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Schwendler kindly housed it in his compound at the Her¬ 
mitage. On my return, after a year’s absence, whenever it 
saw me and heard my voice it threw up its head, uttered its 
peculiar satisfied cry of recognition, rubbed itself against 
my legs, purred like a cat, and permitted me to lift it 
up in my arms. Even up to the present time, I can 
handle it as freely as a pet-dog. 
The species is of solitary habit, generally one, or it may 
be a pair, being seen at a time. It stealthily stalks its 
victim, and never attempts to spring until close upon it. 
The visitor having made the circuit of the Mullick 
House, - should now follow the western side of the 
Ostrich enclosure as far as the north end of the Rhinoceros 
paddock, alongside of which is the house of the Superin¬ 
tendent, and in front of which is 
A Small Aviary 
in which a few Australian Parrakeets are exhibited. It was 
thought that, perhaps, the tree growing in the centre of 
this aviary would have given agreeable shelter to the birds ; 
but unfortunately they were no sooner put in, than they set 
themselves, systematically to cut off the shoots and leaves, 
and in a few weeks the tree was perfectly bare; so this 
experiment has not been a success. 
The visitor will now retrace his steps past the Mullick 
House, and the Agouti and Squirrel cages, to the main car¬ 
riage drive, as far as the circular plot of grass which is 
occupied by 
The Schwendler Memorial. 
This obelisk of Aberdeen Granite has been erected to 
