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the Peninsula. I adda list of desiderata for the Zoological Gardens. 
You may smile at my enumerating common Vultures, Kites and 
Crows, Frogs and Toads; but these are just what are wanted— 
what nobody thinks of sending. The Batrachia might be sent in 
damp jars, and would endure the voyage without food, though 
cockroaches might be given to them if available. N. B. There are 
Australian Rallide and Pelicans in the Zoological Gardens; also 
Varanide, Scincide, and Snakes. Why not also Indian? and 
operculated Shells (sent with opercle closed) as Ampullaria and Ceri- 
thium telescopium ; even our big Achatina with its pseud-opercle 
closed. 
Mammarta. Gibbons—Hunumain Monkey and other species of 
Presbytis—Wild Dog—Indian Woli—common Bengal Fox, one in 
Dublin Zoological Gardens, labelled—Jackal, C. aureus !—Viverra 
Zibetha—Arctonyx—Jungle-cats—4-horned Antelope—Gaydls and 
common Buffaloes (fine, as those of Burma)—Tapir—Riinoceros 
Sondaicus (from Sunderbéns or Burma) and Lh. Sumatranus—any of 
the Himalayan ruminants— Z’upaca—Melogale—Pteromys—Atherura 
—Porcupine from Chittagong or Tippera. 
Avzs. Lories (any),—common Kites, 2 or 3 (not Brahmini)— 
Limnaétus niveus (of Jerdon’s work)—Pontoaétus icthyaétus—Spilornis 
cheela (especially, to contrast with Sp. Hlgini)—Poliornis teesa— 
Aquila fulvescens (2 or 8 to contrast with the allied African species) 
—Aq. hastata—Ketupa Ceylonensis—Urrua bengalensis—U. Coro- 
manda—Ninox scutellatus—Gyps Indicus and G. Bengalensis (not Oto- 
gyps calvus. With the exceptions of the two common Bengal species” 
of Gyps, the series of Old World Vultures is complete. N.B. Neo- 
phron percnopterus of Africa has a black bill, in India a flesh-eolowred 
bill !)—Barbets—Centropus rufipennis (very desirable. N.B. The 
two Indian Coéls are doing well)—Corvus splendens and C. culminatus 
(pair of each, especially the former)—Dendrocitta rufa (very accept- 
able—Bhimraj—Shdma—Sdt Bhai (Malacocircus)—Bdyas (Ploceus, 2 
or 8 pairs of each, which would doubtless breed)—Mainas of each 
species, Sturnopastor, and especially Temenuchus, pagodarum (2 or 3 
pairs of each) —Bengal Jungle-fowls, with white ear-lappet—A djutants, 
bothspecies—Ciconia lewcocephala—Geronticus papillosus—Threskiornis 
melanocephalus; one already from Siam!—Gallicrex cristatus—Gallinula 
