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supply of fresh gum leaves to feed on, and even then, 
if confined in a cage, they will not live for any length 
of time. The only way of keeping them successfully is 
to put them up a gum-tree. They have a most peculiar 
cry, something between the grunting of a pig and the 
crying of a child. Of all the doleful sounds which break 
the stillness of night in the Australian bush, there is 
none so unearthly as that of the Bear. Within the close 
fence the Porcupine Anteaters {Echidna Hystrix) are kept ; 
sometimes there are several, and at other times not a 
single specimen in the collection, for they are difficult 
creatures to keep alive for any length of time in con- 
finement. 
Close to the "Wombat's Cave, on the east side, 
is a small enclosure containing some Native Turkeys 
{Otis Australasianus) , and several Land Tortoises from 
Southern Africa, the largest of which was lately presented 
to the Society by His Excellency Sir Greorge Bowen. 
Within this enclosure, but fenced off from the birds, 
are several Baboons and other Monkeys, all provided 
with small houses and poles in front, up which they 
delight to climb. The antics of these animals, especially of 
the large Chacma Baboon {GynocepJialus Porcarius), cause 
many a hearty laugh to the old as well as to the young. 
There are still two circular aviaries to be visited ; 
they stand close by, and the first, No. 15, contains 
only Pheasants — the ring-necked variety (Phasianus 
Torquatus), the silver (P. Nycthemerus) , the Japanese 
green (P. Versicolor), and a pair of Copper Pheasants 
(P. Scemrneringhii) . The two last named were given to 
the Society by Charles Lyall Grant, Esq., of Shanghai, 
and are probably the only representatives of their kind 
at present in Australia; it is hoped that their numbers 
will be increased next breeding season. 
