykes’s Monkey. Edson, G., Esq. One Canada Goose. Ekman, C. D., Esq. Four Speckled Terrapins. Elhott, F. W., Esq. One Common Adder. 42 Elwood, Capt. R. One Radiated Tortoise. Elyard, 8. J., Esq. One Common Raven. Escaré, Mr. M. One Squirrel Monkey. Evans, Mrs. One Toque Monkey. Faed, J., Esq. Two Common Buzzards. Farmer, Capt. One Cape Zorilla. Finch-Hatton, The Hon. M. KE. G., F.Z.S. One Cinereous Sea-Kagle. Finlay, Major. Eleven Muscovy Ducks. Fisk, The Rev. G. H. R., C.M.Z,S. One Semiserrated Tortoise, eighteen Rough-scaled Lizards, ten Sepiform Lizards, twenty-one Ocellated Geckos, one Streaked Euprepes, one Dwarf Chame- leon, two Hoary Snakes, twenty-nine Spotted Slow- worms, forty-one Rosaceous Snails, one Bipes, one Crossed Snake, one Rhomb-marked Snake, one Black- necked Heron. Fitch, A. P., Esq. Two Macaque Monkeys. Fitz-Simons, Mrs. R. H. One Capybara. Forbes, W.A., Esq., F.Z.S. One Painted Terrapin, three Confluent Rattlesnakes. Ford, Mr. W. J. Three Common Chameleons. Forman, Mr. F. One Macaque Monkey. Forrer, A., Esq. Two Pennsylvanian Mud-Terrapins, two Adorned Terrapins. Fox, Mrs. F. Two Blossom-headed Parrakeets. Freeman, Mrs. One Grey Ichneumon. Fremlin, W. T., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Gain, E. W., Esq. One Crimson-crowned Weaverbird. 43 Garman, Samuel, Esq., C.M.Z.S. Eight Douglass’s Horned Lizards, five Garman’s Lizards, six Spotted Lizards, two Conflucnt Rattle- snakes, three Say’s Snakes, one Striped Snake, one American Box-Tortoise. Garratt, G. H., Esq. One Crested Porcupine. Gibbs, V., Esq. One Spotted Cavy. Gissing, A. S., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Golden, Master. Two Common Barn-Owls. Gourlay, T. W., Esq. One Vervet Monkey. Grant, H., Esq. One Yellow Wagtail, one Marsh-Tit, two Common Nightingales, one Blackcap Warbler. Grant, Owen E., Esq. One Azara’s Fox. Gratton, Mrs. One Green Monkey. Graves, Capt. T. W. One Black-faced Spider Monlier Grosvenor, Dr. A. O. One Red-legged Partridge. Gunning, H., Esq. One Sykes’s Monkey. Hamer, H. B., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Hames, Mrs. Two Silver Pheasants. Hance, Theo. A. W., Esq., C.M.Z.S. Three Gold Pheasants, six Bamboo-Partridges, one Common Moorhen, one Black Kite. Hardcastle, H. T., Esq. One Vervet Monkey. Harding, C. W., Esq. One Thicknee. Harradev, H., Esq. One Three-coloured Lory. Harris, Rev. C. One Campbell’s Monkey, one Diana Monkey. Harting, J. H., Esq., F.Z.8. One Lanner Falcon. 44 Harvey, C. J., Esq. Two ickdbente? s Cockatoos. Hawes, Capt. One Golden Eagle. Hawtayne, G. H., Esq., C.M.Z.S. One Shining Buzzard-Iawk, three Chimachima Milvagos, one Collared Peccary. Heath, Mrs. One Moustache Monkey. Henderson, W. H., Es One Common Heron. Hill, Major-Gen. One Greater Vasa Parrakect. Hill, Mrs. One Macaque Monkey. Hills, E. W., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Howard, Miss Maud. One Passerine Owl. Jackson, Sir Louis 8., F.Z.S. One Common Paradoxure. Jacobs, G., Esq. Two Common Marmoscts, one Silky Hangnest, James, Messrs. One Arabian Baboon. Jamrach, Mr. A. H. Six Northern Marsh-Tits, Jamrach, Mrs. A. H. One Slender Loris, one Sharp-nosed Crocodile. Jellicoe, Capt. J. One Puma. Joncs, Capt. One Brazilian Cariama. Jones, G. H., Esq., F.Z.S. One Vervet Monkey. Jones, Capt. E. One Black-backed Jackal. Keighley, Capt. H. Hope. One Jardine’s Parrot. Kennedy, Master J. One Allen’s Porphyrio. Kessels, Mr. One Bonnet-Monkey. Kilmorey, The Earl of, F.Z.S. One Great Eagle-Ow], 45 King, Capt. D., R.N. Two Nilotic Crocodiles. King’s Royal Rifles, I Company, 3rd Batt. One Black-headed Lemur, one Black Lemur. Knight, J., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Krehl, A., Esq. Two Crimson-winged Waxbills. Laing, W. Percy, Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Lake, Miss. One Naked-eared Deer. Lamprey, Mrs. One Rhesus Monkey. Lane, Miss. One Puffin. Langton, H. E., Esq. One Common Raven. Lauder, Mrs. Dick. One Ceylonese Jungle-fowl. Laws, Capt. One Indian Python. Lawson, G., Esq., F.Z.S. One Rose-hill Parrakeet. Layard, KE. L., Esq., F'.Z.S. Two Uvan Parrakeets, one Saisset’s Parrakect. Tea, Dr. J., M.R.C.S. One Ring-tailed Lemur. Lentaigne, Dr. H. W. Two Slender Lories. Leportier, Capt. Th. One Bengal Vulture. Levy, C., Esq. One Ring-tailed Pigeon, Lilford, Lord, F.Z.S. Six Spanish Blue Magpies, three Pleurodeie Newts, one Loggerhead Turtle. Little, G., Esq. One Littoral Callichthys. Londesborough, Lord, F.Z.S. Two Common Snakes. Lubbock, Sir John, Bart., F.Z.S. One Sonoran Heloderm. Lubbock, A., Esq. One Red-sided Eclectus, 46 M‘Aldcuie, Dr. A. M. One Forster’s Milvago. McEwan, A. J., Esq. One Weeper Capuchin. MeNair, Major, C.M.G., and J. M. Vermont, Esq. Two Argus Pheasants. Macpherson, H. A., Esq. One Ring-Ouzel. Maitland, Miss Eva. One Bauer’s Parrakeet. Manigault, Dr. G. E., C.M.Z.S. Six Florida Tortoises, two Alligator Terrapins, one American Box-Tortoise, one Serrated Terrapin. Mapleson, A., Esq. One Orbicular Horned Lizard. Mason, W., Esq. One Pig-tailed Monkey. Meek, E., Esq. One Vulpine Phalanger. Meltzer, C. R., Esq. Two Badgers. Mills, R., Esq. One Malbrouck Monkey. Monro, R. W., Esq. A collection of Sea-Anemones. Morris, Mrs. One Bonnet-Monkey. Morson, Miss. One Roseate Cockatoo. Munt, A., Esq., F.Z.S. Two Active Amazons. Napier, Master C. HE. One Horned Lizard. Nash, W., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Newton, F. J., Esq. Two Macaque Monkeys. Nicholls, C. Kerry, Esq., F.Z.S. Two Greater Sulphur-crested Cuckatoos. Nicholson, Mrs. One Bonnet-Monkey. North, Miss M. One Java Sparrow. Oliver, Lieut. A. H., R.N. Two Martinique Waterhens. 47 Owen, Capt. H. One Puff- Adder. Paget, Lieut., R.N. Twenty-four Browu-tailed Gerbilles, nine Hairy- footed Jerboas. Paris, The Count de. Five Wild Boars. Paris, Mrs. One Macaque Monkey. Park, Capt. One Leopard. Parkyns, Lady. One Macaque Monkey. Parr, J. Charlton, Esq. Onc Bauer’s Parrakeet. Paul, Mr. G. One Common Barn-Owl. Pemberton, R. Leigh, Esq. One Great Hagle-Owl. Penney, W., Esq. One Lesser White-nosed Monkey, one Smooth Snake. Pichot, Mons. Four Barbary Mice. Pilcher, W., Esq. One Horned Lizard. Pillans, E., Esq. One Egyptian Cobra. Pillans, H., Esq. One Ring-hals Snake, one Rhomb-marked Snake. Pirie, F. Logie, Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Powys, The Hon. L. W. H., F.Z.8. One Common Squirrel. Poyer, J. Poyer, Esq. One Common Snake, two Slowworms. Rabbetts, R. H., Esq. Two Common Herons. Ramsay, Mrs. One Roseate Cockatoo. Reading Angling Association, Three Young Otters. Reece, The Rev. A. One Common Barn-Owl. 48 Reynardson, Lieut.-Col. Birch. One Common Jay. Richardson, Mrs. One Macaque Monkey. Robson, Miss C. G. One Spinose Land-Emys. Rocke, J. C. 8., Esq. One Common Buzzard. Rokeby, H. R., Esq. One Common Cuckoo, Rowell, D., Esq. One Horned Lizard. Russell, Lord Arthur, F.Z.S. One Asculapian Snake. Ryass, R. W., Esq. Two Globose Curassows. St. John, Lieut.-Col. Sir Oliver B. C., K.C.S.1., R.U., F.Z.S. One Markhoor. St. Leger, R. A., Esq. One Malbrouck Monkey. St. Quintin, W. H., Esq. One Waxwing. Salvin, Capt. One Goshawk. Sandbach, H., Esq. One Red Brocket. Sargent, Miss. One Greenish Newt. Sawyer, G. V., Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. Schliger, Herr J. Six Sand-Lizards. Schroedler, Capt. F. W. One Sykes’s Monkey. Scrutton, Percy E., Esq. Four Slender-fingered Frogs. Seabrooke, R. E., Esq. One Annulated Snake. Searle, Mr. Fourteen young Salmon. Sidney, S., Esq. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Simmonds, Mrs. Two Mexican Sousliks. 49 Snell, Mrs. One Macaque Monkey. Spellerberg, F. E., Esq. One Common Paradoxure. Stafford, Lady. One Sooty Mangabey. Stanley, W. K., Esq. One Ring-necked Parrakeet, one Water-Vole. Staveley, Miss R. M. One Pig-tailed Monkey. Sterndale, R. H., Esq. One Three-striped Paradoxure. Stevens, Capt. E. B., R.N. One Rhesus Monkey. Stoddart, The Hon. John. One Indian Chevrotain. Tarbat, Viscount, F.Z.S. One Black Tortoise. ‘Taylor, Mr. Charles. Two Slowworms. Temple, W. R., Esq. One Oyster-catcher. Thomas, J., Esq. One Common Rhea. Thomason, Miss K. One Common Marmoset. Tilleard, Miss. One Black-eared Marmoset. Tollemache, Lady Sibyl. One Macaque Monkey. Upcher, H. M., Esq., F.Z.S. One Puffin. Verinder, J., Esq., F.Z.S. One Ring-tailed Coati. Vice, M., Esq. One Common Raccoon. Walker, Capt. E., C.B. One Horned Lizard. Walsingham, Lord, F.Z.S. One Common Buzzard, one Chinese Quail. Ward, R., Esq., F.Z.S. Three Herring- Gulls. Wardroper, Capt. W. F. One North-African Jackal. 50 Warre, F. R., Esq. One Hairy Armadillo. Watkins, W. A., Esq. One Galeated Pentonyx. Webster, Capt. M. P. One Ring-tailed Lemur. Whitmarsh, H. B., Esq. One American Tantalus, one Crab-eating Raccoon. Wilkins, Mrs. C. One Black Kite. Wingfield, Mrs. One Common Marmoset. Wiseman, Sir William, R.N. One Great Anteater. Wood, J., Esq. One Common Paradoxure. Wood, Major, R.A. One Chacma Baboon. Worth, H., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Wright, Mrs. A. One Common Barn-Owl. Wrzesniowsky, Prof. One Oak Dormouse. Wylde, Beyts & Co., Messrs. Four Egyptian Ouarans, one Ocellated Skink, eleven Spot-bellied Snakes. Youle, F., Esq. One King Vulture, one Sclater’s Curassow. Conclusion. The Council cannot conclude their Report without acknowledging, with many thanks, the assistance they have received from the Committee of Publication, and from the gentlemen who have served upon the Com- mittees of Finance and Audit during the past year. Signed (for the Council), P,. L. ScLaTEr, 11 Hanover Square, April 30th, 1883. Secretary. Printed by TAYLOR and FRANCIS, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. REPORT OF THE AUDITORS OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, Appointed January 18, 1883. PPL PDIP Tue Committee of Auditors to the Zoological Society having fully examined the accounts, inspected the books, and seen vouchers for all the various payments ordered by the Council for the year ending December 31st, 1882, respectfully submit to the Society an abstract of the accounts, together with a _ statement of the Assets and Liabilities at the close of the year, and a report thereon. RECEIPTS rn 1882. Balance brought from December 31, 1881......|......seeeeseeeees INCOME. = oy ah S74: ePublication Sales.\..-.:0sscse.cecessseo>- se] 008 Peer ES 1878 Admission Fees ...........sccsceeceeeecen[tereseeeteeeeerees 1879 Garden Sales ..........c.ceceecseececeecene[teetteeteeeeeenees Garden'Sales” s2<.ccscssssccesctasesesneeses 100 a850 { Subscriptions stererasste-terteaceneeee senor 12 0 0 Rent for Refreshment Rooms ......... 4810 0 Rent for Freehold Premises ............ 75 0 0 18814 GardeniSales scceeacecrssccseesctenesesece 60 4 9 Admission! 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LONDON: PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCTS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET. 1884, CONTENTS. Page I. General Condition of the Society .....0..+5 s+ -«ngemre 3 1:- State of the Roll of Members ....5 i... «00.5 <0 mle 3 Ge MOO WS 6 aise 5.4 e's poatea Seas els (oes i) b. Corresponding Members... .0.+s2eeees eae 4 ¢, (Pavelen (Mombarg i.) ss.re hc «> 2 1a pee ee 5 8. State: of the Wimances:, 5 2...) ss 4% o%.0% ae te 5 Zs MBGOMIG — os sg FSG R I one © a arent 5 b; MXpenditGne ©. 24.5 «cia viet etieqn vate esos 6 ¢. Assets and Diabilities. ..... sso. os «cere 8 i; Ofice, Hangver Sqpare . 0. c sac eee i hs Na WANY 5 S: c1o% so sales wy ace)e 9) 5 ome cle) hte ae 12 Tit. Gardens; Repent’s Park. ccsur .Aisjcionctaens Se ee 25 1. Buildings-and Works...; i#sa. 400520. on eee 25 a. New Reptile-house and other special Works .. 25 b. Repairs and General Maintenance............ 27 AGATE yieia a ~ 53.2 jn, ete at-bats: ee Ce 28 Cet WASIGOUS! 0; 1 9/4 aw WURRDN Rl als, 3 clea anteater 28 4. Zoolopical Lecthres i435 s5's5.'ss0 ees oak eee 30 Ds PMPMASOTIO: . . «5... stave alasrmly host Recut eee eee 30 a. Additions to the Menagerie in 1883.......... 30 b. List of Species new to the Collection exhibited during the year 188s. 3.3 ...s is anak eae eee 32 c. List of Animals bred in the Gardens during the mone 1SES a0 cody 4 eae auleeo eee 39 d, List of Donors and Donations .............. 40 COnGhistonmrmn tite sac xs gnectasee on sone Pa ee 55 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, April 29, 1884, Tue Council have now the pleasure of submitting to the - Fellows their fifty-fifth Annual Report upon the pro- gress of the Society. This, in accordance with previous Reports, is divided into three heads, the first of which relates to the General Condition of the Society and its Finances, the second to the business transacted ‘at the Office in Hanover Square, and the last to the state of the Gardens in the Regent’s Park. I. GENERAL CONDITION OF THE SOCIETY. 1. State or THE Rou OF MemBrERs, a. Fellows. The number of Fellows and Fellows Elect at the close of the year 1883 was 3210, classified as follows :— Compounders who haye paid £20 . -)"'s 46 Ditto ditto £30. . . 895 Compositions remitted . . . . || tela Paying annual contributions of £2 a eet ne Ditto ditto ia, 3 8096 meres) gS) 5. 5 renal Be, eee oe Admission-fees Hpac’ -6, PPa Ee ts on 3210 4 The state of the Society during the past Ten years, as regards the number of its Ordinary Members, is given in the subjoined Table. Comparative Statement of Elections, Deaths, Resignations, and Renovals during the past Ten years, with the number of Vellows at the exd of each Year. Aa! Died. Resigned. Removed. L Poe bs ; SET | 12 aife| wes Years.) 2 4 Compounders. Subscribers. | Subscribers. |.2 ,,-3 | Subscribers. gat\g 6| Sea Fl 2 | g20, | £30. [Peers] #2. | £3. | £2. | £3. BB) 2. | os. Spo | 2 8 1874. | 221 7 6 1 8 60 a 33 Ba a 74 8 |197 3197 1875. | 180 8 16 8 57 warn 36 ds fo a 11 |186 e241 1876. | 224 9 28 4 63 cur 49 1 Bac rs eee LDA: 3311 1877.| 225 3 23 9 63 ae 20 one nap 58 6 |182 3304 1878.| 176 6 12 5 52 1 40 1 see a0 1 /118 3412 1879. | 144 9 17 7 52 abs 54 no s8 50 6 |195 3361 1880. | 153 4 18 1 4 65 eee 74 one ae 3 4 |208 3306 1881. | 188 24 31 5 75 65 3 1 27 san 2ST 3213 1882.| 164 3 | 23 1 A | V6Mis|) eecy | TABU), Asalllp rece ol ELL A) silted aeeseas 1883. | 159 bs apy eae Poe peecaniberh a teckel Van il” Bein b. Corresponding Members. The following gentlemen were elected Corresponding Members during the year 1883 :— 1. Dr. R. W. Coppinger, R.N., of Dublin. 2. Samuel Garman, Esq., of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 3. M. Fernand Lataste, Vice-President of the Zoological Society of France, Paris. 4, Albert A. C. Le Souéf, Esq., Honorary Secretary to the Zoological and Acclimatization Society of Victoria, Melbourne. 5. N. H. Beyts, Esq., of Jeddah, Arabia. 6. Dr. Rudolph Blasius, of Brunswick. 7. Surgeon-Major George Bidie, C.I.E., Superintendent of the Museum, Madras. 8. Dr. F. H. Bauer, of Batavia, Java. 9, Cort William Brydon, 42nd Native Infantry, British ndia. 5 c. Foreign Members. Three Foreign Members were elected in 1883 to fill vacancies in the list. 1. Dr. Christian F. Liitken, of the Royal University, Copenhagen. 2. Dr. Joseph Leidy, of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, U.S.A. 3. Dr. Rudolph Leuckart, Director of the Zoological In- stitute, Leipzig. 2. STATE OF THE FINANCES. a. Income. The Income of the Society in 1883, although falling short of that of the preceding year, which was swollen by special circumstances, attained the large total of £28,966 ls. 5d.,a considerably greater amount than that of 1879, 1880, or 1881, and far exceeding the general average of ordinary years, as will be seen by the following Table :-— Annual Income of the Society during the past 20 years. Year. Total Income. Year. Total Income. £ USG4ec ca, as 21,713 LSA Fy 28:47 WSG5o Ate h: 23,457 cits) he ree se 28,738 SGC: tA. 24,379 USSG IT 34,955 WSO 2 ae an 25,041 ICH irks Cee 30,983 i fehetsl Serres 24,958 Joi Sy eae Ae 27,944 TB69s oi cao 22,768 SAO eet Pie 26,463 SO! tt 3. 23,257 1880 5...5%%, 27,888 1137/1 ei 24,620 SS 25,810 lic} gate 26,728 NESQeS Oe 34,270 MSO eS. 28,099 SBS eee 28,966 The subjoined Table contains a comparative statement of the various heads of income in 1882 and 1883 :— 6 Comparison of Receipts in 1882 and 1883. Income of 1882, DD laa: Admissions to Gardens ......+++++- 20,691 10 0 Rent for Refreshment-rooms ...| 1,307 3 4 Rent for Premises in Oxford Bireet. ....0sccccccpeccnecerecrsnessors 300 0 0 Garden Sales..........s1:essssecssores 2,280 10 0 Admission Fees :— WPS s rraveseene-tenssersissces: 100 0 0 Presentmwt veeeeers €20 0 0 Annual Subscriptions :— Bb iiivesseneccvessspospeetseresx 57 0 0 Present ......:csseesveeseressee 6,296 17 0 HaEUEO peces eecntieerweaawenes 108 0 0 Compositions ..sserereesreeeerseeres 1170 0 0 Tvory Tickets ..esesccscesssereeseeees 37 6 0 Publications .....cccsesssceisssrecssess 788 4 5 SDRVIG GMCS Meeceacee se seeenaausesen snes 145 8 8 Elephant-riding receipts .........) 3805 10 9 Miscellaneous ....sssceseccesseereeees 63 7 6 Compensation for dilapidations. |.+++++--+++1-++-+- 34,270 17 8|28,966 1 5| 64418 1]| 5,949 14 4 Decrease vesccssec|eceeeeresseererene 5,304 16 3] Ded. Incr. 64418 1 945270 17 81943970 17 8.).sec.ssttec. ace | 5,304 16 3 The balance at the Society’s Bankers carried forward from 1882 was £1391 18s. 4d. To this must be added the following sums: £2500 left at the close of 1882 on deposit at the London and County Bank, and transferred in 1883 to the Society’s General Account at Messrs. Drummond’s; and £16,614 15s., being the nett proceeds of the sale of the Society’s former premises after payment thereout of the amount (£5,000) remaining due to Messrs. Drummond on their mortgage. These additions raised the total amount available for the expenditure of the year 1883 to the sum of £49,472 14s. 9d. b. Eapenditure. This amount was disposed of in the following manner :— The sum of £38,040 8s. 2d. was required for the ordinary and extraordinary expenditure of the year. The sum of £33 6s. 8d. was spent on the interest of a temporary Loan of £2000 borrowed from Messrs. Drummond. The sum of £4250 was the balance of the cost of the new freehold premises No. 3 Hanover Square, less the amount of £12,000 advanced to the Society by Messrs. Drummond upon the mortgage thereof. The sum of £4993 15s. was 7 invested in the purchase of £5000 Reduced 3 per cents. These operations left a balance on the Society’s account at the close of the year 1883 of £2155 4s. 11ld., which was carried forward to the benefit of the present year. This result is shortly set forth in the subjoined Table. Receipts, 1883. Expenditure, 1883. & dj £ 8s. d To Balance brought from December By Expenditure paid in the Year laity 8 2 Samu scone rihoeeneebedanosescecuce BS 1056 BSfOx: sz) 3)! 2A 868 Lo) ity 5: 743 FOS) Giwo iin ig ge 1056 BOBS ence ov GE 827 US8S ea Lt 704 12 Two Parts of the Society’s ‘ Transactions’ were issued during the year 1883, namely :— Vou. XI. Parr VIII. (January, 1883). On Dinornis (Part XXIII.): containing a Description of the Skeleton of Dinornis parvus, Owen. By Prof. Owen, C.B., F.R.S., F.Z.8., &c. (with eight plates). On Dinornis (Part XXIV.): containing a Description of the Head and Feet, with their dried Integumients, of an Individual of the Species Dinornis didinus, Owen. By Prof. Owen, C.B., F.R.S., F.Z.S., &c. (with three plates), Vou. XI. Part 1X. (October, 1883). On the Structure and Development of the Skull in the Crocodilia. By W. K. Parker, F.R.S., F.Z.S. (with ten plates, mostly coloured). Besides the journals, a new edition of the List of Animals in the Society’s Gardens (being the 8th of the series) was prepared and issued in 1883, at a total cost of £272 5s., which was charged to extraordinary expenditure. An examination of this volume shows that during the 22 years ending 31st of December, 1882, examples of 667 Mammals, 1447 Birds, 307 Reptiles, 48 Batrachians, and 88 Fishes (in all, 2557 Vertebrate animals) have been exhibited in the Society’s Gardens. 4, Liprary. The Society’s valuable collection of zoological books and pamphlets has been carefully transferred into the first floor of the present house, the whole of which is devoted to it. It will, the Council think, be acknowledged by all that the suite of rooms which it now occupies are at once elegant in appearance and admirably adapted for their purpose. The whole Library has been re-classified and arranged by Mr. F. H. Waterhouse, the Librarian, and was ready for use within a few days after its removal into the present building. A supplement to the Catalogue of the Library, con- taining the additions that have been made since the prepa- ration of the last Catalogue, has been printed and issued. 13 Many important additions were made to the Library during 1883, among which attention may be called to the following donations:— Le Naturaliste Canadien. Vols. ii. to yil., xi. to xiv. Nos. 1-3. Presented by Edward C. Rye, F.Z.S. Canefri. Fauna Malacologica della Nuovo Guinea e delle Isole adiacenti. Parti. Presented by the Author, Godwin-Austen. Land and Freshwater Mollusca of India. Part iy. Presented by the Author. Handbook of Jamaica for 1383. Presented by the Editors. Journal of Comparative Medicine and Surgery. Vols. i. to iy. Presented by the Editor. Moore’s Lepidoptera of Ceylon, Parts vii., viii. Presented by the Government of Ceylon. Norske Nordhays-expedition 1876-78. Parts viii. to x. Presented by Prof. H. Mohn. The following is a list of zoological works in course of publication of which parts were purchased in 1883 :— André. Spécies d. Hyménoptéres, Fase. xvi. Berlese. Acari, Miriapodi e Scorpioni Italiani. Fase. i—yviii. Booth. British Birds. Parts iii., iy. Bronn’s Thierreich. Band V. Abth. ii. Lief. 9, 10; Band VI. Abth. iii. Lief. 85-40; Band I. (Protozoa) Lief. 17, 19 ; Band II. (Portfera) Lief. 2; Band VI. Abth. vy. Lief. 26. ‘Challenger, Voyage of H.M.S. Zoology, Vols. vi—xii. Cory. Beautiful and Curious Birds, Parts y.—vii. (completed), D’Aubusson. Oiseaux de la France. Part i. Day. Fishes of Great Britain. Parts vi., vii. Distant. Rhopalocera, Parts iv.—vi. Dobson. Monograph of the Insectiyora. Part ii. Dubois. Oiseaux de Belgique. Livr. 45-47. Edwards. Butterflies of North America. Part xi. Elliot. Felidee. Part xi. (completed). Fischer. Manuel de Conchyliologie. Fasc. vi. Fol. Recueil Zoologique Suisse. Tome I. Part i. Giglioli. Avifauna Italica. Parts xix.—xxi. Godman and Salvin. Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology, Parts XXi.-xxvil.; Botany, Parts xv., xvi. Gould’s Birds of Asia, Parts xxxiy., xxxv. (completed). Birds of New Guinea. Part xiv. Greene. Parrots in Captivity. Parts i-vi. Hayek. Handbuch der Zoologie. Band III. Lief. 1-3. Kirby. European Butterflies and Moths. Nos. 59-G1 (completed), Kobelt. Iconographie der schalentragenden europiischen Meeres- conchylien. Hefte 1, 2. Janson’s Cistula Entomologica, Part xxvii. Koch. Arachniden Australiens, Lief. xxxi. Lang. Butterflies of Europe. Parts xi—xvi. eae and de Niceville. Butterflies of India, Burmah, and Ceylon. art il. Martini und Chemnitz, Conchylien-Cabinet, Lief, 320-326, 14 Meyer. Abbildungen yon Végel-Skeleten. Lief. iv., v. Miiller. Thiere der Heimath. Lief. xxvii.—xxx. (completed). Oates. Birds of Burmah. Vols. i., ii. (completed). Oberthiir. Etudes d’Entomologie. Liyr. vil. Rossmiissler. Iconographie. N.S. Band I. Lief. 3, 4. Reichenow. Vogelbilder aus fernen Zonen. Lief. xi. Russ. Fremdlandische Stubenvigel. Band IV. Lief. 3. Schiddte. Zoologia Danica. Heft 3. Schneider. Zoologische Beitrage. Band I. Heft 1. Seebohm. British Birds. Parts ii., iii. Semper. Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen. Theil II. Bd. iv. Erste Hilfte. : Sowerby’s Thesaurus Conchyliorum, Parts xxxix., xl. Sundman. Finska Fogeligg. Haft 5. Tryon. Manual of Conchology. Parts xvii—-xx. Vogt et Yung. Traité d’Anatomie Comparée. Lief. 1-3, Waterhouse. Aid to the Identification of Insects. Parts xvi-xx. Yarrell’s British Birds. Parts xvi—xx. Some of the most important additions to the Society’s Library, purchased since the last Anniversary, are the fol- lowing :— Adamson. Another Book of Scraps. 4to, 1882. Albers. Heliceen. Two editions. 8yo, 1851 and 1861. American Entomologist. Vols. i. & ii, Royal 8yo, 1868-70, André. Structure des Insectes Hyménoptéres. S8vo, 1882. Audubon, Synopsis of Birds of N. America. 8yo, 1839. Balbiani. Lecons sur les Sporozoaires, 8yo, 1884. Barrington. New South Wales. 4to, 1802. Baudelot. Poissons. Folio, 1883. Brehm. Ornis. 8yo, 1824. Tauben. S8vo, 1851. Brisson. Ornithologia. 38 vols. 8yo, 1763. British Museum Catalogue of Birds. Vols. vii., viii. S8yo, 1883. Brot. J*amille des Nayades. 8yo, 1867. Bruhl. Skelet der Krokodilinen. 8vo, 1862. Bulletin d. Soc. Entom, Italiana. 14 vols. 8yo, 1869-82. Calwer. Kaferbuch. 8yo, 1858. Cambridge. Spiders of Dorset. 2 vols, S8vo, 1879-81. Cederhielm. Faune Ingricee Prodromus. 8vo, 1798. Chevrolat. Coléoptéres du Mexique. 8yo, 1834. Clark. British Marine Testaceous Mollusca. 8vo, 1855, Claus. Medusen. 4to, 1883. Colquhoun. Across Chrysé. 2 yols, 8yvo, 1883. Coppinger. Cruise of the ‘ Alert” Sm. 4to, 1883. Cordinero. Ceylon. 2 vols. 4to, 1807, Crespon. Faune Méridionale. 2 vols, 8vo, 1844, Crevaux. Voyage dans Amérique, 4to, 1883. Curtis. Farm Insects, Royal 8vo, 1860, New edition. Royal 8vo, 1883. Cuvier. Animal Kingdom. 4 vols. 8vo, 1834. ——, Ossemens Fossiies. 10 vols. 8vo; Atlas 2 vols. 4t 0, 1854-86, Dall. Alaska and its Resources. Royal 8vo, 1870. 15 Dejean. Iconographie et Histoire Naturelle des Coléoptéres d’Eu- rope. 5vols. 8vo, 1829-56. D’Orbigny. Voyage dans l’Amérique Méridionale : Pozssons, Zoo- phytes et Crustacés. A4to,.1839-46. Douglass. Ostrich Farming in 8. Africa. 8yo, 1881. Duftschmid. Fauna Austrie. 8yo, 1805. Dunn. Ornithologist’s Guide to the Island of Orkney. 8yo, 1837. Encyclopedia Britannica. 9thed. Vol. xv. 4to, 1883. Entomologische Zeitung. 8vo, 1840-79. Entomologist’s Weekly Intelligencer. 10 vols. 8yo, 1856-61, Faber. Fisheries of the Adriatic. 4to, 1833. Fabricius. Systema Antliatorum. 8vo, 1805, —. Rhyngotorum. 8vo, 1803. Piezatorum. 8vyo, 1804. Fatio. Les Campagnoles du Bassin du Léman. 8yo, 1867. Fortis. Travels into Dalmatia. 4to, 1778. Gegenbaur. Lehrbuch der Anatomie des Menschen. 8yo, 18838. Gentry. Nests and Eges of American Birds. 4to, 1880-82. Goss. Introduction to Zoology. 2 vols. 8vo, 1844, -——. Letters from Alabama. 8vo, 1859. ——. Natural History of Fishes. 8vo, 1851. ——. The Ocean. 8vo, 1854. - Gravenhorst. Ichneumonologia Europea. 8vo, 1829. Griffith and Henfrey. Micrographie Dictionary. 8vo, 1883. Grote. Noctuidse of North America. 8vo, 1882. Guérin et Percheron. Genera des Insectes. 8yo, 1835, Gyllenhal. Insecta Suecica. 4 vols. 8yvo, 1808-27. Hickel. Ceylon. 8vo, 1883. Harting. Sketches of Bird Life. 8vo, 1883. Hartmann. Ichthyologie. 8vo, 1827. Hawkins. Comparative Views of the Animal and Human Frame. Folio, 1860. Haworth. Lepidoptera Britannica. S8vo, 1803. Hooker. Journal of a Tour in Iceland. 2 vols. 8vo, 1813. Illiger. Magazin fiir Insektenkunde. 6 vols. 8yo, 1802-3. Jardin des Plantes. 2 vols. Royal 8yo, 1842-3. Jarockiego. Zoologia. 6 vols. 8yo, 1821-38. Jennings. Eggs of British Birds. 8vo, n. d. Johns. British Birds. 8vo, 1822. King. Arctic Ocean, 2 vols. 8vo, 1836. Kirby. Centurie d’Insectes. 8yo, 1834. Klein. Herpetologia. 4to, 1755. Stemmata Avium. 4to, 1759. Kung. Entomologische Monographien. 8vo, 1824. Korner. Végel Deutschlands und ihre Hier. 8yvo, 1839-46. Leuckart. Zoologische Untersuchungen. 4to, 1853-54, Lloyd’s Northern Field-Sports. 2 yols. 8vo, 1842. - Low. Sarawak. 8vo, 1848. Lucas. Studies in Nidderdale. 8vo, 1882. Meckel. Ornithorhynchus paradoxus. 8vo, 1826. Merian. Histoire des Insectes. Folio, 1730, Meyer. Die Hirschgeweih-Sammlung. Folio, 1883. Montagu. ‘Testacea Britannica. 3 vols. 4to, 1803-8, Morris. British Butterflies. 8yo, 1853. 16 Miiller. Vermium errestrium et Fluviatilium. 4to, 1773. Vocal Organs of the Passercs, (Translation.) 4to, 1878. Museum Wormianum. Folio, 1655, Naumann. Die Eier der Végel Deutschlands. 8vo, 1818. Nilsson. Historia Molluscorum Sueciee. 8vo, 1822. Nuhn. Lehrbuch der vergleichenden Anatomie. 8vo, 1878. Oberthiir. Etudes d’Entomologie. Livr. vii. Royal 8vo, 1883. Oken. Naturgeschichte. Text 14 vols. 8vo, Atlas 4to, 1835-42. Olsen, Piscatorial Atlas. Royal folio, 1883. Oswald, Zoological Sketches. 8yo, 1883. Panzer. Insektenfauna Deutschlands. 2 vols. 8yo, 1805-6. Percheron. Bibliographie Entomologique. 2 yols, 8yo, 1837, Pfeiffer. Symbolie ad Historiam Heliceorum. 8yo, 1841-46. Pietrément. Chevaux dans les Temps Préhistoriques. 8yo, 1885, - Potter. Charnwood Forest. 4to, 1842. Powell. Wanderings in a Wild Country. 8vo, 1885, Ranvier. Laboratoire d’Histologie. 8yo, 1881-82. Ratzebure. Ichneumon. 3 vols, 4to, 1844-52. Ray. Synopsis Animalium Quadrupedum. 8yo, 1693. Reade. Savage Africa. Royal 8yo, 1864. Reaumur. Mémoires pour seryir a |’Histoire des Insectes, 6 vols. 4to, 1734-42, Régius. Histoire Naturelles des Poissons et Batraciens. 8vo, 1882, Rochebrune. Faune de la Sénégambie: Poissons. 8yo, 1883, Rosel. Historie der Insecten. 8 vols, 4to, 1764-68. Russell. The Salmon. 8yvo, 1864, Sappey. Recherches sur l’appareil Respiratoire des Oiseaux. 4to, 1847, Saunders. Insects injurious to Fruits. 8vo, 1883, Schneider. Das Hi und seine Befruchtung. 4to, 1883, Schrank. Fauna Boica. 3 vols. 8vo, 1798-1803. Sonnini. Edition of Buffon. 