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its tender flesh and very fine down, might be rendered use- 

 ful in our court-yards, at the same time that it would con- 

 tribute to the ornament of our pieces of water j^thtt pheasant 

 with a tail like a lyre, which on account of its form and the 

 beauty of its plumage might shine alongside our European 

 peacock. Passing over other useful animals, we shall ter- 

 minate this article by an abridgement of the report of the 

 professors of the museum, who each in his department 

 made out a list of this zoological collection, presenting 

 here, vmder the form of a table of three columns, the num- 

 ber of individuals brouoht home, that of the different spe- 

 cies, and an indication of those which are new : 



According to this table, therefore, the zoological collec- 

 tion of the museum has been enriched with 2542 new spe- 

 cies, and a great number which were wanting -among the 

 1330 already described in some works. Besides, science 

 has acquired more than 2500 unknown objects, many of 

 which will form new genera, and perhaps orders. The 

 considerable number of duplicates will enable us to procure 

 by exchange objects which may still be wanting in the ge- 

 neral collection, or to augment those wliich exist in the 

 principal cities of the enrpire. We shall add, that 960 

 drawings by young Lesueur still attest his zeal and activity. 



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