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Giant Barbet . 
Golden Oriole . 
Lanccolated Jay . 
Greon Fruit-Pigeon. 
Streaked Laughing Thrush . 
Scarlet Eosefinch, and 
See-See Partridge. 
The British East Afriiiin epecie^s were : 
Brown-rapped Pirefinches (La()OVoxticta hrimnricrps^ . 
Crimson -ringed Whydahs (7'. laf'uaiidu ) . 
Among the mammals landed in good condition arc ; a rare 
Pallas' Wild Cat, Mountain Sheep, and an Orang-utan. 
Zebras, Hybrid Zebras and other mammals were imported from 
Africa to India. 
Among the birds the Green lora, is, we think, new to avi- 
culture the Brown-capped Firelinches are very rare, and the Crimson- 
ringed ^\'hydahs are also raro, and as both male and female are in- 
cluded they are unit^ue, for the female (P. hiiicauda) has not pre- 
viously been imported alive . 
The birds had been ingeniously packed in shallow cages, which 
slid into a case, having, fine mesh netting doors, back and front, fitted 
with locks, each case accommodated three rows of the shallow cages and 
when locked up the bird.s were safe from rats and other vermin, and 
had ample light to feed by. 
Mr E. W. Harper has already a long list (50 to (50) of 
presented species "New to the Zoo collection," to hi.s credit. On the 
present occasion he increases this by four, which are marked wLth an 
asterisk in the above list. 
