NINETEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 113 



In addition to the institutions mentioned, I had the pleasure 

 of visiting the Zoological Gardens of the following ten cities: 

 Antwerp, Budapest, Vienna, Hamburg, Berlin, Hanover, Am- 

 sterdam, Rotterdam, London and Edinburgh. In many of the 

 places visited, I found the gardens rich in zoological specimens, 

 but nearly all over-crowded with buildings, and the corrals and 

 yards much too small for the comfort of the animals, especially 

 the hoofed animals. 



There are two new zoological gardens in Europe: One a 

 municipally owned garden located in Budapest; the other, the 

 Scottish Zoological Park at Edinburgh. Both of these institu- 

 tions are modelled to a great extent after Hagenbeck's, at Ham- 

 burg. The garden at Budapest is only three years old, but al- 

 ready is rich in zoological specimens. For instance, I found 

 there a good collection of African antelopes; also a herd of five 

 giraffes, all in excellent health, and five elephants. Here, also, 

 I saw a pair of American bison which were bred in our Zoo- 

 logical Park, reaching this far away Zoological Garden through 

 the Hagenbeck agency. One of the most interesting buildings 

 in this Garden is the Elephant House which is patterned after 

 a Turkish Mosque. So faithful is the reproduction that upon 

 its completion it nearly led to serious diplomatic complications 

 between Turkey and Hungary. The interior decorations and 

 colored windows produce a lighting effect of a beautiful pale 

 purplish hue. 



The Polar Bear Dens and Sea-Lion Pool, as well as the 

 Mountain Sheep Rocks, are modelled after the same structures 

 at Hagenbeck's. 



The Scottish Zoological Park, the property of the Zoological 

 Society of Scotland, is located half a mile from the Edinburgh 

 city boundary, and comprises about 74 acres. The Society ob- 

 tained possession of the property in the spring of 1913, and im- 

 mediately began the work of laying out the grounds. The whole 

 Park lies above rock, which is never far from the surface, and 

 there is an abundance of fine old timber. From the higher por- 

 tions of the Park magnificent views are obtained of the sur- 

 rounding country, and its aspect to the southwest secures the 

 maximum of sunshine, with shelter from the cold winds. Alto- 

 gether it is an ideal spot for the purpose of a zoological park, 

 and no finer setting could be desired for the display of animal 

 life. 



