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table. It reaches a length of five feet. The mullet; whiting, 
ancl herring, so called by the colonists, are all common fishes, 
bnt not identical with our European fishes of those names. 
The short sun-fish of Europe is often taken in Hobson’s Bay, 
and valued for the oil it produces. A species of tunny and an 
eel are also commonly used as food. 
Until recently no true lobsters nor crabs were known in 
Australia fit for the table; but a spiny crayfish, equal in size 
to our river species, is supplied to the markets ; and the 
gigantic Murray River crayfish (Astacoidcs serratus), is also 
now largely used. An enormous crab, exhibited in the Victorian 
court ( Pseudocarcinus gig as), was lately found near Portland, 
and preserved for this occasion. 
But we must pass on to the examination of other courts. 
The Eastern hemisphere sent but little of a zoological 
character ; the chief feature being found in the Indian and 
Cinghalese departments. The royal Bengal tigers, prepared 
by Mr. Ward, of Vere Street, were very striking objects, being 
represented in the midst of the jungle, the one slinking back, 
so as to realize the first glimpse obtained of the creature by 
the party hunting it, as the line of elephants approached its lair ; 
the second tiger was also represented in the jungle, wounded, 
and charging with fury upon the attacking party. Both were 
very creditable specimens of the taxidermist’s art. 
The gorgeous state of Eastern potentates is assisted and 
enhanced at the expense of some of the most beautiful of the 
feathered tribes; and peacock’s feathers, and marabout’s feathers 
were shown in every condition, to the exclusion of any illustra- 
tion of the vast and imperfectly-known ornithology of India. 
The tail of the Yak (Poephagus grunniens), which is rich and 
silky, reaching nearly to the ground, was shown, mounted in a 
splendid handle, and is used for various luxurious purposes. 
Indian silk was illustrated in an instructive manner ; the silk- 
producing moths being exhibited in their various stages of 
metamorphosis, with their food, and specimens of the silk of 
each kind accompanying’. 
Ceylon shoived her ivory, skins of tigers and cheetahs from 
the northern province ; monkey and goat-skins from the other 
provinces. Here also might be seen the little musk-deer, 
measuring seventeen inches long and weighing only about 
five and a half pounds. Pearls and pearl-producing shells 
characterized the exhibition from the eastern province. 
South Africa contributed hippopotamus’ teeth, rhinoceros’ 
horns, skins of those singular armour-plated animals, the Pan- 
golins (Munis), closely allied to the Ant-eaters, and termed 
Edentate, from the absence of incisive teeth. They are scantily 
distributed and find no representatives in Europe. Antelopes 