127 vols. 8vo, 1798-1808. Straus-Diirkheim. Considér. Génér. Anat.Comp. 2 vols. Svo, 1828. Stearns and Coues. New-England Bird-Life. Vol. ii. 8yo, 1883. Stephens. Central America and Yucatan, 4 vols. 8vo, 1841-43. Sulzer. Versuch einer Naturgeschichte des Hamsters. 12mo, 1774. Taczanowski. Oologia. 2 vols. 8vo, 1862. Thomson. Essai de la Famille des Cérambycides. 8yo, 1860, ——. Skandinaviens Coleoptera. 10 vols. 8yo, 1859-68, Systema Cerambycidarum. 8vo, 1864. Tryon. Structural and Systematic Conchology. 2 vols, 8vo, 1882. Tunstall. Ornithologia Britannica. Folio, 1771. Van der Hoeven. Limules. Folio, 1838. Webb et Berthelot. Histoire Naturelle des Iles Canaries. (Zoology.) Sm. folio, 1836-44. Weber. Nomenclator Entomologicus. 12mo, 1795. Weekly Entomologist. S8yo, 1862-63. Wheeler. Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. (Zoology.) Ato, 1875. White. Ants and their Ways. 8vo, n. d. Wood. Foreign Insects, 8vyo, 1874. Wollaston. Coleoptera Atlantidum. 8vo, 1865. Zetterstedt. Diptera Scandinavie. 14 vols, 8vo, 1842-60. —. Resa genom Sweriges och Norriges. 2 yols, 8yo, 1822, 17 The following is a list of the periodicals received in 1883 from the various Societies and Institutions with which this Society is in correspondence. AFRICA. The South African Philosophical Society, Cape Town, Transactions, vol. ii. part 3. America (NortH). The American Association for the Advancement of Science. Proceedings, 80th Meeting, Cincinnati, 1882. The Boston Society of Natural History, Boston. Proceedings, vol. xxi. part 4; vol. xxii. part 1. Memoirs, vol. iii. nos. 6, 7. The Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. Bulletin, vol. vii. nos. 9, 10; vol. x. nos. 2-6; vol, xi. nos, 1-4, Memoirs, vol. viii. nos. 2 & 4; vol. ix. no. 2. Annual Report, 1882-83, The Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences, Davenport, Iowa. Proceedings, vol. iii. nos. 1, 2. The Minnesota Academy of Natural Sciences, Minnea- polis, Minn. The American Museum of Natural History, New York. Bulletin, vol. i. nos. 1-4. Annual Report, 1882-83. The New York Academy of Sciences, New York. Annals, vol. ii. nos. 7-9. Transactions, vol, i. nos, 2-8, The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Proceedings, 1883, part 1. The American Entomological Society, Philadelphia. Transactions, vols. ix., x. no. 1. B 18 The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia. Proceedings, vol. xx. no, 112. The Franklin Institute, Washington. Journal, 1883. The Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Miscellaneous Collections, vols. xxiixxvii. Annual Report, 1881. The United States National Museum, Washington, Proceedings, 1885, America (Sourn). The National Museum of Buenos Aires. Anales, tomo iii. entr. 1. The National Museum, Rio de Janeiro. Archives, vols. iv., v. AUSTRIA. The University of Cracow. Proceedings, Band xvi. The Imperial Academy of Sciences, Vienna. Sitzungsberichte, Band Ixxxy. Heft 1-5, The Zoological and Botanical Society, Vienna. Verhandlungen, Band xxxii, 1882 (1883). AUSTRALIAN COLONIES. The Royal Society of South Australia, Adelaide. Transactions and Proceedings, vols. iv., v. The Royal Society of Victoria, Melbourne. Transactions and Proceedings, vol. xix. The Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney. Proceedings, vol. vii. parts 3, 4; vol. viii. parts 1, 2. The Royal Society of Tasmania. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings for 1881 (1882), The New-Zealand Institute, Wellington. Transactions, vol, xy. ig BevGium. The Entomological Society of Belgium, Brussels. Annales, tom. xxvi. Compte-Rendu, 1883, The Royal Museum of Natural History, Brussels. Annales, tome x. Bulletin, tome i. nos, 1-3; tome ii. nos, 1, 2, The Royal Academy of Sciences, Brussels. Mémoires des Membres, 4to, tome xliii. part 2, tome xliv. Mémoires couronnés et des savants étrangers, 4to, tom. xlii., xliii., xliv., xly. part 2. Mémoires couronnés et autres Mémoires, 8yo, tom, xxx1., XXXIll., XXXV. Bulletins, sér. 3, tom. i., ii. Annuaire, 1882-83. Tables Générales (Bulletins), sér, 2, tom. xxi.-l. (1857-€0). East InpIgs. The Royal Society of the Dutch East Indies, Batavia. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift, deel xli. The Geological Survey of India, Calcutta. Records, vol. xvi. parts 1-3. Memoirs, vol. xix. parts 2-4; vol. xxii. Memoirs (Paleontologia Indica), Series 10, vol. ii. parts 4, 5; Series 12, vol. iv. part 1; Series 13, vol. i. part 4. The Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta. Proceedings, 1882, nos. 9, 10; 1883, nos. 1-8, Journal, vol. li. nos. 249-251; vol. lii. nos, 252-254. Also extra part for 1832. FRANCE. The Academy of Sciences, Lyons. Annales, 5° série, tome iy. The Museum of Natural History, Lyons. Archives, tome iil. The Entomological Society of France, Paris. Annales, 6° sér, tome ii, B2 20 The Museum of Natural History, Paris. Nouvelles Archives, sér. 2, tome v. fase. 1, 2. The Society Philomatique, Paris. Bulletin, sér. 7, tome vii. The Zoological Society of Acclimatation, Paris. Bulletin, 1883. The Natural-History Society of Toulouse. Bulletin, 1881-82. GERMANY. The Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Berlin. Sitzungsberichte, 1883. Abhandlungen, 1882-83. The Society of Friends of Natural History, Berlin. Sitzungs-Berichte, 1882. The Natural-History Union of Rhenish Prussia and Westphalia, Bonn. Verhandlungen, 1882, 1883, Hiilfte 1. The Senckenbergian Natural-History Society, Frankfort a. M. Bericht, 1882-83. Abhandlungen, Band xiii. Heft 1, 2. The New Zoological Socicty, Frankfort a. M. Der Zoologische Garten, Jahr, xxiy. (1883). The German Malacological Society, Frankfort a. M. Jahrbiicher, 1883. The Royal Society of Sciences, Gottingen. Abhandlungen, Band xxix. Nachrichten, 1882. The Natural-History Society, Halle. Abhandlungen, Band xvi. Heft 1. Bericht, 1882. 21 The Medical and Natural-History Society, Jena. Jenaische Zeitschrift, Band xvi. Heft 1, 2. The Academy of Metz. Mémoires, sér. 3, Année ix, (1879-80). The Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich. Sitzungsberichte, 1882, Heft 5; 1883, Heft 1, 2. Abhandlungen, Band xiv, Abth. 1. The Natural History Union, Wiirtemberg. Wiirttembergische Jahreshefte, Jahrg. xxxix. (1883), Great BriraAIn AND IRELAND. The Belfast Natural-History and Philosophical Society, Belfast. Proceedings, Sessions 1881-82, 1882-83, The Cambridge Philosophical Society, Cambridge. Transactions, vol. xiii. parts 2, 3. Proceedings, vol. iv. parts 2-6. The Royal Dublin Society. Scientific Transactions, ser. 2, vol. i. nos. 15-19, vol. ii. Scientific Proceedings, n.s., vol. ili. part 5. The Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. Transactions (Science), vol. xxviii. nos. 11-18, Proceedings (Science), vol. iii. nos. 9, 10, — (Polite Literature), vol. ii. no, 4, Royal Geological Society of Ireland, Dublin. Journal, vol. vi. part 2, The Epping Forest and County of Essex Naturalists’ Field Club, Essex. Transactions, vol. iii. part 7. The Hertfordshire Natural-History Society, Hertford. Transactions, vol. ii. parts 2-4. 22 The Royal Society, London. Proceedings, vol. xxiv. nos, 222, 223; vol. xxv. nos, 224-226, Philosophical Transactions, vols, clxxiii., clxxiy. Library Catalogue, parts ], 2. The Linnean Society, London. Transactions (Zoology), vol. ii. parts 5, 6. (Botany), vol. ii. parts 2-4. Journal (Botany), vol. xx. nos. 125-129, (Zoology), vol. xvi. nos. 96, 97; vol, xvii. nos. 98-101, Proceedings, Nov. 1880 to Oct. 1885, List of Fellows. The Royal Geographical Society, London, Proceedings, vol. v. (1888). The Geological Society, London. Quarterly Journal, vol. xxxix. List of Fellows of the Society, 1833. The Royal Institution of Great Britain, London. Proceedings, vol. x. part 1. List of Fellows of the Society, 1883, The British Association for the Advancement of Science, London. Report for 1882. The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ircland, London. Journal, new series, vol. xv. The Royal Agricultural Society of England, London, Journal, ser, 2, vol. xix. parts 1, 2. The Entomological Society, London. Transactions, 1882, parts 4,5; 1885, parts 1-4. The Quekett Microscopical Club, London. Journal, series 2, vol. i. no. 4-6. Catalogue of the Library. The Royal Microscopical Society, London, Journal, series 2, vol, iii, 23 The Plymouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall Natu- ral-History Society, Plymouth. Annual Report and Transactions, vol. viii. part 1. The Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro. Journal, vol. vii. parts 3, 4, The Yorkshire Philosophical Society, York. Annual Report, 1882, The Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union, York. Transactions, parts 4-6. HouuanpD. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Amsterdam. Verslagen en Mededeelingen (Natuurkunde), tweede recks, deel xvii. ; (Letterkunde), tweede reeks, deel xi. Jaarboek, 1882. Verhandelingen, deel xxii. The Dutch Society of Sciences, Haarlem. Archives Néerlandaises, tom. xvii. livr. 8-5; tom. xviii. livr. 1. Natuurkundige Verhandelingen, ser. 3, tome iy. no. 2. The Entomological Society of the Netherlands, The Hague. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, deel xxvi. afl. 1, 2. Repertorium, deel xvii. tot en med. xxiv. (1874-81). ITALY. The Italian Society of Sciences, Milan. Atti, vol. xxiv.; xxv. fase. 1, 2. The Zoological Station, Naples. Mittheilungen, Band iy. The Royal Academy of the Lincei, Rome. Transunti, ser. 3, vol. vii. fase. 4-15, Memorie, ser. 3, vols. xi—xiii. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Turin. Atti, vol. xviii. Bollettino, Anno xyii., 1882. 24 PORTUGAL. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Lisbon. Jornal, no. 34, The Geographical Society of Lisbon. Boletin, ser. 3, nos, 10-12; ser. 4, nos, 1-3. Russia. The Natural-History Society, Dorpat. Sitzungsberichte, Band vi. Heft 2. Archiy, Serie 1], Band ix. Lief. 1,2; Ser. 2, Band viii. Lief. 4, The Imperial Society of Naturalists, Moscow. Bulletin, 1882, nos. 2-4; 1883, no. 1. The Royal Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Bulletin, tome xxviii. nos. 2, 3. Mémoires, 7° série, tome xxx. nos, 9-11; tome xxxi. nos, 1-4. SCANDINAVIA. The Royal Danish Society of Sciences, Copenhagen. Oversigt, 1882, no. 3; 1883, nos. 1, 2, Mémoires, 6° sér. vol, i. nos. 4, 5. The Natural-History Society of Copenhagen. Videnskabelige Meddelelser, Auret 1882. SPAIN. The Spanish Natural-History Society, Madrid. Anales, tomo xi. cuad, 3; tomo xii. cuad. 1, 2. SwITZERLAND. The Natural-History Society of Bern, Bern. Mittheilungen, Jahre 1882. The Helvetic Society of Natural Sciences, Bern. Verhandlungen, 1881-82, ‘he Physical and Natural-History Society, Geneva. Mémoires, tome xxviii. part 1, 25 The Society of Natural Sciences, Lausanne. Bulletin, 2° série, vol. xviii. no. 88, The Society of Natural Sciences, Neuchatel. Bulletin, tom, xiii, The Natural-History Society, St. Gall. Bericht, 1880-81. Donations, Memoirs, and Papers have also been received from :—The Editors of the ‘American Journal of Science’; the Editors of the ‘ American Naturalist’; the Trustees of the Australian Museum ; Professor J. V. Barboza du Bocage; W. T. Blanford, Esq.; Dr. R. Blasius; Dr. W. Blasius ; Dr. Bolau ; the Trustees of the British Museum ; Dr. H. Burmeister; Professor Giovanni Canestrini; The Royal Norwegian University of Christiania ; Robert Collett, Esq.; the Editors of the “Journal of €onchology’; the Editors of the ¢ Journal of Science “>, Or. G. Ey Dobson ; Monsieur L. Dollo ; Professor P. Martin Duncan ; Edward R. Earll, Esq.; Professor Flower; Lieut.-Col. H. H. Godwin-Austen; Edward Hargitt, Esq.; Dr. James Hector; Dr. Emil Holub; Monsieur William Jamrach ; D. Knight, Esq.; Monsieur Fernand Lataste; Dr. L. Lortet; Dr. John J. Mason; the Editor of ‘Studies in Microscopical Science’; John Mitchell-Mitchell, Esq. ; the Trustees of the State Librar » New York; Thomas Parkin, Esq.; John Robinson, Esq.; Alfred Sanders, Esq. ; Dr. Wradislaw Schier; P. L,. Sclater, Esq. ; Dr. C. Semper; Captain T. A. B. Spratt; Professor Ralph Tate; Dr. F. H.-Troschel; The United States Fish Commission ; The University College of London ; and J. Whitaker, Esq. III. GARDENS, REGENT’S PARK. 1. Burnpines anp Works. a. New Reptile-house and other special Works. The new Reptile-house was fully described in the Council’s Report read at the last Anniversary Meeting. It was finally completed and opened to the public in 26 August last, and now affords ample accommodation for the Society’s collection of Reptiles and Batrachians. The house seems to have answered the purpose for which it was intended in every way, and affords great facilities for the examination by the public of these animals, which were very inconveniently lodged in the former wooden building. The crowds which frequent the house every day, and the increased Garden-receipts, seem to prove that the new building is thoroughly appreciated. The amount paid on account of the new Reptile-house in 1883 was £6509 9s. 6d., the amount previously ex- pended was £2665 2s., making the total cost of the building and approaches as at present arranged £9,174 11s. 6d. A further expenditure will be required for the removal of the Pheasant cages, which stand in front of the present building, and of the large shed now used for wintering animals, standing at its back. These improvements the Council hope to be able to carry out shortly, as well as the transference of the Tortoise-house from the other side of the Gardens to the immediate proximity of the Reptile- house. Besides the completion of the new Reptile-house, two other special works in the Gardens were undertaken in 1883 and charged to Extraordinary expenditure. The first of these was the erection of a new boiler in the Monkey-house. The Monkey-house was _ previously heated by pipes connected with the boiler at the Terrace. But this plan had been found for several years to be in- efficient, the temperature to be attained thereby not being sufficiently high in severe weather. It was therefore deter- mined to put in such a new heating-apparatus at the back of the Monkey-house as would ultimately serve also to heat a building devoted to the special accommodation of the Anthropoid Apes, which it is in contemplation to erect in the immediate vicinity, when the funds of the Society shail permit. The new heating-apparatus and stoking-hole, together with the necessary alterations and improvements in the heating-pipes inside the Monkey- house, cost the sum of £361 7s. 4d., which was charged to the Extraordinary Expenditure of 1883. The only other special work undertaken in the Gardens in 1883 was the covering of the asphalt floors in the Lions’ dens with wood at a cost of £124 16s. 4d. It was believed that this alteration might conduce to the 27 comfort and health of the animals in the Lion-house ; and such seems to have been the result, although it is obvious that greater care will have to be taken that the wooden floors shall be efficiently cleaned at stated intervals. It may be interesting to the Fellows, in connection with the completion of the new Reptile-house, to have laid before them the subjoined list of the ten principal build- ings erected in the Society’s Gardens since 1860, and their approximate cost, whereby it will be seen that since that date the large sum of £50,554 has been devoted to the permanent improvement of this important part of the Society’s Establisment. EY 1860-1862. New wing of Antilope-house .......... 2339 1862-1878, New Refreshment-rooms .............. 8193 1863-1865. astern Aviary .........,............ 2688 1863-1865. New Monkey-house ................_. 5095 1863-1865. New Hntrance-lodges ......,......... 1402 1867-1868. Wapiti-house.....................077 2421 1868-1870. Elephant-house.................... 7, 6355 1872-1873, New North Lodge and Entrance Gate... . 1244 1875-1877. Lion-honse and Outer 6 Sans ae 11643 1882-1883. Reptile-house ...................... 9174 b. Repairs and General Maintenance. The principal buildings thoroughly renovated and repaired in 1883 by the ordinary staff of workmen were the lobby to the Hippopotamus-house, the Pheasantries in the South Gardens, the Llama-house, and the Pelicans’ house. Besides this, a new cart-shed was built in the upper yard, and a new greenhouse added in the Gardener’s department. One of the large outdoor cages at the back of the Lion-house was repainted, and nearly the whole: of the dwarf fencing throughout the Gardens was taken up, painted, and refixed. These and various other smaller works and repairs kept the Society’s staff of workmen fully engaged in 1883, and caused an increase in the expenditure on works and materials for 1883 of £764 2s. 9d. over the previous year. 28 2. STAFF. The permanent Staff of the Socicty’s Gardens has been slightly increased since the last Anniversary. It consists of :— 1 Superintendent. 1 Assistant Superintendent. 1 Head Keeper. 6 Keepers (1st class). 8 Keepers (2nd class). 10 Keepers (3rd class). 4 Money-takers. 1 Storekeeper. 1 Cook. 1 Office Clerk. 1 Prosector’s Assistant. 1 Head Gardener. 36 Besides these there are 19 Helpers in the Menagerie, 13 Garden-labourers, 8 Artisans, 4 Painters, 11 Labourers, 1 Butcher, 1 Fireman, 2 Night-Watchmen, and 1 Time- keeper employed at weekly wages; so that the number of the whole staff may be reckoned at about 96 persons. 3. VISITORS. The total number of visitors to the Society’s Gardens during the year 1883 was 743,485, as will be seen by the following Table, which gives the corresponding numbers of entrances under each head for 1882 and 1883 :— Visitors to the Gardens. 1882. 1883. | Comparison. Fellows and Friends)... ..0<>.sesesaseeoesee 213,883 | 208,358 |Decr. 5,525 On ordinary days at 1s. each... 207,172 | 171,641 | Decr. 35,531 On Mondays and other days = = | Paying Hi GMmCACH aacnee cccacseasaee } 330,979 | 202,30 | Derre Se caggen ander 18 Fe) ro o50| soem | Der 25388 School Children (admitted free) ......... 16,783 | 20,535 | Incr. 3,752 849,776 | 743,485 |Decr. 106,291 29 The subjoined Table contains a statement of the Number of Visitors to the Society’s Gardens during each year, from the year 1828 to the year 1883. Number of Visitors to the Gardens, 1828-83. Year. Number. Year. Number. 828. <.. 983605 MEST. eo ck Ge 162905... . 189,913 1858 .... 351,580 1830 .... 223,420 1859 .... 364,856 1831 .... 262,193 1860 .... 394,906 1832 .... 206,652 1861 .... 381,837 1833 .... 211,343 T1862 .... 682,205 1834 .... 208,583 1863 .... 468,700 1835 .... 210,068 1864 .... 507,169 1836 .... 263,372 1865: 2... 525,076 BSF ayes LISTS 1866 .... 527,349 PAGE eas | LEAS 1867 .... 556,214 1839 .... 158,432 1868 .«.. 573,186 TS40* 2. PAT069 1869 .... 572,848 HEAD 5. os ISZiGLG6 1870... 573,004 1842 .... 107,459 US iis oop, oly, 1843 .... 98,280 1872 .... 648,088 1844 .... 101,527 ES7a sce «71g, 046 DBAS 3s 6° BOGE Leva. 5. J06,907 1846 .... 100,045 187d +z... . 699,918 1847 .... 93,546 +1876 .... 915,764 1848 .... 148,630 T1207 cccee Olea 1849 .... 168,895 Sen tenn e UOsilies 1850 .... 360,402 1879 .... 643,000 "1851 *...., 667,243 Tsao"! GO 7O,0 719 1852 ..,. 305,203 1881 .... 648,694 1853 .... 409,076 1882 .... 849,776 1854 .... 407,676 1883 .... 748,485 1855 .... 315,002 1856 .... 344,184 + Year of the International Exhibition. 1 Year of the exhibition of the Prince * Year of the Great Exhibition. of Wales’s Indian Menagerie. 30 4, ZOOLOGICAL LECTURES. The Zoological Lectures, to which the proceeds of the Davis 'Trust-fund have been devoted for several years, will be given this year in the Lecture-room in the Society’s Gardens, on Thursdays at 5 p.m., commencing June 5th. The following is a list of the lecturers and subjects :— ~~ TI Rok il Date. Subject. Lecturer. Thursday, June 5 ...{Man, zoologically considered|Prof. Flower, LL.D., F.R.S. 5 ju 2 .clEandsamdBeetiec.. csc tces Prof. Mivart, F.R.S. sy speieL Occ PRMIEU Me Oy A cy vo ceecneeee osnheehice G. J. Romanes, Esq., LL.D., 5 » 26 ...;/Hedgehogs, Moles, and] F.R.S. SHREWSisciccnesnorctoncumenae: Prof. Parker, F.R.S. 7 July 3 .../Dogs, ancient and modern...|J. E. Harting, Esq., F.L.S. 3; 55 LO) -.2: IPOS ™IEStS sseccde-caceteceeee ce Henry Seebohm, Esq., F.L.S. os se all. Ae Roptiles f.. ssa seseeceondemeanes P. L. Sclater, Esq., F.R.S. These Lectures will be free to Fellows of the Society and their Friends, and to other Visitors to the Gardens. 5. MENAGERIE. a. Additions to the Menagerie in 1883. The number of animals belonging to the first three classes of Vertebrates living in the Society’s Menagerie at the close of 1883 was 2398. The corresponding number on the 31st of December, 1882, was 2355, as will be seen by the subjoined Table :— December 3]. ate een ae COMpPArISOn: 1882. 1883. Quadrupeds..........c.08 750 731 Deer. 19 IPRITGRS: av asaiaciaaesach araeee 1364 1398 Incr. 3t Reptiles) siic.cvcccasarsees 241 269 Incr. 28 | 2355 2398 Incr. 43 The total number of registered additions to the Mena- gerie in 1883 was 1388, of which 637 were acquired by presentation, 876 by purchase, 128 were bred in the Gardens, 219 were received on deposit, and 28 obtaincd in exchange. 31 The mode in which these figures compare with those of previous years is shown in the subjoined table :— Serr Presented. | Purchased.| Born. | Deposited. see Total. 1874. 425 296 214 242 25 1202 1875. 559 557 156 143 43 1458 1876. 533 316 171 172 27 1219 1877. 506 324 181 181 68 1260 1878. 511 272 150 178 71 1182 1879. 550 421 115 124 56 1266 1880. 624 515 148 161 40 1488 1881. 565 310 167 186 35 1213 1882. 772 402 113 111 25 1423 1883. 637 376 128 219 28 1388 The following is a list of the most noticeable additions made to the Menagerie during the year 1883 :— 1. A female Panolia Deer (Cervus eld’) from Siam, received in exchange from the Jardin d’Acclimatation, Paris, February 10th. The only previous specimen of this Decr in the Society’s Collec- tion was the male presented by Mr. A. Grote, F.Z.S., in 1867. 2. A young male Thar (Capra jemlaica), presented by Lieut. Col. Alex. A. A. Kinloch, ©.M.Z.8., February 17. We are specially obliged to Col. Kinloch for sending us this animal, as we have two females, mother and young, already in the Collec- tion, and a male is consequently most acceptable. 3. A male Blyth’s Tragopan (Ceriornis blythi), presented by Capt. W. Brydon, and received through the kind mediation of the Zoological Gardens, Calcutta, February 17th. The only example of this splendid species previously received was that presented by Major Montagu in 1870. 4, Three Sirens (Stren lacertina) from South Carolina, pre- sented by Dr. G. E. Manigault, C.M.Z.S., March 21st. 5. A Madagascar Lemur, of the genus Hapalemur (probably H. griseus), purchased March 31st, also new to the Society’s Collection. 6. A female Mule Deer (Cariacus macrotis), presented by Dr. J. D. Caton, C.M.Z.S., received April 6th. The accession of this animal gives us two pairs of this fine Deer now living in the Society’s Gardens. The present specimen was obtained in North- western Nebraska, and forwarded through the kind courtesy of Mr. W. A. Conklin, C.M.Z.8., of the Central Park Menagerie, New York. 7. A hen Cabot’s Tragopan (Ceriornis cabott), from South-west China, purchased May 18th, being the first example of the female of this fine Pheasant which we have received. 8. Four Pygmy Hogs ¢Porcula salvania), born in the Gardens, 32 May 23rd. Thcse diminutive Pigs did not, unfortunately, long survive their birth; but the fact of the species having bred in captivity is of great interest. 9. A fine example of the Surucucu or Bush-master Snake of South America (Lachesis mutus), presented by J. Y. Barkley, Esq., of Pernambuco, on the 22nd May. 10. A Rough-billed Pelican (Pelecanus trachyrhynchus), from Mexico, purchased July 3rd, being the first example of this species which we have received. 11. A male and two female Babirussas (Babirussa alfurus), from Celebes, presented by Dr. F. H. Bauer, C.M.Z.8., and received July 23rd. One of the female Babirussas produced a young one shortly before the termination of the voyage home, which reached England safely in company with its mother, 12. Two young Mule Deer (Cariacus macrotis), born in the Gardens, August 12th, from the specimens presented to the Society by Dr. J. D. Caton, C.M.Z.8. This is believed to be the first instance of the breeding of this fine American Deer in Europe. 13. A young female Chimpanzee, purchased October 24th, which seems perhaps referable to the form named by M. Du Chaillu Troglodytes calvus (Proc. Boston Soe. of Nat. Hist. vol. vii. p- 296). The head is very sparingly covered with hairs, the ears are longer and more prominent than in the ordinary Chim- panzee, and the hands and fect are quite black. 14. A young pair of the singular Deer of Mantchuria called Pére David’s Deer (Cervus davidianus), purchased November 16th of the Société d’Acclimatation of Paris. The only previous spe- cimens of this animal in the Society’s Menagerie were the pair presented in 1869 by Sir Rutherford Alcock, K.C.B.* The present pair were bred in the Zoological Garden of Berlin from imported parents. b. List of Species new to the Collection. The following list contaims the specimens exhibited in 1883 which are referable to species not included in the last (eighth) edition of the List of Animals. MAMMALS. Genus CaLLiTHRIx. 94a. Callithriz gigot, Spix. Grey Teetee. Hab. South America. a. Purchased, March 31, 1883. * See P, Z,S, 1869, p, 468, 1034. 118a. 1180. 125 a. 126a. 202 a. 240a. 33 Genus Mycetes. Mycetes caraya (Humb.). Black Howler. Hab. South America. a. Purchased, July 14, 1883. Genus Lemor. Lemur sxanthomystaz, Gray. Yellow-whiskered Lemur. Hab. Madagascar. a. Purchased, May 8, 1883. Lemur albimanus, Geoffr. White-handed Lemur. Hab. Madagascar. a. Male. Purchased, Dec. 14, 1883. Genus HapaLemovr. Hapalemur griseus (Geoffr.). Grey Lemur. Hab. Madagascar. a. Purchased, March 31, 1883. Genus CuHIROGALEUS. Chirogaleus typicus, Smith. Typical Mouse Lemur. Hab. Madagascar. a, b. Purchased, June 11, 1883. Genus Herpestes. Herpestes gracilis, Riippell. Slender Ichneumon. Hab. South Africa. a. Presented by Col. J. H. Bowker, F.Z.S., Sept. 19, 1883. Genus Canis. Canis vetulus, Sund. Hoary Fox. Hab. Brazil. a. Presented by Mrs. H. E. Hunt, Oct. 23, 1883. c 34 Family SORECID A. Genus CrocipuRA. 297a. Crocidura cerulescens (Shaw). Bluish Shrew. Hab. India. a. Purchased, April 19, 1883. Genus SPERMOPHILUS. 351a. Spermophilus tridecemlineatus (Mitchell). Thirteen- striped Souslik. Hab. North America. a-e. Purchased, Oct. 23, 1883. From Michigan. Genus GERBILLUS. 364a. Gerbillus shawi (Lataste). Shaw’s Gerbille. Hab. North Africa. a. Received in exchange, Oct. 23, 1883. Genus Diropinuvs. 381la. Dipodillus simoni, Lataste. Simon’s Dwarf Jerboa. Hab. Algeria. a. Received in exchange, June 29, 1883. b. Male; c. Female. Received in exchange, Oct. 23 1883. BIRDS. Genus Turpvs. 5a. Turdus mustelinus, Gm. Wood-Thrush. Hab, North America. a—d. Purchased, Jan. 1, 1883. 12a. Turdus cardis (Temm.). Grey Thrush. Hab. Japan. a, 6. Purchased, Jan 17, 1883. 4 a. 95a. 30a. 427 a. 6874. 8644. 868 a. 39 Genus Parus. Parus varius, Temm. & Schl. Red-sided Tit. Hab. Japan. a, b, Purchased, Jan. 17, 1883. Genus ZosteRoprs. Zosterops palpebrosus (Temm.). Indian White-eye. - Hab. India. a, b. Received in exchange, July 19, 1883. Genus Srurnuvs. Sturnus sericeus,Gm. Silky Starling. Hab. China. a. Purchased, Jan. 17, 1883. Genus MrLaNneRrPEs. Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linn.). Red-headed Woodpecker. Hab. North America. a. Purchased, April 4, 1884. Genus Pronus. Pionus chalcopterus (Fraser). Bronze-winged Parrot. Hab. Columbia. a, 6. Purchased, June 2, 1883. Genus PELECANUS. Pelecanus trachyrhynchus, Lath. Rough-billed Pelican. Hab. Mexico. a. Purchased, July 3, 1884. Genus Suta. Sula piscator (Linn.). White Gannet. Hab. South America. a, Purchased, April 21, 1883. c2 36 Genus CoLUMBULA. 1098a. Columbula picui (Temm.). Picui Dove. Hab. South America. a-c. Purchased, July 4, 1883. Genus GEoPHAPS. 1116 a. Geophaps scripta (Temm.). Partridge Bronze- winged Pigeon. Hab. Australia. a. Presented by Mrs. Abrahams, Aug. 21, 1883, Genus Bamsusicoua. 1155a. Bambusicola fyichi, Anderson. Fytch’s Francolin, Hab. Upper Assam. a, Presented by Capt. Brydon, Feb. 17, 1883. Genus Popiceprs. 1406 a. Podiceps cristatus (Linn.). Crested Grebe. Hab. British Islands. a, b. Purchased, Jan. 3, 1883. Genus Uri. 1413 a. Uria grylle (Linn.). Black Guillemot. Hab. British Islands. a, b, Presented by H. Becher, Esq., July 14, 1883, c-f. Presented by H. Becher, Esq., July 26, 1883. REPTILES. Genus Crocopitus. 94a. Crocodilus porosus, Schn. Porose Crocodile. Hab. Straits Settlements. a, >, Presented by Capt. Martin Thackeray, Dec. 31, 1883, 1544. 161 a. 173 a. 184 a. 202 a. 235 a. 37 Genus PHRYNOCEPHALUS. Phrynocephalus helioscopus, Kaup. Ural Phryno- cephale. Hab. Kast shore of the Caspian Sea. a-d, Presented by Dr. A. Strauch, F.M.Z.S., Oct. 6, 1883. Genus Crenosaura. Ctenosaura interrupta, Dugés. Dugés’s Comb Lizard. Hab. South America. a, Purchased, July 3, 1883. Genus, PHRYNOSOMA. Phrynosoma coronatum, Blainville. Crowned Horned Lizard. Hab. California. a, Presented by Martin R. de Selincourt, Esq., Jan. 10, 1883. Genus TyPutops. Typhlops lalandii, Schl. Lalande’s Ground-Snake. Hab. South Africa. a. Presented by the Rey. G. H. R. Fisk, C.M.Z.S8., Oct. 15, 1881. b. Presented by the Rev. G, H. R. Fisk, C.M.Z.8., July 2, 1883. Genus GonGYLOPHIs. Gongylophis conicus (Schneid.). Conical Snake. Hab. India. a. Purchased, May 22, 1883. Genus Herrropon. Heterodon nasicus (Baird & Girard). Long-nosed Snake. Hab. North America. a. Presented by Samuel Garman, Esq., C.M.Z.8., Nov.12, 1883. From Western Kansas, 251 a. 2544, 277 a. 2784. 