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revival of the practical work of the Society. With this the 

 late President does not appear to have had much sympathy. 

 It has been shown that he looked on the office of Prosector 

 as an endowment of research"^ (p. 151); and in his Jubilee 

 Address the references to early attempts at acclimatisation — 

 distinctly laid down in the Charter as one of the objects of the 

 Society — can scarcely be called favourable. It was pointed out 

 by Mr. W. B. Tegetmeier in the Field (Nov. 10, 1900) that 

 " Sir William had evidently forgotten the turkey " j when he 

 said, " no addition of any practical importance has been made to 

 our stock of truly domestic animals since the commencement 

 of the historic period of man's life upon earth." 



Promotion came this year to Mr. Arthur Thomson, the 

 head-keeper, who was appointed Assistant Superintendent. 



The circular yard, with rockwork for Barbary sheep, was 

 erected in 1891. This species is kept in greater numbers in 

 Continental Gardens than in Regent's Park. It does well in 

 confinement, and breeds freely, and a herd makes a good show. 

 Of the same date is the kiosk hard by, for the sale of photo- 

 graphs of animals in the Gardens, serving also as 'the office 

 where tickets for elephant and camel rides may be procured. 

 This year witnessed a return to the old practice of keeping 

 monkeys in the open. A cage was built at the east end of the 

 monkey house for the Tcheli macaque, presented by Dr. 

 Bushell, and the animal, a native of Northern China, did 

 exceedingly well in these quarters. 



In 1893 the stables at the west end of the Middle Garden, 

 which served also for the reception of animals on arrival and 

 departure, were rebuilt. By an arrangement with the Canal 

 Company a new fence was erected along the south bank, and in 

 return for a contribution of £100 the company made certain 

 alterations and easements to suit the convenience of the Society. 



The drainage question, which had occupied the attention 

 of the vestries of St. Pancras and St. Marylebone, the directors 



* J. E. Gray was, to some extent, responsible for the change in the character of 

 the prosectorial work. 



f The guinea-fowl may be added. For, as Professor Newton states (" Dictionary 

 of Birds," p. 400), it was probably reintroduced at the time of the African discov- 

 eries of the Portuguese; and there is " apparently no evidence of its domestication 

 being continuous from the time of the Eomans." 



