4400 THE ZooLocist—APRIL, 1875. 
Two of each of the two species of camels were there, and five 
giraffes: these latter were exhibited in a glass case. 
The larger pachydermata shown consisted of two African and 
three Indian elephants and one Rhinoceros indicus. 
The Suid consisted of one Cheropotamus penicillata, one 
Docotyles torquatus, one Sus scrofa, and an unusually fine pair of 
~Phacocherus Aliani, the male with immense tusks. 
I never saw a better collection of zebras: there were two 
Equus Zebra, which seems very rarely to be obtained in these 
days, although certainly commoner in collections thirty or forty 
years ago. 
Three Equus Burchellii. 
One E. Markbami from South Africa. This was a_ very 
interesting animal. I scarcely know whether to think it a variety 
of Burchellii or a distinct species, but 1 incline to the latter view. 
It was striped somewhat like Burchell’s zebra, but the upper part 
of the hinder quarters was dappled and not striped, the spots 
being quite distinctly defined. 1 should like to have had time at 
my disposal to have examined more closely this very beautiful 
animal. 
There was a very good collection of birds; but I was most 
pleased to see the rare Crossoptilon Thibetanum: this very 
remarkable pheasant I had never seen before, and feared 1 never 
should see it alive: it was placed next to Crossoptilon auritum: 
the comparison was all in favour of the former bird. It is worthy 
of notice that in a group like the Phasianide, where nearly all the 
species are more or less brilliantly coloured, that these two sober- 
coloured birds should be found. Thibetanum has. a prevailing 
delicate gray colour, with a complete absence of any markings on 
the feathers, like the pencilling we find in the true pheasants. 
The same peculiarity of colouring obtains in auritum—a much 
darker bird. 
The collection of cranes was very good—not so numerous in 
species as that in our Zoological Gardens, but represented by 
larger numbers of two species. There were exhibited—sixteen 
Grus Antigone, fourteen G. leucogeranus, two G. americanus, two 
G. Struthio, two G. Virgo, two G. paradisea, two G. Balearica, 
two G. Regulorum. 
I might extend these notes further, but I think enough has 
been said to induce any naturalist who may be at Antwerp 
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