285 a. 288 a. 27 a. 38 Genus ZAMENIS. Zamenis diadema (Schl.), Crowned Snake. Hab. India. a, Presented by Col. C. S. Sturt, C.M.Z.S., May 8, 1883. Genus HErRPETODRYAS. Herpetodryas flavigularis (Hallow.). Yellow- throated Snake. Hab. North America. a, b. Presented by Samuel Garman, Esq., C.M.Z.8., Nov. 12, 1883. From Western Kansas, Genus Boopon. Boodon infernalis, Giinth. Infernal Snake. Hab. South Africa. a. Presented by the Rey. G. H. R. Fisk, C.M.Z.5., Dee. 31, 1883. Genus HorLtocEPrHALus. Hoplocephalus nigrescens, Giinth. Black Death-Adder. Hab. Australia. a. Purchased, Sept. 25, 1883 Genus VERMICELLA. ; Vermicella annulata,Gray. Anunulated Worm-Snake. Hab. Australia. a. Purchased, Sept. 25, 1883. Genus VIPERA. Vipera latastii, Bosca. Juataste’s Viper. Hab. South Europe. a—e. Presented by the Lord Lilford, F.Z.8., Oct. 14, 1583. f-k. Born in the Menagerie, Oct. 28, 1883. BATRACHIAN. Genus PrLopyTezs. Pelodytes punctatus (Daud.). Spotted Mud-Frog. Hab. South of France. a, Presented by H. P. Cambridge, Esq., June 28, 1883. 39 c. List of Animals bred in the Gardens during the year 1883. MAMMALS. 2 Levaillant’s Cynictis (Cynictis penicillata). 8 Collared Fruit-Bats (Cynonycteris collaris). ‘6 Long-fronted Gerbilles (Gerbillus longifrons). 10 Coypu Rats (Myopotamus coypus). 1 Hybrid Tapir. (Between Tapirus roulini and T. americanus.) 1 Hybrid Wild Ass. (Between Equus hemippus and EE. onager.) 1 Zebu (Bos indicus). 1 Gayal (Bibos frontalis). 1 Indian Gazelle (Gazella bennetti). 2 Four-horned Antelopes (Tetraceros quadricornis). 1 Hybrid Lihdorf’s Deer. (Between Cervus luehdorfi and C. canadensis.) 2 Sambur Deer (Cervus aristotelis). 2 Axis Deer 3 (Cervus azis). 2 Hybrid Mesopotamian Deer. (Between Dama meso- potamica aud D. vulgaris.) 2 Japanese Deer (Cervus sika). 2 Mule Deer (Cariacus macrotis). 1 Water Chevrotain (Hyomoschus aquaticus). 4 Pygmy Hogs (Porcula salvania). 2 Hybrid Peccaries. (Between Dicotyles labiatus and D. tajagu.) 1 Bennett’s Wallaby (Halmaturus ualabatus). 2 Vulpine Phalangers (Phalangista vulpina). 1 Gaimard’s Rat-Kangaroo (Hypsiprymnus gaimardi). BIRDS. 2 Cockateels (Calopsitia nove-hollandie) . 3 Upland Geese (Bernicla magellanica). 2 Black Swans (Cygnus atratus). 1 Variegated Sheldrake (Tadorna variegata). 10 Australian Wild Ducks (Anas superciliosa). 5 Chilian Pintails (Dajila spinicauda). 7 Summer Ducks (Aw sponsa). 40 2 Mandarin Ducks (Aia# galericulata). 2 Red-crested Whistling Ducks (Fuligula rufina). 2 Wonga-Wonga Pigeons (Leucosarcia picata). 2 Barred-shouldered Doves (Leptoptila humeralis). 6 Prairie-Grouse (Tetrao cupido). 1 Impeyan Pheasant (Lophophorus impeyanus). 8 Gold Pheasants (Thaumalea picta). 6 Amherst’s Pheasants (Thaumalea amherstie). 2 Hybrid Jungle-fowls. (Between Gallus stanleyi and G. bankiva.) 1 Herring-Gull (Larus argentatus). REPTILES. 5 Ring-hals Snakes (Sepedon hemachetes). 5 Common Vipers (Vipera berus). 6 Lataste’s Vipers (Vipera latastit). d. List of the Donors and their Donations for the year 1883. Abrahams, Mrs. One Partridge Bronze-wiuged Pigeon, One Modest Grass- Finch. Abrahams, Mr. J. Two Bar-breasted Finches. Aitchison, A., Esq. Two Bullfinches, one Spanish Terrapin. Anderson, A., Esq. Onc Slender-billed Cockatoo. Andrews, Mrs. One Herring-Gull. Archer, Mrs. One Common Marmoset. Ardran, John, Esq. One Sclater’s Curassow. Argyll, His Grace the Duke of, K.T., F.R.S. One North-American Turkey. Astley, H. D., Esq., F.Z.8. Two Bearded Titmice. Baldwin, J., Esq. One Jackdaw. Balfour, F. R. 8., Esq. One Common Rhea. 4] Baring, Thomas, Esq. Five Mississippi Alligators, Barker, J. H., Esq. One Toque Monkey, Barkley, J. Y., Esq. One Surucucu or Bush-master, Barnes, C. S., Esq. One Geoffroy’s Cat, one Chilian Sea-Eagle, Bateman, Clement J., Esq. One Rough Fox. Bauer, Dr. F. H., C.M.Z.S. Four Babirussas, Baultbee, Chas, L., Esq. Two Pintails, two Wigeons, Baxter, J. E., Esq. One Gannet, Beach, A. W. Hicks, Esq. One Isabelline Bear. Beale, Miss. One Globose Curassow. Becher, H., Esq. Six Black Guillemots, three Puffins. Bentley, Ernest L., Esq. Four Barred-shouldered Doves. Bessemer, Sir Henry. One Fallow Deer. Bibby, Miss. One Ring-necked Parrakeet, Biddle, Mrs. A. C, One Slender-billed Cockatoo, Bishop, George, Esq., F.Z.S. ne American Black Bear. Blacklock, H. H., Esq. One Common Night-Heron. Blomefield, E. H., Esq. One West-Indian Rail, two Violet Tanagers. Bourdillon, F. W., Esq. One Malabar Parrakeet, Bower, T. H. Bowyer, Esq., F.Z.S. Two Short-headed Phalangers, two Bicheno’s Finches, two Crimson Finches, one Modest Grass-Finch, one Saisset’s Parrakeet, one New-Zealand Parrakeet, two Crested Pigeons, 42 Bowes, H. T., Esq. Three Common Pheasants. Bowker, Col. J. H., F.Z.8. One Slender Ichneumon. Bowl, D., Esq. Two Red-backed Shrikes. Brackenburg, H. V., Esq. One Kinkajou. Brassey, Lady. Two Persian Sheep, one Indian Antelope. Bridges, F., Esq. Four Moorish Toads. Bridgett, Ronald, Esq. One Alligator. Brown, J., Esq. Two Rufous Tinamous. Brown, Mr. W. M. One Turtle-Dove. Browne, A. H., Esq. Two Golden Eagles. Browne, C. R., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Bryant, Mr. M. One Land-Rail. Brydon, Capt. W. One Blyth’s Tragopan (¢), one Iyteh’s Francolin. Burgess, A., Esq. One Philippine Paradoxure. Cambridge, H. P., Esq. One Spotted Mud-Frog. Camp, Mr. One Black Rat. Campbell, Mrs. One Common Squurel. Carleton, the Hon. Mrs. Pigott. One Bonnet-Monkey. Carrington, J. T., Esq. One Black Hornbill. Caton, Dr., C.M.Z.S. One Mule Deer. Cheetham, Joseph H., Esq., F.Z.S. One White-crested Tiger-Bittern. Church, J.C. J., Esq. Three Viperine Snakes, one Dark-Green Snake. 43 Clark, Miss Grace Gordon. One Grey Ichneumon (¢). Cole, Capt. E. Two Stink-pot Terrapins, one Pennsylvanian Mud- Terrapin, one Mississippi Alligator, one Sharp-nosed Crocodile, three Mexican Deer. Colebrook, John, Esq., F'.Z.S. ‘One Kestrel. Colman, 8. J. W., Esq. One Laughing Kingfisher. Connor, Capt. One Himalayan Bear. Cookson, J. S., Esq. Two Common Buzzards. Corbett, Vincent W., Esq. One Grey-Lag Goose. Corder, G. A., Esq. Two Round-faced Monkeys. Courage, Mrs. Two Ring-Doves. Cowan, Geo. D., Esq. One Getulian Ground-Squirrel. Crabtree, Miss P. One Rhesus Monkey. Craven, C. A., Esq., C.M.Z.S. One South-American. Rat-Snake, two Porto-Rico Pigeons, one Orange-winged Dove, two Broad-snouted Caymans. Cross, Mr. Wm. One Ourang-Outang. Crow, J. S., Esq. One Black-backed Jackal. Cuninghame, Mr. Two Kittiwake Galls, one Common Guillemot. Curteis, F. A., Esq. Two Sloth-Bears. Dadswell, F. C. H., Esq. One Grey Ichneumon. Dance, Mr. E. One Ring-tailed Coati. Daniel, Capt. A. North. One Common Genet. Davidson, T. W., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. . 44, Davis, Miss Annie Maud. One Macaque Monkey. Davis, C., Esq. One Common Magpie. Day, Mrs. Two Cockateels. De Grey, the Karl. One Crested Porcupine. De Selincourt, Martin R., Esq. One Crowned Horned Lizard. Dent, A., Esq. Two Indian Brush-tailed Porcupines. Dickinson, Murray, Esq. One Grey Ichneumon. Digby, Mrs. K. One Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Dixon, T. H., Esq. Two Green Monkeys. Dodgshon, J. J., Esq. One Grey Seal. Doke, Joseph J., Esq. One Crested Porcupine. Dothie, Mr. J. E. One Vulpine Phalanger. Douglas, Dr. One Macaque Monkey. Dowling, Mr. R. One Purple Gailinule. Duncan, Mrs. One Wood-Owl. Dutton, the Hon. and Rev. F. G. Three Common Kingfishers. Dyer, —, Esq. One Long-eared Owl. Eden, H. H. Forbes, Esq. T'wo Common Marmosets. Eldon, the Earl of. One Common Raven. Enslie, C. Wallis, Esq. Two St. Thomas’s Conures, Evelyn, W. J., Esq. One Bohor Antelope (¢@), Exton, Dr. Hugh. Two Maholi Galagos. Fair, John, Esq. Two Common Rhceas. Fayrer, Sir Joseph, F.Z.S. One Indian Crocodile. Fenner, N. UJ., Esq. One Night-Heron. Fisk, The Rev. G. H. R., C.M.Z.S. Three Angulated Tortoises, one Geometric Tortoise, one Areolated Tortoise, three Robben-Island Snakes, one Lalande’s Ground-Snake, six Ring-hals Snakes, one Egyptian Cobra, one Rhomb-marked Snake, one Many-spotted Snake, one Smooth-bellied Snake, one Hissing Sand-Snake, one Infernal Snake, one Spotted Slowworm, one Rufescent Snake, two Hoary Snakes. Flatau, J. N., Esq. One Mona Monkey. - Flindell, Mrs. F. R. One Grey Ichneumon. Fordham, Percy F., Esq. Two Long-eared Owls. Francis, Ernest, Esq. One Ring-tailed Coati, one Kinkajou. Frost, Miss A. M. One Common Squirrel. Galpin, George L., Esq., M.D. One Riippell’s Parrot. Gamble, Capt. Two Pilcated Jays. Garle, Henry, Esq., F.Z.S. Three Wall-Lizards. Garman, Samuel, Esq., C.M.Z.S. Six American Box-Tortoises, one Stink-pot Terrapin, one Alligator Terrapin, seven Spotted Lizards, one Long-nosed Snake, two Striped Snakes, two Yellow- throated Snakes. Garwood, Miss. One Rhesus Monkey. Gibbons, E. J., Esq. One Snow-Bunting. Giglioli, Prof. H. H. Seven European Phyllodactyles, six Brown Newts. Godner, Mr. T. E. One Arabian Baboon. 46 Gordon, C. D., Esq. One Malbrouck Monkey. Grantham, The Rev. H. D. One Long-eared Owl. Griffiths, R. Glynn, Esq. One Egyptian Cat. Gunn, Mr. T. E. Twelve Ruffe or Pope, one Red-throated Diver, one Kestrel, two Moorhens, one Sparrow-Hawk, two Common Kingfishers. Giinther, Dr., F.R.S. One Herring-Gull, one Common Curlew, one Shag. Gurney, J. H., Esq., F.Z.S. Ore Corn-Crake. Hagen, Bertram B., Esq. One Golden Eagle. Hall, Capt. E. One Wood-Owl. Hamilton, R. G., Esq. One Ring-tailed Coati. Hammond, Mrs, J. W. Two Pileated Jays. Hanaeur, Mr. H. One Common Barn-Owl. Hargreaves, J., Hsq. Three Common Swans. Harley, Mrs. One Ocelot. Harris, Miss. Two Spotted Salamanders. Harris, J., Esq. One Common Adder. Harrison, Capt. One White-fronted Capuchin. Hart, Dr. D. Hume. One Royal Python. Hastings, Lord. One Grivet Monkey. Hawtayne, G. H., Esq., C.M.Z.S. One Rough Fox. Heat, Mr. C. One Hobby. Henry, A. G., Esq. One Leonine Monkey. V——————— aegis 47 Henry, J. Snowdon, Esq., F.Z.S. Three Peregrine Falcons, one Lesser Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, one Common Badger. Henshaw, C. F., Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. Hill, Mrs. Florence A. _ One Macaque Monkey. Hirsch, A. F., Esq., F.Z.S. Twenty Barbary Turtle-Doves. Hoéy, F., Esq. ; One White-throated Capuchin. Holmwood, F., Esq. One Leopard. Honey, Ernest, Esq. One Blau-bok. Horne, C. Chas., Esq. One Hog-Deer. ‘Horny, C., Esq. One Aisculapian Snake. Houghton, F., Esq. Three Common Kingfishers. Howard, Miss Maud. One Proteus. Humphry, Mrs. One Ring-tailed Parrakeet. Hunt, Capt. R. Brooke. One Indian Antelope ( 9? ). Hunt, Mrs. H. E. One Hoary Fox. Hussey, Major J. H. One Lanner Falcon. Jackson, Sir Louis S., F.Z.S. Two Maugé’s Dasyures. James, J. H., Esq. One Fennec Fox. James, Mr. C. One Bonnet-Monkey. Jamrach, Mrs. A. H. One Australian Crow, two Bronze Fruit-Pigeons. Johnson, Cuthbert, Esq. One Mississippi Alligator. Keele, R., Esq. One Slender-billed Cockatoo. 48 Keen, Mr. T. One Gannet. Kelsall, Mr. J. E. Five Palmated Newts. Kettlewell, C. T., Esq. One Brown Bear. King, Captain, One White-fronted Capuchin Monkey. Kinloch, Col. Alex. A. A., C.M.Z.S. One Thar (¢). Lang, Mr. George. Three Weasels. Langworthy, Ei. M., Esq. Two Rufous Tinamous, three Spotted T amous. Leite, Adelino Pinto, Esq., F.Z.S. Two Hairy-rumped Agoutis, one Spotted Cavy, one Martinique Waterhen. Leith, C. G., Esq. One Ocelot. Lewin, Mrs. One King Parrakeet. Lidbury, Mr, A. ‘'wo Hedgehogs, one Common Kestrel. Lilford, Lord, F.Z.S. Five Lataste’s Vipers, one Viperine Snake. Ling, Mr. Edward. One Olive Weaver-bird. Linklater, Capt. H. Two Rough-legged Buzzards, one Merlin. Londesborough, Lord, F.Z.S. Two Common Snakes. Low, Hugh, Esq. One Nicobar Pigeon. Lucking, J. W., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Luxmore, Capt. Percy, R.N., C.B. One Leopard. Lynch, Mrs. One Common Marmoset. Mackenzie, Donald F., Esq. Two Common Marmosets, two Brazilian Caracaras, Macleay, The Hon. W. One White-bellied Sea-Eagle. 49 Manigault, Dr. G. E., C.M.Z.S. Three Sirens. Mann, Capt. One Australian Cassowary. Mansell, Miss. One Margined Tortoise. Manuel, Mrs. M. B. One European Tree-Frog, one Larger Hill-Mynah. Marks, Commander, R.N. _ One Radiated Tortoise. Marquis, Ernest H., Esq. One Striped Hyzena. Marsden, A. P., Esq. One Leopard. Marsh, Mr. W. One Blackbird. Marshall, Dr. One Corn-Crake. Maydon, John, Esq. Two Silver-backed Foxes, Metcalf, J., Esq. é Two Tawny Owls. Mitchison, Mrs. M. J. One Common Squirrel. Moloney, Capt. A. One Philantomba Antelope, one Duyker-bok. Moore, A. M., Esq. One Malbrouck Monkey. Morant, Miss. One Bonnet-Monkey. Morison, J. W., Esq. One Corn-Crake. Morris, L., Esq. One Malbrouck Monkey. Morris, W. H. B., Esq. One Macaque Monkey, one Bonnet-Monkey. Mosse, Surgeon A. M. D. One Blotched Genet, one Long-nosed Crocodile. Mueller, Baron Ferdinand von, C.M.Z.8. Seven Black-and-Yellow Cyclodus. Mummery, Mr. 8. Two Common Hedgehogs. Nash, Henry, Esq. Six Prairie-Grouse, one Sharp-tailed Grouse. D 50 Nelson, F., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Nicholls, Capt. One Woodcock. Norman, Mrs. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Northcote, Gordon S., Esq. One Vulpine Phalanger. Packe, R. C., Esq. One King Penguin. Pain, W. H. B., Esq. Three Smooth Snakes, one Common Viper. Pariss, A., Esq. Two Common Marmosets. Parker, 8. Sandbach, Esq. One Black-eared Marmoset. Paterson, Wmn., Esq. One Common Boa. Payne, F. L. B., Esq. One Common Chameleon. Peacock, 'T., Esq. Two Grey-breasted Parrakeets. Pillans, H., Esq. One Cape Bucephalus. Pitcairn, Robert, Esq. One Baubaline Antelope, one Domestic Goat. Plummer, Dr. One Osprey. Pollock, C. T., Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. Powell, F., Esq. One North-African Jackal. Pretyman, H., Esq. Two Squirrel-like Phalangers. Priestley, Mrs. A. Browning. Two Sea-Mice. Priestley, Alfred C., Esq. Two Red-tailed Guans. Purnchard, C., Esq. Three Long-eared Owls. Quail, Mr. W. One Ring-necked Parrakeet. Radcliffe, Lt.-Col. E. Delmé. Two Marsh-Harriers. SS” — 51 Ramsay, E. P., Esq., C.M.Z.S. One Stair’s Ground-Dove. Ravenscroft, The Hon. W. H. Two Javan Adjutants, two Indian Tantalus, Reynardson, Lieut.-Col. C. Birch. One Common Wigeon. Roberts, The Rev. G. R. One Bonnet-Monkey. Robins, Mrs. One Golden-headed Conure. Robinson, J. C., Esq. One Brant Goose, one Dwarf Chameleon. Rose, H. G., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Rose, Thomas L. M., Esq. One Sykes’s Monkey. Ross, A., Esq. One Tennant’s Squirrel. Russell, Lord Arthur, M.P., F.Z.S. One Margined Land-Tortoise, two Common Snakes, St. Aubyn, Edmund E., Esq. One Cocteau’s Skink. Sandeman, Fleetwood, Esq., F.Z.S. One Green Turtle. Sanderson, Capt. J. S. Two Grey Monitors. Sarawak, H.H. The Rajah of. Two Pig-tailed Monkeys. Schorlemmer, Mr. Carl. Twelve European Tree-Frogs. Seago, Frank, Esq. One Common Pintail. Sewell, J., Esq. One Arabian Gazelle. Sheppard, Mr. J. H. One Vervet Monkey. Sheridan, Dudley, Esq. One Ring-tailed Coati. Shute, G. E., Esq. One Indian Python. Sims, Mrs. One Roseate Cockatoo. Slaney, P. K., Esq. Two Grisons, 52 Small, Capt. W. F. One Grey Ichneumon. Smith, Miss J. D. One Masked Parrakeet. Smith, C. W. Jervis, Esq. Two Common Gulls. Smith, W. Bowden, Esq. One Black-necked Hare. Smith, Robert, Esq. One Pig-tailed Monkey. Smith, Mr. H. Two White-fronted Capuchin Monkeys. Southey, R., Esq. Two Black-backed Jackals, two Triangular-spotted Pigeons. Sprague, Mrs. E. J. H. One Macaque Monkey. Squarey, EH. P., Esq. One Common Otter. Stanley, W. K., Esq. Two Common Gulls, one Lump-Fish. Steel, J., Esq. Two Macaque Monkeys. Steet, G. Garrick, Esq., F.R.C.S. One Wood-Owl. Steuart, Claude Scctt, Esq. Two White-whiskered Pigs. Stewart, Miss. Two Barbary Turtle-Doves. Stokes, Miss. One Bonnet-Monkey. Stott, Mr. H. B. One Black Bat. Strauch, Dr. A., F.M.Z.S. Four Ural Phrynocephales. Sturt, Col., C.M.Z.S8. One Carpet Viper, one Crowned Snake, oue Punjab Wild Sheep, two Edible Snails. Suckling, Capt. C. BR. Two Herring-Gulls. Sutherland, C. L., Esq. One Rook, one Magpie. Sutton, Miss M. One Macaque Monkey. 53 Symonds, Mrs. M. E. One Alligator. Tanner, Miss A. One White-fronted Capuchin. Taylor, Mr. C. Three Common Vipers. Taylor, Lieut.-Col. Mitchell. One Egyptian Cat. Taylor, Dr. Rogers W. One Small Hill-Mynah. Temple, W. R., Esq. One Common Cormorant. Thackeray, Capt. Martin. Two Porose Crocodiles. Thick, Mr. One Alligator. Thiele, H. H., Esq. One Feline Douroucouli. Thomas, E. D., Esq. One Black-backed Jackal. Thompson, F, J., Esq. Three Passenger-Pigeons, one Hog-nosed Snake. Todd, Capt. R. One Earl’s Weka Rail, one Black-backed Porphyrio. Townsend, A., Esq. One Mocking-bird. Trevor, H. H., Esq. Two Duyker-boks. Trimen, Roland, Esq., F.Z.S. One Tawny Eagle. Tyler, Sir H. W. Two Gold Pheasants. Vaughan, H., Esq. One Common Fox. Verinder, J., Esq. Two Bonnet-Monkeys. Vermont, J. M., Esq. One Ourang-Outang. Vicars, Miss Ella. One Herring-Gull. Wainwright, H. G., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Waite, Miss M. A. One Malbrouck Monkey. 54 Waldo, E. G. B. Meade, Esq. One Water-Rail. Waldon, J. L., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Walsh, Theo., Esq. One Crab-eating Racoon. Ward, J. A., Esq. Five Martinican Doves. Ward, Rowland, Esq., F.Z.8. One Daubenton’s Curassow. Webster, Master C. B. One Common Squirrel. Webster, C. H., Esq. One Peregrine Falcon. Weede, Walter Van, Esq. One Campbell’s Monkey. Weguelin, H. W., Esq. One Common Chameleon. Wellington, Her Grace the Duchess of. One Yellow Conure. Wethered, The Rev. F. T. Two Fringe-lipped Lamperns. Whiteley, W., Esq. - One Common Seal.. Whithard, B. M., Esq. One Puma. Wicks, F. J., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Williams, J. F., Esq. One Green Monkey. Willoughby, The Rev. W. C. One Lesser White-nosed Monkey. Wilson, Mr. Stanley. Six Common Trout. Wilson, Mrs. One Earl’s Weka Rail. Wilson, Capt. One Indian Civet. Witte, John G., Esq. Two Horned Lizards. Wootten, Charles H., Esq. One Suricate. Wormald, John, Esq. One Black-footed Penguin, 55 Wrzesniowski, Mons. A. One Oak Dormouse. Zurcher, Fritz, Esq. One Collared Peccary. Conclusion. The Council cannot conclude their Report without congratulating the Fellows on their assembling for the first time in their new house. As already stated, the former quarters on the opposite side of the Square, after occupation for a period of forty-one years, were found to be no longer sufficient for the Society. The Council be- lieve that the Fellows will agree with them in considering that the accommodation provided in the new house is in every respect superior, and not only now ample for the purpose, but likely to meet our requirements for many years. In justification of the somewhat large expen- ‘diture involved in this removal, it is perhaps only neces- sary to point out that the total income of the Society when we entered into occupation of No. 11 Hanover Square, in 1843, was £9137, whereas in the year just passed, without the imtervention of any extraordinary circumstances, it has reached the sum of £28,966. The Council cannot conclude their Report without acknowledging, with many thanks, the assistance they have received from the Committee of Publication, and from the gentlemen who have served upon the Com- mittees of Finance and Audit during the past year. Signed (for the Council), P. L. ScLATER, 3 Hanover Square, April 29th, 1884, Secretary. Printed by TAYLOR and Francis, Red Lion Court, Fleet Street. et ee ot ‘ 7 @ a ? es ee + i Pa - ie ts = es a —— a ns 7 alts’ hited ad ies ead i. i! a odes cpio ee ee i, . to eRe he Z 4 ix) : ia ‘ ‘ : aK asrtcre wo! On TEL \ . ’ wt 4 ¢ * y a Sere Oe ate 1 mn iN Btw 2% 5 ide eee S . ts ( i j see Rees ak ; wiies lesii ie oy Tekan eee a ar 40 tt | di i < ree ne a fe, pit arity 4 hl Ren 2 -_ hil Leitso (Pee af faci Siret Je a eee wa i 4 . . tai cr Cet. ives ls a ~ pe: h #: Nata Dae 4 ( ‘ 4 i i ite j ad itt a4 5 y ' = i ; ig é ee a Ye ha ee et mt a Wee TARY is fib Ho Kshs ee : = 2 ee ee Bl one! REPORT OF THE AUDITORS OF THE ACCOUNTS OF THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, Appointed January 17, 1884. Tue Committee of Auditors to the Zoological Society having fully examined the accounts, inspected the books, and seen vouchers for all the various payments ordered by the Council for the year ending December 31st, 1883, respectfully submit to the Society an abstract of the accounts, together with a statement of the Assets and Liabilities at the close of the year, and a report thereon. RECEIPTS in 1883. oe) Bante Balance brought from December 31, 1882 ...|...ccsseeceseeceeslececeeeenens AEDOINACO? 1,391 18 4 pans es Ci 8, ids RESCH A7) 1878 Publication Sales .........cscssssecrevece|fcceenvectercennee 5issa0 1880 “Garden Sales .........sc.:cssosssossssopnse|sooressecsaceeess- 010 6 1881 Garden Sales .........:.:..sseiveeeeeeeeees O00 SUDSCHIPMONSiar ae densoreccseasstean acne 18 0 0 (a 23 0 0 Rent for Refreshment Rooms .........| 128 10 0 Rent for Freehold Premises............ 7b; +O. 0 1882 | Garden Bales .ifeosdeyicecctoonsteississ 108 0 4 Admission Hees): csccseses.cscessssoe ce het 105 0 0 SIIDSCHIPMONE Cecesuseereace cones see sneaces 30 0 0 Publication Sales ............c0.sssesesss 120 18 0 ee — 567. 8 4 Admissions to Gardens.........cc...008+ 17,239 8 6 Rent for Refreshment Rooms ......... 1,124 138 4 Rent for Freehold Premises 0 Garden ‘Sales <2/.¢.detessh. cee Keke 2 Ad mippion #Hees o.sueascse cress tes ceate: 0 WONTPOSUTONG ccaneaeece cons ssires recess sess 0 Subreriptions csssisastcsserscitesareaveess 0 188a4 slvory Lickets wccoteissssccsesereee onl 0 Publication Subscriptions.... 0 Publication :pales pea. -sscccesssoetes cores 14 TAD Dividends (Davis Trust) 73 18 11 Interest on Deposit Account.. 67 18 11 Elephant and Camel Riding Receipts. 429 2 9 Compensation for Dilapidations ...... SSl ira Miscellancousis tecccavoavtvasscacseoteesens 1389 4 — 28,233 10 7 PULSCrUp LIONS Speer etens. «saseddome ashen 0 584 yory MMCKGUS | ccckoccss0ssaccnceestecenes TPE Publication Subscriptions ..............- 24 3 0 —_——_— 136 4 0 INCOME RECEIVED IN 1883 ..........0./eccsosseveececnees 28,966 1 5 | 28966 1 By) itransterred trom Deposit Account... .<..ssssads stossacessacessvocrnshsereeestesenaaees 2,500 0 0 Advanced by Messrs. Drummond on Mortgage of No. 3 Hanover Square...... een 0 0 Pemporary Goan thad dune! 20; V8BS: ...00.cncecscescostscesscesssccsscsaceseasscoeecees 2,000 0 0 Proceeds of Sale of Freehold of No. 11 Hanover Square and 287 Oxford Street} 22, ‘000 0 0 68,857 19 PAYMENTS rm 1883. Belonging to EXPENDITURE. Rent, Rates, Taxes, and Insurance..Gardens Ditto ditto Salaries, Wages, and Pensions ...Gardens Ditto Provisions Cost and Carriage of Animals a _ Garden Expenses | Advertisements | Band Expenses _ House and Office Expenses Ditto Stationery Printing | Oost of Publications | Library Expenses Returned Subscriptions Law Expenses Zoological Lectures (Davis Bequest) Interest on Mortgage Debts _ _ MDOONW DWAIN SO OF FOr Co NASON OCMOWOCNRFUOOKFAOGBWMONOFN Expenditure paid in 1883 Paid for Frechold Premises, No. 3 Hanover Square Messrs. Drummond remainder of Mortgage of £10,000 287 Oxford Street yment of Loan had June 20, 1883, and Interest 3 8 || AHIR ee 68,857 19 9 Comparison of Receipts in 1882 and 1883. Receipts. Income of Increase. Decrease. 1882, 1883, a. Wi. & 8. ad. Admissions to Gardens..| 20,691 10 0 | 17,239 8 Rent for Refreshment Rooms 1,307 3 Rent for Premises in Oxford Street ...... 300 Garden Sales 2,280 10 ~ 1,253 150 424 coos fe 100 620 105 595 oo oo ao 48 6,256 ll 810 39 791 141 NCSDKASCONS ~ Compositions Ivory Tickets Publications .. Dividends Elephant-riding receipts Miscellaneous Compensation for dilapi- dations qomounocoeco a) ~ RNONAOSONS 644 18 5,949 14 4 Decrease Ded. Incr. 644 18 1 34,270 17 8 | 34,270 5,304 16 3 Total Receipts in 1883 ....... pieGasisiats 328,966 1 5 Total Payments in 1883..... islatsteteieials 38,040 8 2 Payments over Receipts Soooong = EA Dr. Cash To Balance brought from December 31, 1882 ....... bieiateisie3s : To Income received in 1883 ....... ajstsl\elo tated cjuale \olateis\efetutuistate stays eps To Transfer from Deposit Account.......+.+e+e0 Boson ao dacay To Temporary Loan . To Nett Proceeds of sale of Freehold Premises ........+...++- says 51,472 14 9 Comparison of Payments in 1882 and 1883. Payments. Expenditure of Increase. Decrease, 1882, 1883, es. d. Ls. d. £8. d. £s.d Arrears of previous years....| 1,749 4 2 PAGO! TAO) ee sisie este racist 262 11 4 Rent, Rates, Taxes, and In- BUNAL CE! fac sists sisicis.ciee eeiein 1,110 13 8 1,154 Salaries, Wages, and Pen- MIOMSs siwie cena 5,442 1 5 5,400 Provisions 4,638 7 6 4,303 Cost and Carriage of Animals 2,299 11 8 1,242 Menagerie Expenses ..... 3,138 15 1 3,052 Keepers’ Dresses ........-. 191 9 11 139 Works, Materials, &c..... 2,907 18 7 3,672 LOST Gee ee cea nee icee rico 2,665 2 0} 12,106 Garden Expenses .......... 807 4 10 822 Advertisements ............ 219 8 7 208 Band Expenses ............ 239 17 0 261 House and Office Expenses. . 643 11 3 612 Stationery and Account Books 65-7 -3 72 Printing (Miscellaneous).... 39118 2 401 Publications .......... Jel 2,122" 9) 4 2,026 Library Expenses .......... 370 12 3 489 Returned Subscriptions .... 29 5 0 58 Cost of Medals ............ ACTS, Gilet carer vasies cos Law Expenses ............ 3010 1 50 Zoological Lectures (Davis RE QITESE) a)niaisciote wise cole ciais 70 15 0 74 Interest on Mortgage-debt.. 234 5 0 402 29,376 6 0 | 38,040 Increase... cpa Spot 3 2) fir cesccccneees 38,040 8 2 | 38,040 Ordinary Payments ........ DGAT0OL GF 0: || 255175 ONO) leseas ss eeecene 934 9 0 Extraordinary ditto .......-] 3,966 17 0| 12,865 8 2] 9,598 11 2] Ded. Deer. 29,376 6 0| 38,040 8 2 SG04F eee chet state Contra Cr. £8. d. By Expenditure paid in the year....... BonaPedconsnecussnoas ohdasence 38,040 § 2 By Repayment of Loan and Interest........eseeeeceesssevcscecsuccues 2,033 6 8 By Cost of 5000 Reduced 3 per Cents. .........0cccccecesssesscecess 4,993 15 0 By Cost of Freehold Premises (No. 3 Hanover Square), less advance of 12,000 by Bankers ......- «... win win: 6\n7s u/=\u=lelo|ukatnielaietninsvelatsinietetain ete 4,250 0 0 By Balance carried to 1884.........+. os ce aseccesseensctstene eeaalsaets 2,155 4 11 Assets and Liabilities of the Society on December 31, 1883. ASSETS. £ Gd Animals in the Menagerie in the Regent’s Park ...............4+- 21,630 0 0 Books in the Library at Hanover Square .........:4. cesecsesseeees 15,444 6 9 WnseldePaplications westaccs cress ee decetociaesccue verses ase osmmcbair 11,100 7 Hrechold Premises, wcdeseseace cues decniecssisleds vsslenslslah cp asters aeeateameeet’ 21,550 0 0 Cost of £1,900 London and South-Western Railway New 4 per cent. Preference Stock (Davis’ Trust Fund) .................. 1,938 9- 6 Cost of £5,000 Reduced 3 per Cents. ...........secseceeneeeeeeeeeees 4,993 15 0 Cash at the Bankers (Messrs. Drummonds) ............01eseeeeeeee 2,155 4 11 Arrears considered good :— er US. Aas Annual Subscriptions ......:...cseceeseeeeeeeenees 149 0 0 Tyory Tickets ........03.cscsescrssreesesteeseenencccens a) ba IPblication Sales mr scejeccsemoonscdeae ne dwensiee seers 124 14 3 Garden Saleges.eeececs sete cesndsmeveos einesseh sata 83 18 0 Rent for Refreshment Rooms .............001+++ 79rd 4: —_— 442 0 7 £79,254 3 10 LIABILITIES. Rent and Taxes unpaid :— = 8. ae Lo eo, For the Gardens, say .........:cceresessectereaenes 182 5 5 = Office, BAY .......0008 Sponansntensonaddsess3 167 10 O — 349 15 5 Bills, &c., estimated at :— For the Gardens, say ..:....s.scccossdesecrssceeeas 789 16 10 is OMCO, SAY; poses tsenvese ses n aeemetwct dae sts 2,319 13 (7 8,109 10 5 Messrs. Drummonds, Mortgage Debt...... aha cteonus ceken ueen eee 12,000 0 0 £15,459 5 10 —_ EE ——— Lee Ce 7 The Auditors have again the pleasure of congratulating the Society on the satisfactory state of its finances in 1883, as compared with previous years. Putting out of comparison the abnormally swollen returns of the year 1882, the Admis- sions to the Gardens for the past year show an increase of over £2000 as compared with those of 1881; and the Subscriptions and Compositions taken together exhibit no decrease. There is an excess of payments over receipts due to the extraordinary expenditure of nearly £5,600 on the new Offices in Hanover Square and upwards of £6000 on the new Reptile-house. The Auditors have to express their satisfaction at the manner in which the Books have been placed before them by Mr. Barrow, the Society’s Accountant. W. T. Buanrorp. Hersert Drvce. Cuartes H, Garry. James H. Lane. Howarp SAUNDERS. L. C. Stewart, Surgeon-General. 11 Hanover Square, W. March 3, 1884. 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State of the Roll of Members ...........+..0+8: 3 @:) Bellows (ac. 12 Sans, isos 0s) oete reel Roe 3 b. Honorary Members) >... een. ers ee ee 4 c. Foreign Members -........0025 vs tesyecen 4 d. Corresponding Members ..........+--++++++ 5) exMedallast 2 ate otewcccataern Feuer cts =. as eae 5 o. Statewe tae Winanees..’: Gases s-<4.0 ste ee 5 Be UTICOMIO e-¥ASA AAs fattscs tale + Boece xe oterstayneseinorans 5) b, Expenditure... sc). 