THE PRICES OF ANIMALS. 373 
Cycloturus didactylus, Two-toed Anteater.—£3 (price paid by 
the Zoological Society in 1854). 
Orycteropus capensis, Cape Aard Vark.—£150 (in 1869). 
Order MARSUPIALIA. 
Family Macropopip. 
Macropus robustus, Wallaroo Kangaroo.—£20. 
M. bennetti, Bennett’s Wallaby.—£5. 
Family PHALANGERIDE. 
Petaurus breviceps, Short-headed Phalanger.—£3 (pair). 
Family Dasyuripm. 
Sarcophilus ursinus, Tasmanian Devil.—£3 5s. (Wombwell’s 
auction sale). 
Class AVES. 
Order PASSERES. 
Urocissa occipitalis, Himalayan Blue Pie.—£2 10s. 
Paradisea minor, Lesser Bird of Paradise.—£30 (male). 
Sericulus melinus, Regent Bird.—£6. 
Lamprotornis caudatus, Long-tailed Glossy Starling.—£1 15s. 
to £2. 
Lamprocolius chalybeus, Green Glossy Starling.—£1. 
Oriolus kundoo, Sykes’s Oriole.x—£1 10s. 
Garrulax sinensis, Chinese Jay Thrush.—£1 10s. 
Order PICARI. 
Colius striatus, Striated Mouse-bird.—£1 10s. 
Buceros rhinoceros, Rhinoceros Hornbill.—£20. 
Dichoceros bicornis, Concave-casqued Hornbill.—£16 asked 
for a young pair. 
Sphagolobus atratus, Black Hornbill.— £3 to £4. I once 
knew a fine healthy specimen change hands at £1 10s.! . 
Guira sp.?, Guira Cuckoo.—£1 10s. 
Eudynamis honorata, Koel Cuckoo.—£1 10s. 
Order PSITTACI. 
Trichoglossus forstent, Forsten’s Lorikeet.—16s. 
