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arrival, and as some of them were not considered fit to bear 

 the additional journey to Barrackpore, were retained. The 

 Hoolook, the Felis, and the Lemurs have since died ; the 

 others have now recovered, and are to be sent to Barrack- 

 pore. Captain Bogle remarks, and we fully agree with him, 

 that the cold season is the most favourable time for sending 

 animals to Calcutta. He is therefore desirous of having all 

 the cages returned to Arrakan, that he may, during the ensu- 

 ing cold weather, renew the collection. We have been fa- 

 voured by Lieut. Hopkinson of Arrakan, (where we rejoice 

 to see so many animated with a spirit of inquiry,) with a col- 

 lection of skins of various small mammalia and birds, a 

 list of which we hope to give in our next number. Dr. 

 Cantor has forwarded a series of the Entomological por- 

 tion of his Chinese collections, together with seeds, to 

 the India House, both in excellent order. We have been 

 favoured with the following list of objects, which the Earl 

 of Derby is desirous of introducing into England from 

 this country : — 



Lemurs, Squirrels, Antelopes, Cattle, the Yak, Kiang, 

 or wild horse of Thibet, and Deer; the Green Pea-fowl, 

 Mynaul Pheasant, Tragopas, Chakur, P. Hepburnia, and 

 other partridges, black and other Francolins, Polyplectrons, 

 Bared-headed, Black-backed and other Geese, Cotton and 

 other Teal, Mandarin and Java Ducks, Purple and other 

 Gallinules, Pigeons of all sorts, Sonnerats and other 

 jungle Fowls, Hornbills, Jays, Starlings, Thrushes, and 

 Oriols or Mangoe birds, Grosbeaks and Finches, Plovers, 

 Quails, Vultures, Eagles, Owls, Herons, and other Waders, 

 Cyrus and Cranes. There are many, no doubt in India, who 

 will be happy to respond to Lord Derby's patriotic wishes. 

 His Lordship has already, with the aid of the Zoological 

 Society, succeeded in naturalizing the Nylghy, the Saumber 

 Deer, the Spotted Axis, and Hog Deer in England. These 

 animals now breed freely in Knowlsy Park, and in the 



