Cfje i:f)anfesi of tlje 

 Sntluerp Zoological ^ocietp 



OUR Society 'sgift of animals to the Antwerp 

 Zoological Society brought forth a re- 

 markably beautiful and original acknowledg- 

 ment, addressed to Professor Henry Fairfield 

 Osborn, President. The Royal Zoological So- 

 ciety of Antwerp caused to be executed an 

 illuminated memorial of thanks and apprecia- 

 tion, printed with antique type dating back 

 350 years, and illustrated with groups of 

 animal pictures, in colors, printed from wood 

 cuts that were made almost at the beginning 

 of modern zoological literature. 



It is to be regretted that it is a practical 

 impossibility to reproduce in this volume satis- 

 factory facsimiles of this unique document, 

 but its text is reprinted on the following pages, 

 followed by the reply of Professor Osborn, 



A similar acknowledgment was executed and 

 forwarded to the Director of the Zoological 

 Park. 



