96 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



on by train to the Waverley Station, where they arrived on a Sunday 

 morning, the operation of detraining them and removing them to 

 the Park providing an interesting spectacle for a large number of 

 people. They have done remarkably well since they came and 

 are now in splendid condition, and they are a great ornament 

 to the Park. 



An Indian Consignment. — A consignment of animals from 

 Calcutta arrived recently, and includes no less than four family 

 parties (father, mother, and baby) of monkeys. Three of these 

 groups are Rhesus Monkeys, and the fourth — the most interesting 

 of them — is a family of Pig-tailed Monkeys. The male in this case 

 is probably very old, and shows much less interest in his wife and 

 family than do the fathers in the case of the other groups, and the 

 mother is nursing not one but two babies, one of them, which is very 

 small, having probably been born on the voyage. Among this 

 consignment is a Leopard Cat, one of the most charming of wild 

 cats, which, though mature, is considerably less than the domestic 

 cat in size. There are also a number of Indian Ducks ; a group of 

 twelve Chukar Partridges ; and sixteen Purple Coots. The Coots 

 are briUiant purple-blue in colour and make a beautiful display. 



Prairie Marmots and Others. — There was also acquired 

 during the winter a group of Prairie Marmots, and these have 

 settled down well in the squirrel and marmot enclosure, and are 

 now busily engaged in producing families ; a number of young 

 marmots, which can be distinguished from the adults by their 

 smaller size and lighter colour, are now to be seen in the enclosure. 

 Among other animals recently added are Kangaroos, Wombats, 

 Laughing Kingfishers, Emu, Black-footed Penguin, and a young 

 Otter. 



The collection is now probably better than it has ever been 

 since the opening of the Park, and the accommodation available is 

 fully occupied. Other gifts of animals are promised, and among 

 those which will probably arrive in the near future, are four Llamas 

 and four Alpacas. — T. H. G. 



