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deer, the Indian elk, the beautiful spotted axis deer, have been 

 successfully imported, bred from, and turned loose at Wilson's 

 Promontory, the Wimmera, the Sugarloaf, and the Bunyip. Numer- 

 ous specimens of the hog deer of India, a beautiful deer from Manilla, 

 and another from Formosa, are still in the possession of the Society, 

 with a view to their multiplication and ultimate release ; and fresh 

 importations of the deer tribe are almost of weekly occurrence. 



The hare has been sent to the Society by the Zoological Society 

 of London, and has been turned out and is now breeding freely on 

 Phillip Island. 



Various breeds of pheasants, partridges, grouse, and quail have 

 been introduced, and some have been liberated. Amongst those 

 may be mentioned the Californian quail, which has bred after being 

 liberated in the Botanical Gardens and Phillip Island, and the 

 ' Algerine sand grouse, of which a considerable number have been 

 imported, and which from their hardy nature and the similarity of 

 their original climate may be considered highly adapted to this 

 country. 



The English wild cluck has been imported, has multiplied very 

 freely, and now visits the lagoon at the Botanical Gardens in nearly 

 equal numbers to the indigenous water fowl. 



The Egyptian goose has bred at the Royal Park and promises to 

 be thoroughly acclimatised. 



The wild pea fowl of Ceylon has thriven and bred in the charge 

 of the Society, and can soon be set at liberty. 



The white swan has been introduced in considerable numbers, has 

 bred in the gardens of the Society, and is now distributed in various 

 localities. 



Various kinds of foreign doves and pigeons have been introduced 

 and liberated. 



The curassow has been obtained, and has bred in the aviaries at 

 the Botanical Gardens. 



Of the angler, and lover of fish diet, the Society has not been for- 

 getful. At the recommendation of the Society, successive votes 

 have been placed on the Estimates and passed towards assisting the 

 spirited enterprise of the Tasmanian Government in the introduction 

 of the king of fresh water fishes, the salmon. The gouramie, a fish 

 which has been represented as the best fresh water pond fish in the 

 world, is already in the possession of the Society, having been 

 presented after many trials by a Melbourne firm, and, the difficulties 

 of their introduction having now been overcome, the Society expects 

 soon to obtain further supplies in considerable numbers. 



The carp, tench, roach, and dace, as specimens of the not very 

 valuable pond fishes of England, and the gold-fish, have been 

 introduced and distributed in various localities favourable to their 

 multiplication. 



But as illustrating by a small success the wonderful results 

 capable of attainment by acclimatisation if adopted on a proper 



