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The Council cannot refrain from expressing their pleasure at 
the success which has attended the introduction of the English 
thrush and lark, which are established here, and rapidly spreading 
all over the colony ; and at the same time the Council are happy 
to be able to say that the English wild duck (mallard) has freely bred 
at the Botanic Gardens, and that ilocks on the wing are frequently 
observed; and the Council trust that the sparrow, goldfinch, 
chaffinch, greenfinch, starling, and ortolan, are now introduced in 
sufficient number to insure their permanence. A large number of 
red-legged partridges are shortly expected to arrive. The rooks, 
which had been prepared at Windsor by Major-General Seymour, 
have all died from the attack of some unknown disease; but the 
experiment will be repeated next spring. 
Quadrupeds. 
Of quadrupeds there have been introduced, either by the direct 
action of the Council or by the kindly aid of friends, as follows 
2 Chinese buffaloes 
1 Ceylon elk 
7 Hog deer 
1 Manilla deer 
9 Axis deer 
1 Formosa deer 
4 Moose deer 
1 Gnu 
49 Cashmere goats 
12 Angora goats 
5 English hares 
4 Silver-grey rabbits 
3 Chiuchillas 
1 Agouti 
The Council cannot pass over this list without making particular 
mention of tho Ceylon elks and Axis deer. Several of these 
animals have been liberated in various parts of the colony, in order 
that they may spread over the country, and it is trusted they are 
now doing so in security. The Council would direct especial 
attention to the Angora goats: these animals formed part of a 
splendid collection presented by the Imperial Acclimatisation 
Society of France, and are very generally admired. The Council 
are now pursuing at the lloyal Park a judicious system of crossing, 
as advised by the French Society, and they indulge the hope that 
before long the beautiful fleece of this animal will figure in our 
exports. 
The Cashmere goats were introduced as an experiment — this 
animal having also a most valuable fleece ; but the Council regret 
to say that although 49 of these animals were actually landed 
here, yet they were in such a weak and diseased state, that more 
than one-half of them have perished. These goats were brought by 
