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XIV.— NOTES AT JAIPUR. 
The Zoological Garden of Jaipur is in the “ Ram-Newas 
Gardens,” outside the city wall and open free to the public. 
According to Murray (“Handbook to India,” 8th edition, 
1911, page 141) this garden is 36 acres (14*56 hectares) in 
extent and was laid out by Dr. de Fabeck at a cost of 
400,000 rupees, or £26,666. 
I visited Jaipur on May 16 and 17, 1913 ; the principal 
features of this garden are : — 
(i) The Great Paddock. 
An enormous undulating piece of ground 
with a nulla running through it. There is 
nothing to compare with it in size in any 
zoological garden I know, except some of the 
enclosures for the Duke of Bedford’s animals 
at Woburn Abbey in England. It is inhabited 
by a herd of Blackbuck, Antilope cervicapra^ 
and by Sambar Deer, Cervus imicolor^ and is 
resplendent with Avild Peacocks, Pavo cristatus. 
(ii) The Flying Cage. 
A large cage, with much rock work and water, 
containing the following birds, apparentl^^ all 
living together in harmony : — 
4 Purple Coots, Porphyrio sp. 
1 White Pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus. 
1 Dalmatian Pelican, Pelecanus crispus. 
17, or more, Cormorants, Phalacrocorax carbo. 
3 Indian Darters, Plotus melanog aster. 
5 Black-headed Ibises, Ibis melanocep)hala. 
9, or more. White Storks, Ciconia alba. 
2 White-necked Storks, Dissora episcopus. 
2 Indian Yabiru Storks, Xenorhynchus 
asiaticus. 
17, or 18, Painted Storks, Pseudotantalus 
leucocephalus. 
1 Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea. 
2 Eastern Cattle Egrets, Bululcus coromandus. 
