58 ilie hish Naturalist. March» 



During the summer negotiations were opened b)^ the President with the 

 Irish Fisheries Office and with the Board of Conservators and the riparian 

 owners of the River Liffey, -with a view to the estabhshment of a Salmon 

 and Trout hatchery in the Zoological Gardens. The Fisheries' officers 

 have promised to provide a supply of ova and a set of hatchery tanks, and to 

 contribute a substantial sum towards the erection of the necessary building 

 and the excavation of two ponds for the reception of the young fish. 

 Promise of financial support has also been received from the Conservators 

 and the riparian owners, so that the Council have felt justified in accepting 

 a contract, and have put the work in hand. A further instalment of the 

 cost will be met by the allocation of tlie legacy (;^ioo) bequeathed to the 

 Society by the late Mr. L. O. Hutton. 



The cages in the apse of the Roberts House, mentioned in the Report 

 for 1 9 10, were completed early in the year, and afford excellent accom- 

 modation for two Caracals. A new house for the small Carnivora that are 

 now unsatisfactorily lodged in tlie Monkey House is very badly wanted, 

 and the erection of such a house will be undertaken if funds permit. The 

 Council is also desirous of providing some open-air cages in connection with 

 the Monkey House. 



A large number of animals have been presented to the Society during 

 191 1. From the King we have received, besides two Lions, some animals 

 from the special African collection given to His Majesty, and exhibited 

 through the summer in the Zoological Gardens, London. 



Many other donors have also contributed valuable specimens to the 

 collection. Mr. G. M. Jones gave a Vervet Monkey and a Yellow Baboon. 

 Specially noteworthy were the Slow Loris given in April by Mr. C. B. 

 Rogers and in May by Dr. Leeper ; unfortunately, these interesting 

 lemuroids did not survive through the year. The President has given 

 a Canadian Lynx, and several Members of the Council contributed for a 

 young Bactrian Camel which will serve, it is hoped, as a riding animal 

 during the summer months. vSir P. C. Smyly brought from West Africa a 

 Civet Cat and a Royal Python. M. J. N. Lentaigne gave a White-tailed 

 Eagle, and Captain Kelsall sent from Gibraltar some Griffon Vultures. 



The most important of our purchases have been made to fill gaps in the 

 Monkey House. In May, Dr. Scharff, when in London, secured a young 

 female Orang-utan, which has improved wonderfully under Keeper Supple's 

 care, and is growing into a fine healthy animal. " Ginger" or " Bella," as 

 she is called, spent many summer days in the open air, climbing trees in the 

 grounds and building nests for herself among the branches. In December 

 the Council accepted the ofter of a male White-handed Gibbon, so that 

 three types of Anthropoid Apes are now represented in the collection. 

 Six Squirrel Monkeys were bought in February, four of these died very soon, 

 but two survived until September. Other noteworthy purchases were Sooty 

 Mangabeys and Brown and Weeper Capuchins. The large open-air 

 monkey cage was replenished by the purchase of two dozen young Rhesus 

 Monkeys in June. 



Our splended collection of Lions — the most famous feature in our Gardens 

 — has been enriched by two males, deposited by His Majesty tlie King. 

 One of these, a small specimen from Abyssinia, arrived in April accompanied 



