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the only birds kept there are some beautiful Mandarin 
Ducks (Aicc Oalericulata) , from China. 
Turning to the left at this point along the main 
walk, the visitor reaches the Cockatoos' Aviary, No. 14, 
which is filled with those showy, but noisy birds. There 
are the White Cockatoo (Cacatua Oalerita), the Corella 
(Licmetis Tenuirostris) , Leadb eaters Cockatoo (Cacatua 
Leadleaterii), and the Eose Cockatoo (Plyctolophus Eos). 
The Society lately possessed a specimen of the Black 
Cockatoo (Calyptorhjnchus Naso), of Western Australia, 
but it died after a few months' confinement. In a 
separate division are some brilliantly-plumaged Macaws 
(Ara Araganza) from Brazil, a pair of which were 
presented to the Society by the Zoological Society of 
London. A little further on, and the circular Canary 
house is again passed. 
We must now leave the main walk, and proceed 
in a northerly direction for a short distance to the 
Wombat's Cave. There are two specimens of this 
curious animal (Phascolomys Platyrhinus) at present in 
the Society's possession, but they study their own com- 
fort more than the curiosity of visitors, and generally 
remain coiled up in their den during the day; for, 
like many of the Australian animals, they are nocturnal, 
and in their wild state only feed at night. 
Between this point and the Song Bird Aviary stands 
a tree surrounded by a close fence, in which a Native 
Bear (Phascolarctus Cinereus) lives for the greater part 
of the year, though occasionally he denudes his abode 
so entirely of leaves that he has to be removed to 
another tree for a time. It has hitherto been found 
impossible to take specimens of these singular and inter- 
esting animals to Europe, as they require a constant 
