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three pages (v-vii), and is dated from the " Liverpool Museum, 

 July 10, 1809." It concludes as follows:— "If this Treatise 

 then, under all its imperfections, should afford one hour of enter- 

 tainment, or assist the researches of those patrons and friends 

 who have so liberally countenanced its Proprietor since the 

 establishment of his Collection, his hopes are in some degree 

 exceeded, and his wishes accomplished." 



The " curiosities " from the South Seas contain many speci- 

 mens brought by Captain Cook, and are said to have been once 

 his property, as we are informed in a foot-note ; some were 

 purchased at the sale of the "late Leverian Museum." Some 

 feather-cloaks from the Sandwich Islands are specially mentioned. 

 Among the " Works of Art " were a " beautiful Equestrian 

 Model of Edward the Black Prince in Armour, finely executed 

 by Mr. G. Bullock, of Liverpool " ; and " a small Anatomical 

 Figure, from the original of Dr. Hunter, done in rice paste of its 

 natural collour." 



The " Companion to the Liverpool Museum " then proceeds 

 to the section of "Natural History" (p. 12). Anions the 

 " Quadrupeds " described, mention is made of a " beautiful and 

 gentle animal, brought from the Slave Coast of Africa . . . its 

 manners were quite gentle and mild. It died in the collection of 

 Mr. Polito, in the winter of 1808, owing probably to the severity of 

 the weather." This was the " Palatine Monkey " (Simia Roloway). 

 Among the rarities of Bullock's Museum were " the Porcupine 

 Ant-Eater " (Myrmecophaga aculeata of Shaw), " lately discovered 

 in New Holland," and the Platypus (Platypus anatinus). Of 

 the Hunting Leopard (Felis jubata) we learn (p. 19) that 

 " three living ones were shown a few years since in the Tower, 

 that were part of a pack belonging to the late Tippoo Sultan." 



With respect to the Beaver (p. 21), Bullock speaks of a pair 

 purchased by Mr. Polito, for the purpose of exhibiting in his 

 collection. The latter gentleman also presented the skin of a 

 Panther to the Liverpool Museum (p. 23). Some of Bullock's 

 notes on the Mammals are very interesting, as, for instance, the 

 fact that " the Kangaroo may be considered in some degree as 

 naturalised in England, several having been kept for many 

 years in the Royal domains at Richmond, which have, during 

 their residence there, produced young, and promise to render this 

 most elegant animal a permanent acquisition to the country." 



On the Birds many notes are given, which at that time must 

 have been very interesting, though they now read a little old- 



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