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The house in which the Hippopotamus and Hamet were inclosed 
having been taken from the waggon, the animal readily followed 
Hamet, ‘on the door being opened, to the building which had been 
prepared for him. He had now been twelve hours out of the water ; 
and as soon as he discovered the bath, which had been filled in 
anticipation of his arrival, he plunged into it with the most evi- 
dent enjoyment. (Mammalia, PI. XIX.) After this he fed freely 
on warm milk and meal, without exhibiting the slightest symptoms 
of fatigue, or of discomposure at the new situation in which he was 
laced. 
: The remainder of the collection, which had been gathered together 
by the unceasing energy of Mr. Murray, included— : 
Felis leo, 2. 
» jubatus, go. 
>» Cchaus. 
Genetta pallida, Gray. 
Viverra civetta. 
Herpestes ichneumon. 
Canis niloticus. 
Capra nubiana. 
Gazella dorcas. 
Sus aper, 9. 
Dipus egyptius. 
Gerbillus melanura. 
ig tenuis. 
Gyps fulvus. 
Otogyps auricularis. 
Casarca rutila. 
Pelecanus crispus. 
8 onocrotalus. 
Psammosaurus griseus. 
Gongylus ocellatus. 
Scincus vulgaris. 
Cerastes Hasselquistii. 
Naia hae. 
Coluber Cliffordii. 
Liryx jaculus. 
Of these, the Lioness, the Chetah, the Ibex and the Wild Hog were 
gifts to the Society from H.H. the Viceroy, in addition to the Hip- 
popotamus. 
As if to make the 25th a still more memorable day in the annals of 
the Menagerie, another collection arrived within an hour of that which 
has been thus briefly mentioned. Lord Harris, Governor of Trinidad, 
desirous of making the opportunities of his important station available 
for the advancement of science at home, transmitted under the care 
of a trustworthy agent, and as a gift to the Society, a box of skins, 
which will be exhibited at a future meeting, and some beautiful living 
animals, among which there have arrived remarkable examples of the 
following species :— 
