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its beautiful location, and its collection of Ameri- 
can animals. 
Among the many gifts to the menagerie, the 
Board must allude specially to that of Mr. Theo- 
dore L. Harrison of this city, who has presen- 
ted his fine collection of live birds, amounting 
to over one hundred, with cages, which, as soon 
as the aviary is completed, will be removed to 
the Garden; to Mr. Robert H. Lamborn, of 
Philadelphia, who brought from the West, and 
gave to the Society twenty-eight prairie dogs ; and 
to General Babcock, of Washington, for a Palm 
cat and San Domingo dog. General Brisbin, 
of Omaha, and Messrs. Martin Fuller & Co., 
of this city, have rendered the Board much gra- 
tuitous service in collecting animals from the 
West. ^ 
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JI^ONCLUSION. 
The Board of Managers cannot conclude without 
congratulating the members and stockholders of the 
Society upon its advancement and prosperity. Ac- 
tually commencing its career in June of last year, 
it has made rapid progress, and will be the welcome 
pioneer of many other such institutions in the 
United States. The city of Cincinnati is moving 
in this direction, and an application has been made 
to Congress to charter a Zoological Society for the 
District of Columbia. The Board is desirous that 
the scientific purposes of the Society shall be care- 
fully regarded, and hopes much from the influences 
which the Garden will exert in fostering a love for 
