418 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



world. Its origin was the collection of curiosities owned for 

 centuries past by the ruling family of Wurtemberg (the oldest 

 specimen now in the collection is said to have been there for 

 three hundred and ten years*), and the institution was placed on 

 its present and more scientific basis in 1826. 



The ground-floor is occupied by the famous Wurtemberg 

 geological collection. Special attention may be called to the 

 skulls of Labyrinthodon, Mastodonsaurus, and Metopias ; to the 

 series of skulls of various species of Belodon ; to the skeleton of 

 Daeosaurus maximus ; and to the group of twenty-four Fossil 

 Lizards {JEtosaurus fe^Tatus) . 



The first floor contains the general zoological collection. The 

 more recent additions (at the date of my visit in May, 1910) to 

 the series of stuffed mammals are extremely well set up, the 

 accomplished taxidermist being Herr Fred. Kerz, Inspector of 

 this museum. The specimens I particularly noted on the first 

 floor were : — 



Mammals. — A good collection of stuffed Monkeys (including 

 Theropithecus gelada and T. obscurus) and Lemurs. 



A fine Felis puma patagonica. 



A stuffed Sea-Otter {Latax lutris), obtained in 1889. 



Many South African Antelopes received from von Ludwig in 

 1837. 



A male Hartebeest (Bubalis tora), received in 1879, which is 

 stated to have lived for two years in the Hamburg Zoological 

 Gardens. 



A male Mrs. Gray's Waterbuck (Cobus maria) obtained from 

 von Heuglin in 1855. 



Three interesting Gazelles {Gazella " Icevipes ") from Keren, 

 Bogos, obtained from von Heuglin in 1862. The Gazelles from 

 North-east Africa are still so little known that it is very difficult 

 to name them specifically. 



A female Gazella arabica from the Eoyal Menagerie, 1816. 



A male African Buffalo {Bos cafer, subsp.), labelled 

 " Buffelus pumilus," from the South Cameroons. 



A beautiful female Giraffe, labelled " Giraffa capensis scJiil- 

 lingsi,'' from German East Africa. 



* See Prof. E. Fraas, Fixhrer Kgl. Nat. Kab. Stuttgart, i. p. 1 (2nd 

 edition), 1906. 



