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America.


New York, Central Park (1865), Municipal.—Mr. J. W. Smith,

Director.


New York, Bronx Park (1898).—Dr. W. T. Hornaday, Director.

[Noticed elsewhere in this issue.]


Washington, National Zoological Park (1890), Smithsonian.—

Dr. F. Baker, Superintendent.


Buenos Ayres (1874), Municipal.—Senor Clementi Onelli,

Director.


Australia.


Adelaide (1879).—Mr. A. C. Minchin, Director.


Melbourne (1857).—Mr. W. H. D. Le Souef, Director.


Sydney (1879).—Mr. A. S. Le Souef, Director.



THE SCOTTISH ZOOLOGICAL PARK.


By Graham Renshaw, M.D., F.R.S.E.


“ If you draw your beast in an emblem, show also a landscape of the country

natural to the beast.”— Peacham.


These quaint words, written so long ago, have been translated

into fact by the Zoological Society of Scotland, if instead of “ draw ”

we write “ exhibit,” and instead of “ emblem ” we write “ Zoo.”

Not only has this work been done, but it has been well done, and it

was with the greatest pleasure that we noted on our visit some time

ago that the fine collection which has been got together at Corstor-

phine is at least half-way “ back to Nature.” The magnificent old

timber, the furze-topped ridges and sheltered valleys constitute

the Park an ideal place for the proper exhibition of birds; there

are ample ponds and enclosures and excellent flight aviaries and

paddocks.


At the time of our visit by far the most interesting bird

exhibit was the group of three King Penguins, which has been

brought from South Georgia. These were shown in a specially

constructed enclosure, formed of shelving rock and planted with

clumps of coarse grass, and provided with a deep pool for diving.