64: sh thank ee eee 6 o: Assers and. Dapilities,| ... “713,046 TS45 face , SOsGS 1874 .... 706,907 1846 .... 100,045 1375 =~... 2 6993918 1847 .... 93,546 {1876 .... 915,764 1848 .... 143,630 STS) en FoR 1849 .... 168,895 ES TSI) he. SMOG TIS 1850 .... 360,402 1879 .... 643,000 PIBOL: 5 Gators 1880... 675,979 1852 .... 305,203 1881 .... 648,694 1853 .... 409,076 1882 .... 849,776 1854 .... 407,676 1883 .... 743,485 He5S 22) 315,002 1884 .... 745,460 S56 Be 344,184 + Year of the International Exhibition. ]_ Year of the exhibition of the Prince * Year of the Great Exhibition. of Wales’s Indian Menagerie. 4. ProsEector’s DEPARTMENT. Mr. F. E. Beddard, the Prosector to the Society, reports that the number of deaths in the Menagerie during the present year was 1102, being an increase of 46 upon last year. Among the more important deaths are noticed :—a 30 male Hapalemur griseus, from Madagascar, which had lived for exactly one year in the Society’s Gardens. A few notes upon the anatomy of this interesting and little-known Lemur have been published by the Prosector in the ‘ Pro- ceedings.’ The late keeper Lecomte was sent by the Society to Patagonia in the year 1868 to capture specimens of the Patagonian Sea-Lion (Otaria jubata). The speci- men brought home on this occasion died in March last, having, therefore, lived for 16 years in the Gardens. It proved, on dissection, to be a female, and probably died of old age, as there was no ascertainable cause of death. As is generally the case with these animals, the stomach con- tained an immense number of small stones, weighing altogether 28 lbs. A female of the Cape Sea-Lion (Otaria pusilla), presented to the Society in 1871, was found, on post-mortem examination, to be gravid. The large size of the embryo calf was possibly the cause of its death. The animal was sent after death to Mr. J. W. Clark, of Cam- bridge, who has promised a communication on the subject to the Society. A male Babirussa only survived for 9 months; the skin was sent to Mr. Collett for the Chris- tiania Museum. A striking instance of the longevity of Parrots is afforded by one of the Society’s specimens of the Greater Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis vasa), which had lived for 54 years in the Gardens; the death of this specimen (a female) seems to have been simply due to old age. An American Tapir (Zapirus terrestris) and an Echidna con- clude the list of the more important deaths of the year 1884. The additional rooms built on to the Prosector’s depart- ment have been utilized by several gentlemen for the pur- poses of research. Mr. Frederick Treves, F.Z.S., has been engaged in investigating the mesentery and visceral blood- supply of mammals ; some of his results have been embodied in a course of lectures on the intestine delivered before the College of Surgeons. Materials from these Gardens have been supplied to Dr. Hoggan, Dr. Cuningham, Prof. Turner, and Prot. Wiedersheim, and specimens have been sent to the following Museums :—British Museum ; Oxford Uni- versity Museum; Queen’s College, Galway ; University College, Dundee, besides those already mentioned. The pathological material has been handed over to Mr. J. B. Sutton, F.Z.S., and papers on his results have been pub- lished in the ‘ Proceedings’ and elsewhere. "SIS SUP Go bo 31 5. ZooLoGicaL LECTURES. The Zoological Lectures, to which the proceeds of the Davis Trust-fund have been devoted for several years, were continued in 1884. They will likewise be given this year in the Lecture-room in the Society’s Gardens, on Thurs- days at 5 p.M., commencing June 4th. The following is a list of the lecturers and subjects for the present year :— Date. Subject. Lecturer. 1. Thursday, June 4 .../Rhinoceroses and their ex- CANCE PALMER en. sce cokea sce ca Prof.Flower,LL.D.,V.P.R.S. ” oy LAD. -pApes and suemurs -cccsccerses Dr. St.George Mivart,F.R.S. a 5 18 .../The Structure of the Swan..|Prof. W. K. Parker, F.R.S. 3 » 25 ...\The Domestic Oat........... J. E. Harting, Esq., F.L.S. es July 2 ...|Recent Advances in Zoology|Prof. F. Jeffrey Bell, M.A. 9 ...|/The Ancestors of Birds...... F. BE. Beddard, Esq., M.A. 7 » 16 .../The Animals of New Guinea/P. L. Sclater, Esq., F.R.S. These Lectures will be free to Fellows of the Society and their Friends, and to other Visitors to the Gardens. 6. MENAGERIE. a. Additions to the Menagerie in 1884. The number of animals belonging to the first three classes of Vertebrates living in the Society’s Menagerie at the close of 1884 was 2501. The corresponding number on the 31st of December, 1883, was 2398, as will be seen by the subjoined Table :— December 3]. =. a ee | COMMparison, 1883. 1884. Quadrupeds............+6. 731 731 PEIN SY Ay. po sconbeneeseens ee 1398 1423 Incr. 25 Reptiles ........se00 sagen] 200 347 Incr. 78 2398 2501 Incr. 103 The total number of registered additions to the Mena- gerie in 1884 was 1706, of which 646 were acquired by presentation, 524 by purchase, 174 were bred in the Gardens, 229 were received on deposit, and 133 obtained in exchange. 32 The mode in which these figures compare with those of previous years is shown in the subjoined table :— ; Received in Presented. | Purchased. Born. | Deposited. | Exchange. Total. 1874. 425 296 214 242 25 1202 1875. 559 557 156 143 43 1458 1876. 533 316 171 172 27 1219 1877. 506 324 181 181 68 1260 1878. 511 272 150 178 71 1182 1879. 550 421 115 124 56 “1266 1880. 624 515 148 161 40 1488 1881. 565 310 167 136 35 1213 1882. 772 402 113 111 25 1423 1883. 637 376 128 219 28 1388 1884. 646 524 174 229 133 1706 The following is a list of the most noticeable additions made to the Menagerie during the year 1884 :— 1. A young female Babirussa (Babirussa alfurus), born January 16th, of one of the females presented by Dr. F. H. Bauer, C.M.Z.S., in July last. This is the first instance of this singular animal having bred in the Society’s Gardens. 2. A young example of a small species of Cormorant, appa- rently the African Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus), purchased January 31st, and said to have been received from Sierra Leone. This species was new to the Society’s Collection. 3. A young specimen of the Red-eared Monkey (Cercopithecus erythrotis), purchased. February 14th. This Cercopithecus was originally described by Mr. Waterhouse in our ‘ Proceedings’ for 1838 from an imperfect skin, and subsequently figured by Fraser in his ‘ Zoologia Typica,’ plate iv. 4, A fine female example of what appears to be Martin’s Monkey (Cercopithecus martini) from Fernando Po, purchased February 19th. This species is a close ally of the Lesser White- nosed Monkey (Cercopithecus petaurista). 5. An example of a rare Ichneumon from Ceylon, Maccarthy’s Ichneumon (Herpestes maccarthiv), purchased February 23rd. 6. Two Nepalese Hornbills (Aceros nepalensis), purchased April 4th, being the first examples of this fine species of Hornbill that have been acquired by the Society. 7. A fine Gigantic Salamander of Japan (Megalobatrachus maximus), purchased April 23rd. 8. Aseries of animals collected by C. T. Kettlewell, Esq., F.Z.8., during the voyage of the yacht * Marchesa’ in the Eastern Archi- pelago, amongst which were three examples of the Lesser Bird of Paradise (Paradisea minor). ‘These are still living in excellent condition. 33 9. A fine example of the Mediterranean Seal (Monachus albi- venter), an animal now growing scarce and difficult to procure, purchased April 26th. 10. A Banded Gymnogene (Polyboroides typicus), purchased April 30th. This is the first example of this very curious bird of prey that has been acquired for the Collection. 11. A Tree-Porcupine, purchased May Ist, probably referable to Sphingwrus spinosus, which is new to the Society’s Collection. 12. Four Soft-billed Ducks (Hymenolemus malacorhynchus), received May 17th from the Acclimatization Society of Canter- bury, New Zealand. Of this fine species we have previously had but one living specimen. 13. Two pairs of Francolins, obtained by Mr. E. Lort Phillips, F.Z.8., on the Somali Coast, and presented by him May 23rd. One pair of these birds is referable to the Red-throated Francolin (Francolinus rubricollis), of which a single specimen has been previously in the Society’s Collection; the other pair seem to belong to the rare Kirk’s Francolin (Francolinus kirk). 14. Two Red-cheeked Colies (Colius erythromelon), purchased ‘June 12th. We have only once before received living examples of this peculiar African type, and the present species is new to the Collection. 15. Two Chaplain Crows (Corvus capellanus), presented June 25th by B. T. Ffinch, Esq., from Fao, Persian Gulf. We are glad to receive fresh examples of this interesting Crow, which was first described from living specimens in the Society’s Gardens in 1876. 16. A second specimen of the Heloderm Lizard (Heloderma suspectum), received in exchange from the Central-Park Mena- gerie, New York, U.S. A., July 3rd. 17. A collection of Snakes from Japan and North America, brought home and presented to the Society by Gerald Waller, Esq., F.Z.S., July 22nd, amongst which are representatives of five species new to the Collection, viz.:—The Four-banded Snake (Elaphis quadrwirgata) and Blomhoff’s Snake (T'’rigonocephalus blomhoffi), from Japan: the American Black Snake (Coluber con- strictor), the Mexican Snake (Pituophis mewicanus), and the Cyclopion Snake (Tropidonotus cyclopion), from North America. 18. A young female Cape Sea-Lion (Otaria pusilla), from South Africa, presented to the Society by Capt. John Hewat, Superintendent of the Docks, Cape Town, July 25th. This Seal formed a particularly acceptable addition to the Collection, as we had just lost our former specimen of the Cape Sea-Lion, which was presented to the Society by Sir Henry Barkly, C.M.Z.S., and lived nearly thirteen years in the Gardens. 19. An African Barbet (Trachyphonus purpuratus), purchased July 29th, being the first example of this form of Barbet we have received alive. c 34 20. A Somali Wild Ass (Equus somaticus), from Somali Land, received in exchange August 11th. 21. Two Blue Snow-Geese (Chen cerulescens), from Alaska, obtained by purchase August 11th. These birds are exhibited for the first time in the Society’s Gardens. 22. A Fringed Gecko (Ptychozoon homalocephalum), from Jaya, and six Black-spotted Toads (Bufo melanostictus), also from Java. Presented to the Society by Dr. F. H. Bauer, C.M.Z.S. 23. A pair of Tasmanian Wolves (Vhylacinus cynocephalus), obtained by purchase from Mr. B. Crowther, of Launceston, Tasmania, and received November 14th, being the first examples of this animal received since the pair presented by Mr. Ronald Gunn in 1863. These animals are apparently nearly adult, in good condition, and seem likely to do well. 24, An example of the Red-tailed Amazon (Chrysotis ery- thrura), being the second we have received of this rare species, the locality of which has not yet been ascertained. 25. A Muntjac, deposited by Mr. H. E. Dresser, F.Z.8., on December 20th, which appears to belong to a species distinct from any yet described, and has been described by the Secretary as the Hairy-fronted Muntjac (Cervulus crintfrons, sp. n.). This animal is readily distinguishable from the Muntjacs hitherto known to us by the long hairs which spring from the forehead and summit of the head, and almost conceal the short horns, and by its much longer tail. The single male specimen received was transmitted to this country by A. Mitchie, Esq., of Ningpo, China, and was doubtless obtained in that part of China. 26. A young male Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana), presented December 30th by Mrs. Laing, of Thornhill, Sunderland. This Ibex is accompanied by a Domestic Goat, with which it has bred and produced a male hybrid, which closely resembles its male parent. ‘The species is new to the Society’s Collection. b. List of Species new to the Collection. The following list contains the specimens exhibited in 1884 which are referable to species not included in the last (eighth) edition of the List of Animals. MAMMALS. 33a. Cercopithecus martini, Waterh. Martin’s Monkey. Hab. Fernando Po. a. Female. Purchased, Feb. 19,1884. See P.Z.8. 1884, p. 176, pl. xiv. 34a. 200a. 2006. 3807 a. 3lla. 399 a. 438 a. 475 a. 35 Cercopithecus erythrotis, Waterh. Red-eared Monkey. Hab. Fernando Po. a. Female. Purchased, Feb. 14,1884. See P.Z.S. 1884, p. 176; and P.Z.S. 1838, p. 59. Herpestes jerdoni, Gray. Jerdon’s Ichneumon, Hab. India. a. Purchased, April 22, 1884. Herpestes maccarthie, Gray. Maccarthy’s Ich- neumon. Hab. Ceylon. a. Purchased, Feb. 23, 1884. See P.Z.S8. 1884, p. 176. b. Purchased, July 17, 1884. Pieropus scapulatus, Peters. Scapulated Fruit-Bat. Hab. Thursday Island, Australia. a. Purchased, May 27, 1884. Vespertilio noctula, Schreber. Great Bat. Hab. British Islands. a-f. Presented by Mr. W. Atkinson, Sept. 23, 1884. g, h. Presented by Capt. W. St. George Ord, Sept. 30, 1884, Sphingurus spinosus, ¥. Cuvier. Spiny Tree-Por- cupine. Hab. Brazil. a, Received in exchange May 1, 1884. See P. Z.S. 1884, p- 389, pl. xxxur Equus asinus somalicus, Sclater. Somali Wild Ass. Hab. Somali-Land, a. Male. Received in exchange, Aug. 11, 1884. See P.Z.8. 1884, pp. 540, 542, pl. 1. fig. 1. Gazella mohr (Bennett). Mohr Gazelle. Hab. North Africa. a, Female. Purchased, July 22, 1884, c2 5lla. 524a. 12a. 56a. 89a. 95a. 101a. 86 Capra nubiana, F. Cuvier. Nubian Ibex. Hab. Nubia. a. Male. Presented by Mrs. Laing, Dec. 30,1884. From the Soudan. See P.Z.8. 1885, p. 2. Cervulus crinifrons, Sclater. Hairy-fronted Munt- jac. Hab. China. a. Male. Purchased, Dec. 20, 1884. See P. Z.8. 1885, podp pl, i. BIRDS. Turdus castaneus (Gould). Grey-headed Thrush. Hab. Nepal. a. Purchased, April 4, 1884. Anthus obscurus (Latham). Rock-Pipit. Hab. British Islands. a, 6. Purchased, Dec. 1, 1884. Genus CocHoa. Cochoa viridis, Hodgson. Green Cochoa. Hab. Nepal. a. Purchased, April 4, 1884. Zosterops simplex, Swinh. Chinese White-eye. Hab. China. a. Presented by Mr. J. Abrahams, April 11, 1884. Genus CHLOROPHANES. . Chlorophanes atricapilla, Reichenb. Black-headed | Sugar-bird. Hab. Brazil. a. Male. Presented by P. A. Fraser, Esq., Sept. 13, 1884. 118a. 197 a. 227 a. 24Aa. 288 a. 294, 374a. 387 a. 37 Genus STePHANOPHORUS. Stephanophorus leucocephalus (Vieill.). Blue- crested Tanager. Hab, Brazil.' a. Purchased, July 1, 1884. Hyphantornis superciliosus. Eyebrowed Weaver- bird. Hab. West Africa. a. Purchased, Feb. 15, 1884, Spermophila collaria (Vigors). Collared Finch. Hab. Brazil. a. Male; 6. Female. Purchased, Feb. 6, 1884. Ligurinus sinicus (Linn.). Japanese Greenfinch. Hab. Japan. a. Male; 6. Female. Purchased, May 8, 1884. Emberiza striolata, Riippell. Striolated Bunting. Hab. Africa. a—c. Deposited, July 16, 1884. Genus Junco. Junco hyemalis (Linn.). Snow-bird. Hab. North America. a-d. Presented by F. J. Thompson, Esq., July 3, 1884. Cyanocitta yucatanica, DuBois. Yucatan Blue Jay. Hab. Yucatan. a, 6. Purchased, April 30, 1884. Dendrocitta himalayensis, Blyth. Himalayan Tree- Pie. Hab. Himalayas, a, b. Purchased, April 4, 1884. 432«a. 432. 435 a. 437 a. 446 a. A72a. 617 a. 38 Colius erythromelon, Vieill. Red-cheeked Coly. Hab. South Africa. a,b. Purchased, June 12, 1884. See P.Z.8. 1884, p. 475, pl. xlv. Colius nigricollis, Vieill. Black-necked Coly. Hab. West Africa. a. Purchased, Oct. 20, 1884. See P.Z.8, 1884, p. 475, pl. xly. Halcyon smyrnensis, Steph. White-breasted King- fisher. Hab. India. a. Purchased, Sept. 22, 1884. Dacelo leachi (Lath.). Leach’s Laughing King- fisher. Hab. Queensland. a, Presented by Dr. Carl Lumholtz, May 20, 1884. Genus AcERos. Aceros nepalensis, Hodgs. Nepalese Hornbill. Hab. Nepal. a, Male; b. Female. Purchased, April 4, 1884, See P.Z.S. 1884, p. 251. Genus TRACHYPHONUS. Trachyphonus purpuratus, Verr. African Barbet. Hab. West Africa. a, Purchased, July 29, 1884. Ara severa (Linn.). Severe Macaw. Hab. South America. a, Purchased, April 22, 1884. b. Deposited, Aug. 14, 1884, 646 a. 743 a. 7994. 806 a. 840 a. 872a. 9534. 953d. 39 Conurus perlatus (Spix). Pearly Conure. Hab. Lower Amazons. a, 6. Purchased, Aug. 6, 1884, Circus melanoleucus (Gmel.). Black-and-White Harrier. Hab. India. a. Presented by Lord Lilford, F.Z.S., Dec. 9, 1884. Accipiter pileatus (Temm.). Pileated Sparrow- Hawk. Hab. Brazil. a. Purchased, Feb. 6, 1884. Astur tachiro (Daud.). Tachiro Goshawk. Hab. Africa. a. Presented by Lord Lilford, F.Z.S., Nov. 24, 1884, Genus Potysororpes. Polyboroides typicus, Smith. Banded Gymnogene. Hab. South Africa. a. Purchased, April 30, 1884. See P.Z.S, 1884, p. 251. b. (Young.) Deposited, Dec. 13, 1884, Phalacrocorax africanus (Gm.). Pigmy Cormorant. Hab, West Africa. a, Purchased, Jan. 31, 1884. See P. Z. 8. 1884, p. 55. Chen albatus (Cassin). Lesser Snow-Goose. Hab. North America. a—c. Purchased, Noy. 21, 1884, Chen cerulescens (Linn.). Blue Snow-Goose. Hab, Alaska. a, b, Purchased, Aug. 11, 1884, 40 998 a. Querquedula cyanoptera (Vieill.). Blue-winged Teal. Hab. South America. a. Male. Received in exchange, Noy. 5, 1884. 108la. Turtur tigrinus (Temm.). ‘Tigrine Turtle-Dove. Hab. Borneo. a, 6, Purchased, May 5, 1884. 1146a. Francolinus kirki, Hartl. & Finsch. Kirk’s Fran- colin. Hab. Somali-Land. a, 6. Presented by E. Lort Phillips, Esq., F.Z.8., May 23, 1884. See P. Z. 8. 1884, p. 389. 1306 a. Fulica americana, Gm. American Coot. Hab. North America. a. Presented by F. J. Thompson, Esq., July 3, 1884. REPTILES. Genus GEHYRA. 102a. Gehyra mutilata (Wiegm.). Maimed Gecko. Hab. Java. a. Deposited, Sept. 29, 1884. Genus PrycHozoon. 99a. Ptychozoon homalocephalum (Creveldt). Flymg Gecko. Hab. Java. a. Presented by Dr. F. H. Bauer, C.M.Z.S., Aug. 15, 1884, 110a. Varanus bengalensis (Daud.). Bengal Monitor. Hab. Bengal. a, b, Received in exchange, Oct. 20, 1884, 123 a. 1236. 1604. 16la. 1618. 192a. 1994. 41 Genus TRoPIDOSAURA. Tropidosaura algira(Linn.). Algerian Tropidosaure. Hab. North Africa. a, b, Presented by W. C. Tait, Esq., C.M.Z.S., June 23, 1884. From South Portugal. Genus AcANTHODACTYLUS. Acanthodactylus vulgaris, Dum. et Bibr. Spine- foot Lizard. Hab. North Africa. a—c. Presented by W. C. Tait, Esq., C.M.Z.S., June 23, 1884. From South Portugal. Iguana rhinolophus, Wiegm. Nose-crested Iguana. Hab. Nicaragua. a. Presented by Albert Vidler, Esq., Feb. 11, 1884. Genus Cyciura. Cyclura nubila, Gray. Clouded Iguana. Hab. Cuba. a. Received in exchange, July 3, 1884. Genus Basi.iscus. Basiliscus vittatus, Wiegm. Banded Basilisk. Hab. Nicaragua. a. Presented by Albert Vidler, Esq., Feb. 11, 1884. Boa imperator, Daud. Emperor Boa. Hab. Central America. a. Deposited, May 27, 1884. Genus Uneatta. Ungalia maculata (Bibron). Maculated Snake. Hab. Island of New Providence, Bahamas. a, b. Presented by Mrs. Blake, July 3, 1884. 231a. 238 a. 242 a. 243 a. 288 a. 3064. la. 42 Tropidonotus cyclopion, Dum. et Bibr. Cyclopion Snake. Hab. North America. a. Presented by Gerald Waller, Esq., F.Z.8., July 22, 1884. Pituophis mexicanus, Dum. et Bibr. Mexican Snake. Hab. Mexico. a. Presented by Gerald Waller, Esq., F.Z.8., July 22, 1884, Coluber constrictor, Linn. American Black Snake. Hab. North America. a-c. Presented by Gerald Waller, Esq., F.Z.8., July 22, 1884. Elaphis quadrivirgata (Boie). Four-banded Snake. Hab. Japan. a-f. Presented by Gerald Waller, Esq., F.Z.8., July 22, 1884. Vipera aspis, Latr. Asp Viper. Hab. Italy. a. Purchased, May 13, 1884. b-d. Purchased, June 6, 1884. e~j. Purchased, June 17, 1884. Trigonocephalus blomhoffi, Boie. Blomhoff’s Snake. Hab. Japan. a. Presented by Gerald Waller, Esq., F.Z.8., July 22, 1884. BATRACHIANS. Rana fortis, Boulenger. River-Frog. Hab, Germany. a-d, Presented by G. A. Boulenger, Esq., F.Z.8., May 27, 1884, 43 16a. Bufo melanostictus, Schneid. Black-spotted Toad. Hab. Java. a—f. Presented by Dr. F. H. Bauer, C.M.Z.8., Aug. 15, 1884, c. List of Animals bred in the Gardens during the year 1884. MAMMALS. 1 Black Lemur (Lemur macaco). 1 White-fronted Lemur (Lemur albifrons). 2 Ring-tailed Lemurs (Lemur catta). 1 Maholi Galago (Galago maholi). 4 Lions (Felis leo). 1 Levaillant’s Cynictis (Cynictis penicillata) . 3 Collared Fruit-Bats (Cynonycteris collaris). 3 Canadian Beavers (Castor canadensis). 42 Long-fronted Gerbilles (Gerbillus longifrons). 15 Coypus (Myopotamus coypus). 1 Canadian Porcupine (Erithizon dorsatus). 1 Zebu (Bos indicus). 1 Three-quarter-bred American Bison. (Bred between male Bison americanus and a female bred between a male Bison americanus and a female hybrid be- tween Bos frontalis and Bos indicus.) 1 Gayal (Bibos frontalis). 1 Philantomba Antelope (Cephalophus maxwelili). 1 Burrhel Wild Sheep (Ovis burrhel). 2 Red Deer (Cervus elaphus). 1 Wapiti Deer (Cervus canadensis). 1 Hybrid Lihdorf’s Deer. (Between Cervus luehdorfi and C. canadensis.) 2 Japanese Deer (Cervus sika). 1 Hog-Deer (Cervus porcinus). 2 Axis Deer (Cervus azis). 1 Mesopotamian Fallow Deer (Dama mesopotamica). 1 Hybrid Mesopotamian Fallow Deer. (Between Dama mesopotamica and Dama vulgaris.) 1 Three-quarter-bred Mesopotamian Fallow Deer. (Be- tween Dama mesopotamica and hybrid Dama vul- garis.) 2 Virginian Deer (Cariacus virginianus). 44 1 Mexican Deer (Cariacus meaxicanus). 2 Mule Deer (Cariacus macrotis). 1 Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania). 1 Babirussa (Badirussa alfurus). 2 Vulpine Phalangers (Phalangista vulpina). 1 Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus). 1 Great Kangaroo (Macropus giganieus) . BIRDS. 4 Chinese Blue Magpies (Cyanopolius cyanus). 6 Cockateels (Calopsitta nove-hollandia) . 6 Magellanic Geese (Bernicla magellanica). 3 Common Sheldrakes (Tadorna vulpanser). 2 Variegated Sheldrakes (Tadorna variegata) . 4 Australian Wild Ducks (Anas superciliosa). 5 Chilian Pintails (Dafila spinicauda). 6 Chiloe Wigeon (Mareca chiloensis) . 5 Summer Ducks (42 sponsa). 1 Mandarin Duck (4x galericulata). 4. Himalayan Monauls (Lophophorus impeyanus). 5 Sonnerat’s Jungle-Fowl (Gallus sonnerati). 12 Hybrid Ceylonese Jungle-Fowls. (Between Gallus stanleyi and Gallus bankiwva.) 1 Argus Pheasant (Argus giganteus). 2 Emus (Dromeus nove-hollandie). d. List of the Donors and their Donations for the year 1884. Abrahams, Mrs. One Javan Maja Finch. Abrahams, Mr. J. One Chinese White-eye, one Brush-tailed Kangaroo, two Swift Parrakeets. Adams, Master W. T. One Banded Ichneumon. Airey, Mr. George. One Macaque Monkey. Aitchison, A., Esq. One Common Hedgehog. Alldridge, Mrs. E. A. One Lesser White-nosed Monkey. 45 Alldridge, Thos. J., Esq. Two Angolan Vultures, one African Tantalus, one White-necked Stork. Allen, R. F. J. Corbett, Esq., F.Z.S. Two Common Peafowl. Aloof, S., Esq. Three Herring-Gulls. Andrade, Mrs. Two Alligators. Armytage, Richard, Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. Ash, E. C., Esq. Two Undulated Grass-Parrakeets. Astley, Hubert D., Esq., F.Z.S8. One White Stork. Atkinson, Mr, W. Six Great Bats. Baldwin, Mr. J. One Wood-Owl. Bamford, H., Esq. One Common Buzzard, one Peregrine Falcon. Barrow, G. S. Malet, Esq. One Brown Capuchin. Batchelder, Mrs. One Toque Monkey. Battam, Miss K. M. One Ring-tailed Coati. Bauer, Dr. F. H., C.M.Z.S. Six Black-spotted Toads, one Two-banded Monitor, one Flying Gecko, one Reticulated Python, one Java Porcupine, one Two-streaked Python. Baum, F. E., Esq. One Kestrel. Begg, Mr. A. One Alligator, one Horrid Rattlesnake. Bennett, Mr. W. J. One Macaque Monkey. Benthal, Dr. One Pig-tailed Monkey. Bentley, J. H., Esq. Two Black-eared Marmosets. Berg, Mr. Emil. Three Eastern Turtle-Doves, two Barred Doves. 46 Biehl, J., Esq. One Ring-necked Parrakeet. Blake, Mrs. One Pale-headed Tree-Boa, one Antillean Snake, two Maculated Snakes. Blaker, W. E., Esq. Four Common Vipers. Bloar, F., Esq. One Black-footed Penguin. Blyth, Master Arthur. One Great Grey Shrike. Boljohn, Mrs. J. N. L. One Bonnet-Monkey. Boon, A., Esq., F.R.C.S. Three Violaceous Night-Herons. Boulenger, G. A., Hsq., F.Z.S. Four River-Frogs. Bowden, A., Esq. One Green Monkey, one Ludio Monkey. Brainthwaite, Harrison, Esq., M.D. One Macaque Monkey. Brassey, Lady, F.Z.S. One Common Rhea. Brassey, Miss Mary Adelaide. One Crab-eating Opossum. Brassey, Miss Muriel Agnes. One White-fronted Capuchin. Brierly, Master A. One Spanish Terrapin. Brinkley, W. G., Esq. One Common Chameleon. Broderick, G. A., Esq. One Moustache Monkey. Brown, Lieut., H.M.S. ‘ Malabar.’ One Arabian Gazelle. Browne, Major-Gen. H. A. One Golden Eagle. Brunton, Miss E. Five European Tree-Frogs. Buck, E. C., Esq., C.M.Z.S. One Cheer Pheasant. Bulkeley, T. A., Esq. One Indian Wild Dog. Bulteel, J., Esq. One Vervet Monkey. A7 Burch, W., Esq. Two Daubenton’s Curassow, one Common Guineafowl. Burrows, O., Esq. One Short-eared Owl. Burrows, Mr. W. G. One Rose-ringed Parrakeet. Cameron, J. A., Esq. One Vervet Monkey. Chapman, J. R., Esq. Two Cape-crowned Cranes. Cheadle, W. B., Esq., F.Z.S. Two St.-Helena Seed-eaters, Cheetham, J. H., Esq., F.Z.8. Two Diana Monkeys. Church, H., Esq. Two Barn-Owls. Clark, Mr. W. P. One Tawny Owl. - Clifton, Charles, Esq., F.Z.S. Two Javan Peafowls, six Amherst Pheasants, two Rose-crested Cockatoos, eight Himalayan Monauls, one White-backed Piping-Crow, one Blue-and- Yellow Macaw, one Red-sided Kclectus, three Leadbeater’s Cockatoos, three Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoos, One Siamese Blue Pie. Colvin, R. B., Esq. One Anubis Baboon, one Barbary Ape. Conklin, W. A., Esq., C.M.Z.S. One Hutchin’s Goose, one King Vulture. Cooper, Miss Elise. One Black-headed Gull. Cooper, Perey H. One Himalayan Bear. Courage, C. M., Esq. One Ring-tailed Coati. Craven, the Countess of. One Barbary Ape. Crawford, Lieut.-Col., R.A. One Asiatic Wild Ass. Cree, H. E., Esq., M.D. One Herring-Gull. Cresswell, S. One Leopard. Cross, Mr. Wm. One Common Viper. 48 Cumberland, Charles, Esq., F.Z.S. Two Chinchillas. Currie, Sir Donald, K.C.M.G. Two Sociable Vultures. Dallymeyer, Master O. One Long-eared Owl. Dalmege, A. A., Esq., F.R.G.S. One Indian Python. Daws, Thomas, Esq. One Herring-Gull. DeStafford, Edward, Esq. One Pine-Marten. Dixon, J. W., Esq. One Rose-Hill Parrakeet, one Cockateel. Dobbin, W. R., Esq. Three Suricates. Drew, E., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Drew, J. B., Esq. One Grey Ichneumon. Dring, J. W., Esq. One Purple-faced Monkey. Dundas, Mrs. One Squirrel-Monkey. Dunford, Miss J. One Herring-Gull. DuHeaume, Mrs. One White-collared Mangabey. Dunnage, Miss Laura. One Herring-Gull. Early & Co., Messrs. Chas. One Common Otter. Edwards, Mrs. A. One Rhesus Monkey. Edwards, Mrs. Two Yellow-bellied Liothrix, one Goldfinch. Egan, G. T., Esq. One Bengalese Cat. Eley, Thomas, Esq. One Vervet-Monkey. Elliott, J. B., Esq. One Spur-winged Goose. Elliott, Capt. J. Grant. One Cape Hunting-Dog, one West-African Python, one Bosman’s Potto. 49 Ells, J. L., Esq.’ One Bonnet-Monkey. Evans, Dr. Two Laughing Kingfishers. Feilden, Major H. W., C.M.Z.S. One Common Gull, three Black-headed Gulls, three Greater Black-backed Gulls, one Herring-Gull. Fenwick, Miss Ethel. Two Pig-tailed Monkeys. Fergusson, Miss M. L. One Greek Tortoise. Ffinch, B. F., Esq., C.M.Z.S. Two Chaplin Crows. Fisk, The Rev. G. H. R., C.M.Z.S. Five Angulated Tortoises, four Geometric Tortoises, two Areolated Tortoises, two Secretary Vultures, two Robben-Island Snakes, two Spotted Slowworms. Frank, Mrs. One Marsh-Ichneumon, two Jackdaws. Fraser, Mrs. Keith. One Bonnet-Monkey. Fraser, P. A., Esq. Two Yellow-winged Sugar-birds, one Black-headed Sugar-bird. Freeman, Miss H. One Tawny Owl. Fridrich, Mrs. Two Herring-Gulls. Frith, J. W., Esq. One Huanaco. Furness, Miss. One Macaque Monkey. Garrett, G. H., Esq. One Barn-Owl. Garrett, Major Newson D. One Vervet Monkey. German, H., Esq. One Common Viper. Getty, W., Esq. One Indian Civet. Gildea, Col. One Chacma Baboon. Gittens, Mrs. W. . One Barn-Owl. 50 Gliddon, A., Esq., LL.D. One Canadian Porcupine. Graeme, Mr. W. One Bonnet-Monkey. Green, A. McDonnett, Esq. One Rhesus Monkey. Grover, Mrs. One Common Squirrel. Gunn, Mr. T. E. One Kestrel, one Water-Rai!, one Sparrow-Hawk, one Long-eared Owl, one Heron, one Meadow-Pipit, eight Lesser Redpoles, one Moorhen, one Water-Rail, one Greater Black-backed Gull, one Linnet, one Com- mon Tench, twenty-one River-Lampreys, two Slow- worms, six Twites. Gurney, J. H., Esq., F.Z.S. One Mute Swan. Hagerman, Mr. J. M. One Black Kite, one Macaque Monkey. Haig, Miss Bertha. One Common Fox. Hairby, Capt. One Adorned Ceratophrys. Hairby, Mrs. k. One West-Indian Rail. Hale, F., Esq., F.Z.S. One Undulated Grass-Parrakeet. Halst, P. A., Esq. One Common Squirrel. Hambro, Chas., Esq. Two Common Roes. Hanauer, Mr. Four Biue Titmice. Hanrott, Master Conrad. One Slowworm. Hanrott, Master Harcourt. Two Common Jackdaws. Harbord, Miss. One Rhesus Monkey. Harling, J. H., Esq. One Malbrouck Monkey. Harris, The Rev. Chas. Two Smooth Snakes. Harris, J. M., Esq. One Nilotic Crocodile, one Broad-fronted Crocodile. 51 Harrison, F., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Hawtayne, G. H., Esq., C.M.Z.S. One Crested Curassow, one Rough Fox, one Ana- conda, one Guianan Tree- Porcupine. Hay, Sir John H. Drummond -, K.C.B., C.M.Z.S. One Striped Hyzna. Haynes, Thos. H., Esq. One Nicobar Pigeon. Hayter, Lady. One Razorbill. Hemming, F. R., Esq. Two Angulated Tortoises. Henderson, Surg.