GUIDE TO GARDENS. 
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caught in the Gcmbrook Kanges, and which arc much 
larger than the common Opossum (Phalangista Vulpina) 
of the low country. 
Just at the back of this cage stands the Camel 
house, No. 11. The Camel is a comparatively new 
addition to the collection, having been recently caught 
by Mr. Officer, of the Murray Downs, near Swan Hill. 
It had been running on that gentleman's station for 
ten years or more, having been left there when quite 
young by Burke, on his ill-fated expedition; and at 
last it became such a nuisance, by frightening the 
station horses, that Mr. Officer determined to capture 
it. After some trouble he succeeded, and kindly offered 
it to the Society. A man was sent up, and led the 
animal down without much difficulty. It has now very 
comfortable quarters, though perhaps not so much to its 
liking as roaming over the salt-bush country of the 
Murray Downs. 
In the same paddock are several fine Emus {Bromaius 
Novce Hollandie), presented by different friends of the 
Society. 
In a small paddock close by are several primitive- 
looking sheep, covered with hair instead of wool ; 
amongst them an Abyssinian, with a black neck and 
head, brought by our ironclad, the " Cerberus," on her 
passage out ; also a couple of Angora Goats. In this 
paddock is a large pond, stocked with fish and a few 
water-fowl. 
The two enclosures to the east of the Camel and 
Emu paddock contain large ponds, each with a small 
island in its centre, and here the water-fowl and waders 
are kept. The present collection consists of — 
