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large Red Fox, two very attractive little Seals, a female Chap- 

 man's Zebra with white rings above her hoofs, a Duikerbok, and 

 a giant domestic Goat. 



6. London, England. 

 (i) Zoological Gardens, Regenfs Park. 



The British Museum (Natural History), the most important 

 zoological museum in the world, needs no mention in this article, 

 nor does the great menagerie of the Zoological Society, but I 

 cannot pass on to the smaller institutions without giving a list 

 of a few of the rarer animals which I saw alive in the Regent's 

 Park :— 



One Siamang {Hylobates syndactylus) , from Perak ; presented 

 by Mr. E. M. Hawes, Aug. 7th, 1909. 



Two Aye-Ayes {Chiromys madagascariensis) ; purchased Sept. 

 12th, 1908. 



One Takin {Biidorcas taxicolor), from Bhutan ; presented by 

 Mr. J. C. White, June 22nd, 1909. 



One Vaal Rhe-bok {Pelea capreolus) ; presented by Mr. F. 

 Burgoyne, April 3rd, 1908. 



One Tasmanian Wolf {Thylacinus cynoceijhalus) ; purchased 

 March 12th, 1909. 



Two Tree Kangaroos {Dendrolagus ursinus), from Arfak 

 Mountain, New Guinea ; purchased June 25th, 1909. This pair 

 looked very nice, out in the open, by the "Squirrel's Tree." 



The Birds of Paradise ! ! On Oct. 7th, 1908, I counted no 

 fewer than fifty individuals of these wonderful birds, and during 

 various visits in 1908, 1909, and 1910 saw examples of no fewer 

 than eleven different species. 



Six Cocks-of-the-Rock {liupicola crocea), from British Guiana ; 

 deposited June 14th, 1910. 



One Eagle {Pithecophaga jefferyi), from Luzon ; purchased 

 Sept. 2nd, 1909. 



Two Green-legged Flamingoes {Phoenicopterus ignipalliatus) ; 

 purchased June 7th, 1909. 



OneTuatera {Sphetiodon punctatus) ; purchased June 9th, 1908. 



Two Musky Caymans {Caiman palpehrosus) ; presented by 

 Mr. E. Salis-Schwabe, May 16th, 1908. And last, but perhaps 

 the most interesting of all : 



