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Paris, Jardin des Plantes (1793), Government.—Prof. E.

Perrier, Director.


Paris, Jardin Zoologique d’Acclimatation (1858).—M. A.

Porte, Director. [Many of the exhibits in this Garden are for sale.]


Berlin (1844).—Prof. Dr. L. Heck, Director. [Many of the

buildings are costly and ornate. The Ostrich-house is built like an

Egyptian temple; some of the small birds are shown in glass cases

instead of wire cages.]


Breslau (1865).—Herr F. J. Grabowsky, Director.


Cologne (1860).—Dr. L. Wunderlich, Director. [The bird-

house—next to the restaurant the largest building in the Gardens

—is built in the Russian style, with four steepled towers.]


Frankfort-on-Main (1858).—Dr. K. Priemel, Director.


Hamburg (1863).—Prof. Dr. J. Vosseler, Director.


Stellingen, Hamburg (1902-7), Commercial.—Hagenbeck

Bros., Proprietors.


Hanover (1863).—Prof. Dr. A. Fritze, Director.


Amsterdam (1838).—Society “ Natura artis magistra,” Dr. C.

Herbert, Director. [There are many artistic bird installations in

this justly famous garden ; a river runs right through it, and has

been adapted to the exhibition of Water-fowl. The fine new bird-

house, built on the American plan, was noticed, with a photograph,

in the ‘ Avicultural Magazine ’ for March, 1914.]


Rotterdam (1857).—Dr. J. Biittikofer, Director. [The first

large open-air flying cage was built here. There is a large wild

heronry in the Gardens.]


Hilversum.—Mr. F. E. Blaauw 7 ’s private collection.


Ascania Nova.—Mr. F. Falz Fein’s private zoological park.


Bale (1874).—Herr G. Hagmann, Director.


Asia.


Calcutta (1875), Government.—Lieut.-Col. E. H. Brown,

Hon. Sec. Mr. B. K. Basu, Superintendent.


Africa.


Giza, Cairo (1891), Government.—Capt. S. S. Flower, Director.

[Has a branch collecting station at Singa, on the Blue Nile.]


Pretoria (1898).—Dr. J. W. B. Gunning, Director.



