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cal Gardens, whose directur, Dr. Heck, kiiuUy 

 consented to sell it as a favor to the New York 

 Zoological Society, but for no other reason. 



In addition to these purchases, several 

 other specimens were, at various times, ob- 

 tained from otiier sources. At the opening of 

 the Lion House the collection, as a whole, 

 stands as follows : 



A magnificent pair of Ilarbary lions, e(|ual 

 to the finest to be found in captivity anywhere, 

 are the gift of Mr. Xelson Rojjinson. The 

 male of this pair, named " Sultan,'" is four 

 years old, and is as handsome a lion as ever 

 trod a cage floor. He is as good-tempered as 

 he is handsome, and his mate — an Abyssinian 

 lioness named " liedouin Maid " — is a model 

 fit to represent her sex in any studio. On Ue- 

 ceml)er ist, " Bedouin Maid " gave birth to 

 five cubs, in her traveling cage, temporarily 

 quartered in the large room of the Elk barn, 

 while awaiting the completion of the Lion 

 House. These two animals were sold on the 

 express condition that all cubs from this pair 

 which might in the future be subject to sale 

 l)y the Zoological Society should first be 

 offered to Mr. Hagcnbeck. This is the best 

 possible evidence of Mr. Hagenbeck's esti- 

 mate of the (|ua]ities of these animals. The 

 mother is not oidy handsome, but she is what 

 breeders call a " good mother,"' and able to 

 rear her cubs without assistance. 



Another very fine Barbary lion, with a par- 

 ticularly luxuriant mane, is the gift of Mr. 

 Andrew Carnegie. This specimen, which is 

 named " Hannibal," is eight years old, and in 

 every respect is a fine model. It was said at 

 Mr. Hagenbeck"s establishment that he had 

 developed the habit of posing in the center of 

 his cage for admiration. " Hannibal's " mate 

 is named " Cleopatra," and comes as the gift 

 of Mr. O. H. Payne. 



A lusty young Nubian lion, " Dongola,"' 

 between two and three years old, was pur- 

 chased at the request of Mr. Cleveland H. 

 Dodge, and stands as his gift. This animal 

 represents the short-maned type of lion, and 

 renders the collection of lions quite complete. 



The sixth lion is a beautiful female. abi)ut 

 a year old, imported from Senegal. West 

 Africa, and presented by Mr. Philip Schuyler. 

 This animal is named " Sandibel." and be- 

 tw'ecn her affectionate disposition and beauty 

 of form is already a prime favorite with the 

 animal men. 



The finest pair of tigers found for .sale in 

 Euro])e come as the gift of Mr. Charles T. 

 Barney. They are from Northern India, and 

 although they are now of fine size, they are 

 only two and a half years old, and have not 

 vet attained their full stature. Thev are 



\ cry handsome animals, and when fully adult, 

 will be exceptionally large. These two speci- 

 mens are named, respectively, " Rajah " and 

 ■■ Ranee."' 



.\ pair of Siberian tigers have been ordered 

 as the gift of Mr. O. H. Payne ; but owing to 

 the great difficulty of procuring this very rare 

 variety, specimens have not yet been secured. 

 1 he ."Siberian tiger is the largest, most costly, 

 and most sought-for feline animal, and the 

 number in captivity is very small. Knowing 

 the difficulty of procuring Siberian tigers, an 

 order for a pair was placed over one year ago. 



A very strong and vicious tiger cub, one 

 year old, is the gift of Master Henry Fairfield 

 Osborn, Jr. It came from .Singapore, but 

 from the length and abundance of its hair, it 

 seems quite probable thai it came from much 

 farther north. It is possible that this speci- 

 men came down to Singapore from some por- 

 tion of China, and if this proves to be the case, 

 this specimen will be particularly interesting. 



In the interior of Paraguay, Mr. William 

 Mill Butler, of Philadelphia, secretary of the 

 Paraguay Development Company, brought 

 about the capture, about one year ago, of an 

 animal that is certainly one of the largest and 

 finest jaguars in captivity. \\'ith infinite 

 pains, Mr. Butler received this animal in 

 Asuncion, and brought it with him to Liver- 

 pool, where it was boarded in Cross's wild 

 animal establishment for three months, and 

 finally shipped to New York. This animal 

 was presented to the Society by Mr. Butler, 

 and until quite recently it has been kept in 

 temporary quarters. The name of this fine 

 specimen is " Lopez."' 



A beautiful and fully adult specimen of the 

 cheetah, or hunting leopard — for some rea- 

 son now quite rare in captivity — is the gift of 

 Mr. Jacob II. Schiff. The procuring of this 

 specimen required a special effort, as no rep- 

 resentatives of this species were fountl in the 

 hands of any of the dealers in live animals, and 

 this example was secured through the good- 

 will of Director Heck, of the Berlin Zoologi- 

 cal Gardens. 



The two snow leopards — rarest of all the 

 large feline animals — which were engaged in 

 London, to be shipped from Calcutta, have 

 not yet arrived, but are supposed to be some- 

 where between Calcutta and New York. 

 These specimens are the gift of Mrs. Emma 

 B. .Auchincloss, and if they reach New York 

 alive, will constitute the third and fourth spec- 

 imens now to be seen in captix'ity. The other 

 two are at London and Berlin. 



Mr. William D. Sloane presented a pair of 

 jet black leopards, from the Malav Peninsula, 

 which are not quite so savage as black leop- 



