48 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 66 
the ruminants were held in quarantine for fifteen days, under the 
supervision of an inspector of the United States Bureau of Animal 
Industry. The mammals obtained include a gemsbuck, a blessbuck, 
a white-tailed gnu, a nilgai, four springbucks, a pair of duikers, a 
pair of meerkats, and a few monkeys and rodents. Among the 
birds are two secretary vultures, a bateleur eagle, a hornbill, fran- 
colins of several species, a few touracous and hawks, and a number 
of smaller birds. The collection has been divided between the three 
institutions concerned, according to their choice, and in proportion 
to the share of the expenses that was borne by each. Altogether 
Fic. 47—Yards for antelope, National Zoological Gardens, Pretoria, 
South Africa. 
there were secured 28 mammals, representing 13 species; 60 birds, 
of 25 species; and 55 snakes and tortoises, of 8 species. 
It may be of interest to give a brief abstract of Mr. Loring’s 
notes regarding the zoological gardens which he visited in South 
Africa, where this feature of municipal life seems to find favor. 
Cape Town has a small collection of animals, including lions, 
antelopes, and various smaller mammals, and some birds. This is 
on the Cecil Rhodes estate. 
Durban, with a population of some 34,000, has a small site and 
a small collection, with apparently not much popular support. 
‘An Indian antelope, born in the Pretoria Zoological Garden. 
