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attempted to diminish the crowd at the entrance to the Gar- 

 dens, and the consequent obstruction to passengers, by pro- 

 viding inclosures adjoining to the Lodges, for the purpose of 

 affording accommodation to Servants in waiting on Members 

 and their friends. On several of the more crowded Sundays 

 of the last summer, the number of Members and their friends 

 who visited the Gardens exceeded 3000 on each day. 

 The 



Menagerie 



has throughout the year continued to exhibit a collection of 

 living animals remarkable for its extent, variety, and interest. 

 The number of individuals has generally exceeded 1000: 

 on the present day it amounts, exclusive of the Water-fowl 

 on the Lake in the Regent's Park, to 995 ; of which 269 are 

 Mammalia, 704 Birds, and 22 Itej^tiles. 

 The 



List of the Animals exhibited, 



for the first time, in 1835, comprehends the following. 



CLASS MAMMALIA. 



Alpine Mastiff. Canis familiaris, Linn., var. 

 Gray's Paradoxure. Paradoxurus Grayi, Benn. 

 Chimpanzee. Simia Troglodytes, Linn. 

 Bonneted Monkey, albino. Macacus radiatus, Lacep., var. 

 Harnessed Antelope. Antilope scripta, Pall. 

 Brush-tailed Kangaroo. Macr opus penicillatus, Gray. 

 Quebec Marmot. Arctomys Empetra, Schreb. 

 Trebizond Marmot. Spermophilus xanthoprymna, Benn. 

 Cape Ground Squirrel. Geosciurus Capensis, Smith. 

 Grey Squirrel, albino. Sciurus cinereus, Linn., var. 

 Cape Sheep. Ovis Aries, Linn., var. 



CLASS AVES. 



Ring Ousel. Turdus torquatus, Linn. 

 Wheatear. Saxicola (Enanthe, Bechst. 



