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37. Buenos Aires. — Municipal Zoological Gardens. Founded 

 by General Sarmiente in 1874. The present Director is Signor 

 Cleinente Onelli. This institution publishes an illustrated guide- 

 book, and a quarterly scientific journal. 



38. Georgetown, British Guiana. — A menagerie existed at 

 one time in the Botanical Gardens of Georgetown. Manatees, 

 Anteaters and other interesting South American animals were 

 exhibited here. 



39. Para, Brazil. — An interesting menagerie attached to 

 the Museum of Natural History and Ethnography, named the 

 " Museu Goeldi," after its well-known former Director Dr. Emilie 

 A. Goeldi. The present Director is Dr. Jacques Huber, and the 

 Superintendent Dr. Emilia Snethlage. A periodical "Boletim" 

 is published by the Museum. 



40. Kio de Janeiro. — Zoological Gardens under the director- 

 ship of Mr. Kirschnur. 



Asia. 



41. Bangkok, Siam. — In 1896-1898, when I lived in Bangkok, 

 there was a Zoological Garden there, the property of His Majesty 

 the King of Siam, open free to the public on certain days. The 

 collection contained mammals, birds, some fairly large Croco- 

 diles, and small aquaria for fish. From time to time very in- 

 teresting local animals were exhibited (see P. Z. S. 1900, pp. 369 

 and 371). I am told that this menagerie no longer exists. 



42. Baroda, India. — A zoological collection in the Park, 

 owned by the Maharaja of Baroda, who allows the public to visit 

 it freely. 



43. Bombay, India. — Zoological collection in the Victoria Gar- 

 dens. Mr. C. D. Mahaluxmivala, Superintendent. These Gar- 

 dens are round the Victoria and Albert Museum ; the best thing 

 is the enclosure for Lions, an irregular oval space of grass and 

 trees, perhaps about one hundred feet long by sixty wide, sur- 

 rounded by a railing, but with no roof, and a small sleeping 

 place at one end. The railings are about fifteen feet high, 

 curved inwards at the top, and of very light appearance. 



44. Calcutta, India. — The large Zoological Gardens at Ali- 

 pore, Calcutta, were founded in 1875. They are well known 

 throughout the world to zoologists, who have not personally 

 visited India, by two useful publications : — 



