HAMLYN'S MENAGERIE MAGAZINE. 
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boon companions and fond friends during a voyage 
lasting- just ten days. 
On Monday, July 2nd, I delivered the 19 
packages at 248, Grand Street, New York, and 
devoted the afternoon to sightseeing- in those 
wonderful New York streets. 
Tuesday, July 3rd. — Taxidrive along River- 
side Drive, Fifth Avenue, Broadway, to Central 
and Bronx Park, also to Woodside. The River- 
side Drive is certainly one of the finest in the 
world. The millionaires' quarter of New York 
Broadway is the street of the Universe, both by 
day and night. The illuminations and advertis- 
ing designs shew up against the skyscrapers until 
early morning. 
CENTRAL PARK. 
It was my good fortune to find genial Super- 
intendent W. Snyder at home. One of the best 
animal men that I have ever met. He certainly 
has to be congratulated on the condition of his 
stock. Lions of two years old were of a remark- 
able size, especially their manes. Their coats 
were absolutely perfect. Neither in Bristol, Dub- 
lin, or elsewhere, have I ever seen such fine Lions. 
A Double-horned Rhino* was Snyder's, special 
favourite. Its skin was soft and pliable, and. as 
smooth as a billiard table. This was due to the 
animal being rubbed with oil weekly. It stood to 
attention at order, being well under command. 
Pair of Hippopotamus, adults, living in open 
pond, without shelter of any kind; at the com- 
mencement of winter they are moved under cover. 
Condition perfect; female pregnant. They breed 
yearly. The youngsters are sold to the various 
Zoological Societies of the United States. Supt. 
Snyder explained that the gardens were depen- 
dent upon their sale of duplicates to provide fresh 
specimens for their collection. The duplicates 
were principally the specimens bred, in the Park. 
They were Hippopotamus, Lions, Leopards, An- 
gora Goats, Antelopes and Deer. 
A very rare and curious American Bear was 
shown me in company with two Russian Brown 
Bears. I deeply regret mislaying the notes taken 
concerning this Bear; it was one I had never heard 
of, and it certainly proved an interesting creature. 
The Avaries attracted my attention by having 
banks of sand at the back of each cage. The birds 
thoroughly enjoyed sand baths, This mode of 
treatment is worthy of consideration by our various 
Zoological Societies. I might mention these sand 
banks were quite two feet high and two feet deep. 
I left Supt. Snyder with great regret. I here- 
with thank him for the pleasant and instructive 
two hours spent in his free and easv company. 
BRONX PARK. 
From Central Park to Bronx is quite a lon^ 
drive. Being pressed for time I decided to visit 
the Bird, Monkey and Lion Houses only. I may 
mention Bronx Park is of enormous extent — to 
visit every department would occupy at least two 
days. 
Bikd House. — This proved to be the most 
remarkable collection of birds that I have ever 
seen. To enumerate them would be quite beyond 
my powers of description. '1 he value of the col- 
lection would be thousands of pounds. Numbers 
of them would be new to Great Britain, amongst 
which were three Mexican Giant Caiques. 1 
decided, after a brief inspection, that these speci- 
mens were the rarest — so far as my judgment was 
concerned — in the collection. This Caique is as 
large as a Crow, with splendid markings on the 
head, and a bright yellow tail. The collection of 
South American birds, more especially the larger 
specimens, were excellent. The Australian, New 
Zealand, New Caledonian, Fiji and Honolulu birds 
were well represented. Amongst which I noted 
several Kagus, Kiwis, Hornbills, Kakas, Trum- 
peters, Birds of Paradise, with others too numer- 
ous to mention. 
I had the extreme pleasure of an introduction 
to Mr. L. Crandall, an enthusiastic able Curator. 
Answering the usual enquiries as to state of trade, 
war conditions as applied to the various Zoologi- 
cal Societies in Great Britain, I mentioned my 
pleasure at seeing three of the finest birds, new to 
Great Britain, and challenged the Curator to name 
them. I did this with a view to discover whether 
my judgment was correct. I was anxious to know 
what specimens were considered the rarest in such 
a collection. To my surprise Crandall suggested 
the three Giant Ciaques. Although plentiful in 
South-west Mexico, very few had been brought 
to the United States. None, so> far as I can dis- 
cover, have been brought to Europe. The day 
they appear on our show benches will be a delight- 
ful surprise to several Amateurs here, and I cer- 
tainly trust to have the pleasure of introducing 
them to the British Public. 
Monkey House. — Three Chimpanzees, many 
African, Indian and South American specimens. 
Garner's Gorilla died sometime back. There were 
no Ourang Outangs. The condition of the speci- 
mens was all to be desired. Large roomy cages 
in spotlessly clean condition. There were two 
varieties of Chimpanzees, one obtained by Pro- 
fessor Garner in the N'Gove district, French 
Congo, and two from the Conakry district, West 
Africa. All three were extra fine specimens, ex- 
ceedingly active, free from blemish or otherwise. 
I might say in passing that American Societies 
do not entertain defective specimens of any kind 
whatsoever. 
Lion House. — A lofty, noble imposing struc- 
ture, well ventilated, this is supposed to be the 
finest Lion House in America. 