-Major G. One Tuatera Lizard. Henderson, J., Esq. One Common Marmoset. Hervey, C. H. A., Esq. One Silvery Gibbon. Hewat, John, Esq. One Cape Sea-Lion. Hobday, Lieut. E. A. P. One Himalayan Bear. Hoblyn, C., Esq. One Pike. Holloway, E. T., Esq. One Grey Parrot. Holub, Dr., C.M.Z.S. One Dusky Ichneumon, one Marsh-Ichneumon. Hopkins, Mr. C. G. One Hedgehog. Hudson, The Rev. Walter. One Macaque Monkey. Hutton, Miss Ethel A. One Lesser White-nosed Monkey. James, Lieut.-Col. W. Hill. One Spotted Bower-bird. Jamrach, Mrs. W. Two White-breasted Gallinules. Jamrach, Mr. W. One Hodgson’s Partridge, two Indian Kites. Jay, T., Esq. One Vulpine Phalanger. 52 Jennings, F. H., Esq. One Common Chameleon, one Smooth Snake, one Common Viper. Johnson, Cuthbert, Esq. One Hardwicke’s Mastigure. Johnson, H., Esq. One Rhesus-Monkey. Jones, Mr. A. One Martinique Waterhen. Jones, Capt. Edward, R.N.R. One Chacma Baboon, one Yellow Baboon. Keilich, Mr. H. One Blackcap. Kelly, Mrs. Constance. One Coypu. Kettlewell, C. T., Esq., F.Z.S. Three Lesser Birds of Paradise. Kettner, Madam. One Bonnet-Monkey, one Macaque Monkey. King, Capt. H. One Harpy Eagle, one Red-billed Whistling Duck. King, Mrs. J. M. A. One Squirrel-Monkey. King, N., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Kingdom, H. W., Esq. One Blue-and-Yellow Macaw. Knowles, Lieut. James, R.N. One Garnet’s Galago. Knox, Col., C.B., and the Officers 1st Battalion Scots Guards. One Mouflon. Laing, Mrs. One Nubian Ibex, one Hybrid Nubian Ibex, one Domestic Goat. Lake, G. R., Esq. One Naked-footed Owl. Lane, Howard, Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Lane, Wm., Esq. One Leopard-Tortoise. Langworthy, F., Esq. One White-backed Piping Crow. Larner, Capt. One Spotted Eagle-Owl. 53 Lataste, Mons. F., C.M.Z.S. One Shaw’s Gerbille. Latham, J., Esq. One Bronze-winged Pigeon, Latimer-road Mission, Committee of the. One Bonnet-Monkey, one Rhesus Monkey. Lawder, A. H., Esq. One Vulpine Phalanger. Lawson, Miss. One Grand Eclectus. Lax, W. T., Esq. One Hawk-billed Turtle, one Sharp-nosed Croco- dile. Lee, G. H., Esq. One Pig-tailed Monkey, one Bonnet-Monkey,. Leech, J. H., Esq. One Tuberculated Iguana, one Green Lizard. Lees, J. Compton, Esq. Two Choughs. Legg, Mr. Thomas. One Common Fox. Levi, Samuel, Esq. One Rhesus-Monkey. Lewis, Mr. One White-tailed Buzzard. Lewis, L. B., Esq. One Axis Deer. Lilford, The Lord, F.Z.S. One Tachiro Goshawk, four Allen’s Porphyrios, one Black-and-White Harrier. Livermore, H., Esq. ’ One Vulpine Phalanger. Londesborough, The Lord, F.Z.S. One Common Viper (black variety). Long, Capt. D. C. One Australian Fruit-Bat. Lonsdale, Capt. Rupert La T. One Ground-Hornbill. Lumholtz, Dr. Carl. One Leach’s Laughing Kingfisher. McArthur, Mrs. L. One Common Paradoxure. McCance, David, Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. 54 M‘Clellan, Mr. One Vulpine Phalanger. McGregor, Allan, Esq. Two Loggerhead Turtles. Macgregor, G. D., Esq. Two Herring-Gulls. Mackern, Mrs. M. E. One Bonnet-Monkey. M‘Gregor, James, Esq. One Sambur Deer, one European Flamingo. Makins, H. F., Esq., F.Z.S. Three Black-eared Marmosets. Mansel-Pleydell, J. C., Esq. One Common Roe. Martin, C. J., Esq. One Vulpine Phalanger. Meek, E., Esq. Two King Parrakeets. Meldrum, James, Esq. Two Ring-tailed Coatis, one Tigrine Cat. Mends, Capt. H. Onc Horned Lizard. Messum, Mr. Two White-fronted Capuchins. Middleton, C. D., Esq. Two Black-eared Marmosets. Middieton, R. Morton, Jun., Esq. One Herring-Gull, one Alligator. Miers, John W., Esq. One Red-crested Cardinal. Milles, W. J., Esq. One Proteus. Mitchell, Mrs. St. John. Two Bonnet-Monkeys. Moir, Dr. Byres. One Kinkajou. Moir, Mrs. W. One Laughing Kingfisher. Moon, J. W., Esq. One Vervet Monkey. Moore, Mrs. One Grey-breasted Parrakeet Moray, Lieut.-Col. Drummond. Two Peregrine Falcons, 55 Morgan, Dr. Llewellyn A. Two Violet Tanagers. Morris, D., Esq. Two Red-tailed Buzzards. Mortimer, Mrs. F. One Macaque Monkey. Mosely, F. S., Esq., F.Z.S. Two North-American Flying-Squirrels. Mossop, T. S., Esq. One Common Cormorant. Neill, Master A. J. One Rhesus Monkey. Netherwood, J. B., Esq. One Arabian Baboon. Nettleship, Mrs. Two Red-beaked Weaver-birds. Newman, Mrs. One Rose-ringed Parrakeet. . Nind, F. L., Esq. One North-African Jackal. Norman, Mr. C. L. One Bonnet-Monkey. Oates, Eugene W., Esq., F.Z.S. One Blossom-headed Parrakeet, one Banded Parra- keet, six Alexandrine Parrakeets. Obicini, G. W., Esq., F.Z.S. One European Tree-Frog. Ogilby, R. O. L., Esq. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Oliver, Lieut. A. H., R.N. One Grey Ichneumon. Oliver, E. R., Esq. Cne Laughing Kinefisher. Ord, Capt. W. St. George. Two Great Bats. Packard, Mrs. A. M. One Laughing Kingfisher. Page, Robert, Esq. One Bittern. Pain, W. H. B., Esq. Seven Smooth Snakes, five Common Vipers, two Common Snakes, one Slowworm. Painter, E. A., Esq., F.Z.S. One Green Turtle. 56 Parish, Frank, Esq., F.Z.S. Two Rufous Tinamous, two Patagonian Cavies, one Hairy-rumped Agouti, one Ring-tailed Coati, two Tuberculated Iguanas, two Huanacos, one Coypu, two Peba Armadillos. Parr, Master Julian George. One Pampas Deer. Parr-Charlton, Esq. One Brush Bronze-winged Pigeon. Paterson, W. H. J., Esq. Two Spanish Terrapins. Payne-Gallwey, Sir R. W., Bart. One Rough-legged Buzzard. Payze, R., Esq. One Prairie Wolf. Perry, Miss. One Ring-necked Parrakeet. Petre, G. Glynn, Esq., F.Z.S. Two Whesus Monkeys. Bethy, vr. WwW. One Argentine Tortoise. Phillips, E. Lort, Esq., F.Z.S. Two Kirk’s Francolins, two Red-throated Francolins. Phillips, W., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Pigou, Mrs. Two Herring-Gulls. Pillans, C. B., Esq. Eight Hoary Snakes. Pillans, E., Esq. One Cape Adder. Plummer, H. P., Esq. One Black-backed Jackal. Pottier, Mr. George. One Common Hare. Pratt, J., Esq., F.Z.S. One Great Grey Shrike. Price, Mrs. C. Two King Parrakeets, two Cockateels. Pringle, Reginald, Esq. One Dow’s Tapir. Prior, O. J., Esq. One Red-and-Yellow Macaw. Reed, F., Esq. One Gold Pheasant. Ricardo, P. R., Esq. One Dingo. Rickards, Rev. T. One Bonnet-Monkey. Roberts, Mr. John. One Bonnet-Monkey, one Macaque Monkey. Robertson, R. A., Esq. One Robben-Island Snake. Robinson, F. W., Esq. One Ludio Monkey. Rogers, Mr. A. R. One Common Chameleon. Rope, G. T., Esq. Four Harvest Mice. Roth, H. Ling, Esq. One Wedge-tailed Eagle. Rubie, George, Esq. One Partridge. Rundall, Gen., R.E. One Rose-crested Cockatoo. Russell, Claude, Esq. One Brown Mud-Frog. Russell, Mrs. E. A. One Rhesus Monkey. Russell, Mrs. 8S. One Horned Lizard. St. Aubyn, J. T., Esq. (Grenadier Guards). Two Common Camels. Sandwith, Thomas B., Esq. One Grecian Ibex. Satcherd, Mr. J. Two Spotted Salamanders, one European Pond- Tortoise. Scherren, H., Esq. One Common Slowworm. Scott, Colin W., Esq. One Black-handed Spider-Monkey. Shand, C. Arthur, Esq. Two Black-billed Tree-Ducks. Shortt, E. F., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Siemens, Lady. One Mute Swan. Simmonds, Miss N, One Roseate Cockatoo. Slater, Capt. R. F. One Vulpine Phalanger. Smith, A. F. M., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Smith, Mr. William. One Common Cuckoo. Somerford, Mr. G. One Malbrouck Monkey. Stainfield, N., Esq. Two Quebec Marmots. Stanhope, Mrs. C. Spencer, One Black-eared Marmoset. Stanhope, Capt. Spencer. One Togue Monkey, three Bonnet-Monkeys, one Arabian Baboon, one Indian Gazelle. Stanley, Mr. W. Five Natterjack Toads. Steel, Robert, Esq. One Partridge. Steinschen, W. E., Esq. One Common Marmoset. Stewart, Charles, Esq. Two Ring-tailed Lemurs. Strunz, A., Esq. One King-Vulture. Studley, J. Satchell, Esq. One Weka Rail. Sturge, Miss A. EK. One Rhesus Monkey. Surrey Commercial Docks Co. One Loggerhead Turtle. Swinhoe, Lieut.-Col. C., F.Z.S. Three Chukar Partridges. Tait, W. C., Esq., C.M.Z.S. Two Algerian Tropidosaures, three Spine-footed Lizards, two Grey Amphisbznas. Taylor, W. R., Esq. One Short-toed Eagle. Thom, Robert, Esq. Two Squirrel-Monkeys. Thomas, J. Wyan, Esq. One Green Turtle. Thompson, F. J., Esq. One Raccoon (white variety), four Snow-Birds, one American Coot. 59 Thornton, H. 8. Welch-, Esq., F.Z.S. Two Mute Swans. Thornton, Thomas, Esq. Two Clapperton’s Francolins. Turner, D. Palgrave, Esq. One Purple-faced Monkey, two Laughing Kingfishers, Venables, Thomas G., Esq. One Northern Mocking-bird. Vereker, Com. The Hon. Foley C. P., R.N. Two Ceylonese Terrapins. Vidler, Albert, Esq. One Banded Basilisk, one Nose-crested Iguana. Villiers, Mrs. R. C. One Grivet Monkey. Vincent, Miss. One Weeper Capuchin. Walker, Mr. John. One Spotted Ichneumon, Wallace, A. R., Esq., F.Z.8. One Horned Lizard. Waller, Gerald, Esq., F.Z.S. Two Mule Deer, six Four-banded Snakes, three Tigrine Snakes, one Blomhoff’s Snake, three Ameri- can Black Snakes, one Cyclopean Snake, one Mexican Snake, two Copper-head Snakes, one Horrid Rattle- snake, two Indian Rat-Snakes, three Russell’s Vipers. Walton, Major H. Wade. Two Clapperton’s Francolins. Watson, E., Esq. Two Hoary Snakes. Webber, the Rev. J. Stapledon. One European Tree-Frog. Weil, Mrs. L. One Lesser Kestrel, one Short-eared Owl, Westrup, Mr. G. One Kestrel. White, G. S., Esq. One Quebec Marmot. Whitelaw, Mrs. One Grey Parrot. Whitmarsh, H. B., Esq. One Ocelot. Williams, W. P., Esq. One Side airiped Jackal. 60 Wilson, Mrs. Frank. One Yellow-fronted Amazon, Wilson, Mrs. One Blau-bok. Wilson, Hugh, Esq. One Central-American Agouti. Wilson, J., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Windus, M. B., Esq. One Barn-Owl. Wood, George, Esq. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Workee, H. E. Lidge Mercha, Abyssinian Envoy. One Gelada Baboon. Wyatt, James, Esq. One Common Seal. Yonge, Mrs. Norman. One Bonnet-Monkey. Zobel, G. A., Esq. One Malbrouck Monkey. Zoological and Acclimatization Society of Victoria. Two Great Kangaroos. Conclusion. Tn concluding their Report, which, the Council believes, gives, on the whole, a satisfactory account of every branch of the Society’s affairs, the Council wish to acknowledge the assistance received from the Fellows of the Society in carrying on the business of the past year. The labours of the Committee of Publication, in whom according to the By-Laws the control of the Scientific Meetings and Publications is vested, claim the Society’s recognition. The Council have also to ask the Meeting to record their thanks to those Fellows who have served on the Committees of Finance and Audit during the past twelve months. Signed (for the Council), P. L. ScLaTER, 3 Hanover Square, April 29th, 1885. Secretary. 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TERMS FOR THE ADMISSION OF FELLOWS. Fetxows pay an Admission Fee of £5, andan Annual Contribution of £3, due on tho Ist of January, and payable in advance, or a Composition of £30 in lieu thereof; the whole payment, including the Admission Fee, being £35, Fextows elected after the 30th of September are not Jiable for the Subscription for the year in which they are elected. PRIVILEGES OF FELLOWS. Fexows have Personal Admission to the Gardens with Two Companions duily, upon signing their names in the book at the entrance gate, Fexiows of the Society receive a Book of Saturday, anda Book of Sunday Orders. These Orders admit ¢wo pergons to the Gardens on cach Saturday and two on each Sunday in the year. But the Saturday Orders are not available if the Funtow uses his privilege of personally introducing two companions on tho same day. 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Fellows are likewise entitled to purchase the Transactions and other Publications of the Socicty at 25 per cent. less than the price charged to the Public A further reduction of 25 per cent. is also made upon all purchases of Publications issued prior to 1860, if aboye the value of Five Pounds, Fe tows may obtain, on the payment of One Guinea annually, an Tvory Tioxet, which will admit a named person of their immediate family, resident in the same house with them, to the Gardens, with One Companion daily They may also obtain a TRANSFERABLE Lyory Tioxer admitting Two Persons, available throughout the whole period of Fellowship, on payment of Ten Pounds in one sum. A second similar Ticket may be obtained on payment of a further sum of Twenty Pounds. Any Frntow who intends to be absent from the United Kingdom during the space of one year or more, may, upon giving to the Secretary notice in writing, have his name placed upon the “dormant list,’’ ‘and will be thereupon exempt from the paymont of his annual contribution during such absence, Any Frxnow, having paid all fees due to the Society, is at liberty to withdraw his name upon giving notice in writing to the Secretary. Persons who wish to become ExLnows of the Society, are requested to communicate with the under- sigued, PHILIP LUTLEY SCLATER, M.A., Pu.D., F.RS., Skorerary. 3, Hanover Square, W. May Ist, 1886. REPORT COUNCIL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, FOR THE YEAR 1885. READ AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, APRIL 291u, 1886, LONDON: PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET. 1886. CONTENTS. Page I. General Condition of the Society ...............+e00- 3 1.. State of the Roll of Members .......... 0.0. 00s 3 @s Bellows 6 4o0.ds os Cats se oss ees cee 3 6. Honorary*Members? .'-3..6.) 1.8... 6.6.68. Bs + ¢:, Foreion; Members! =,..¢..():)< ins /a.5 oe oe Sete ene 4 @, Corresponding “Members, <\. 6.3. 2.o ss omer 5 2. State of the Minariges AE i. GN bss eG oa. eee 5 ga Nmcome: >. 55273. ehe ee see eee eve see ee 5 b. Mexpenditure %..... Piet. esi an sins wee a 6 ¢c. Asseta-and Tip bilifies! 665). 52¢ Yod.c dc cae 8 i. Office, Handver Square. —.. .se nck 5 « acs canes Re 9 le Nerentifics Meetings. cveeaiewer ers ie oes aero eretes 9 2... Scientific Publications {ARUN b.Meeh hh ds Re 9 See LAA ci css Sores ieee ae 2 © spe eee ence eee 10 Tif, Gardens) Rerent’s-Park ....0 cot. sapien seu S os eee 25 1. Worksand Repairs Wis ioe | Piya See « « oe eee 25 DOSIAI OF ctor cee ak dine Et c-» ses ake Be keene 27 Be WRSTROUS on 55 °o es oe og or nhs Sw pa: 8 ae eos ota, tote Ser eee 27 4; Prosectors Departments oc c.< 220.5 es6 os e eiee 29 5. Zoological Lectnresy mira. ao eae now sisu eo eee 30 GipMenacerio. .: A. . Rasskiet «Nate oe bywk's chs crolateeiens meal 30 a. Additions to the Menagerie in 1885.......... 30 b. List of Species new to the Collection exhibited during the yearwles5..-. css ceciseminie anion 33 c. List of Animals bred in the Gardens during the WEBTULRSS ckidturs p's ste gee ye eae «sae 5 40 d. List of Donors and Donations .............. 42 Conclusion teeters «clans asPene 0. a elated os on anteatin atte eee 57 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. April 29, 1886. Tue Council have now the pleasure of submitting to the Fellows their fifty-seventh Annual Report upon the pro- gress of the Society. This, in accordance with previous Reports, is divided into three heads, the first of which relates to the General Condition of the Society and its Finances, the second te the business transacted at the Office in Hanover Square, and the last to the state of the Gardens in the Regent’s Park. I. GENERAL CONDITION OF THE SOCIETY. 1. STATE OF THE ROLL oF MEMBERS. a. Fellows. The number of Fellows and Fellows Elect at the close of the year 1885 was 3193, classified as follows :— Compounders who have paid £20 . . . 33 Ditto ditto £30 2°... 2 2894 Compositions remitted . . . 5 See VS Paying annual contributions of £9 Zee wl iGdiSL Ditto ditto ae et «O73 Dormant . . A a CME «ee ee | Admission-fees unpaid . PE Ban Lor Lee 3193 4 The state of the Society during the past ten years, as regards the number of its Ordinary Members, is shown by the subjoined Table. Comparative Statement of Elections, Deaths, Resignations, and Removals during the past Ten Years, with the number of Fellows at the end of each Year. Died. Resigned. | Removed. 5 ) a aS EB: x 2) Se 62 | ] a | ofl nes Years. eee | Compounders. | Subscribers.) Subscribers. |.2 3 | Subscribers. |.2 yd a z 322 Be | _— —|23'a| ____|$ Saled| ‘g=8 Bg $ goo. | £30. (Fee te! go, | 23. | £2. | £3 ta en lie la a| Se Be 2 fo 20. " Imitted) 2 Be 2. a i=) 2. oe iS Blo Qa 1876. | 224 9 | 28 4 63 one 49 i ae .. {154 3311 1877.| 225 3 23 ) 63 ae 20 4 asp 58 6 |182 3354 1878. | 176 6 12 5 52 1 40 | 1 fcc “5 1 1118 3412 1879. | 144 Seat 7 52 on 54 aa ris 50 6 |195 3361 1880.) 153 4 18 1 4 65 Soo A WN) eax ae 38 4 |208 3306 1881. | 138 24 31 5 “an gees 65 3 1 27 eee [231 3213 | 1882.| 164 | 3 23 1 4 Gl }) ne. 48 aee a8 11 13 |164 8213 1883. | 159 | 4 25 3 55 53 38 reo hae 33 4 1162 3210 1884, | 183 Tae-28 Be lBeo] ie Meee coe ee 7 | 6 {188 | 3255 | 1885.| 111 2 lj > 1af69 2 55} ae. 1 20 2 4173 3193 It will be observed that the number of Fellows elected and readmitted in 1885 was only 111 (being considerably below the average of the preceding years), while the number of withdrawals by death and otherwise was 173. This made the total number of Fellows on the 31st of December last 3193, against 3255 at the corresponding date in 1884. b. Honorary Members. The following gentlemen were elected Honorary Mem- bers of the Society in 1885 :— . The Hon. Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon, G.C.M.G. 2. Sir John Hay Drummond-Hay, K.C.B. 3. Sir William C. F. Robinson, K.C.M.G. 4. Sir Walter Elliot, K.C.S.1. _ c. Foreign Members. The following Foreign Members were elected to fill vacancies in 1885: 1. Dr. Anton Dohrn, of the Zoological Station, Naples. 2. Dr. Edward von Martens, of the Royal Zoological Museum, Berlin. 5 d. Corresponding Members. The following 13 Corresponding Members were elected in 1885 :— Le 2. 3. 4. a. 6. if - Surgeon-General Benjamin Simpson, C.B., of the B. F. Ffinch, Esq., of the Persian Gulf Telegraphs, Karachee. Professor H. A. Pagenstecher, of the Natural History Museum, Hamburg. Lt.-Col. Crawford, Deputy Commissioner, Thar and Parker Districts, Hyderabad. Dr. C. Hart Merriam, Secretary to the American Ornithologists’ Union, Lewis Co., New York. R. E. Minchin, Esq., Director of the South-Australian Zoological and Acclimatization Society. Professor Gustaf Retzius, M.D., of the Medico- Chirurgical Institute, Stockholm. J. M. Vermont, Esq., of Batu Kawan Estate, Penang. Bengal Medical Service. - Captain John Hewat, Dock Superintendent, Cape Town. - Frederic Holmwood, Esq., H.B.M. Consul, Zanzibar. . Captain Richard C. Packe. . Dr. A. Boon, F.R.C.S., of Basse Terre, St. Kitts, West Indies. . Everard F. im Thurn, Esq., Pomeroon River, British Guiana. 2. STATE OF THE FINANCES. a. Income. The Council regret to have to announce a considerable falling off in the Income of the Society during the past year, the total receipts from every head having onl amounted to £25,809 10s. 1d. against £28,939 8s. 8d. for the year 1884. The several heads under which decrease has taken place are shown in the subjoined Table :— 6 Comparative State of Income in 1884 and 1885. Income of Increase. | Decrease. 1884. 1885. £ £ sd) £3 d| £ 8 d. ..{16,920 0 Admissions to Gardens ... Oo? PGP G | eeeeeess ee we 2,028 136 Elephant and Came! d. 0 receipts .. 418 17 3] 449 8 5 30 11 2 Garden Sale ...| 466 2 6 580 17 11 11415 5 Rent for Refre OOS) nes) 2 204 OO eL LOL | 6) Gil earns Rent for Freehold Premises ....| 16515 0] 25315 0} 118 0 0 Admission Fees :— Pith WSsaagSsdascocmsaenocencntio 0 0 TOO AG a reersee. eee Present O) £0), AZ5 0) Oi bee. cseseee Annual Subscriptions :— PUB. | sacemeres=~cdnhahvastaskden 0 0 TT OLLO | CASE Sas case Present 3! 10) 6,244 OPO) seseetences Future ... 0 0 150 0 0 42 0 0 Compositions ... ONOl PESO LOO) | eater Ivory Tickets ... 8 0 MORLOE GO) | eaeererssseceseae Publications ...... TO), Tle 3h 74 2016 4 Dividends ......... 4 7 WONT. GO| nevvccseevserescer MisceUaneous 14911 4] 10116 0 28,939 8 825,809 10 1] 326 211] 3,456 1 Sudieubea|(snesseasens vee :tui 3,129 18 7| Ded. Incr. 326 2 11 28,939 8 8 128,939 8 8B).......eeeeseeeeee 3,129 18 7 It will be observed that the principal falling off has been in the Garden Receipts and in the amounts received for Admission and Composition Fees from newly elected Fellows. There can be little doubt that the widespread depression that has prevailed throughout the past year was the cause of this diminution of the Society’s Income in common with that of other bodies of a similar character. b. Expenditure. After adding to the Income of 1885 the balance carried forward from 1884 (£1247 10s. 2d.), it will be found that the sum of £27,057 Os. 3d. was available for the expen- diture of 1885. ‘This amount was disposed of in the following manner:—The ordinary payments in 1885 amounted to £24,593 11s. 8d., and the extraordinary to £491 Os. 6d., making a total expenditure of £25,084 12s. 2d. The sum of £1000 was paid to Messrs. Drum- mond in reduction of the Mortgage Debt of £11,000 secured on the Society’s new freehold premises. This left a balance of £972 8s. ld. on the 31st of December last to be carried over for the benefit of the present year, as will be seen by the following abstract of the Balance- sheet :-— Receipts, 1885. 7 Abstract of Balance-sheet, 1885. Payments, 1885. 8. d. To Balance brought from Decem- Ber 3], 1884... sccssivsc.eceees serecer 1,247 10 2 To Income received in 1885 ......... 25,809 10 1 27,057 0 3 £ By Expenditure paid in the year... 25,084 By Repayment o Me rteame debt 1,000 By Balance at the Bankers’, De- cember 31, 1885 .......sssesseseneee 972 wile on The next Table contains the various particulars of the expenditure of 1885, and a comparison of each of them with the corresponding amounts paid in the previous year i f EES Increase. | Decrease. 1884, 1885. & , aie: Arrears of previous years .......+6.-.... 4,479 0 1 Rent, Rates, Taxes, and Insurance ...| 1,400 13 5 Salaries, Wages, and Pensions.........) 5,918 5 2 SE POMISLOWH cos sscacdoc-... 1835) os. 1836002.) 1837 . 1BS8 ete 1839) 5 x 1400233. 1841 .. IS4AD: ts ds ISAS: aciext 1844 .... 1845 .... 1846. 2.2 1847 1848" S50 Lea Oa. o 1B50: ears F1Sb ies: Number. 98,605 189,913 223,420 262,193 206,652 211,343 208,583 210,068 263,372 173,778 179,197 158,432 141,009 132,616 107,459 98,280 101,527 99,615 100,045 93,546 143,630 168,895 360,402 667,243 305,203 409,076 407,676 315,002 344,184 .. 839,217 * Year of the Great Exhibition. Year. 1861 1871 +1876 1881 1883 1885 LSbS soc 1859 .... LGU cae TEBOS ore L865" 22% LBGE) ie. LSG6S he 5 1S6G a2). LBGT 4 sha L868. 3; TS GOs sce TETRA. boi ear LAS ke as leva sal. LSTo as UBT eure TSS poss ee VOTO 3h as PBBO is nee ieee tess ieet Number. 351,580 364,356 394,906 381,837 682,205 468,700 507,169 525,176 527,349 556,214 573,186 572,848 573,004 595,917 648,088 713,046 706,907 699,918 915,764 781,377 706,713 643,000 675,979 648,694 849,776 743,485 745,460 659,896 + Year of the International Exhibition.| } Year of the exhibition of the Prince of Wales’s Indian Menagerie. | It will be observed that the number of Visitors in 1885 is less than that of the three past years, but has exceeded that of 1881 by 11,202. 4. PrRosEcToR’s DEPARTMENT. Mr. F. E. Beddard, the Prosector to the Society, reports that the number of deaths during the year amounted to 990, being a decrease of 112 as compared with the previous year. The only two deaths of importance were the Sondaic Rhi- noceros, and one of the two Sumatran Rhinoceroses that were purchased by the Society on April Ist, 1885. The Sondaic Rhinoceros died on June 23rd, the appa- rent cause of death being an inflammation of the stomach. The animal was dissected by the Prosector and Mr. Frede- rick Treves, F.R.C.S., and an account of its anatomy will appear in the ‘ Transactions.’ The Sumatran Rhinoceros died on May 22nd quite suddenly ; the cause of death was found to be a rupture of the cecum. By the kindness of the authorities at the London Hospital, a tank in their dead-house was allowed to be used for the body of the Rhinoceros; and it has there- fore been possible to preserve the animal for a considerable period, and to study the myology. It is proposed to offer to the Society a detailed account of the muscular anatomy of this Rhinoceros: this will form a supplement to the paper on the Javan Rhinoceros, which dealt ex- clusively with the visceral anatomy. Material from this Department has been supplied, for the purposes of research, to Mr. Treves, Dr. Hoggan, Dr. Beevor, and Prof. Windle; for museum purposes, to the Royal College of Surgeons, the Natural-History Museum, Prof. d’Arcy Thompson, Prof. G. B. Howes, and University College, London. Mr. Treves has continued his investigations into the mammalian alimentary tract and mesenteries, and has put forward his results in a series of lectures on that subject, delivered in the College of Surgeons. Mr. J. B. Sutton has utilized most of the pathological material, and his results have been published in the So- ciety’s ‘ Proceedings’ and elsewhere. The Prosector has read and published the following papers during the year 1885 :—‘ On the Structure of the Cuckoos” ; “On the Heart of Apteryx”’; “Notes on the Visceral Anatomy of Birds.” 1 2 3. 4, 5. 6 7 30 5. ZooLoGicaL LECTURES. The Zoological Lectures, to which the proceeds of the Davis Trust-fund have been devoted for several years, were They will likewise be given this year in the Lecture-room in the Society’s Gardens, on Thurs- days at 5 p.M., commencing June 3rd. continued in 1885. The following is a list of the lecturers and subjects for the present year :— Lecturer. Date. Subject. . Thursday, June 3 ...|Pigs and their Allies ......... f Ks » 10 ...|The Study of Zoology ...... Es tory di soes| BEOB PIONS) « <2. scene ceopemreswee- as Se) EE: wae DOMWOIS. \woseteesvetestencsesene es July 1 ...\Some of the ways in which Animals breathe............ 3 si BOL aeHHLVER oe cte on asactee encase cece sme ‘5 » 15 ...\Swifts and Swallows ......... Prof. Flower, LL.D., F.R.S. Dr. St.George Mivart, F.R.S. Prof. E. R. Lankester, F.R.S. J. E. Harting, Esq., F.L.S. Prof. F. Jeffrey Bell, M.A. F. E. Beddard, Esq., M.A. P. L. Sclater, Esq., F.R.S. These Lectures will be free to Fellows of the Society and their Friends, and to other Visitors to the Gardens. 6. MENAGERIE. a. Additions to the Menagerie in 1885. The number of animals belonging to the first three classes of Vertebrates living in the Society’s Menagerie at the close of 1885 was 2551. The corresponding number on the 3lst of December, 1884, was 2501, as will be seen by the subjoined Table :— Birds Quadrupeds....... seeeeeeeee December 31. Se) ee a COMparEon: 1884. 1885. Pe asaess 731 756 Iner. 25 ataiaks 1425 1366 Decr. 57 Process 347 429 Incr. 82 2501 2551 Incr. 50 The total number of registered additions to the Mena- gerie in 1885 was 1451, of which 762 were acquired by presentation, 251 by purchase, 241 were bred in the Gardens, 135 were received on deposit, and 62 obtained in exchange. 31 The mode in which these figures compare with those of previous years is shown in the subjoined table :— ; Received in Presented. | Purchased.} Born. | Deposited. Exchange. | Total. 1874. 425 296 214 242 25 1202 1875. 559 557 156 143 43 1458 1876. 533 316 171 172 27 1219 1877. 506 324 181 181 68 1260 1878. 511 272 150 178 71 1182 1879. 550 421 115 124 56 1266 1880. 624 515 148 161 40 1488 1881. 565 310 167 136 30 1213 1882. 772 402 113 111 25 1423 1883. 637 376 128 219 28 1388 1884. 646 524 174 229 133 1706 1885. 762 251 241 135 52 1451 The following is a list of the most noticeable additions made to the Menagerie during the year 1885 :— 1. A Black-and-Yellow Hawfinch (Mycerobas melanoxanthus) from Northern India, and an Andaman Starling (Sturnia anda- manensis) from the Andaman Islands, purchased January 10. 2. A young male European Moose (Alces machlis), presented by Evelyn Hubbard, Esq., January 22nd. Mr. Hubbard informs us that this animal was captured on the Ladoga, Russia, when evidently but just dropped, in June 1884. It has been placed in the Gardens in company with an American specimen of the Moose, purchased in April 1884, so that the two forms of this animal, sometimes supposed to be of different species, may now be seen side by side. 3. A pair of Yaks (Poephagus grunniens), purchased January 23rd. 4, A Viverrine Phalanger (Phalangista viverrina) from Aus- tralia, purchased February 10th, new to the Society’s Menagerie. 5. An Isabelline Lynx (Felis isabellina), received in exchange from the Zoological Gardens, Calcutta, February 27th. 6. Two Brown Pelicans (Pelecanus fuscus), purchased February 28th. The acquisition of these birds renders the Society’s series of Pelicans very nearly complete, as it now comprises examples of seyen species. 7. A female Roan Kangaroo (Macropus erubescens), being the third specimen of this Kangaroo acquired by the Society, and the first of the female sex. 8. Six Wattled Starlings (Dilophus carunculatus) from South Africa, purchased March 20th and 27th. These are the first examples we have received of this curious Starling, which is 32 remarkable for the extreme development of the wattles in the adult male in breeding-plumage. 9. Two Striated Colies (Colius striatus), purchased March 20th. These are the first examples of this Coly yet received; they have been placed in the Parrot House along with the specimens of other species of the same genus. 10. Two Gouldian Grass-Finches (Poéphila gouldic), both believed to be of the male sex, presented by Mr. C. N. Rosenfeld, April 18th, and new to the Society’s Collection. 11. Four Pucheran’s Guinea-fowls (Numida pucherani) from Eastern Africa, presented by Commander C. E. Gissing, R.N., H.B.M. Vice-Consul at Zanzibar, This fine species has not lately been represented in the Society’s series. 