fest a great desire of quarreling with each other, even those of 
different sexes. The two on exhibition at the Garden are young 
birds, and are a gift of Messrs. C. Windisch, Muehlhaeuser & Bro., 
Cincinnati. 
The next compartment is devoted to several species of Kanga¬ 
roos. 
There are large number of Kangaroo species found spread over 
their native country (Australia).. The Kangaroo belongs to the 
“ Marsupialia” or pouched animals. The lower part of the female’s 
abdomen is furnished with a pouch, which in its interior contains 
the mammae or teats. The young are born in an exceedingly 
minute state, and are at once transferred by the mother into the 
pouch, where they will attach themselves instinctively to the teats 
and hang there, until they have attained considerable dimensions. 
The Kangaroos unquestionably represent one of the most interest¬ 
ing species of mammals. 
The Great Kangaroo (Macropus giganteus). 
In fact everything connected with the animal is remarkable; 
its movements, and its mode of resting, its reproduction, its 
developement and its habits. In moving the animal puts its fore¬ 
paws down, and then shoves its hind legs past the former, its heavy 
tail serving as a sort of support. The Kangaroos at the Garden 
represent: 
The Great Kangaroo ( Macropus giganteus ), now becoming quite 
scarce in its native country, New South Wales. 
The Bennett’s Kangaroo ( Halmaturus Benettii ), the most abun¬ 
dant species in Tasmania, extremely hardy and easih" kept in 
captiv'ty. 
The red-necked Kangaroo ( Halmaturus ruficollis ), breeds, like 
the Bennett Kangaroo, freely in captivity. 
The thatched log- house on the other side of the Avenue is 
