National Zoological Park. 9 
Australia and Adjacent Islands. —Kangaroos and zvaltables 
of any species, koala or native “bear,” wombat , thylacine, dingo, 
“Tasmanian devil" phalangers or opoSsnms, bandicoots, echidna 
or “spiny ant-eater,” and platypus; cassowaries, emeu, lyre-bird, 
parrots, parrakeets, and cockatoos, fruit pigeons, megapod, brush 
turkey, black swan, birds of paradise, etc., and large snakes and 
lizards. The living platypus, or duckbill, is not represented in 
any American collection. It is somewhat difficult to procure, and 
demands particular care as to quiet and special food in transport, 
but hardly any animal would excite so general an interest or reflect 
more credit on its collector. 
New Zealand. —Kiwi or apteryx, owl-parrot, parrots, and tuatara 
lizard. 
PLATYPUS. 
