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Here are also kept the 
WOMBAT. 
Phascolomys Wombat, Per. 
One of the Marsupial inhabitants of New Holland, and simulating 
the Rodent ia . — Presented by Charles Telfair, Esq. 
CERVINE or BUBAL ANTELOPE. 
Antilope Bubalis, Pall. Vache de Barbarie. 
Native of North Africa. — Presented by Sir Thomas Reade, Consul- 
General at Tunis. 
GAZELLE ANTELOPE. 
Antilope Dorcas, Pall. 
Also from North Africa. — Presented by James Giro, Esq. 
AXIS DEER. 
Cervus Axis, Erxl. 
Native of India, and breeding well in this country.— The full-grown 
male exhibited was presented by Lord Clare. Other individuals are at 
the Society’s Farm at Kingston. 
BLACK AXIS DEER. 
Cervus nudipalpebra, Ogilhtj. 
Recently distinguished from the common Axis Deer. The description 
of the species rests on the individual in the Society’s possession. 
RHEA, or AMERICAN OSTRICH. 
Rhea Americana, Vieill. 
Resembling the Ostrich of Africa in manners and disposition, but 
smaller, and having three toes on each foot instead of two. It inhabits 
the Southern and Western parts of South America. — From the collection 
of the President, Lord Stanley. 
CASSOWARIES. 
Casuarius Emeu, Lath. 
Native of the more remote islands of the Indian Archipelago, and 
particularly of New Guinea. Remarkable for its bony helmet, and the 
varied and brilliant colours of the naked skin of its head and the upper 
part of its neck. Its wings are merely .rudimentary, and are destitute 
of barbed feathers. — These birds were very young when they were placed 
in the Menagerie in the spring of 1832. 
CONCAVE HORNBILL. 
Buceros cavatus, Lath. 
A young individual, probably of this species, recently obtained by 
the Society. A beak of the adult bird is suspended in the cage to il- 
lustrate the perfect characters. 