12. A Spurred Chameleon (Chameleon calcarifer), presented by Major J. W. Yerbury, R.A. Major Yerbury writes from Aden (April 8th, 1885) that this fine Chameleon was caught a few miles from Aden. 13. A fine series of Australian Reptiles, received in exchange from the Zoological Society of New South Wales on June 11th, and containing examples of two species of Lizards and six species of Snakes; of the latter, three species (viz. Diemenia psammophis, Hoplocephalus curtus, and Dendrophis punctulatus) were new to the Collection. 14. A collection of Javan animals, presented by Dr. F. H. Bauer, of Buitenzorg, Java, C.M.Z.S., and containing examples of an Owl (Phodilus badius) and of three Reptiles and a Batra- chian, all new to the Society’s series. 15. A collection of North-American Reptiles, presented by F. J. Thomson, Esq., amongst which were examples of the Alleghany Snake, Coluber alleghaniensis, new to the Society’s Collection. 16. Several collections of Reptiles from the Cape Colony, pre- sented by the Rev. G. H. R. Fisk, C.M.Z.8., amongst which was an example of a species of Elaps (Hlaps hygie) from Uitenhage, Cape Colony, new to the Collection. 17. An example of the Black-eyebrowed Albatross (Diomedea melanophrys), obtained in False Bay, Cape Colony, and presented to the Society by W. Ayshford Sanford, Esq., F.Z.S. 18. A male Cheetah (Cynelurus jubatus), received December Sth, presented to the Society by Nawab Mirza Hassim Ali Khan, of the Afghan Frontier Survey. A pair of feline animals cap- tured, in November 1884, near the Istoi Pass on the Perso- Afghan Frontier, when quite young, after the mother had been shot, by some of the members of the Afghan Boundary Commis- sion, were believed at the time to be Snow-Leopards (Felis - uncia), and forwarded to Pisheen, where they were kindly kept through last summer by Mr. H. J. Barnes, Political Agent at a a 33 Quetta. The survivor of them having arrived in this country proves to be not a Snow-Leopard but a fine young male Cheetah (Cyncelurus jubatus). 19. A female Tiger from Turkestan, deposited by J. E. T. Aitchison, Esq., M.D., Naturalist to the Afghan Boundary Com- mission. This specimen seems to belong to the small and densely furred form of Felis tigris prevalent in northern latitudes. 20. Four young Gazelles obtained during the Survey of the Boundary of Northern Afghanistan, and deposited by the same gentleman. These Gazelles are probably referable to Gazella subgutturosa, but seem to differ somewhat from our previously received specimens of the same species. 21. Two curious hybrid Ducks, bred, in 1884, at the Prince of Wales Hotel, Cannes, between the Ruddy Sheldrake (Ladorna rutila) and the Egyptian Goose (Chenalopex egyptiaca). This pair of hybrids was presented to Dr. T. E. Charles, of Cannes, by Madame de la Blanchetein of the same place. Dr. Charles pre- sented them to Sir Joseph Fayrer, who has kindly transferred them to the Society’s Collection, b. List of Species new to the Collection exhibited during the year 1885. The following list contains the specimens exhibited in 1884 which are referable to Species not included in the last (eighth) edition of the List of Animals. i, MAMMALS. 5a. Hylobates pileatus, Gray. Siamese Gibbon. Hab. Siam. ‘ a. Purchased, Jan. 1, 1885. 229a. Canis pallidus, Riipp. Pale Fennec Fox. Hab. Soudan. a, b. Presented by Capt. J. 8. Talbot, Ist Shrop. Lt. Int., Noy. 24, 1885. See P.Z.S8, 1885, p. 851. 246a. Urocyon virginianus (Erxl.). Virginian Fox. Hab. North America. a. Received in exchange, Jan. 17, 1885. From Dakota, U.S.A. Cc 3424. 362a. 3638 a. 3704. 376a. 421 a. A59 a. 63844. 34 Xerus rutilus (Cretzschm.). Ruddy Ground- Squirrel. Hab. Africa. a. Presented by Mrs. Blair, June 4, 1885. Hydromys leucogaster, Geoffr. White - bellied Beaver Rat. Hab. Australia. a. Received in exchange, May 18, 1885. Gerbillus campestris (Vieill.). Field Gerbille. Hab. Nubia. a, b. Presented by Major J. A. Shaw, Aug. 19, 1885. From Suakim. Mus bandicota (Bechst.). Bandicoot Rat. Hab. India. a,b. Presented by Col. C.8. Sturt, C.M.Z.8., June 18, 1885 (white varieties). Arvicola pratensis, F. Cuv. Bank-Vole. Hab. British Islands. a. Presented by E. Rosling, Esq., Sept. 7, 1885. Lepus sylvaticus, Bachm. Wood-Hare. Hab. North America. a, b, Presented by J. F. Thompson, Esq., Feb. 28, 1885 Tragelaphus gratus, Sclater. Pleasant Antelope. Hab. West Africa. a. Female. Purchased, June 18,1885. See P. Z.8. 1885, py. lye Phalangista viverrina, Ogilby. __Viverrine Pha- langer. ' Hab. Australia. a. Female. Purchased, Feb. 10,1885. See P. Z.8.1885, p. 245. 38 a. 167 a. 242 a. 264a. 337 a. 340 a. 35 i. BIRDS. Cichlherminia densirostris (Vieill.). White-eyed Mock Thrush. Hab. St. Kitts, W. I. a. Presented by Dr. A, Boon, F.R.C.S., C.M.Z.S., May 12 1885. Potphila gouldie, Des Murs. Gouldian Grass- Finch. Hab. Australia. a, 6. Males. Presented by Chas. N. Rosenfeld, Esq., April 18, 1885. See P. Z.S. 1885, p. 421. Mycerobas melanoxanthus (Hodgs.). Black-and- Yellow Hawfinch. Hab. North India. a. Female. Purchased, Jan. 10, 1885. See P.Z.S. 1885, p- 168. Serinus tottus (Gmel.). Brown Canary. Hab. South Africa. a. Presented by Mr. J. Abrahams, March 20, 1885. Sturnia andamanensis (Tytler). Andaman Starling. Hab. Andaman Islands. a. Purchased, Jan. 10, 1885, See P. Z. 8. 1885, p. 168. Dilophus carunculatus (Gm.). Wattled Starling. Hab. South Africa. a,b. Males ; c,d. Females, Purchased, March 20, 1885. eé, Male; f. Female. Purchased, March 27,1885. See P. Z.8. 1885, p. 322. c2 346 a. 432 c. 432 d. 7004. 36 Paradisea apoda, Linn. Great Bird of Paradise. Hab. Arrow Islands. a. Male. Deposited, Oct. 1, 1885. Colius capensis, Gm. Cape Coly. Hab. South Africa. a,b. Purchased, March 20, 1885. See P. Z. 8. 1885, p. 322. Colius striatus, Gm. Striated Coly. Hab. South Africa. a. Purchased, July 3, 1885. Phodilus badius (Horsf.). Bay Wood-Owl. Hab. Java. a. Presented by Dr. F. H. Bauer, C.M.Z.8., Aug. 15, 1885. 720. Bubo orientalis (Horsf.). Oriental Eagle-Owl. 826a. 834a. Hab. Siam. a. Presented by Dr. F. H. Bauer, C.M.Z.S., Aug. 15, 1885. From Java. See P.Z.8. 1885, p. 718. Tinnunculus dominicensis, Cab. Dominican Kestrel. Hab. West Indies. a. Presented by Dr. A. Boon, F.R.C.8., C.M.Z.8., May 12, 1885. From St. Kitts, W. I. b—c. Presented by Dr. A. Boon, F.R.C.S., C.M.Z.8., July 27, 1885. From St. Kitts, W. I. f-j. Presented by Dr. A. Boon, F.R.C.S, C.M.Z.S8., Aug. 9, 1885. From St. Kitts, W. I. Elanus ceruleus (Desf.). Black-shouldered Kite. Hab. Africa. a. Received in exchange, Dec. 1, 1885. 18304. 1033¢. 1040 a. 1405 a, 71a. 141 a. 37 Carpophaga pacifica (Gm.). Pacific Fruit-Pigeon. Hab. Solomon Islands. a. Presented by T.H. Bowyer Bower, J un., Esq., June 27, 1885. Carpophaga rufigula, Salvad. Vinous-throated Fruit Pigeon. Hab. Solomon Islands. a. Presented by T. H. Bowyer Bower, Jun., Ksq., June 27, 1885. Ptilopus porphyraceus (Foyrst.). Purple-crowned Fruit-Pigeon. Hab. New Guinea. a. Deposited, Aug. 6, 1885. Diomedea melanophrys, Temm. Black-eyebrowed Albatross. Hab. Antarctic seas. a. Presented by W. Ashford Sanford, Esq., F.Z.S., Oct. 29, 1885. From False Bay, South Africa, See P. Z. 8. 1855, p. 833. in. REPTILES. Pelomedusa subrufa (Latr.). Reddish Pentonyx. Hab, South Africa. a, Presented by the Rey. G. H. R. Fisk, C.M.Z.8., Oct. 8, 1885. . Euprepes carinatus (Schneid.). Keeled Euprepes. Hab. South Africa. a. Presented by the Rey. G. H. R. Fisk, C.M.Z.S., Oct. 29, 1885. 1484. 177 a. 1784. 2424. 242 6. 267 a. 2704. 38 Calotes gutturosus (Merr.). Guttural Lizard. Hab. Java. a, b, Presented by Dr. F. H. Bauer, C.M.Z.8., Aug. 15, 1885. Chameleon calcarifer, Peters. Spurred Chameleon. Hab. Arabia. a. Presented by Major J. W. Yerbury, R.A., June 3, 1885. See P.Z.S. 1885, pp. 717, 833. Trogonophis wiegmanni, Kaup. Wiegmann’s Am- phisbzena. Hab. North Africa. a. Presented by J. H. Leech, Esq., F.Z.S., May 31, 1885. Coluber getulus, Linn. King Snake. Hab. North America. a. Deposited, Aug. 27, 1885. Coluber alleghaniensis, Holbr. Alleghany Snake. Hab. North America. a, 6, Presented by F. J. Thompson, Esq., Oct. 2, 1885. From Indiana. See P. Z. 8. 1885, p. 833. Dendrophis punctulatus (Gray). Punctulated Tree- Snake. Hab, New South Wales. a. Received in exchange, June 11,1885. See P. Z.8. 1885, p. 717. Dryophis prasina (Reinw.). Grass-green Tree- Snake. Hab. Java. a. Presented by Dr. F, H. Bauer, O.M.Z.S., Aug. 15, 1885. 2786. 279 a. 2844. la. 4a. 39a. 39 Hoplocephalus curtus (Schleg.). Short Death- Adder. Hab. New South Wales. a. Received in exchange, June 11, 1885. See P. Z.S8. 1885, p. 717. Diemenia psammophis (Schl.). Schlegel’s Sand- Snakes. Hab. New South Wales. a-d. Received in exchange, June 11, 1885. See P. Z.S. 1885, p. 717. Elaps hygie (Shaw). Hygian Snake. Hab. South Africa. a. Presented by the Rev. G. H. R. Fisk, C.M.Z.S., Oct. 8, 1885. From Uitenhage, Cape Colony. See P.Z.S. 1885, p. 833. iv. BATRACHIANS. Rana agilis, Thomas. Agile Frog. Hab. South Europe. a—f. Purchased, April 10, 1885. Rhachophorus maculatus (Gray). Spotted Tree- Frog. Hab. Java. a—c. Presented by Dr. F. H. Bauer, C.M.Z.S., Aug. 15, 1885. Salamandrina perspicillata, Savi. Spectacled Sala- mander. Hab. Italy. a-l. Presented by Prof. H. H. Giglioli, C.M.Z.8., Nov. 28, 1885. See P.Z.S. 1885, p. 851. v. FISHES. 69a. Cobitis tenia, Linn. Ground-Loach. British fresh waters. ce. List of Animals bred in the Gardens during the year 1885. MAMMALS. 1 Bonnet Monkey (Macacus sinicus). 1 Black Lemur (Lemur macaco). 1 White-fronted Lemur (Lemur albifrons). 2 Coquerel’s Lemur (Cheirogaleus coquereli). 3 Lions (Felis leo). 1 Leopard (Felis pardus). 1 Hybrid Common Genet. (Between Genetta vulgaris and Genetia pardina.) 4. Collared Fruit-Bats (Cynonycteris collaris). 2 Prairie Marmots (Arctomys ludovicianus). 3 Canadian Beavers (Castor canadensis). 22 Long-fronted Gerbilles (Gerbillus longifrons). 5 Coypus (Myopotamus coypus). 1 Zebu (Bos indicus). 1 Three-quarter-bred American Bison. (Bred between Bison americanus and a female bred between Bison americanus and a hybrid between Bos frontalis and Bos indicus.) 1 Yak (Poephagus grunniens). 1 Gayal (Bibos frontalis). 1 Beisa Antelope (Oryz beisa). 1 Duyker-Bok (Cephalophus mergens) . 2 Four-horned Antelopes (Tetraceros quadricornis). 1 Hybrid Nubian Ibex. (Between Capra nubiana and Capra hircus.) 1 Thar (Capra jemlaica). 1 Hybrid Liihdorf’s Deer. (Between Cervus luehdorfi and C. canadensis.) 1 Burrhel Wild Sheep (Ovis burrhel). 41 2 Japanese Deer (Cervus sika). 1 Sambur Deer (Cervus aristotels) . 1 Hog-Deer (Cervus porcinus). 1 Molucca Deer (Cervus moluccensis). 4 Axis Deer (Cervus axis). 1 Mesopotamian Fallow Deer (Dama mesopotamica). 1 Three-quarter-bred Mesopotamian Fallow Deer. (Bred between a hybrid female Dama mesopotamica and Dama vulgaris, and a male Dama mesopotamica.) 1 Virginian Deer (Cariacus virginianus). 2 Mule Deer (Cariacus macrotis). 3 Pygmy Hogs (Porcula salvania). 2 Vulpine Phalangers (Phalangista vulpina). 2 Squirrel-like Phalangers (Belideus sciureus). 1 Bennett’s Wallaby (Halmaturus bennetti). BIRDS. 2 Northern Mocking Birds (Mimus polyglottus). 4 Snow-Birds (Junco hyemalis). 4 Upland Geese (Bernicla magellanica) . 3 Black Swans (Cygnus atratus). 1 Variegated Sheldrake (Tadorna variegata). 4 Wild Ducks (Anas boschas). 7 Australian Wild Ducks (Anas superciliosa). 4 Chilian Pintails (Dafila spinicauda). 1 Chiloe Wigeon (Mareca chiloensis) . 7 Mandarin Ducks (4éz galericulata). 3 Red-crested Whistling Ducks (Fuligula rufina). 2 Triangular Spotted Pigeons (Columba guinea). 1 Barred-shouldered Dove (Geopelia humeralis). 1 Common Crowned Pigeon (Gouwra coronata). 1 Herring-Gull (Larus argentatus). REPTILES. 49 Striped Snakes (Tropidonotus sirtalis). 5 Common Vipers (Vipera berus). 20 Spotted Salamanders (Sa/amandra maculosa). 30 Pleurodele Newts (Molge walti). 42 d. List of Donors and their Donations for the year 1885. H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, K.G. Two Rhesus Monkeys, two Grey-breasted Parrakeets. H.R.H. Prince Albert Victor of Wales. One West-Indian Agouti. H.R.H. Prince Frederick George of Wales. One West-Indian Agouti. H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh, K.G. One Mouflon. Abbott, Mrs. One Alexandrine Parrakeet. Abrahams, Mr. J. One Narrow-barred Finch, two St. Helena Seed- eaters, one Grey-necked Serin Finch, one Brown Canary Finch, two Yellowish Finches, one Russ’s Weaver-bird. Abrahams, P. 8., Esq., F.R.C.S.I. Two Short-headed Phalangers. Alldridge, T. J., Esq., F.Z.S. One Serval, one Africau Civet Cat. Allen, F., Esq. One Long-eared Owl. Allen, Mr. One Common Boa. Allison, Mrs. One Barbary Ape. Allpress, F. J., Esq. One Common Hare. Angel, M. C., Esq., F.Z.S. Three Young Green Turtle. Appleton, Mrs. A. One Coypu. Arauz, Mons. Rodolfo. One Puma. Archer, H., Esq. One Gannet. Arkwright, W., Esq., F.Z.S. Four Black Water-Voles. Astley, H. D., Esq., F.Z.S. One Chattering Lory. Barnes, G. C., Esq. One Vervet Monkey. 43 Bartlett, Mr. A. D. One Common Toad. Bath, The Marquis of, F.Z.S. Two Sly Siluri. Bauer, Dr. F. H., C.M.Z.S. One Common Paradoxure, two Javan Cats, one Bay Wood-Owl, one Oriental Eagle-Owl, two Guttural Lizards, two Mutilated Geckos, one Grass-Green Tree-Snake, three Spotted Tree-Frogs. Baxter, J. G., Esq. One Grey Ichneumon. One Vulpine Phalanger. Bedford, Miss. One Barbary Ape. Bellamy, A., Esq. Two Three-striped Squirrels. Berens, Mrs. One Macaque Monkey. Berry, Mrs. One Rhesus Monkey. Berthould, A. H., Esq. One Royal Python. Best, A., Esq. One Blau-bok. Blair, Mrs. One Ruddy Ground-Squirrel. Blake, Mrs. Two Martinican Doves. Bland, F., Esq. Two Common Chameleons. Boon, Dr. A., F.R.C.S. Eleven Martinican Doves, four Moustache Ground- Doves, ten Dominican Kestrels, one Violaceous Night- Heron, two Virginian Colins, two Green Bitterns, six Dominican Kestrels, one White-eyed Mock Thrush, one Tuberculated Iguana. Boutcher, Wm., Esq. One Red-billed Duck. Bovill, Miss Maude. One Tennent’s Squirrel. Bowyer-Bower, T. H., Esq., F.Z.S. One Vinous Fruit-Pigeon, one Pacific Fruit- Pigeon, one Australian Cassowary. 44 Bradley, J., Jun., Esq. One Raven. Brassey, Lady, F.Z.S. Two Common Foxes. Brassey, Miss Mary Adelaide. Two Laughing Kingfishers. Brassey, Miss Muriel Agnes. Two Hooded Crows. Bratton, Mrs. A. Two European Tree-Frogs. Brown, Mr. A. R. One Macaque Monkey. Brown, C. G., Esq., M.R.C.S. One Sharp-nosed Crocodile. Buckley, W., Esq. One Common Polecat. Buist, Miss. Two Grey-breasted Parrakeets. Buller, Col. E. M. M. Two Common Badgers. Buller, W. L., Esq., C.M.Z.S. Two Tuatera Lizards. Bulwer, Sir Henry E., G.C.M.G. Two Cape Crowned Cranes. Burrows, W. G., Esq. Two Indian Cobras. Cambridge, the Rev. O. P., C.M.Z.S. One Smooth Snake. Canfor, C., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Carder, J., Esq. One Kinkajou. Carnegie, Mrs. M. Strachan. One Bonnet Monkey, one Macaque Monkey. Carpenter, BH. G., Esq. Two Great Eagle-Owls. Cater, J. S., Esq. One Persian Gazelle. Cavell, Mrs. Strutt. One Slender-billed Cockatoo. Charsley, Miss F. A. One White-backed Pipmg Crow. Chittenden, J. F., Esq., M.R.C.S., C.M.Z.S. Twelve Cascaduras. 45 Church-Dixon, J., Esq. One Pig- tailed Monkey, one Macaque Monkey, one Vulpine Phalanger. Clare, Mr. H. One Common Magpie. Clark, Montague C., Esq. One Malbrouck Monkey. Clark, Mr. W. P. One Barn Owl. Clift, Mr. W. E. One Malbrouck Monkey. Clifton, Charles, Esq., F.Z.S. Three Siamese Blue Pies, one Chinese Jay Thrush, one Brazilian Hangnest, one Hunting Crow, one Poé Honey-eater. Coleman, Miss. Two Java Sparrows. Coles, 8. G., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Collins, Cromwell, Esq. One Cuvier’s Podargus. Colliver, G. V., Esq. One Green Lizard. Constable, J., Esq. One Levaillant’s Cynictis, one Suricate. Conyngham, Miss Lenox. One Aisculapian Snake. Cook, John M., Esq., F.Z.S. Four Proteus. Cook, W., Esq. One Getulian Ground-Squirrel. Cooper, Mrs. One Bonnet-Monkey. Cornély, Mons. J. M., C.M.Z.S. Two Eyed Lizards, one Hybrid Ruddy Sheldrake, one Hybrid Pochard. Cornet, A., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Cotton, Masters W. B. and A. 8S. One Common Lizard. Courage, Mrs. One Common Peafowl. Cowley, The Countess. One Common Marmoset. 46 Crawley, G. A., Esq. One Galeated Curassow. Cree, H. E., Esq. One Nilotic Crocodile. Crisp, Geo., Esq. One Vervet Monkey, two Long-eared Owls, one Tawny Owl. Czarnikow, C., Esq., F.Z.S. One Great Kangaroo, one Roan Kangaroo, one Rufous Rat-Kangaroo. Daly, R. Forrester, Esq. One Collared Peccary. Dart, Master C. G. One Common Chameleon. Davis, Col. Howell. Two Common Marmosets. Debenham, F., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Denny, H., Esq. One Egyptian Monitor. Devonshire, The Duke of, K.G., F.Z.S. One Common Badger. Dickson, W. E. R., Esq. Two Black-bellied Sand-Grouse, two Bonham’s Partridges. Doran, Alban, Esq., F.R.C.S. One Sly Silurus, one Thunder-fish, one Barbet, one Ground-Loach, one River-Bullhead. Douglas, Mrs. Oue Ring-necked Parrakeet. Dudley, Cecil, Esq. Two White-faced Tree-Ducks. Dundas, Mrs. One Grey Ichneumon. East, Mrs. One Malbrouck Monkey. Edmonds, Mr. F. J. One Rhesus Monkey. Edson, G., Esq. One Glaucous Gull. Edwards-Moss, T. C., Esq. ; Four Demararan Cocks of the Rock, one Squirrel- Monkey. Egerton of Tatton, The Lord, F.Z.S. One Common Badger. 47 Elliott, F. W., Esq. One Common Viper. Ellis, Miss Margaret. One Rhesus Monkey. Erskine, Capt. J. E., R.N. One Emu.° Essex Regiment, Officers of the 1st Battalion. One Sambur Deer. Eyre, H. S., Esq. One Crossbill. Farren, R., Esq. One Long-eared Owl. Fayrer, Sir Joseph, K.C.S.I., F.Z.S. Two Hybrid Ruddy Sheldrakes. Feilden, Major H. W., C.M.Z.S. One Pink-footed Goose. Fellows, The Rev. Spencer. One Macaque Monkey. Fielding, J. H., Esq. One Rhesus Monkey, Fisk, The Rev. G. H. R., C.M.Z.S. Eight Robben-Island Snakes, one Aurora Snake, six Hoary Snakes, one Hygian Snake, seven Geometric Tortoises, one Reddish Pentonyx, one Rufescent Snake, one Keeled Euprepes, five Rough-scaled Zonures, two Millipedes, ten Angulated Tortoises, one Many-spotted Snake, one Areolated Tortoise, one Blackish Sternothere. Fleming, Mr. James. One Macaque Monkey. Flower, Stanley S., Esq. One Common Lizard. Franks, Capt. T. H. One Javan Cat. Fraser, A. D., Esq. One Loggerhead Turtle. Fraser, J. C., Esq. Two West-Indian Rails. Frodsham, F. L., Esq. One Cereopsis Goose, one Black Swan. Gibson, J. W., Esq. Two Mute Swans. Giglioli, Prof. H. H., C.M.Z.S. Twelve Spectacled Salamanders. 48 Gissing, Comm. C. E., R.N. Four Pucheran’s Guinea-fowls. Gorton, J., Esq. One Cape Buffalo. Graham, Miss L. M. Two Black-eared Marmosets. Graham, W., Esq., F.Z.S. One Manx Shearwater. Grant, H., Esq. One Leadbeater’s Cockatoo. Graves, Major Frank (20th Hussars). One Common Camel. Greathead, E., Esq. One Purple-faced Monkey. Greeven, Master C. A. One Horned Lizard. Griffith, T. Risely, Esq. One Sooty Mangabey. Gunn, Mr. T. E. Eleven Bramblings, two Chaffinches, two Tree-Spar- rows, one Black-headed Bunting, two Siskins, one Reed-Bunting, eight Lesser Redpolls, two Common Kestrels, two Common Hedgehogs, one Common Viper. Gunter, R., Esq. One Common Slow-worm. Guy, F. J., Esq. Two West-Indian Agoutis, seven Crab-eating Opos- sums, two Rough Terrapins, two Brazilian Tortoises, two Teguexin Lizards, two Tuberculated Iguanas, nine Giant Toads, two Slow-worms. Hall, Mr. T. W. One Macaque Monkey. Hamilton, Miss Payne. One Macaque Monkey. Hammond, F. J. Esq. One Humboldt’s Lagothrix. Hanauer, Mr. H. One Common Stoat, four Common Lizards. Hanrott, Master C. One Common Hedgehog. Hare, Mr. J. Two Turtle-Doves. Harrison, J., Esq. One Crested Pigeon. 49 Hassim Ali Khan, The Nawab Mirza. One Cheetah. Hawes, Capt. A. B. One Barbary Ape. Hawtayne, G. H., Hsq., C.M.Z.S. One Anaconda, three Rufous-vented Guans. Hay, Mr. W. One Alexandrine Parrakeet. Haynes, T. H., Esq. One Binturong. Heimlicher, Miss. One Alligator. Henderson, Miss. One Common Marmoset. Heseltine, C., Esq. One Common Fox. Hillier, J., Esq. One Tawny Owl. - Hodder, W., Esq. One Mealy Amazon. Hodges, Mrs. Henrietta. One Leopard Tortoise. Hodgson, Miss. One Green Monkey. Holden, C. W., Esq. One Yellow-footed Rock-Kangaroo,. Holdsworth, Walter, Esq. Two Brown Bears. Hope, Mr. W. One Levaillant’s Cynictis. Hopwood, C. H., Esq., Q.C. Two Common Guinea-fowls. Hubback, T. C. C., Esq. One Booted Hagle. Hubbard, Evelyn, Esq. One Moose. ~ Hudson, Thompson, Esq. Two Larger Hill-Mynahs. Humphries, Mr. One Black-headed Gull. Hunt, Col. E. D. One Golden Eagle. Hyrzan, Miss. One Red-crested Cardinal. 50 Tsaacson, R. E. Wootton, Esq. One Black Wallaby. Jameson, J. S., Esq. One Lesser White-nosed Monkey. Jamrach, Mrs. A. H. Seven Striped Snakes. Jamrach, Mr. W. Six Indian Fruit-Bats. Janin, Mrs. One Silver Pheasant. Johnson, Cuthbert, Esq. One Common Badger, one Nightjar. Jones, R. J., Esq. One Chilian Sea-Eagle. Keilich, Mr. H. One American Robin. Kensington, the Lady. One Blue-fronted Amazon. Knowles, Miss. One Common Marmoset. Kiihne, Mrs. Herman. Four Red-faced Weaver-birds, one Grenadier Weaver- bird. Laidlaw, Miss. One Rufous Rat-Kangaroo. Laing, Warrington, Esq. One Indian Python. Lambert, F. D., Jun., Esq. One African Wild Ass. Lampard, Miss G. One Larger Hill-Mynah. Lee, H., Esq. Two Tawny Owls. Leech, J. H., Esq., F.Z.S. One Scops Owl. Leech, —, Esq. One Wiegmann’s Amphisbena. Le Sueur, Mr. T. One Mitred Guinea-fowl. Lewis, Rev. W. G. One Raven. Lyon, G. Leith, Esq. One Cuckoo. Lyster, Miss. One Campbell’s Monkey. 51 McArthur, Miss Lucy. One Macaque Monkey. M‘Cowans, A. J., Esq. Two Macaque Monkeys. M‘Ilwraith, A., Esq., F.Z.S. One Great Kangaroo. M‘Niven, C. T., Esq. Three Wild Ducks. Malony, C. A., Esq., C.M.G. One African Lepidosiren. Marriott, C. A., Esq. Two Rooks, one Kestrel. Marshall, E. Luxmore, Esq. One White-fronted Capuchin Monkey. Marsham, C. A. O., Esq. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Marton, G. B. H., Esq. One Mexican Deer. Mathews, Mrs. E. C. One Indian Kite. Merriam, Dr. C. Hart, C.M.Z.S. . Two Canadian Skunks. Middleton, Cuthbert D., Esq. Two Golden-crowned Conures. Morgan, Mrs. One Ring-necked Parrakeet. Morgan, Capt. One Osprey. Morgan, Dr. L. One Common Marmoset. Mosely, F. S., Esq., F.Z.S. Two Common Gulls, two Black-headed Gulls. Murphy, Mr. John. One Indian Crocodile. Murray, Mrs. A. One Macaque Monkey. Murray, R. W., Esq. One Brown Hyena. Napier, Master Charles E. Two Crowned Horned Lizards. National Fish Culture Association. Two Cat-fish, one Common Seal. Newenham, E. North, Esq. Two Madagascar Porphyrios. 52 Nicholls, C. Kerry, Esq., F.Z.S. One Alexandrine Parrakeet. Nicholson, A. H., Esq. One Yellow Conure. Norris, Major. One Purple-faced Monkey. Northesk, The Ear] of. Two Emus. Nujac, Madlle. de. One Undulated Grass Parrakeet. Ockey, W., Esq. One Vervet Monkey. O’Donaghue, Miss Ethel. One Malbrouck Monkey. O’Halloran, J. C., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Oldfield, G. W., Esq., F.Z.S. Two Harvest-Mice. Oliver, Lieut. A. H., R.N. One Palm-Squirrel. Ostle, Mr. W. One Barn-Owl. Pain, W. H. B., Esq. Two Smooth Snakes, five Common Vipers. Parke, C. Ethelston, Esq. One Common Badger. Parker, Prof. T. Jeffery, C.M.ZS. Two Tuatera Lizards. Parr, B. C., Esq. One Vulpine Phalanger. Paterson, Mrs. One Macaque Monkey. Patton, John, Esq. One Arabian Gazelle. Paul, Messrs., & Co. One hundred Golden Carp. Peers, Miss. One Erxleben’s Monkey. Phelps, Sackville, Esq. One Common Otter. Phillips, L. C., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Phillips, Mr. One Tawny Owl. 53 Pilditch, Mr. E. One Rhesus Monkey. Potter, 8S. T. H. D., Esq. One Green Monkey. Pratt, John, Esq., F.Z.S. One Greater Black-backed Gull. Priestley, A. Browning, Esq. One Carrion Crow. Proger, T. W., Esq. One Common Badger. Purchas, J. W. Beswick, Esq. One Ked-and-Blue Macaw. Raven, Miss Linder. One Common Barn-Owl. Reinhold. Miss. Two Turtle-Doves. Ridley, Chas., Esq. Two Alligators. Robbins, Capt. H. E. One Short-toed Eagle. Robinson, Lady One Crested Black Eagle. Robinson, Sir W. C. F., K.C.M.G. Two Spotted-tailed Dasyures, three Short-headed Phalangers. Robinson, F. W., Esq. One Green Monkey. Robinson, Master J. C. One Ring-tailed Coati. Robson, J., Esq. One Black-backed Jackal. Rodger, Miss Etkel. One Pig-tailed Monkey. Rogers, T. A., Esq. One Grey Parrot. Rosenfeld, C. N., Esq. Two Gouldian Grass-Finches. Rosling, E., Esq. One Bank Vole. Rothschild, Baron Ferdinand de, M.P., F.Z.S. One Prairie Wolf. Rowland, Miss. One Common Peafowl. Rowles, George, Esq. One Chinese Mynah. 54 Russell, C. E., Esq. One Common Badger. St. Quintin, W. H., Esq. Two Goshawks. Salar Jungh Bahadur, The Nawab. Two Tigers. Salvin, Capt. F. H. One Common Heron, one Shag. Sanders, H., Esq. Two Narrow-barred Finches, one Indian Silver-bill Finch, one Amaduvade Finch. Sanford, W. Ayshford, Esq., F.Z.S. One Vulturine Eagle, one Black-eyebrowed Albatross, one Sharp-headed Lizard. Saunders, Mr. A. One American Robin. Savill, Miss F. M. One Suricate. Schufeldt, Dr. R. W. Two Douglass’s Horned Lizards. Sharp, Frank, Esq. One Pine Marten. Shaw, Surg.-Major J. A. Two Field Gerbilles. Sibbald, R. F., Esq. One Lacertine Snake. Simpson, Miss. One Horned Lizard. Sinclair, Mrs. A. One Weeper Capuchin. Skegg, Mr. G. One Crossbill. Skelding, J., Esq. One Dwarf Common Ass. Sloper, G., Esq. One Raven. Smallman, Mr. C. One Common Viper. Smidt, Mr. J. One Macaque Monkey. Smith, A. G., Esq. One Emu. Smith, Mrs. G. A. One Common Squirrel. Smith, Lieut.-Col. G. D. One Cerastes Viper. Smith, Mr. 8S. One Toque Monkey, Snelgrove, H. J., Esq. Two Partridges. Sotheran, Mrs. Henry. One Short-toed Eagle. Spalding, Mr. R. B. One Cuckoo. Stevens, J. S., Esq. One Bonnet-Monkey. Stuart, Dr. One Mexican Souslik. Sturt, Col. C. S., C.M.Z.S. Two Bandicoot Rats. Swettenham, Frank, Esq. Two Javan Cats, one Marbled Cat. Talbot, Capt. J. S., lst Shrop. Light Infantry. Two Pale Fennec Foxes. Tarratt, Mrs. D. Fox. One Barbary Ape. Taylor, J. G., Esq. One Herring-Gull. Taylor, Capt. W. R. One Bonelli’s Eagle. Tennent-Tennent, H., Esq. One White-tailed Kagle. Thimbleby, H. J., Esq. One Macaque Monkey. Thomas, Mrs. One Bonnet-Monkey. Thompson, F. J., Esq. Four Hog-nosed Snakes, two Alleghany Snakes, one American Black Snake, one Say’s Snake, two Wood Hares, one American Badger. Tunnard, Lieut. W. F., R.N. One Ring-tailed Coati. Urquhart, Mrs. One Pig-tailed Monkey. Vaill, Capt. E. E. Two Vulpine Squirrels. Wainewright, Miss. One Undulated Grass-Parrakeet. Waite, Mrs. S. One Red-throated Amazon. Wall, Mrs. One Green Monkey. Walsh, Theo., Esq. Two Pileated Jays. Ward, J., Esq. One Cockateel. Watson, Mrs. E. H. One Slender-billed Cockatoo. Weaver, H. H., Esq. One Red Brocket. Webb, Mr. G. 8. One Martinique Gallinule. Weddle, Thomas, Esq. Four Common Squirrels, six Common Dormice. Weldon, Rev. E. Three Razorbills, eight Puffins. Wertheimer, Chas. J., Esq., F.Z.S. One Golden Eagle. White, Mrs. One Mona Monkey. Wilkins, R., Esq. Two Spotted Ichneumons. Williams, Mrs. Chas. One Alexandrine Parrakeet. Williams, C. R. Esq. One Bosman’s Potto. Williams, Miss H. One Common Rabbit. Willoughby de Broke, Lord. Two Common Badgers. Wills, G. T., Esq. One Yellow-footed Rock-Kangaroo, one Wedge-tailed Eagle. Wilson, Mrs. One Yellow Baboon. Wilson, Scott B., Esq. One Long-eared Owl, one Common Kestrel, one Common Buzzard. Witte, J. G., Esq. Two Horned Lizards. Wulff, Alexander, Esq. One Black Stork. 57 Wiinsch, J. R., Esq. One Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo. Wyllie, J. G., Esq. One Red Kangaroo. Yerbury, Major J. W., R.A. One Spurred Chameleon. Conclusion. 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State of the Fimances..........0-gseeeeee ee ee ee 5 A ATICOMENE Age's. 3s ate cites hetee ay oye se ae > eed dens 5 [iighs) Do 112) 00 57 1 mateo irae er Been we eres Bo 6 cy Ageetsiand: iabilities. Gea: 6 =.) saci ei eicieuete 8 UTS (Office Hanover SQUALG..%.¢.7 icine! om oye o's « oie oo avon oem 9 APES CLENiMIC MiGeTIM OS. | suerte tereteye oletniele lero eeneiomnaes 9 Qe Scientiiceemblicatons ys. dicts oko loclsicish sete 9 Gee LOCCCCIN O'S Devon axcterectalecwenbarexei se siclieleteyaeerenete 9 by vEransachionsyh sts bh. a «test be ey suts ete slate 10 a. Aoglosical Record 6. ..%: kus 419 5 2| 454 7 Garden Sales............-.sesseeeeeeree 446 8 2) 733 11 Rent for Refreshment-rooms .... 890 13 4] 1,026 13 Rent for Freehold Premises ...| 255 0 0| 205 0 Admission Fees :— Past ... 75 0 0 45 0 Present ......... 515 0 0 445 0 Annual Subscriptions PAgb MES ces es 18 0 0 18 0 Present 5,887 0 0] 6,080 0 Future ... 222 0 0 180 0 Compositions ... 810 © 0} 630 0 Ivory Tickets ... 32 1 0 47 6 Publications .....-...... 82516 11| 739 8 Zoological Record ... 0 lel Otee |nesusuacderress=- Dividends ............... aos 73 10 11 73 9 Miscellaneous .......cceeceeeeereeeeee 193 4 2 85 0 23,102 15 6|25,787 0 4/ 818 3 11| 3,502 8 9 Decrease ......... | 2,684 4 10].....csseerereeee Ded. Iner. 818 311 2a80) OF BAAD TEN Ol CANS cSterwanswuseees 2,684 4 10 b. Expenditure. The ordinary Expenditure of the Society in 1887, under which head is included every item necessary to keep up the whole establishment in a perfect state of efficiency, was £23,876 9s. 1d., being £562 8s. 8d. less than in 1886. On the other hand, a sum amounting altogether to £1259 1s. 1d. was devoted to certain special works and objects, which will be explained in subsequent portions of the Report. These were as follows :— Extraordinary Expenditure paid in 1887. Buildings :— £ os. d. New Wolves’ Dens vv...ce..cceeeteetececeeeeesenees Soe ecadactada, 446 7 0 Works :— INieht-Heron's AViaty sve..