306 MR. STANLEY S. FLOWER ON THE [Apr. 3, guished from the true Casuarivs vniappendiculalvs by its rounded greenish casque (lately described by Mr. "Walter Eothschild as C. u. aurantiacus). The Phasianidce include examples of PJiasianits scemmerrivgi and a fine pair of Gallus varius. A singular hybrid may also be mentioned ; it is stated to be the produce of a female Plcdalea minor from Japan and a male Ibis melanocephala. This curious bird somewhat exceeds in size both its parents ; the head is feathered as in the Spoonbill, whilst the bill, in general form, nearly resembles the bill of the Ibis, having only the point some-what flattened. The colour of this bird is white. Amongst the Pigeons a fine specimen of the Double-crested Pigeon (Lophol&nws antarcticus) was remarkable. But I could go on much longer if I wished to give an account of all the interesting animals seen in this best of all the Continental Zoological Gardens, and I will therefore end here, and only add that if everything is carried out as it has been planned many more improvements will be shortly accomplished, and the whole of the old inconvenient buildings will disappear and be replaced by new ones well adapted for their purposes. How this has been accomplished in so comparatively short a time is Dr. Heck's secret. April 3, 1900. Prof. G. B. Howes, LL.D., F.R.S., V.P., in the Chair. The Secretary read the following report on the additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of March 1900 : — The total number of registered additions to the Society's Mena-gerie during the month of March was 44, of which 29 were by presentation, 6 by purchase, and 9 were received on deposit. The total number of departures during the same period, by death and removals, was 128. The following papers were read : — 1. On the Mammalia of Siam and the Malay Peninsula. By Stanley Smyth Flower, F.Z.S., 5th Fusiliers. [Keceived March 5, 1900.] In order to write a complete account of the mammals of a country it seems necessary on the one hand to be able to examine the magnificent collection in the British Museum and to look up all the literature on the subject, which can only be done in a large library, and on the other hand to be able to see what specimens are represented in the local museums (where such exist) and
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