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giving up their own type ot boats ior handier Euiopean ones. 
Many of the Islands i)assed were in some places terraced up to their 
tops with rice plots. We arrived at Kobe on the 10th, ‘^J'd I lett the 
steamer here and went on to Kioto. I was here enabled to visit 
their Zoological Gardens, which are situated right in the city, the 
Gardens are nicely laid out and have a splendid Flight Aviaij , as. 
well as a good Carnivora house. I stayed here two days and photo¬ 
graphed objects of interest, and got many particulars regarding the 
native fauna, as well as specimens to send to Melbourne, and inter¬ 
viewed a good many Japanese regarding the object of my visit. On 
the 14th I went to Nara, to see the tame Japanese Deer, and procure 
some specimens. These Deer come up to visitors to be fed, and 
food for tliat purpose can be bought from some old women near by. 
These Deer are much infested with insect pests, which can easily be 
seen on the animals. The old cedar and pine trees in the Park here 
are very fine. T left next day for Tokyo, but at Mamamura had to 
leave the train, as a flood had partially washed away the bridge, I 
remained for the night at a native hotel, and got across the river 
with considerable diflicuU 3 ' next day. the bed was about half a mile 
wide, with three separate channels, and the crossing took four hours. 
I reached Tokyo late at night. 
This city is verv large, and has over one million inhabitants, 
and is well served with Ivlectric Tramwaj’S. I remained here three 
days, and during that time visited the Zoological Gardens twice, and 
interviewed tlie I^resident of the Zoological Society', and other 
Japanese wlu) could lielp me ; and also gave an illustrated lecture to 
about 250 Japanese students and professors connected with the 
Imperial University. I was also able to make some very satisfactory 
arrangements for our Gardens. On the 20tli I visited sonic fresh¬ 
water Fish and Turtle hatcheries, they were very interesting, and 
the Professor of Zoology at the Univer.^ity was trying some experi¬ 
ments regarding the breeding of fish. A large trade is done here 
with Gold fish, the natives being able to purchase two or three fish 
in a glass globe at a very low nite ; I was told that tlie abnormal- 
tailed fish did not live as long as the ordinary ones. 
The next day,‘21st. I went to Nikko by train, arriving there in 
the afternoon, and next morning went on to Lake Chuzenji ; liere I 
saw both the Spine-tailed and Pacific Swifts nesting, ami de¬ 
scried the nest of the former, I think for the fir.st time ; also I 
learnt the habits of the Japanc.se Goat Antelope and got .some in¬ 
teresting photographs. 
I returned Toledo on the 23rd, and next day visited the 
Arsenal Gardens, where they liad some very efieclive rockwork, I 
also spent some lime in the Imperial Botanical Gardens with the 
Curator, and saw the efiect tliejapane.se make witli tlieir trees; these 
Gardens are very extensive and have several large ponds on which 
they keep some water-fowl, and there are also niaii>' aviaries for 
birds. I was hindered 1)3' illness from doing so much as I liad 
hoped, during my last two da 3 's in this cit}*. The}* have a small 
Aquarinui here for fresh-water fish, the exhibits are good and the 
water very clear, and close b 3 ' there aie a few animals kept in a kind 
of variety show, but it was a sad sight to see two Elephants fastened 
up by each foot and hardl 3 ' able to move. 
On the 27th 1 went to Yokohama by an earl 3 train and looked 
over an interesting collection of Natural Histor}' specimens there, 
and also made arrangements to get some Japanese plants. There 