<-t.<-ccetgstaeeascsesseccase seca. cut 309 8 1 Publications :— Hin prany © atelOvue sti... crwth ssn s-smapit on onsrecaasesacsope nein 244 111 Jubilee Reception Expenses.........:cscccescseeverseeenes veppweacetels 259 4 1 £1259 1 1 7 On adding the Ordinary and Extraordinary Expenditure together it will be seen that the total Expenditure of the year 1887 was £25,135 10s, 2d., the particulars of which, together with a comparison of the corresponding amounts paid in 1886, are given in the subjoined Table :— Expenditure of i Increase. | Decrease. 1887. | 1886 iB eid. 78 og £ ad Rent, Rates, Taxes, and Insurance ...| 1,434 12 10| 1,700 7 265 14 9 Salaries, Wages, and Pensions.........) 5,919 1 8| 5,937 4 ks ako at | IPROVIBLOMMA) vicvsseces \eesntvesesbekcdes 3,932 11 10| 4,041 6 108 14 6 Cost and Carriage of Animals saeuisto ls Lowel OSs ale bi, | LoS Omid |beeeanie. Menagerie Expenses . : -| 3,324 8 38| 3,551 18 237 10 2 Keepers’ Dresses .... .| 20012 8 TOG G1) = Does Gli eee aerernes Works, Materials, &. .........:ee.00008 2,918 13 6| 2,585 19 67 5 10 Bull dings tics: ces ccte-can eee eee. BAG) MAO Gace es catessnzaes||| PIA GTO) Garden Expenses.. seraa])) Ao Ledei vol | (Ok Ly 05 4 Advertisements........ a6|| SAREE O SUL et eG eZ Bl) av Oil. eee. Band Expenses................. aa) LOT ESR TOW 225) 12 58 10 vu House and Office Expenses ............ SCARLSMAO We Sb | SSRIS INS) ee Stationery and Printing (Miscella- MIBEOUS) beacuse ctrospceccioeveces cavaecote ct SGD OLE andl ee Olle -cosvecresestees 201 Cost of Publications .... ... oP A O87 e1S) HG! 2S SS). sees 2 is 12010 9 Cost of Zoological Record .. Library Expenses.................... , Expenditure of Davis Bequest......... Interest on Mortgage and Loan 717 7 4! 4 Reception Expenses .............00000... Grant in aid of Science .. =P Miscellaneous .............00065 Soeeneen 25,135 10 224,568 12 9} 1,662 13 11 1,095 16 6 Tnerease: Sassth ie ssiasaie teeessckehacecessai 566 17 5/ 1,095 16 6] Ded. Deer. 25,135 10 2/25,1385 10 2) 56617 5]... eee 23,876 9 1/24,438 17 1,259 1 1] 129 15 Ordinary Payments................0.-00++- Extraordinary ditto |25,135 10 2/24,568 12 9| 566 17 5|.......cececeeees In order to meet the Expenditure of 1887 it was found necessary towards the close of the year to obtain a tem- porary loan of £3000 from the Society’s Bankers. This temporary loan, which it is proposed to pay off during the present and two succeeding years, will not interfere with the operation of extinguishing the remaining mortgage- debt of £8000 on the Society’s House, which, according to the arrangement made at the time of its purchase, will be effected by annual instalments ef £1000 on the 15th of June in each year, so that the whole will be paid off in June 1895. Thus the total receipts and payments of the past year may be summarized as follows :— Receipts, 1887. Payments, 1887. £ 8. d. £ 5 Balance brought from December Expenditure paid in the year ...... 25,135 10 BI, 1886 ....2.-cesersersvesessscasezcones 1,190 15 8|| Repayment of Mortgage-debt...... 1,000 0 Income received in 1887............06+ 23,102 15 6|| Balance, carried over to 1868 ...... 1,158 1 Temporary Loan from Bankers ... 3,000 0 0 27,293 11 2 27,293 11 ce. Assets and Liabilities. The Assets and Liabilities of the Society on December 31, 1887, were estimated as follows :— ASSETS. EE! Animals in the Menagerie in the Regent’s Park ..............+ 25,902 0 U Books in the Library at Hanover Square ............cseseeeeeeee 13,764 O OU Wmsold Publications 2s esasccs-wates -oocceee ssa cienceac nen denchicar 3,058 0 O Stock of the Zoological Record ..............sscsscsesesescoseeeene 1,000 0 O iHreckiol dt Premises f:-.0. ance seescagecsiceMasaeteeesss oceslens spimaces 25,000 0 O Cost of £1,900 London and South-Western Railway New 4 per cent. Preference Stock (Davis Trust Fund)......... 19383 Ohne Cash at the Bankers’ (Messrs. Drummond) ...........-...++0+++ 1,158 1 O Arrears considered good :— oe ER ch Rent for Refreshment Rooms...............+++ Dior: Rent for Freehold Premises..............2:+06++ 88 15 0 GardanyS alesing oa. -eckacscotceses oe Gardens} 3,814 17 0 Ditto GUO te | Se oe WP acccreasoaarerees Office) 2,104 4 8 BPPIVABLOLING «ccs os<42s05 0's cancu ceineseogde wees ctwuneaeeee.sc beans 3,932 11 10 MRT COROT ATIMALS: 5.0. .se0-0deacddoanaee sees tonercacnasacs 96112 5 eA Perio MXPONISEN 22.4 ...0-21.0sncpesenecsoneeacneee ste Janse 3,824 8 3 Keepers’ Dresses............2ss0ss00 200 12 8 Works, Materials, &c. ............... 2,886 3 9 igromn = Gitta, ?” 52... sincinctecia stent) aoe aesvatatatelas Admission Fees :— (Pants asiseicete 75 0 0 45 0 0 30510) O) | iiegematalstete'= ale Present 515 0 0 445 0 0 70 0 -O Jrcceee cate Annual Subscriptions :— arte. tcmiaicses ete 18 0 0 18 0 O fo. cccccccccnce|-cccctecccnc Present) io. se. > 5,887 0 0 GHD. yO) [Baasoeenoecnes 193 0 0 Future ........ | 222 0 0 180 0 0 A210) 10s |sececeeenies Compositions .......... 810 0 0 630 0 0 180 0 O j.csenenseoee Ivory Tickets ..... Stnae 32 1 0 AG Oey adroncuane acs 1575 0 Publications .......... | 825 16 11 (SOS aa FR MS pisminic Good. Zoological Record SOMO AT eretsinte cmnetons 801 10 4 |.....0. sees DYVIGENOS® jclercjaisicicincs ose | 73 10 11 73 9 4 (en Ry fl Pie i chs Miscellaneous.........- 193 4 2 8 0 8 108) 33) G4 | cscs | | 23,102 15 6 | 25,787 0 4 818 311 |3,502 8 9 Decrease ....| 2,684 4 10 |......seseeees Ded. Incr. 818 311 2557872 04 | 8256787 AO alc cic nietmierainrecotete 2,684 4 10 & U Total Receipts in 1887 .......0..00 £23,102 15 6 Total Payments in 1887..........++. ne 2b, 1sb) One Payments over Receipts ........-.-. 2,032 14 8 Dr. Cash Sil sae To Balance brought from December 31, 1886 ........-...--0+-eeeee 1,190 15 8 To: Income recelved im USBY. wewtodenpace ath asa aiveie seinen Seis Sew 23,102 15 6 Toehemporary Loan from Bankers, (7-2 cise = niin « atajeieini ain eiaiai-ibeiele 3,000 0 0 ————— 27,293 11 2 Comparison of Payments in 1886 and 1887. Payments. Expenditure of | Increase. Decrease. 1887. 1886. Ls. dd. ae Shih ££ 8d| € & d, Rent, Rates, Taxes, and In- BIANCO! Ricicletesicits vine sie' 1,434 12 10 TeAO0KE 7, 70 lnwisietnisielcisicin 265 14 9 Salaries, Wages, and Pen- PREIS E aa oe ain ein ats cle vaturetiote 5,919 1 8 5,937 4 Q j.ccccccccccncs Is 3 1 IPEOVISIONIB, << 5)<.0:% « s/s’ oisie,e'0sie 3,932 11 10 AOA |e elsintulatclere sta atels 108 14 6 Cost and Carriage of Animals 961 12 5 803 1 6 158 10/11 |-....0. siisyets Menagerie Expenses ...... 3,324 8 3 3,560 18) 5 joc emnwescee neat) 337, 102 Keepers’ Dresses ........-. 200 12 8 167 6 6 eh ete Wl Bo poor cede Works, Materials, &c....... 2,518 13 6 See), 8 lbpesannoadedos 67 5 10 Buildings CoO oddone Pena 446 0 Garden Expenses .......... 791 5 Advertisements .......-...- 265 1 Band Expenses ...........- 167 0 House and Office Expenses. . 802 0 Stationery and Printing (Mis- Gellartentsy oss: «ce binins ry ‘ - ~ ~~ = y iy Pi ee ee ae 4 , oe ae 4 ‘ 1 * , 4 rr J . = -* « p y I : 4 : to As are ie Chan FF iMG, : wn ae! “ > ay = re fe ) f SIMA 43 j if 3 94 a wiGaeiaacull’ ee HOkeAL VU) wei * 7 t ‘ at eras icot hte Brett y ert 2. 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READ AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, _ APRIL 297n, 1889. ..... “LONDON PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS, RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET. 1889. CONTENTS. Page [. General Condition of the Society .............eeeeeee 3 1. State of the Roll of Members 2.0 ......c0ec00c00s 3 i, BON OWS acc cigs se aa ip bie oe Sire ek are 3 6. Honorary Member vi. ssncrai as cies © Seer 4 c. Corresponding’ Members-. © 44... deg sce saeeee 4 2.. Btatevot the Finances $28 ius he elets take bee ee aie 5 i, AMEDING Oe es ea ss igo Fee eee ee 5 B. expenditure). 3.2 sc.c o eudeyew eso a ee eee 5 2+ Assets and Tiabilities > 8)..... 0.0 sete eeeete 7 i> Ofice, Hanover Square’ ~ lice: sce sass ches « Deere 8 il orentifioes Meetings: | ¢°./.:0 ekvere ci oes 95 eee 8 2. Neientiic eu bieatOns, oo. eho. payed pe Ce Oe ee 8 Gp PROPOR ES | ~ & 5-5 ats a Via as oF shsvavew Shanon ak 8 b. Wransachons: os sc avs ssa fe toils foeaeic sehen eres 9 ¢; LoologicalRecord \. ss)... o's a4 ose meee ney) Oe CLADE oh cae Ve oo lets SOS eet wis ae yl Se Sm 10 I1t- Gardens, orent’s Park ...\..5.0:'; se eh anc~ eatin eee 26 Le Works and JRepaniig <.1e aces wel oe ate eee eee 26 Oe RI LUEL > wenn sata hen io at Race s td Shemenene UR anee. ocr o etere eee ene 27 Bn) MV ASIGOTS s ta ecclarcie a eve a cum cee sao as VE Skok Gis be Ee 27 A. Peosector's Department... /. 0 ...).g5 «+ 1.2 aon toe 29 5, oplopical Lectares. 25 seneee ts os 2's aoe eee 30 GO, cMlenapenie yc ee alse ata als ble chaosuc = «eee 30 a. Additions to the Menagerie in 1888.......... 30 b. List of Species new to the Collection exhibited during the: year 1888.55 3), 08 wesc eee 32 c. List of Animals bred in the Gardens during the MERE SLO BOM iis’ iin c's ela abies volcan eee 36 d. List of Donors and Donations .............. 37 Conclusiontereiacctt tris... 6 © spcias tinct eee Eerie 50 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. April 29, 1889. Tue Council have the pleasure of submitting to the Fellows their sixtieth Annual Report upon the progress of the Society. This, in accordance with previous Reports, is divided into three heads, the first of which relates to the General Condition of the Society and its Finances, the second to the business transacted at the Office in Hanover Square, and the last to the state of the Gardens in the Regent’s Park. I. GENERAL CONDITION OF THE SOCIETY. 1. STaTe oF THE ROLL OF MEMBERS. a. Fellows. The number of Fellows and Fellows Elect on the lst of January, 1889, was 3076, classified as follows :— Compounders who have paid £20. . . 24 Ditto ditto £3002 242920 Compositions remitted . . . eis - fo tee Paying annual contributions of poeta Lf Ditto ditto Si weve 1920 Dormant . . ae eam 1 yf Admission- fees unpaid . eu so - hS 3076 A2 4 The number of Fellows at the corresponding date in 1888 was 3104, showing a decrease of 28 during the year 1888. Comparative Statement of Elections, Deaths, Resignations, and Removals during the past Ten Years, with the number of Fellows at the end of each Year. se Died. melee: | seine 2 . % = Viens! =a Compounders. Subscribers. Subscribers. le ae Subscribers. 3 ae re é 284 Ord | Tha os = —— }'3 2 S| mo oO as La | dep, [BOR 28 tegas'| eh, (@ | &. ca £2, | £3, a's Ss" a8 fee's |e are) ee Sco 7 ee re eee es ee 1880.| 153 4 | 18 1 4 65 =o 74 “i ase 38 4 {208 3306 1881. | 138 24 | 31 5 75 “3 65 3 1 27 wes ood 3213 1882,| 164 3 23 1 a3 61 ape 48 oe <5 1l 13 {164 3213 1883.| 159 4 25 3 55 38 3D » 4 |162 3210 1884.| 183 Uy 28 5 53 37 1 if 6 |138 3255 1885.) 111 2 17 5 69 2 55 | 1 20 2 4173 3193 1886. 123 4 22 at 64 59 12 5 |170 3146 1887.) 138 4 20 7 68 1 67 10 3 {180 | 3104 1888. | 122 1 10 1 3 58 54 15 8 150 | 3076 b. Honorary Member. Sir John Kirk, G.C.M.G., formerly Fellow of the Society, having resigned his Fellowship, was elected an Honorary Member, in acknowledgment of his distin- guished services to Science and his many valuable presents to the Society’s Menagerie. c. Corresponding Members. The following Corresponding Members have been elected to fill vacancies since the last Anniversary :— Col. Euan Smith, C.S.I., H.B.M. Consul-General, Zanzibar. D. D. Daly, Esq., of the British North Borneo Com- pany’s Service. Lionel de Nicéville, Esq., of Calcutta. Percy E. Montgomery, Esq., of Ichang, China. Herbert Edward White, Esq., H.B.M. Consul, Tangier, Morocco. 5 2. STATE OF THE FINANCES. a. Income. The Council have the pleasure of being able to announce that the Income of the Society, which suffered a serious diminution in 1887, has shown considerable improvement during the past year. The Receipts from admissions to the Gardens have risen from £12,138 5s. 6d. to £13,284 1ls.; the fees received from riders on the Elephants and Camels have increased from £419 5s. 2d. to £685 10s. 5d. ; and the Compositions paid in lieu of Annual Subscrip- tions from £810 to £870; so that, on the whole, the year 1888 has shown a much more favourable state of the Finances than that which immediately preceded it. The total Income of the Society for 1888 was £24,025 10s. 8d., and exceeded that of 1887 by the sum of £922 15s. 2d., as shown by the subjoined Table :— Income of Increase. | Decrease. 1883, 1887. Se sow dibeee aS a. |B) gas) ae aie Admissions to Gardens ........--.+ 13,284.21 O12 ISB oO Gi WTAE” 5 Gi. sccccecscccccuce Elephant and Camel-riding TECCIPED wa-cavievseenvesecsaansnrecees 685 10 5 419 5 Garden Sales. ....0:00+0-.csssscseeeses 523 2 6] 446 8 | Rent for Refreshment-rooms ee) 69212 1) 89013 | Rent for Freehold Premises .... 283 3 0} 255 0 | Admission Fees:— Past 70 0 0 75 0 Present 470 0 0} 515 0 Annual Subscrip Past: 2i.3 24 0 0 18 0 Present 5,685 0 0] 5,887 0 Future 102 0 0} 222 0 Compositions 870 0 0; 810 0 Ivory Tickets .. : 1717 0 32 1 Publications ..... wanes inchs FOG So ek 825 16 11 Zoological Record .. “2 387 16 O| 30110 4 Dividends ............ oane 73.17 3 73 10 11 Miscellaneous ......seccccseserreeres 8916 4] 193 4 |24,025 10 8/23,102 15 6) 1,670 0 1 747 411 Bnoresse J.4:. 2-00) .<2ree-aaekeseraen 92215 2) 747 411) Ded. Deer. |24,025 10 8(|24,02510 8 922 15 2) cr EEL CEDRCRCEPEE b. Expenditure. In view of the falling off of Income exhibited in 1887 it was thought necessary by the Council during the past year to exercise more than ordinary economy in the Ex- penditure, particularly as regards those items which are not absolutely necessary for the efficiency of the Society’s establishment. In this way the total Ordinary Expendi- ture for 1888 was reduced from £23,876 9s. 1d.,the amount 6 at which it stood in 1887, to £21,439 16s. 4d., showing a decrease of £2,436 12s. 9d. on the year. As regards Extraordinary Expenditure, the only pay- ments made in 1888 were under three heads for liabilities incurred during the previous year, and the total amount only reached £700 2s. 2d., namely :— ESOP WCE Completion of the New Wolves’ Dens ........... sssserseeeneees 232 6 3 Completion of Repairs to Well and Engine.......... Speonoo son 347 15 11 Special acquisition to the Menagerie ...............s6ssseeeneeeeee 120 0 0 £700 2 2 On adding the Ordinary and Extraordinary Expenditure together it will be found that the total Expenditure of the year 1888 was £22,139 18s. 6d., the particulars of which, together with a comparison of the corresponding amounts paid in 1887, are given in the subjoined Table :— | Expenditure of | : Increase. | Decrease. | 1888. 1887. | £ sd) £ da £& s. d. | Rent, Rates, Taxes, and Insurance ...| 1,716 14 3) 1,434 12 10 | Salaries and Pensions...,.................| 5,951 12 0| 5,919 1 8 | PEGVIBLONG tnccuececstuecetiavensvercics 3,768 9 6) 3,932 11 10],. | Cost and Carriage of Animals | 495 3 3] 961 12 5). | Menagerie Expenses ............ .| 3,024 6 9| 3,324 8 3).. | Keepers’ Dresses ............ .| 147 011] 20012 8}.. Works, Materials, &c. 2,056 11 2) 2,518 13 6),, | Buildings .....ssusssreess, 232 6 3| 446 7 O|. Garden Expenses 70416 9} 79112 5 | Advertisements...... w.| 29910 6] 265 10 11 | Band Expenses................+. on VIO Gila L672) 0 House and Office Expenses ............ 110614 7) 80218 0 | Stationery and Printing (Miscella- | TLCOUS) Soins eisai ve daphne teaobasastr as 293 6 8| 385 611)... | Cost of Publications .... . 969 6 5| 1,987 13 6]. Cost of Zoological Record el C027 82 36s) SU TA. | Library Expenses...............:01secseenes Dat 13:42) 673) 7 7]... Expenditure of Davis Bequest......... 73.17 3 79 10 11 | Interest on Mortgage and Loan ...... 387 811] 339 4 8 | Reception Expenses .......scsccccssoeees|eccececeeseceveees 259 4 1 | Miscellaneous .........cscccseeeccseeeeerees 5810 2 28 11 8 22,1389 18 625,135 10 2} 710 45 10| 3,705 17 6 DOCKERRO ~ secesewnsescecseuee POO GLb wolsaewankasccaseawac Ded.Incr.| 710 5 10 25,185 10 2/25,1385 10 2]..........ceecneee 2,995 11 8 | Ordinary Payments... .|21,489 16 4/28,876 9 1).... -| 2,486 12 9 Extraordinary ditto... 700 2 211,259 1 1). 558 18 11 22,189 18 6/25,185 10 2]...........-sereee 2,995 11 8 It should be remarked that the decrease shown under the head of “Salaries”? is mainly a matter of account, certain items formerly charged under that head having been transferred to “ House and Office Expenses,” where 7 it will be seen that a nearly corresponding increase has taken place. To the Expenditure of the past year must be added the sum of £1000, devoted to part repayment of the temporary loan of £3000, obtained from the Society’s Bankers at the close of 1887 under the circumstances mentioned in the Council’s last Report, and the sum of £1000 paid on account of the principal of the Mortgage-debt on the Society’s freehold premises according to usual practice. Adding these sums to the Expenditure it will be found that the total payments for the year 1888 were £24,139 18s. 6d. The Receipts of the year having been £24,025 10s. 8d., and the balance brought from the previous year £1158 1s., this left a balance at the Society’s Bankers on the 31st of December last of £1043 13s. 2d., as shown by the following summary :— Receipts, 1888. Payments, 1888. £ 8 d. £y 8: Balance brought from December Expenditure paid in the year ...... 22,139 18 BME) weet ck ect duce cbse sercvactece 1,158 1 0}} Repayment on account of Loan of Income received in 1888............... 24,025 10 8 ONO ee Mee tees ccestchssocsdecacchtectsed 1,000 0 Repayment of Mortgage-debt ...... 1,000 0 Balance at the Bankers,Dec.31,1888 1,043 13 al_woo an 25,183 11 8 25,183 11 c. Assets and Liabilities. The Assets and Liabilities of the Society on December 31, 1888, were estimated as follows :— ASSETS. Gel amd: Animals in the Menagerie in the Regent’s Park ............... 25,798 O 0 Books in the Library at Hanover Square ...............seceeeee+ 14,096 0 O Wimnsold. Pablicationsicacsgeassqsadessee cevescrass vewscicedsvascoeeeceaees 3,182 0 O Stock of the Zoological Record .............cececsecseeee eeeeeeses 1,000 0 O rcehiold):Promiges™ (cccccsecettce ecto eee cen vasa anaaeese anes 25,000 O O £1,900 London and South-Western Railway New 4 per cent. Preference Stock (Davis Trust Fund) ............... 2,375 0 0 Cash at the Bankers (Messrs. Drummond) .................0+++ 1,043 13 2 Arrears considered good :— ears At Rent for Refreshment Rooms.................- 61 0 0 Rent of Rooms at Hanover Square............ 63 15 O Garden Salesiz sN2222.5. scas.cnseenssatoes aeewees 64 11 0 DS UDSCrIp MONS pp ceces aces o-haeesaeesenee tere rer 75 0 O Publication Nalesa:.:..sscs.c-ssdecseseeston scores 101 0 0 Zoological Record Sales .............csceseceees 1917 6 385 3 6 £72,879 16 8 8 LIABILITIES. Rent and Taxes unpaid :— £ s. d, £ & a. For the Gardens, say ........sseseceeerereee 169 8 10 re Office, Rely Aes cess sandne so angenasenshoan 43 15 0 a 213 3 10 Bills, &c., estimated at :— For the Gardens, say ......csssesececereerees 581 2 0 3 Office: (pays ca.c-aassassdanosancenee anne 2a i 9D — 1005 3 5 Messrs. Drummond, Mortgage Debt...........:seseeseeeeeeeeeres 7,000 0 0 Messrs. Drummond, Temporary Loan ............++0eeeeeeeee ees 2,000 0 0 £10,218 7 3 IJ. OFFICE, 3 Hanover Sauare. 1. Screntiric MEETINGS. To the thirteen meetings for the despatch of scientific business held in the Society’s Rooms in Hanover Square, in 1888, 101 communications were made. Of these, 80 were from Fellows and 3 from Corresponding Members of the Society. The remaining 18 papers were from individuals not belonging to the Society, and were com- municated to it by the Secretary or by other Members. The corresponding number of communications in the year 1887 was 133. These communications were submitted to the Committee of Publication, by whom 75 were ordered to be printed entire in the ‘Proceedings’ of the Society, such illustra- tions being in each case allowed as the Committee con- sidered necessary for the purpose. Of the remaining communications, abstracts or extracts were considered to be sufficient for publication. 9, ScIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS. a. Proceedings. The volume of ‘ Proceedings’ for 1888 is on the table. It contains 717 pages illustrated by 32 plates. In the following table are given the number of pages and plates of the volumes of ‘ Proceedings’ for the past ten years :-— plates, pages POTS ULSI ge 868 BSSON3 e002 ort ee 743 ISSR * 20 eee 1056 ESSE Sp =e 12) SHED 827 EGRS.80 SO PGT 704 TS#02 19 {pra 645 BSBB i noe 8007 68 991 FS962)7" \j2he9 (id GH 716 TSSP 2! 2! ,//91956 730 BBSS eso aD Fiz b. Transactions. Only one part of « Transactions’ was published in 1888, namely :— Vou. XII. Parr VII. (April, 1888), containing the following memoir. On some Foraminifera from the Abrohlos Bank. B Henry B, Brady, F.R.S., W. Kitchen Parker, F.R.S., and T. Rupert Jones, F.R.S. (with eight Plates), Another part of ‘Transactions’ (Vol. XII. pt. 8) has, however, been since published, and it has been decided by the Committee of Publication to issue two more parts (9 and 10), beth of which are in a forward state, during the present year. The tenth part will conclude the twelfth volume of the Society’s quarto ‘ Transactions,’ and leave only one memoir ordered for publication in this form to stand over for the 13th volume. c. Zoological Record. The volume of the < Zoological Record’ for 1888, con- taining a summary of the work done by British and Foreign Zoologists in 1887, was issued to the Subscribers early in the present year. The Council wish to express their thanks to the Editor, Mr. Beddard, and to the various contributors to the volume for their assiduity, and to point out to the Society that the “Zoological Record’ continues to appear far in advance of any other publication of a similar character. 10 It may be mentioned that since the stock of the ola volumes was acquired by the Society and the sixth volume reprinted in order to render the series complete, 40 com- plete sets of the first 22 volumes of the ‘ Zoological Record ” have been sold at the reduced price of £5 10s. per set. This, it is calculated, leaves a deficit of only about £190 on the total cost of the acquisition of the back stock and the reprinting of the missing volume. Against this deficit the Society hold a stock of 120 complete sets of the first 22 volumes still unsold, which, it is anticipated, will ultimately produce nearly, if not quite, the sum required to balance the account. 3. LiBRARY. An important event in connection with the Society’s Library took place last year, the late Madame Cornély, widow of the late Mons. J. M. Cornély, of Tours, an old and valued Corresponding Member of the Society, having bequeathed to the Society her husband’s Zoological Library, which was received from the Executors in October last. The Cornély Library consists of about 840 volumes, of which 256 are new to the Society’s Library. Thus a most valuable augmentation to the Society’s Library has taken place, many of the works thus acquired being rare and difficult to obtain under ordinary circumstances. Besides the Cornély Library many important additions were made to the Society’s bookshelves in 1888, among which attention may be called to the following donations :— Armas. La Zoologia de Colén. 1888. Presented by the Author. Atkinson. Notes on Indian Rhynchota. Nos. 3,4. 1888. Pre- sented by the Author. Berce. Fauna Entomologique Frang¢aise. Lépidoptéres. 6 vols. 1867-78. Presented by W. C. Dale, Esq. Blanford. The Fauna of British India. Mammalia. Part1l. 1888. Presented by the Author. Cotes and Swinhoe. A Catalogue of the Moths of India. Parts ii., iii. 1887-88. Presented by the Trustees of the Indian Museum, Cresson. Synopsis of the Families and Genera of the Hymenoptera of America, North of Mexico. 1887. Presented by the American Entomological Society. Filippi. Animalia Vertebrata. Museum Mediolanense. Classis ii. Aves. 1847. Presented by Count T. Salvadori. Fiirbringer. Untersuchungen zur Morphologie und Systematik der Vogel. 2vols. 1888. Presented by the Royal Zoological Society, Natura Artis Magistra, Amsterdam. 11 Godwin-Austen. Land and Freshwater Mollusca of India. Part vi. (Text.) 1888. Presented by the Author. Goode. The Fisheries and Fishery Industries of the United States. Sect. ii, Geographical Review. 1887. Presented by the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Guerne. Excursions Zoologiques dans les [es de Fayal et de San Miguel. 1888, Presented by Prince Albert of Monaco. Journal of Comparative Medicine and Surgery. Vol. ix. 1888. Presented by the Editors. Lendenfeld. Descriptive Catalogue of the Medusz of the Austra- lian Seas. 1887. Presented by the Trustees of the Australian Museum. Lilljeborg. Sveriges och Norges Fiskar. Haftet 5. 1888. Pre- sented by the Author. Linnzus. Olindska och Gothlindska Resa. 1745. Presented by Prof, Alfred Newton. Lydekker. Catalogue of the Fossil Mammalia in the British Museum. Part vy. 1887. Presented by the ‘Trustees of the British Museum. Catalogue of the Fossil Reptilia and Amphibia in the British Museum. Part i. 1888. Presented by the Trustees of the British Museum. McCoy. Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria. Decades i—xv. 1878-87. Presented by the Government of Victoria. Moore. Descriptions of New Indian Lepidopterous Insects from the Collection of W. S. Atkinson. Part iii, 1888. Presented by the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Sclater. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Vol. xiv. 1888. Presented by the Trustees of the British Museum. Sharpe. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Vol. xii. 1888. Presented by the Trustees of the British Museum. Spencer. The Factors of Organic Evolution. 1887. Presented by W. C, Dale, Esq. Tegetmeier. The New Game Bird. Pallas’s Sand-Grouse. 1888, Presented by the Author. Thomson. Arcana Nature ou Recueil d’histoire naturelle. 1859. Presented by M. Auguste Sallé. Musée Scientifique ou Recueil dhistoire naturelle. 1860. Presented by M. Auguste Sallé. Thurston. Catalogue of the Batrachia Salientia and Apoda of Southern India. 1888. Presented by the Author. Vejdoysky. Thierische Organismen der Brunnenwiisser yon Prag. 1882. Presented by the Author. System und Morphologie der Oligochaeten. 1884. Pre- sented by the Author. The following is a list of the principal zoological works in course of publication of which parts were purchased in 1888 :— André. Species des Hyménoptéres. Fase. 27-32. Bartlett. Monograph of the Weaver-Birds and Finches. Parts 1, 2. Berlese. Acari, Myriapodi e Scorpioni Italiani. Fase. xlvi.—xlviti. 12 Blasius and Hayek. Ornis. Jahr. iii. Heft 4; Jahr. iv. Heft. 1-4. Bronn’s Thierreich, Band I. (Protozoa), Lief. 41-52; Band V. Abth. ii. (Arthropoda), Lief. 18,19; Band VI. Abth. iii. (Rep- tilien), Lief. 57-64; Abth. iv. (Vogel), Lief. 18-22; Abth. v. (Sdugethiere), Lief, 30, 31. Bucquoy, Dautzenberg, and Dollfus. Mollusques marins du Rous- sillon. ‘Tome ii. Fasc. 1, 2. Buller. Birds of New Zealand. 2nded. Parts 3-11. ‘Challenger,’ Voyage of H.M.S. Zoology, Vols. xxiii—xxix. Clessin, Malakozoologische Blatter. N.F. Band x. Bog. 2-4. Die Mollusken-Fauna Oesterreich-Ungarns und der Schweiz. Lief. 3. Edwards. Butterflies of North America. Ser. 3, Parts 4, 5. Encyclopedia Britannica. Vols. xxili., xxiv. Erichson. Naturgeschichte der Insecten Deutschlands. Abth. i. (Coleoptera). Band VI. Lief. 5, Ersch and Gruber. Encyklopidie. Sect. 2. Theil. 41, 42. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapel. Monogr. xv., xvi. Fedtschenko. Reise in Turkestan. Zoologie. Lief. xv.—xvii. Fol. Recueil Zoologique Suisse. Tome iv. No, 4. - Fowler. Coleoptera of the British Isles. Parts 14-24. Giglioli. Iconografia dell’ Avifauna Italica. Fasc, xxxviii—xliii. Godman and Salvin. Biologia Centrali-Americana. Zoology, Parts ly.-lxxii.; Botany, Part xxv. Gould’s Birds of New Guinea. Part xxiv. Grandidier. Histoire de Madagascar. Vol. xvi. (Povssons), Part 2, Atlas, Part 1, Fasc. xvii. Vol. xxii. (Coléoptéres), Tome ii., Atlas, Part 1, Fasc. xvi. Greene. Parrots in Captivity. Vol. iv. Parts 29, 30. Haeckel. Die Radiolarien. Theil. 3, 4. Hatschek. Lehrbuch der Zoologie. Lief. i. Helmerson and Schrenck. Beitrige zur Kenntniss des Russischen Reiches. Folge 3. Band. iii—v. Kobelt. Iconographie der schalentragender europaischen Meeres- conchylien. Heft viii. Rossmiissler’s Iconographie der europaischen Land- und Siisswasser-Mollusken. N.F. Band iy. Lief. 1, 2. Leuckart and Chun. Bibliotheca Zoologica. Heft. i., ii. Lilford. British Birds. Parts vi—viii. Martini and Chemnitz. Conchylien-Cabinet. Lief. 355-866. Meinert. Entomologiske Meddelelser. Bind I. Hefte 3-5. Menzbier. Ornithologie du Turkestan. Livr.i., and Atlas, Livr. i. Mission Scientifique du Cap Horn. Tome vi. Zoologie (Insectes, Bryozoaires, Poissons, et Priapulides). Oberthiir. Etudes d’Entomologie. Part xii. Olphe-Galliard. Contributions a la Faune Ornithologique del’ Europe Occidentale. Fase. iii., iv., xvi., and xxiii. : Paetel. Catalog der Conchylien-Sammlung. Lief. 5-8. Pelzeln, Madarasz, and Lorenz. Monographie der Pipride. Lief. i. Przewalski. Wissenschaftliche Resultate der von N. M. Przewalski nach Central-Asien unternommen Reisen. Band i. (Sdugethiere), Lief. 1; Band ii. Abth. 2 ( Fische), Lief. 1. Reichenow. Handwérterbuch der Zoologie. Band v. Russ. Fremlandische Stiibenvégel. Band iv. Lief. 8, ——. Vogel der Heimat. Lief. 18. 