1 6 A YEAR WITH NATURE. 



"Sally from the Zoo" is also located in this collection, and 

 deserves special mention. Mr. Newman has given us a very 

 true representation of " Sally" in the photograph which is here 

 produced. What a fine study for Darwinians ! 



More Monkeys, Apes and such like, and we come across a 

 huge case of Bats. A few are known to me, others I have 

 never seen before, and probably could not see elsewhere than 

 at Tring. Here I found Mr. Rothschild so ready to give me 

 information on any point which occurred to me. I asked him 

 how many species there were inhabiting the British Isles. 

 "About seventeen", said he; at which I was somewhat aston- 

 ished, but to satisfy my curiosity and surprise, he rolled off 

 the names of them on his fingers. 



Another fact which interested me very much hereabouts was 

 the difference between tht English and Irish Stoats, namely, 

 that the variety found in the land of the Shamrock, although 

 having the tail black, is more like a Weasel. 



Not far from the Stoat, Otter and Seal cases, in the far left 

 hand corner, is a Parti-coloured Bear which is very highly 

 prized, being met with very infrequently. Of course, near at 

 hand, was the Brown Bear, a Wolf, and a further valuable 

 specimen in a Racoon Dog. 



In the centre on this floor are two huge cases, one containing 

 animals and the other birds, whilst the one on the right hand 

 side as we enter is also devoted to the latter. We will now 

 take the centre case of animals. A wonderful Tiger is comfort- 

 ably located on its huge paws in the corner, as well as a 

 magnificent Lion, but the most valuable animal here situated 

 is a Hybrid Tiger which was born in Austria, and such a 

 hybrid has I understand only been known to occur once 

 previously. Passing down this collection, we notice Wild Cats, 

 Virginian Deer, Kangaroos only nine species of which breed 

 outside Australia a Wild Bull and hosts of other things, 

 and we finish up with a rather long meditative look at a 

 Tasmanian Wolf, which has three or four broad stripes across its 

 back very much like the marking and colour of a Perch. This 

 Wolf, Mr. Rothschild informed me, is fast becoming extinct 

 and increases in value as time passes. 



Having gazed upon most of the animals on the ground floor, in 



