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Stair's Grouud-Dove {Phlogoenas stairi) . 

 Elliot's Guinea-fowl {Ninnida eUioti) . 

 "White-spotted Rail {Rallus maculatus) . 

 Sooty Bail [Rallus rliythirliynchus) . 

 Bar-winged Rail {Rallma pceciloptera). 

 Red- throated Diver {Colymbus septenti'ionalis) . 



Amongst these special attention may be called to the 

 beautiful pair of Horned Parrakeets, natives of New 

 Caledonia^ and rare, even in the principal Museums. 

 (See frontispiece to Report.) 



REPTILES. 



Darwin's Amphisbsena {Am^ihisbcena darwini). 

 European Gecko {Phyllodactijlus europcEns) . 

 Taraguira Lizard [Taragidra stnithi). 

 Wizlizenus's Lizard [Crotajihytus ivislheni). 

 Spotted Slow-worm [Acontias melear/ris) . 

 Coral Snake [Tortrix scytale). 

 Coppery Snake {Rhinostoma cupreum). 

 Back-marked Snake {Rhinechis scalaris). 

 Cobella Snake {Liojjhis cobella). 

 Neck-marked Snake [Geoptyas coUaris). 



FISHES. 



Black Bass {Huro nigricans). 

 American May-fish [Fundulus majalis) . 



The summer of 1879 was particularly unfavourable for 

 breeding animals. There were nevertheless a considerable 

 number of successful reproductions in the Garden s^ as 

 the following list of the animals which were bred in the 

 Gardens in the year 1879 will show : — 



MAMMALS. 



1 Collared Fruit-Bat {Cynonycteris collaris). 

 3 Common Badgers [Meles taxus) . 



1 Canadian Beaver {Castor canadensis) . 

 3 Black Rats [Mits rattus) . 



2 Cuming's Octodons [Octodon cumingi). 

 2 Chinchillas {CMnchilla lanigera). 



2 Hairy-rumped Agouti {Dasyjyrocta prymnolopha). 

 1 Zebu {Bos indicus). 



