5032 Tue ZooLtocist—Aveust, 1876. 
whistling on the 4th instant—it was too dark to see—whilst coming 
home from Henley Regatta. 
H. M. WatzLIs. 
Reading, July, 1876. 
Aquarium Notes. By Joun 'T. CARRINGTON. 
I HAVE thought from time to time that a series of jotltings upon 
current news relating to Aquaria would be useful to those interested 
in Marine and Fresh-water Zoology and Botany, and the main- 
tenance of animals and plants in aquaria. I therefore venture to 
contribute the first attempt to systematically chronicle the passing 
events of the “ Aquarian World.” 
I am pleased to inform your readers that aquarian studies are 
rapidly advancing, and the general popularity of the subject is 
greatly on the increase ; even one or two somewhat disappointing 
temporary failures, which in every new science are sure to occur, 
will I doubt not only prove incentives to greater exertions, and 
will make public aquaria not only permanent institutions for the 
education of the people, but convenient schools for scientific men, 
in which to study creatures and plants which cannot be observed 
with sufficient closeness in a state of nature. As an example of 
what I mean, I may say that Dr. Carpenter and other eminent 
scientific men have been studying at the Naples Aquarium, which 
has been so efficiently established by Dr. Anton Dohrn: of this 
I shall write on another occasion when referring to a very able 
lecture recently given by Dr.Carpenter, at the Zoological Society’s 
-lecture-room, Regent’s Park. 
To return to this increasing popularity, it will interest your 
readers to know that there are now thirty-three large public aquaria, 
either actually building or about to be built; three of these are in 
Australia, where the feeling in their favour is so strong that they 
are receiving Government aid; this is also the case in America in 
one instance at least. The New York public have long desired an 
institution of this character: they are now to have one in their 
Central Park. In Europe there are already several, but many 
more will soon be added; even in cities which now possess them 
they are being constructed on the improved circulating system of 
that father of aquaria, Mr. Lloyd: he is consulting naturalist for 
these foreign aquaria. 
