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M. Leschenault ; five dromedaries, three of which 

 were born in the menagerie ; the male and fe- 

 male bison (bos bison, Lin.) ; the buffalo, and 

 several small animals, such as the pecari, dico- 

 tjles labiatus, and d. torquatus, Cuv., etc. 



On leaving the rotunda we proceed to the 

 cages where are kept the monkeys and the birds 

 of prey, and to the aviary. 



Last year the cages of the monkeys formed a 

 continuation with those of the birds of prey ; a 

 road has been cut through, which is to lead round 

 the menagerie. This new arrangement has made 

 the place for the monkeys much too small ; but 

 it is in contemplation to have a more convenient 

 lodge constructed for them. 



A great number of monkeys have existed in the 

 menagerie, and many have had young, of which 

 several are still living. The most remarkable spe- 

 cies at present are, the simia leucophcea, Fr. Cuv., 

 s. sphinx, s. pileata, Shaw, s. silenus, Lin., and 

 the s. cjnomolgos. 



On the other side of the new path is a small 

 gallery, with glazed doors, which are kept open 

 in fine weather, for such small quadrupeds as 

 require heat, such as the viverra mango and 

 the viv.javanica, two American squirrels, a da- 

 syuruSy a phalangista, an arctomys empetra, two 

 species of dasypus, etc. 



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