WILD ANIMALS IN CAPTIVITY 



' ' Buckingham Palace, 



"June 4, 1877. 



"Dear Sir, — The Queen desires me to ask you to accept of 



the accompanying Watch and Chain, which her Majesty desires 



to offer as a mark of Her appreciation of your care and skill in 



the treatment of Her Birds. I have great pleasure in doing it. 



" Yours faithfully, 



" Thos. Biddulph. 

 "A. D. Bartlett, Esq." 



In 1879 my father became an Associate of the Linnean 

 Society. 



The Zoological Society of Amsterdam celebrated its 

 jubilee in 1888, and on that occasion bestowed its honorary 

 diploma upon my father. 



I will conclude this short account of my father's life 

 with one or two of his anecdotes. 



Edwakd Bartlett. 



ANECDOTES. 



THE PICKPOCKET. 



A public place of resort on busy days in London is 

 certain to attract and be infested with pickpockets. It 

 is most unpleasant and distressing to persons who have 

 expected to have a day's pleasure in visiting public exhi- 

 bitions to find themselves all at once, not only penniless, 

 but far from home and without friends. 



Many such cases have occurred during my holding the 

 position of Superintendent of the Zoological Society's 

 Gardens. 



It appeared to me desirable as far as possible to put up 

 notices cautioning visitors to beware of pickpockets, as 

 the capture of these rogues after they had committed a 



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