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(iii) The Large Waders’ Aviary. 
A very fine cage enclosing a large pond and 
containing over thirty-one Flamingoes, Phoeni- 
copterus roseiis^ over twenty -four Barred-headed 
Geese, Anser indicus^ other Geese, about twelve 
species of Ducks, mostly represented by dozens 
of individuals, and some Grey Cranes, Grus 
communis^ and Demoiselles, Anthropoides virgo. 
(iv) The Small Waders’ Aviary. 
A pretty cage inhabited by about fifty birds. 
Coots, Moorhens, and Plovers. 
(v) The Collection of Passerine Birds. 
This is far larger than any other 1 saw in 
India ; about fifty species are represented and 
the individual birds can only be reckoned by 
hundreds. It is particularly rich in what are 
called “ Soft-billed Birds,” and is also of particular 
interest because it contains so many local birds. 
The keepers in charge of the birds are Mo- 
hammedans. 
(vi) The Monkey Tree. 
A Banyan Tree fitted up as a home for captive 
monkeys. In the branches of the tree are 
wooden kennels, one for each monkey. From 
close to each kennel a perpendicular iron rod 
descends to the ground. Each monkey is chained 
to a ring. These rings slide on the perpen- 
dicular rods. Thus by means of these rods 
the monkeys can come and go as they please 
from the kennels and branches to the ground. 
There is also a somewhat similar “Monkey Tree” 
in the Baroda garden. The species kept in this 
tree at Jaipur are Bengal Monkeys, Macacus 
rhesus^ and young individuals of the Sacred 
Baboon, Papio hamadryas. 
(vii) The Wild Donkeys. 
A very fine pair in one paddock. Both the 
stallion and the mare are big animals, in colour 
nearly white, with pale reddish brown patches 
on face, neck, and flanks, and a dark brown 
