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GUIDE TO GARDENS. 
Bear (Ursus Americanus) ; the orthodox pole rises in 
the centre, but the occupants are so well fed and 
lazy, that they seldom take the trouble to climb it. 
Opposite to the Bear-pit on the east side, is a 
large Aviary, No. 5, divided into several compartments 
partly enclosed at the top and partly open. Here 
several varieties of Pheasants are kept, the breeding 
of which forms one of the principal features in the 
Society's operations year by year. Last season, as 
stated in the " Report of the Council," was the most 
successful yet experienced, nearly two hundred birds 
having been reared and liberated, the greater portion 
at G-embrook ; a part of the country apparently 
well suited to their habits, and where it is hoped 
they will rapidly increase and spread over the country. 
The bird found to be the hardiest and best adapted 
for acclimatising purposes is the ring-necked variety 
(Phasianus Torquatus), known as the New Zealand 
Pheasant, from the fact of its having been most suc- 
cessfully introduced into that colony. In this Aviary 
are also some of the curiously marked bleeding-heart 
Doves {Galoenas Luzonica), from Manilla, presented to 
the Society some years ago by Captain Phillip Leigh ; 
these birds now breed regularly. 
On the opposite side of the Bear-pit, to the west, 
are the Deer paddocks. These enclosures, as will be 
seen on the plan, extend across the whole breadth of 
the grounds. They contain a number of Deer of 
the following varieties : — 
The Formosan Deer {Germs Pseudaxis). Formosa, 
a beautiful spotted Deer, the first of which were 
presented to the Society by E. S. Fussell, Esq., 
of Fou Chou. 
