humped Camel, exclusively confined to central Asia and Tartarian China ; the Arabian 

 or one-humped Camel, which from the earliest epoch of history has been employed as 

 a beast ot burden. Without this animal the deseits of Arabia and Northern Africa 

 would he almost impassable, but through these wastes of sand the caravan of Camels 

 wends its way, patient of thirst and hunfrer, and heavily laden with merchandise ; the 

 average pace of the heavily-loaded Camel is about 2+ miles an hour, and this at the 

 rate ot from 7 to 8 hours per day for many days in succession. The distance from 

 Aleppo to Bussora arross the Gi eat Desert, (about 720 British miles,) was traversed by 

 Mr. Carmichael in 322 travelling hours, by Col. Capper in 370, and by Mr. Hunter 

 in 29.9^. & ' y FF / . y 



Presented b}' Sir Thomas Reade, British Consul at Tunis, and Honorary Member 

 of the Society. 



Between the Lawn and the Llama House a large octagonal Sijmmer Cage 

 (7) FOR Maccaws has been fitted up, in which tiie following species are usually 

 kept. In winter they are removed to some of the warmer repositories. 



RED-AND-YELLOW MACCAWS. 



Macrocercus Aracanga, Fieill. 



Two of these were presented by Lieut. Henry Lister Maw, R \V. and were his com- 

 panions in his voyage down the Amazon river. The Society is also indebted for spe- 

 cimens to Her Majesty, the Marchioness of Ormonde, the Hon. William Maule, Sir 

 William Barnett, Lieut. Smith, &c. 



RED-AND-BLUE MACCAWS. 



Macrocercus Macao, Vieill. 



One of these birds vvas brought from Brazil bvHer Majesty the Queen of Portugal, 

 and placed in the Menagerie of the Society by her order. Specimens have been pre- 

 sented by His Majesty, Sir H. Taylor, J. Crown, Esq , and J. Heath, Esq. 



Maccaws are natives of the West Lidian Islands and the warm parts of the Conti- 

 nent of America. 



After the inspection of the Dromedaries and Maccaws the course to be pur- 

 sued in viewing the col'ection is to enter, through a door to the South, the 

 Court Yard (8), in which are the following Quadrupeds. 



In the large iron cages on the right, 



AMERICAN BLACK BEAR. (See page 4.) 



SIBERIAN BEAR. 

 Ursus collaris, F. Cuv. 



D stinguished by its large size, and by the broad wh'te collar surrounding its neck. 

 It may be doubted whether it is more than a variety of the broion Bear of Euiope. 



In the Chambers under the Terrace opening into this Yard is confined the 



GRISLY BEAR. 



Ursus ferox, Lewis Sf Clarke. 



This is the most powerful and probably the largest kind of Bear that now exists. 

 It is also the most ferocious, and surpiising histories are related by travellers concern- 

 ing its wonderful tenacity of life. It inhabits the base of the Rocky iVJountains in 

 North America — The present individual was brought to England upwards of twenty 

 years since by the Hudson's Bay Com|)any, by whom it was presented to His late 

 Majesty King Geoige III. It remained in the Menagerie at the Tower until the 

 accession of His present Majesty, who munificently presented it, together with the 

 whole of the Royal Collection of living animals, to the Society. 



The EycLOSKo Yard (9) is occupied by various ruminating Quadrupeds. 

 Among these may be noticed the 



GUANACO OK WILD LLAMA. 

 Auchenia Glama, Desm, 



The Llama is a native of South America, and its tlesh was a couunon article of food 



