4 2 
or species, in sufficient quantity to enable it to establish the species 
with good chance of success in the parts of the country suited 
to each, not to fritter away its means in simultaneous; attempts at 
introducing small numbers of a multitude of different kinds, I will 
state briefly what we have done and are doing, in connexion with 
each of the divisions of the Animal Kingdom, which I will touch 
upon in ascending systematic order. 
We have at present in our Gardens or have liberated, the species 
enumerated in the following general list :— 
9 
38 
2 
22 
6 
6 
3 
3 
1 
3 
2 
1 
10 
3 
80 
30 
10 
1 
1 
1 
4 
6 
2 
4 
1 
4 
10 
1 
5 
16 
3 
2 
1 
18 
18 
24 
5 
6 
4 
Animals now in the Royal Park and Botanical Gardens, Melbourne. 
Camels, besides four¬ 
teen others absent 
on exploring expedi¬ 
tion 
Llama alpacas 
Pure Blpaca bucks 
Fallow deer 
Ceylon tlk 
Spotted axis deer 
Ceylon hog deer 
Ceylon moose deer 
Gazelle 
Brahmin cows 
St. Bern*ni dogs 
Dingo 
Angora goats 
Indian goats 
Common goats to 
breed with Angora 
Chineso sheep 
Aden sheep 
Bengal riieep 
Broad laded sheep 
Colonial sheep, singu¬ 
lar malformation 
Kangaroos 
Wallaby, Western Pt. 
Wallaby, Flinders Is¬ 
land 
Native bears 
Porcupine antcatcr 
Wombats 
Opossums 
White opossum 
Kangaroo rats 
Monkeys 
Mongeese 
Jackals 
Screw tail 
1 Flyl’ g «quirrel 
1 Indian squirrel 
4 Sugar squirrels 
4 Indian tortoises 
2 Murray turtles 
4 Indian porcupines 
2 Lizard* 
8 Curassows 
4 Ceylon wild peafowl 
7 Golden pheasants 
16 Silver pheasants 
24 English pheasants 
2 Red-legged partridges 
6 Cal'furnian quail 
5 White swans 
6 Canadian geese 
15 Chinese geese 
1) Capo Barren geese 
2 White-fronted geese 
19 English Wild ducks 
9 Call ducks 
5 shell ducks 
2 Ayle*bury ducks 
2 Mountain ducks 
2 Carolina ducks 
1 Native wild duck 
19 Muscovy ducks 
2 Macaws 
9 Wonga pigeons 
1 Fruit pigeon 
6 Bronzo-wing pigeons 
8 Fancy pigeons 
_ 28 Turtle doves 
' 12 Green Indian doves 
4 Grey Indian doves 
8 Emeu* 
7 Black swans 
2 Albatrosses 
4 Malice buns 
6 Eagle hawks 
3 Small hawks 
2 White hawks 
2 Sea-gulls 
1 Owl 
2 Pelicans 
46 Fowls 
2 Laughingj'ackasses 
1 Kingfisher 
3 Mi ire porks 
13 Magpies 
,24 Lowry parrots 
3 King parrots 
6 White cockatoos 
1 Rose cockatoo 
*2 Printed rails 
5 Native quail 
2 Satin birds 
2 Curlews 
3 Blackbirds 
3 Thrushes 
4 Skylarks 
7 Ortolans 
1 Bramble finch 
2 Chaffinches 
10 Goldfinches 
12 Canaries 
30 Linnets 
18 Rockhampton finches 
6 Indian finches 
6 Java sparrows 
3 Eugli9li river bream 
3 
dace 
W .. 
tench 
1 
loach 
21 
roach 
3 
carp 
24 Goldfish 
Canaries 
Blackbirds 
Thrushes 
Pheasants 
Skylarks 
Pheasauts 
BIRDS LIBERATED. 
At the Botanical Gardess. 
1 2 California quail I 2 Partridges. 
8 Starlings 
6 Skylarks 
At Phillif Island, Western Port. 
j 4 Thrushes | 4 Blackbirds. 
At Sandstone and Churchill Islands, Western Port. 
j 4 Skylarks | 4 Thrushes. 
At Yarra Bend. 
| 4 Skylarks. 
6 Thrushes 
