PREFACE. 
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The Zoological Gardens of Calcutta having now 
been in existence for nearly eight years, and some 
definite arrangement of the Menagerie having thus 
become possible, it was thought that a Guide might 
be prepared which would render a visit to the Gar¬ 
dens more interesting- and instructive than if the 
visitor were merely to walk round as hitherto, without 
any indication of what animals were represented 
and where they were placed. 
The Plan which accompanies the Guide gives the 
position of the various Houses and Enclosures. 
Changes are of course inevitable ; but the arrange- 
ment adopted in this Guide will be adhered to, as 
far as possible, for some years to come. 
8th December 1883 . 
