HAMLYN'S MENAGERIE MAGAZINE. 
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ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF 
IRELAND. 
The Council met on Saturday, 4th December, 
Dr. R. R. Leeper (Vice-President) in the chair,. 
The Secretary stated the following gifts had been 
received : — Vegetables, from Mrs. Gibson Black; 
seeds for the bird collection, from Miss Linda Hil- 
las; a donkey for the carnivora, from Mr. Wis- 
dom Hely; a cow, from Lady Ardilaun. Much 
assistance can be rendered the Society by those 
who have for disposal horses or other suitable 
animals which have to be done away with, by rea- 
son of old age or sometimes other causes, by re- 
membering to write or telephone to the Zoologi- 
cal Gardens, offering these animals to the Society. 
A very heavy weekly expenditure is incurred in 
feeding the large carnivora, and donations of the 
kind referred to are of great assistance. The visi- 
tors to the Gardens for the week are 654. 
GENERAL NOTES. 
That "The Daily Sketch," November 22nd, gave 
us quite a delightful notice which is well worth 
reproducing : — 
"Have you ever heard of 'Hamlyn's Men- 
agerie Magazine'? There's good stuff in it. 
I read in the November number that one 
Peter, a chimpanzee, is now on his way to 
the Cape, to join a circus there. Mr. Hamlyn 
says of him : — 
We had Peter quite a time. He was the 
most wayward chimpanzee that ever passed 
through our hands. His chief pleasure con- 
sisted in destroying the furniture, and chas- 
ing the maid-of-all-work up and down stairs. 
Still we all loved him." 
That a cable has been received announcing the 
safe arrival of "Peter" at Cape Town last 
Wednesday. The little fellow is now in a land 
of perpetual sunshine. I have never forgotten 
four lines given me whilst travelling in South 
Africa many years ago, concerning that delight- 
ful country. Here they are, to the best of my 
recollection; if wrong, perhaps some Africander 
will correct me : — 
Birds without song, 
Flowers without smell, 
Rivers without water, 
Women without virtue. 
That the arrivals since November 15th almost 
show a return of the arrival of old times. I 
was greatly surprised to receive from an old 
trader on the 16th November a small lot of 
choice Australian birds. There were 4 King 
Parrots, 2 Bloodwings, 9 Pennants, 4 Rosellas, 
1 Bloodrump, and 4 white Cockatoos, all in 
the pink of condition. Another consignment 
on the 2.9th November from Calcutta : 185 
Rhesus monkeys, with 1 Indian Porcupine. On 
the 9th December, a very choice collection from 
the West Indies, comprising 25 Anocondas, 
Boas, with other mixed snakes, also 12 Bird- 
eating Spiders, 4 giant Centepedes. and 3 giant 
Toads. The spiders are most interesting, being 
worthy the attention of every collector. The 
Centepedes are of an extraordinary size. On 
the 11th December, 3 very fine Lapunda Apes, 
and 5 young Jackals. Just to satisfy some 
Amateurs, I wish to state that special orders 
were obtained for their landing. , 
That several consignments have arrived in Liver- 
pool from South America and the W. Indies : 
Amazons, Cardinals, Saffrons, Cowbirds, 
Marmozets, Jays, etc. One local dealer is re- 
ceiving monthly consignments. 
That the West African arrivals have been prac- 
tically nil. Grev Parrots and African Monkeys 
are scarce. 
That only three small consignments of canaries 
have arrived during the past four weeks. 
That so far I have not heard of any arrivals for 
Zoological Gardens or private individuals. 
That "The Amateur Menagerie" Monthly Bulle- 
tin for December contains two short interesting 
notices, one especially of the Zoological Gar- 
dens, Mvsore. 
That our readers will be sorry to hear that the 
twenty-eight foot Python at Lincoln Park Zoo, 
Chicago, is seriously ill, and fears are enter- 
tained for its recovery. 
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