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THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Greece. 



129. Athens. — Zoological Gardens. Dr. W. Germanos, 

 Director. 



Holland. 



130. Amsterdam. — The Society " Natura Artis Magistra " 

 owns the great institution, founded in 1838, which comprises not 

 only a large menagerie and gardens, but also a museum of 

 general zoology, a museum illustrating the fauna of Holland, an 

 ethnographical museum, a very good library, and one of the chief 

 aquariums of the world. The present Director is Dr. Coenraed 

 Kerbert, and the Librarian Mr. G. Janse. 



131. Hague. — Small Zoological Gardens, founded in 1863, 

 belonging to the Koninklyk Zoologisch Botanisch Genootschap. 

 A peculiar feature of the organization of this society is that the 

 resident executive officer may only hold office for a very limited 

 period ; thus in the last nine years the Directorship has been held 

 in succession by Major D. N. Dietz, Mr. L. J. Dobbelmann and 

 Mr. J. W. van de Stadt. A detailed annual report is published. 



132. Rotterdam. — The Rotterdamsche Diergaarde was founded 

 in 1857. The present Director of this well-known institution is 

 Dr. Johannes Biittikofer. 



Hungary. 



133. Buda-Pest. — Zoological Gardens founded 1867, tem- 

 porarily closed 1907. 



Italy. 



134. Florence. — In 1487 " Malfota, Envoy of the Sultan of 

 Egypt, Kaitbai," brought a Giraffe alive to Florence for Lorenzo 

 de Medicis (Jide'E. T. Hamy) ; and other foreign animals have 

 been kept in captivity there from time to time. In recent years 

 I have heard the " Zoological Gardens " of Florence spoken of, 

 but have no definite information on the subject. 



135. Genoa. — In 1903 I saw a small collection of animals, 

 that might be almost called a Zoological Garden, in the beautiful 

 Di Negro Gardens at Genoa, adjoining the famous Zoological 

 Museum of which the Marquis Doria is Director. 



136. Palermo, Sicily. — I have been told that there is a 

 collection of wild animals in a garden, or park, near Palermo, 

 but from information kindly supplied by the Zoological Museum 

 of Palermo, I learn that there is no zoological garden there. 