13 Sarasin. Ergebnisse naturwissenschaftlicher Forschungen auf Ceylon. Band I. Heft. 2, 3. Saunders. Manual of British Birds. Parts 1-10. Schneider. Tablettes Zoologiques. Tome ii. Nos, 1, 2. . Zoologische Beitrige. Band ii. Heft 2. Scudder. The Butterflies of the Eastern United States and Canada. Part i. Seidlitz. Fauna Baltica. Die Kafer. Lief. 2, 3. . Fauna Transsylvanica. Die Kifer. Lief. 1, 2. Semper (C.), Reisen im Archipel der Philippinen. Theil II. Band ii. Heft xvi. Hilfte 1; Band v. Lief. 3. Semper (G.). Die Schmetterlinge der Philippinischen Inseln. Band i. Lief. 3. Sharpe and Wyatt. Monograph of the Hirundinide. Parts vii., viii. Smith and Kirby. Rhopalocera Exotica. Parts iv.—vi. Spengel. Zoologische Jahrbiicher. Band iii. (Systematik), Heft. 2-6; (Anat.), Heft. 1-3. Staudinger. Exotische Schmetterlinge. Lief. 20, 21; Theil II. Lief. 4. Sundman. Finska Fogeligg. Hiift. viii., ix. —. Finlands Fiskar. Hiift ix. Taschenberg. Bibliotheca Zoologica ii. Lief. v., vi. Thomson. Opuscula Entomologica. Fasc. xi., xii. Tryon. Manual of Conchology. Parts xxxvii—xxxix.; Ser. 2, Parts xiil.—xv. Tunisie. Exploration Scientifique de la Tunisie. Malacologie et Diptéres. Vogt and Yung. Traité d’Anatomie Comparée. Livr. 11, 12. Lehrbuch der Anatomie. Lief. 13, 14. Waterhouse. Aid to the Identification of Insects. Part xxix. Zittel. Handbuch der Paliontologie. Abth. i. Band III. Lief, 2; Abth. ii. Lief. 6. Some of the most important additions to the Society’s Library, purchased since the last Anniversary, are the following :— Agassiz. The Three Cruises of the ‘ Blake.’ 2 vols. 8vo. 1888. Bonvalot. Through the Heart of Asia. 2 vols. 8vo. 1889. Bull. The Birds of Herefordshire. 8vo. 1888. Campana. Recherches d’Anatomie. 4to. 1875. Cole. Studies in Microscopical Science. 2 vols. 8vo. 1883-84. Doughty. Travels in Arabia Deserta. 2 vols. 8vo. 1888. Dubois. Les Lépidoptéres de la Belgique. 3 vols. Royal 8vo. 1874-84. Duval. Atlas d’Embryologie. 4to. 1889. Etheridge. Fossils of the British Islands. Vol.i. 4to. 1888. Finsch. Samoafahrten. Text, 8vo.; Atlas, 4to. 1888. Goode. American Fishes. Royal 8vo. 1888. Haeckel. The Evolution of Man. 2 vols. 8vo. 1883, Hofmann. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge Europa’s. 4to. 1887. James. The Unknown Horn of Africa. 8vo. 1888. Johnston’s Royal Atlas. New Edition. Folio, 1887. 14 Knorr. Verzameling van allerley bekende Hoorens en Schulpen. Deel. ivi. 4to. 1770-75. Le Messurier. Game, Shore, and Water Birds of India. 8vo. 1888. Lewis. Physiological and Pathological Researches. Royal 8vo. 1888. Mansel-Pleydell. The Birds of Dorsetshire. 8vo. 1888. Marshall. Atlas der Tierverbreitung. Folio, 1887. Meyer. Die Hirschgeweih-Sammlung im Koniglichen Schlosse zu Moritzburg bei Dresden. Neue Folge. Folio, 1887. Milne-Edwards. Expéditions Scientifiques du Travailleur et du Talisman. Poissons par L. Vaillant. 4to. 1888. Mcquin-Tandon. Monographie de la Famille des Hirudinées, Svo. 1846. Panzer. Voet’s Beschreibungen und Abbildungen hartschaaligter Insekten. Theil. i-v. 4to. 1793-1802. Pope. Upland Game Birds and Water-Fowl. Elephant Folio, 1878. Ramsay. Tabular List of all the Australian Birds known to the Author, 4to. 1888. | Rolleston. Forms of Animal Life. 2nd edition. By W. H. Jack- son. Royal 8vo. 1888. Saint-Hilaire. Histoire naturelle des Oiseaux, par E. Le Maout. Royal 8vo. 1853. Schneider. Symbole ad Monographiam Generis Chrysope. Royal 8vo. 1851. Sclater and Hudson. Argentine Ornithology. Vol.i. Royal 8vo. 1888, Sharpe. Birds in Nature. 4to. 1888. Spencer. The Principles of Biology. 2 vols. 8vo. 1864-67. —. First Principles. 38rd edition. 8vo. 1870. Zurn. Die Schmarotzer auf und in dem Korper unserer Haus- siugetiere. Theil ii. S8vo. 1889. The following is a list of the periodicals received in 1888 from the various Societies and Institutions with which this Society is in correspondence. AFRICA. The South-African Philosophical Society, Cape Town. Transactions, vol. v., part 1. America (Nort#) The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston. Proceedings, n.s., vol. xv., part 1. Memoirs, vol. xi., part 5, no. 6; part 6, no. 7. The Boston Society of Natural History, Boston. Memoirs, vol. iv., nos. 1-6. 15 The Museum of Comparative Zodlogy, Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass. Bulletin, vol. xiii., nos. 6-10; vols. xiv., xv., and xvii., nos. 1, 2. Memoirs, vol. xv. The Elliott Society of Science and Art, Charleston. Proceedings, 1886-88. The Nova Scotia Institute of Natural Science, Halifax. Proceedings and Transactions, vol. vii., parts 1, 2. The “ Antonio Alzate ” Scientific Society, Mexico. Memorias, tomo i., cuad. 5-12; tomo ii., cuad. 1-4, The Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Annual Report, 15. Bulletin, no. 4. The Royal Society of Canada, Montreal. Proceedings and Transactions, vol. v. The Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences, New Haven. Transactions, vol. vii., part 2. The American Museum of Natural History, New York. Annual Report, 1887-88. The New York Academy of Sciences, New York. Annals, vol. iv., nos. 3-8. Transactions, vol.i., no. 1; v., no. 1; vi. and vii., nos, 1-8. The Geological and Natural-History Survey of Canada, Ottawa. Annual Report, n.s., vol. ii. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. Proceedings, 1887, part 8; 1888, parts 1, 2. Journal, ser. 2, vol. ix., part 2. The American Entomological Society, Philadelphia. Transactions, vol. xiv.; xv., no. 1, 16 The American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia. Proceedings, vol. xxiv., no, 126; xxy., no. 127. Transactions, n. s., vol. xvi., part 2. The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. Journal, 1888. The American Association for the Advancement of Science, Salem. Proceedings, 36th Meeting, New York, 1887. The California Academy of Science, San Francisco. Bulletin, vol. ii., no. 8. Memoirs, vol. il., no. 1. The National Museum of the Republic of Costa Rica, San José. Anales, tomo 1. The Trenton Natural-History Society, Trenton. Journal, vol. i., no. 3, The Biological Society, Washington. Proceedings, vols. itv. The Philosophical Society, Washington. Bulletin, vol. x. The Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Annual Report, 1885, part 2. Miscellaneous Collections, vols. xxxi.—Xxxxili. AMERICA (SouTH). The National Academy of Sciences of Cordoba, Buenos Ayres. Boletin, tomo x., entr. 1, 2; xi., entr. 1, 2. “AusTraian CoLonigs. The Royal Society of South Australia, Adelaide. Transactions and Proceedings, vols. ix., x. 17 The Royal Society of Tasmania, Hobart. Papers and Proceedings for 1887, The Zoological and. Acclimatization Society of Victoria, Melbourne. Annual Report, 1887, The Linnean Society of New South Wales, Sydney. Proceedings, ser. 2, yol. ii., parts 3, 4; vol. iii., parts 1, 2. The Royal Society of New South Wales, Sydney. Journal and Proceedings, vols, xx., xxi., xxii., part 1. The New-Zealand Institute, Wellington. Transactions and Proceedings, vol. xx. AUSTRIA. The Academy of the University, Cracow. Sprawozdanie komisyi fizyjograficznej, tome xxi. Antropologii, tome xi. Pamietnik, tome xiii. Roeznik, 1886, 1887. Rozprawy i Sprawozdania, tomes xy., xvi. The Imperial Academy of Sciences, Vienna. Denkschriften, Band liii. Sitzungsberichte, Bind. xcv., xevi. The Zoological and Botanical Society, Vienna. Verhandlungen, Band xxxvii., Quartal.3, 4; xxxviii., Quartal. a2 BEeLGIuM. The Entomological Society of Belgium, Brussels. Table Générale des Annales, tomes i.—xxx. The Royal Museum of Natural History, Brussels. Bulletin, tome v., no. 1. Annales, tome xiv. 18 CHINA. The China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Shanghai. Journal, vol, xxii., nos. 1-5, East INDIES. The Royal Society of the Dutch East Indies, Batavia. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift, deel xlvii. The Bombay Natural-History Society, Bombay. Journal, vol. ii., no. 4; ili., nos, 1-3, The Asiatic Society of Bengal, Calcutta. Proceedings, 1887, nos. 9,10; 1888, nos. 1-8. Journal, vol. lvi., part 2, nos, 2-4; lvii., part 2, nos. 1-3. The Geological Survey of India, Calcutta. Records, vol. xx., part 4; xxi., parts 1-3, Memoirs, vol. xxiv., part 1. Memoirs (Pale@ontologia Indica), ser. 10, vol. iv., part 3; ser, 13, vol, 1., part 7. FRANCE. The Linnean Society of Normandy, Caen. Bulletin, ser. 4, vol. i. The Entomological Society, Paris. Annales, sér, 6, tomes iv., Vii. The Museum of Natural History, Paris. Nouvelles Archives, sér. 2, tome ix., fasc. 2; x., fase. 1. The National Society of Acclimatation, Paris. Bulletin, sér. 4, tome v. The Society Philomathique, Paris. Bulletin, sér. 7, tome xi., no. 4; xii., nos. 1, 3. The Natural History Society, Toulouse. Bulletin, 1887, Avril—Dec.; 1888 Jan.—Mars. Table des Matiéres, 1866-1886, i) GERMANY, The Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Berlin, Sitzungsberichte, 1887, nos, 40-54 3 1888, nos, 1-37, Abhandlungen, 1887, The Society of Friends of Natural History, Berlin. Sitzungs-Berichte, 1887, The Natural-History Union of Rhenish Prussia and Westphalia, Bonn, Verhandlungen, Jahr, xliv., Hiilfte 2 ; xly., Hiilfte 1, The German Malacological Society, Frankfort a. M. Jahrbiicher, xiv., Heft 4, The New Zoological Society, Frankfort a. M. Der Zoologische Garten, Jahr. xviii, nos. 11, 12; XX, nos, 1-10, The Senckenbergian Natural-History Society, Frankfort a. M. Abhandlungen, Band xv., Heft. 1-3, Bericht, 1888. The Royal Society of Sciences, Gottingen. Abhandlungen, Band xxxiy, Nachrichten, 1887, The Imperial Leopoldino-Carolinian Academy of Natural- ists, Halle. Nova Acta, Biind. xlix.li, Leopoldina, Heft 23. Katalog der Bibliothek, Lief, 1, The Natural History Union, Hamburg, Abhandlungen, Band x, (Festschrift), The Zoological Society, Hamburg. Bericht, xxyi, B2 20 The Medical and Natural-History Society, Jena. Jenaische Zeitschrift, Band xxi.; xxii., Heft. 1, 2. The Westphalian Provincial Union of Science and Art, Minster. Jahresbericht der Zoologischen Sektion 1887-88. The Natural-History Union, Wiirtemberg. Jahreshefte, Jahre. xliv. Great BRITAIN AND IRELAND. The Belfast Natural-History and Philosophical Society, Belfast. Report and Proceedings, Session 1887-88. The Essex Field Club, Buckhurst Hill, Essex. The Essex Naturalist, vol. i., no. 12; ii., nos. 1-10. The Philosophical Society, Cambridge. Proceedings, vol. vi., parts 3, 4. The Royal Dublin Society, Dublin. Scientific Transactions, ser. 2, vol. iv., part 1. Proceedings, n. s., vol. v., parts 7, 8; vi., parts 1, 2. The Royal Geological Society of Ireland, Dublin. Journal, n. s., vol. vii., part 2. The Royal Irish Academy, Dublin. Proceedings (Science), ser. 2, vol. iv., no. 6. (Polite Literature), ser. 2. vol. ii., no. 8. Transactions (Science), vol. xxix., parts 1, 2. Cunningham Memoirs, no. iv. Royal Physical Society, Edinburgh. Proceedings, Session 1886-87. Royal Society, Edinburgh. Proceedings, vol. xii., nos. 115-118; xiii., xiv. Transactions, vol. xxx., part4; xxxi., xxxil., parts 2-4; xxxiii., parts 1, 2. 21 The Hertfordshire Natural-History Society, Hertford, Transactions, vol. iy., parts 8, 9, The Philosophical and Literary Society, Leeds. Annual Report, 1887-88, The British Association for the Advancement of Science, London. Report, 57th Meeting, Manchester, 1887, The Entomological Society, London. Transactions, 1887, parts 4, 5; 1888, parts 1-4, The Geological Society, London. Quarterly Journal, vol. xliy. List of Fellows of the Society, 1888, The Linnean Society, London. Transactions (Botany), ser. 2, vol. il, parts 10, 13-16; iii. part l. (Zoology), ser. 2, vol. ii., part 18; iii., parts 5, 6; iv., parts 2,3; v., parts 1, 2. Journal (Zoology), vol. xx., nos. 119, 120; xxi., nos, 130, 131; xxii, nos. 137-140. (Botany ), vol. xxiii., nos. 153-155; xxiy., nos. 162-164, General Index to Vols. i-xx. (Botany). List of Fellows, 1887-88, 1888-89, ? The County of Middlesex Natural History and Science Society, London. Transactions, Session 1887-88, The Quekett Microscopical Club, London. Journal, ser. 2, vol. iii., nos, 21, 22, The Royal Agricultural Society of England, London. Journal, ser. 2, vol. xxiy., parts 1, 2, The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, London. Journal, n. s., vol. xx., part 1. The Royal Geographical Society, London. Proceedings, vol. x, 22 The Royal Society, London. Proceedings, vol. xliii., nos. 265-265 ; xliy., nos, 266-271. Philosophical Transactions, vol. clxxviii. List of Fellows, 1887. The Royal United Service Institution, London. Journal, 1888. The Society of Arts, London. Journal, 1888. The Literary and Philosophical Society, Manchester. Proceedings, vols. xxv., XXvi. Memoirs, ser. 3, vol. x. Memoirs and Proceedings, ser. 4, vol. 1. The Tyneside Naturalists’ Field Club, Newcastle. Natural History Transactions, vol. ix., part 2. The Marine Biological Association, Plymouth. Journal, no. 2. The Plymouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall Natural-History Society, Plymouth. Annual Report and Transactions, vol. x., part 1. The Royal Institution of Cornwall, Truro. Journal, vol. ix., part 3. The Yorkshire Philosophical Society, York. Annual Report, 1887. HOouuaAnp. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Amsterdam. Verhandelingen (Natuurkunde), deel xxvi. Verslagen en Mededeelingen (Natuurkunde), derde reeks, deel. iii., iv; (Letterkunde), derde reeks, deel iv. Jaarboek, 1886, 1887. The Dutch Society of Sciences, Haarlem. Archives Néerlandaises, tome xxii., livr.4, 5; xxiii, livr. 1. The Entomological Society of the Netherlands, The Hague. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie, deel xxx1., afl. 1, 2. 23 ITALY. The National Central Library, Florence. Bollettino, 1887, num, 48, 49, and Index; 1888, num. 50-73. The Civic Museum of Natural History, Genoa. Aunali, ser. 2, vols. iii., iv. The Italian Society of Natural Sciences, Milan. Atti, vol. xxix., fase. 1-4. The Society of Naturalists, Naples. Bollettino, ser. 1, vol. ii., fase. 1. The Zoological Station, Naples. Mittheilungen, Band vii., Heft. 3,4; viii., Heft. 1, 2. The Royal Academy of the Lincei, Rome. Rendiconti, vol. iii., sem. 2, fase. 6-13; iv., sem. 1, fase, 1-13 iv., sem. 2, fase. 1-5. The Museum of Zoology and Comparative Anatomy of the Royal University, Turin. Bollettino, nos. 338-48, The Royal Academy of Sciences, Turin. Atti, vol. xxiii., disp. 1-15. Memorie, ser. 2, tome xxxviii. JAPAN. The Imperial University, Tokys. Journal of the College of Science, vol. ii., parts 1-3. Mittheilungen of the Medical Faculty, Band i., no. 2. Calendar, 1887-88. PORTUGAL. The Royal Academy of Sciences, Lisbon. Jornal, nos, xlvii., xlviii, 24 Russia. The Natural-History Society, Dorpat. Sitzungsberichte, Band viii., Heft 2. The Society of Sciences of Finland, Helsingfors. Bidrag, haftet xly.—xlvii. Ofversigt, vols. xxvili., xxix. Acta, tomus xv. The Imperial Society of Naturalists, Moscow. Bulletin, 1887, no. 4; 1888, nos, 1, 2. The Society of Friends of Natural History, Anthropology, and Ethnology, Moscow. Transactions, vol. xlvi., parts 1, 2; xlvil., parts 1, 2; xlviii. part 1; xlix., parts 1-3; 1, parts 1, 2; li, part 1; lit, parts 1-3. The Royal Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg. Bulletin, tome xxxii., nos. 2-4 Mélanges Biologiques, tome xil., livr. 6. Mémoires, 7° série, tome xxxv., nos. 8-10; xxxyi., nos, 1-5, The Russian Entomological Society, St. Petersburg. 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Donations, Memoirs, and Papers have also been received from :—the Editors of the ‘ American Journal of Science’ ; the Editors of the ‘ American Naturalist’; the Editors of the ‘Archiv fiir Naturgeschichte’; the Editors of the ‘Athenzum’; the Trustees of the Australian Museum ; Prof. J. V. Barboza du Bocage; Dr. R. Blasius; Dr. W. Blasius; Rev. L. Blomefield; Dr. O. Boettger; the Trustees of the British Museum; the Geological and Natural History Survey of Canada; Prof. G. Canestrini; the Trustees of the Colombo Museum; Prof. E. D. Cope ; the Great Eastern Railway Company; Prof. C. Gegen- baur; Prof. H. H. Giglioli; J. G. Goodchild, Esq. ; Prof. G. Brown Goode; Dr. H. J. Hansen; the Hon. Miss Rose E. Hubbard ; the Geological Survey of India; the India Office ; the Trustees of the Indian Museum ; the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland ; the Zoological Society of Ireland ; the Editors of the ‘ Journal de Conchy- liologie’?; M. Fernand Lataste; R. T. Litton, Esq. ; Dr. M. Menzbier; Dr. A. B. Meyer; Prof. K. Mébius; Dr. James Murie; the Editors of ‘The Naturalist’; the Editors of ‘ Nature’; Prof. A. Newton; the New York State Library ; the Colonial Museum and Geological Survey of New Zealand; Dr. F. C. Noll; the Nottingham Natural- ists’ Society ; Prof. H. A. Pagenstecher; Dr. Paul Pel- seneer; the Zoological Society of Philadelphia; M. E. L. 26 Ragonot; the Trustees of the Salford Museum; Count T. Salvadori; Dr. Carl Schmidt; P. L. Sclater, Esq. ; Dr. R. W. Shufeldt; Mrs. Stirling; the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm; Lewis R. 8. Tomalin, Esq. ; the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries; the United States Geological Survey ; the University Col- lege of London; and F. H. Waterhouse, Esq. III. GARDENS, REGENT’S PARK. 1. Works AND REPAIRS. As has been already mentioned, the Council, in view of the financial economy necessary to be observed under pre- sent circumstances, deemed it necessary to restrict to a certain degree the expenditure on works and repairs in the Gardens during the past year. Nevertheless the Society’s staff of workmen, though somewhat reduced in numbers, was kept busily employed throughout the year, and a large number of repairs and renewals were carried out. Opportunity was taken of the change of tenancy in the Refreshment-rooms to thoroughly paint, repair, and redecorate the main Refreshment-building, both inside and out, besides which the roof was repaired, and the drains restored to perfect order. The Hyzenas’ and Bears’ dens were thoroughly cleaned, repaired, and painted, as were likewise the adjoining Bear- pit and Polar-Bears’ den; the lobby of the New Reptile- house was painted and distempered; the walks near the Camel-house and Band-stand were altered, and a large new mound constructed and planted; the smaller Seal- Pond was altered and improved; the Eagle Aviary was thoroughly repaired and painted; and numerous other smaller repairs were carried out. Besides this, during the autumn a large quantity of ballast was burnt, formed by the clay removed from the bank at the back of the Reptile- house, and much valuable material was thus acquired at a moderate cost for the repairs of the roads and paths. 27 2. STAFF. The permanent Staff of the Society’s Gardens consists of :— 1 Superintendent. 1 Assistant Superintendent. 1 Head Keeper. 7 Keepers (1st class). 9 Keepers (2nd class). 8 Keepers (3rd class). 3 Money-takers. 1 Storekeeper. 1 Cook. 1 Office Clerk. 1 Prosector’s Assistant. 1 Head Gardener. 35 Besides these there are usually 19 Helpers in the Mena- gerie, 12 Garden-labourers, 7 Artisans, 5 Painters, 6 Labourers, 1 Butcher, 2 Firemen, 2 Night-Watchmen, and 1 Time-keeper employed at weekly wages; so that the number of the whole staff may be reckoned at about ninety persons. 3. VISITORS. The Council are pleased to be able to point out a con- siderable increase in the number of visitors to the Society’s Gardens in 1888. As will be seen by the subjoined Table, this increase has taken place under every one of the heads into which the entrances to the Gardens are divided for the purpose of registration. Visitors to the Gardens. 1888. 1887. | Comparison. Fellows and Friends ..............ecceseeee- 176,609 | 176,401 | Incr. 208 oe ordinary days at 1s. each.../ 123,746 | 119,325 |Incr. 4,421 On Mondays and other oe | Paying at Gd.enchy..cccgeccccssecees 232,012 | 206,825 | Incr. 25,187 GdsCach asec tsctee seaxcssee 49,021 | 38,631 | Incr. 10,390 School Children (admitted free) ......... 27,014 | 21,716 |Incr. 5,298 608,402 | 562,898 | Incr. 45,504 i | 28 The subjoined Table contains a statement of the Number of Visitors to the Society’s Gardens during each year, from the year 1828 to the year 1888. Number of Visitors to the Gardens, 1828-88. Year. Number. Year. Number. 1828 .... 98,605 1859 .... 364,356 1829 .... 189,913 1860 .... 394,906 1830 .... 223,420 166... ., Bolen 1831 .... 262,193 T1862 .... 682,205 1832 .... 206,652 1863 .... 468,700 1833 .... 211,343 L864.) 507169 1834 .... 208,583 - 1865 .... 525,176 1835 .... 210,068 1866 .... 527,349 1836 .... 263,372 1867 .... 556,214 IBS awn disks 1868 .... 573,186 WeBie) Go ga 8 LS 1869 .... 572,848 1839 .... 158,432 1870 .... 573,004 1840 .... 141,009 LS... 09a 1841>..,.. 182,616 1872 .... 648,088 1842 .... 107,459 — 1873 .... 713,046 1843 .... 98,280 1874 .... 706,907 1844 .... 101,527 1875)... 699,918 1845 .... 99,615 $1876 .... 915,764 1846 .... 100,045 LO Tonos i ee 1847 .... 93,546 1878-722... (06,743 1848 .... 143,630 1879 .... 643,000 1849 .... 168,895 1880 .... 675,979 1850 .... 360,402 1881 .... 648,694 *1851 .... 667,243 1882 .... 849,776 1852 .... 305,203 1883 .... 743,485 1853 .... 409,076 1884 .... 745,460 1854 .... 407,676 | 1885 .... 659,896 1855 .... 315,002 1886 .... 639,674 1856 .... 344,184 1887 .... 562,898 1857 .... 339,217 1888 .... 608,402 1858.27 3 351,580 + Year of the International Exhibition, ] Year of the exhibition of the Prince * Year of the Great Exhibition. of Wales’s Indian Menagerie. 29 4, ProsEcTor’s DEPARTMENT. The Prosector (Mr. F. E. Beddard) reports as follows :— The number of deaths in the Society’s Menagerie during the year 1888 was 948, showing a small increase (23) over the deaths of the year 1887. The number of deaths for the year which can be con- sidered as important was not large. A young Polar Bear, which was acquired in April 1887, died in January 1888 ; its companion, purchased at the same time, had to be killed in consequence of its diseased condition. The following deaths also occurred :—Two Leopards; a female Pygmy Hog, which was purchased in May 1882, and had therefore lived six years in the Gardens; two Secretary Vultures ; a Spectacled Bear, which had lived fourteen years in the Society’s Gardens, having been pur- chased in 1874; a Rhinoceros (RA..sumatrensis), one of a pair which were purchased by the Society in 1885. Both of the latter were dissected by the Prosector and Mr. Treves ; and an account of their anatomy has already been communicated to the Society, and will appear in the ‘Proceedings’ for 1889. The following papers, based on work done in the Pro- sector’s Laboratory, are among those which have been prepared by the Prosector during the past year :—“ OM GO; SAY a ccocccetsecccessasassaasssocesine 424 1 5 Messrs. 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( Horses killed ............ and Weighing ...scssei.c.s0.505 and Wherzbinp---srresctscsnsss a Telledivcescctsenyes Bia roar seeerecarnes ss ceo Oil-Cake Rye Bread Mangel Wurzel ....... se 1880. 182} lds. 113 Ids. 2343 Ids. 30 quarters. 138 qrs. 43 qrs. 263 qrs. 76 qrs. 308 qrs. 103 qrs. 8 qrs. 6 bushels. 23 qrs. 9; qrs. 302 ewt. 100 ewt. fewt. 41 ewt. 19,750 5646 qts. 16 tons 16 cwt. 19 ewt. 2 qrs. 6 lbs. 75 ewt. 2 qrs.5 Ibs. 313 galls. 59 tons 8 cwt. 154 4tons7 ewt. 18 tons. 1008 bundles. 3 tons 18 ewt. 7 tons 17 ewt. 3456 bunches. 209} Ids. 1217 Ids. 233% Ids. 25; quarters. 146 qrs. 33 qrs. 28 qrs. 735 qrs. - 287 qrs. 9$ qrs. 8} qrs. 7 bushels. 2% qrs. 12 qrs. 279 ewt. 90 ewt. 1; ewt. 45 ewt. 19,400 5385 qts. 18 tons 13 ewt. 19 ewt. 2 qrs. 6 lbs. 75 ewt. 2 qrs. 5 lbs. 313 galls. 62 tons 9 ewt. 154 3 tons 11 ewt. 1 qr. 4497 qtns. 20 ewt. 373 ewt. tle 19 tons. 976 bundles. 3 tons 18 ewt. 7 tons 17 ewt. 3456 bunches, 1882. 179 lds. 1094 lds. 187} lds. 25 quarters. 1423 qrs. 363 qrs. 26 qrs. 74 qrs. 288 qrs. 114 qrs. 11 qrs. lqr. 33 qrs. 10 qrs. 253 ewt. 86 ewt. 1} ewt. 393 ewt. 19,600 5210 qts. 18 tons 5 ewt. 19 ewt. 2 qrs. 6 Tbs. 75 ewt. 2 qrs. 5 lbs. 313 galls. 98 tons. 174 2 tons 15 ewt. 4370 qtps. 17 tons. 1005 bundles. 3 tons 18 cwt. 7 tons 17 ewt. 3456 bunches. 1883. 165 lds. 115} lds. 193} Ids. 263 quarters. 147 qrs. 363 qrs. 193 qrs. 75 qrs. 278 qrs. 10 qrs. 11 qrs. lqr. 23 qrs. 10; qrs. 275 ewt. 104 ewt. 1 ewt. 35 cwt. 19,750 5117 qts. 17 tons 10 ewt. 19 cwt. 2 qrs. 6 lbs. 75 ewt. 2 qrs. 6 lbs. 313 galls. 7512 260 130 tons 17 ewt. 164 2 tons 13 ewt. 4488 qtns. 15 ewt. . 78 ewt. 193 tons. 1640 bundles. 3 tons 18 ewt. 7 tons 17 ewt. 3456 bunches. the past 10 years 1880 to 1889. 1885. 1886. 1887. 172 lds. 160 lds. 147 lds, 149 lds. 120} lds. 123 lds. 121} lds. 1294 Ids. 198} lds. 2043 lds. 1853 Ids. 217 lds. 243 quarters. 23 quarters. 24 quarters. 25} quarters. 156 qrs. 144 qrs. 148 qrs. 145 qrs. 375 qrs. ; 413 qrs. 383 qrs. 355 qrs. 263 qrs. 23} qrs. 10% qrs. 63 qrs 743 qrs. 743 qrs. 79 qrs. 84 qrs 285 qrs. 250 qrs. 272 qrs. 276 qrs. 11 grs. 10¢ qrs. 11} qrs. 11} qrs 103 qrs. 10 qrs. 11} qrs. 105 qrs. 6 bushels. lqr. 1 qr. 6 bushels. 23 qrs. 23 qrs. 23 qrs. 2 qrs. 63 qrs. 6 qrs. 5} qrs. 63 qrs. 287 cwt. 281 ewt. 278 ewt. 273 ewt. 104 ewt. 106 ewt. 94 ewt. 88 ewt. 1 ewt. 1} ewt. ; ewt. 3 ewt. 41 ewt. 393 ewt. 42 ewt. 32 ewt. 19,800 19,950 18,850 18,250 4557 qts. 5055 qts. 5213 qts. 5409 qts. L7 tons 4cwt. |17 tons 2 ewt. 3 qrs.| 17 tons 2 ewt.1 qr. |17 tons 5 ewt. 3 qrs. 2 qrs. 6 lbs. | 19 ewt. 2 qrs. 6 Ibs. | 19 ewt. 2 qrs. 6 Ibs. 2 qrs. 6 Ibs. | 75 ewt. 2 qrs. 5 lbs: | 75 ewt. 2 qrs. 5 Ibs. 313 galls. 315 galls, 315 galls. jol2 7512 7512 274 291 298 30 tons 7 ewt. 138 tons. 144} tons. 152 162 173 ons 12 ewt. 2 tons 10 ewt. 2 tons 8 ewt. 4 qtns. 4480 qtns. 4870 qtns. 20 ewt. 15 ewt. 20 ewt. 67 ewt. 39 ewt. 39 ewt. 183 tons. 19 tons. bundles. 2065 bundles. 2467 bundles. 3 tons 18 ewt. 3 tons 18 ewt. tons |7 ewt. 7 tons 17 ewt. 8 tons 2 ewt. 56 bunches. 3456 bunches. 3456 bunches, 35 75 ewt. 2 qrs. 5 Ibs. 313 galls. 135} tons. 197 2 tons 4 ewt. 4840 qtns. 20 ewt. 39 ewt. 20 tons. 2467 bundles. 3 tons 18 ewt. 8 tons 2 ewt. 3456 bunches. 1888. 1889. 148 lds. 143 Ids. 112 lds. 913 lds. 228 Ids. 219 Ids. 26} quarters. 26 quarters. 141 qrs. 140 qrs. 40 qrs. 46 qrs. 5; qrs. 4? qrs. 84 qrs. 75} qrs. 280 qrs. 341 qrs. 10# qrs. 10} qrs. 113 qrs. 11} qrs. 6 bushels, 6 bushels. 13 qrs. 1} qrs. Tt qrs. 6 qrs. 260 ewt. 254 ewt. 88 ewt. 2 ewt. 2 ewt. 32 ewt 34 ewt. : 33 ewt 17,550 17,000 5138 qts. 5060 qts. 19 ewt. 2 qrs. 6 Ibs,| 19 ewt. 2 qrs. 6 lbs, 13 tons 5 ewt. 2 qrs. 75 ewt. 2 qrs.5 Ibs. 313 galls. 7512 281 124} tons. 191 2 tons 4 ewt. 46843 qtns. 25 ewt. 13 tons 15 ewt.3 qrs. 19 ewt. 2 qrs. 6 lbs. 78 ewt. 2 qrs. 19 lbs. 313 galls, 7l2 203 105 tons. 181 2 tons 1 ewt. 4540 qtns. 40 ewt. 405 ewt. 195 tons. 1901 bundles. 3 tons 18 ewt. 8 tons 3 ewt. 3744 bunches. 105 ewt. 175 tons. 2392 bundles. 3 tens 18 ewt. 8 tons 6 ewt. 3744 bunches. c2 36 b. List of Species new to the Collection exhibited during the year 1889. The following list contains the specimens exhibited in 1889 which are referable to species not included in the last (eighth) edition of the List of Animals. 254, 313a. 366 a. 450 a. i, MAMMALS. . Avalis laniger (Gm.). Flocky Lemur. Hab. Madagascar. a. Purchased, June 28, 1889. Putorius sarmaticus (Pallas). Marbled Polecat. Hab. Central Asia. a-d. Presented by Col. Sir Oliver B. C. St. John, K.C.S.1., R.E., Feb. 8, 1889. From Quettah. See P.Z.S. 1889, p. 85. Sciurus syriacus, Hempr. & Ehr. Syrian Squirrel. Hab. North Syria. a-c. Deposited, Dec. 20, 1889. Georychus capensis (Pallas). Cape Mole-Rat. Hab. Cape Colony, 8. Africa. a. Presented by the Rey. G. H. R. Fisk, C.M.Z.S., May: 1, 1889. See P.Z.8. 1889, p. 316. Bibos gaurus (Hamilton Smith). Gaur. Hab. India. a. Male. Presented by Sir Cecil C. Smith, K.C.M.G., Oct. 23, 1889. From Pahang. See P. Z.8. 1889, p. 447. 6384.4. 104.4. 1454. - Hab. Madagascar. 246 a. 2460. 270a. (3Bl4a. 37 Phalanger orientalis (Pallas). Oriental Phalanger. Hab. Solomon Islands, a. Presented by Charles M. Woodford, Esq., C.M.Z.S., March 4, 1889. See P.Z.S. 1889, p. 161. ii. BIRDS. _Euphonia flavifrons (Sparrm.). Yellow-fronted Tanager. Hab. West Indies. a,b. Presented by Mrs. Herbert, gr 20, 1889. - From Dominica. Spermestes nana, Pucheran. - Dwarf Finch. a—d. Purchased, Nov. 1, 1889. Fringilla tintillon, Webb et Berth. Tintillon Chaf- finches. Hab. Teneriffe. a,b. Deposited, June 20, 1889. Fringilla teydea, Webb et Berth. Teydean Chaf- finch. Hab. Canary Islands. a—x. Deposited, Aug. 9, 1889. Erythrospiza githaginea (Licht.). Rosy Bullfinch. Hab. Algeria. a,b. Purchased, Jan. 10, 1889. See P. Z. 8. 1889, p- 26. . Ageleus. frontalis, Fees ers : 258 3 0 4B ee S| Benign srinsaric : 25 0 0 80 0 0 70 0 0 LOMO MON Fe-teupcieesict 470 0 0 47.0: 10) 10) || stcsrasistereve teeter efor cteleaiclstoe 33 0 0 24 0 0 OQ! 0) SOM ertatesreeeiaiee 5,680 0 0 BL085) 1000 |eccceeesenmee 5 0 0 102 0 0 10250" 0) |>0\- lowe stree pistelets stew ties 720 0 0 870), 0) 00/52 tceneceeeeh 150 0 0 23 13 0 1717 0 ee (al bencsadoen.n 15201 "6 7 766 5 1 B25) De Gulati seta eos 359 17 6 REY Ss [i Banpopemarcces 2718 6 74 210 73 17-3 0) 4/0 \\|daaeeeeseee 584 4 5 89 16 4 494 Biol j|Uetesweceacs 26,427 12 0] 24,025 10 8 2,810 10 6| 408 9 2 pis[ate(elsielecuive iets 2,402 1 4 408 9 2 Ded. 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