The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-09-18
THE GEOLOGICAL GARDENS.
The Animals and the Opening.


For months the Director Of the Geological
Gardens have been busily at work, and thous4
from time to time the intelligence reached ta4
public that o white-nosed squirrel or bu4fals
had been donated by some one or another. tn
people at large never dreamed OF tho grand
surprise that was in store for them.
This morning at 10 o'clock the beautiful In
closure was thrown open to q select few. in.
cluding the Mayor, city officials and the reprs-
sentatives of the press. who INDUCED in . iit&aA
speechifying and congratulations, after who
tie general public were admitted. h1ln.
dreds, among whom were many stranxssa
offered Of visiting this mammoth open al
menagerle.
The gardens are located in Ayondale ab0nk
half a mile from the end of the Mt Al, sa1
street railroad. The plat contains some six39
odd acres, and, from the nature Of the ground
| is beautifully adapted TO the purpose OF . zoo-
logical garden. Smooth, compact gravel roadf
| twist ip and about the grounds to broad ora
upon to-day, music will be furnished ON extaA
occasions by select orchestra. The houses er
shelters for the animals are both unique In d.
sign and beautiful In execution. most 81 them
boing built Of blue limestone, though soma 1er
are OF bark, thatched with straw.
One of the most Interesting features OF IN
gardens are the dog kennels, coutaintng lne
Specimens Of the large German poodlea. u.
bernard, Russian mastiffs, badger tound9
Charles spaniels, Esquimau and Spit1 doge.
The collection OF animals and birds IL very
large, considering the short time the diroosans
have had to secure them.
| The following embraces nearly all OF tn0so
at present Iuartered in the gardens: Two Ms
ropean horned owls, two magpies. one ravopy
two alligators, one wood owl, Two little scroeQe
OWLS one coot, one golden eagle, two buzzar0
one Muscoyy duck, one American buzzard, twb
Cashmere goats, one Virginian deer (doej. ons-
nvr cS Sc .. ow. c.v rurvlevnaKe, three vmxsnsa
deer 1.-TWO bucks and one doe), two peac00&es
one racco0n, one peacock, one pea-hen, tsp
pairs Of turtle doves, one Muscovy duck, onn
black bear, two rattlesnakes and one Htfaa
screech owl, one horned owl. one opossam, tws
horned and two little screech owls, one ras-
coon, one North American porcupino. Oua
American crow, one racco0n, TWO "a
Ipuchin apes, Makako monkey, l buzEas<l,
golden eagle, par Maudrills monkeys,a 4
pair Anubs monkeys, pair balloons. paz1
yellow balloons, paii dog facsa n.onkeys.
ps onss monssys pa sSR Jew
keys, pair black apesrl lioness, pair r0y1l
tigers, pair leopards, pair spotted hyenas.
l pair oivet cats, l pair bush cats, pair jack
ais, pair house martens, pair Pips
ers, pair offers, pair polar bears, l pair A.
rican porcupnes, pair marnots. l. pair rad
squirrels, 1pair m,ifions, pair zebus, pair
Yaks, pair fallow deer, pair red deer, pair
armadilloes, pair bush kangaroos, pair yell
low footed kansaroos, pair great kangarOosL
2pair wombats, pair African ostrches paii
emus, pair golden pheasants, pair vultnrea,
l pair OF camels, Z dog-face baboons, Java
monkeys, larges yellow breast c0catoo, Il
| small yellow breast cocatoO,1 Pypmantha l0rn.
3 paroquets, many colors, bu; ;cher bird, 2tit-
mouse, 8 mount,in larks, u crosa
bills, wagtail, / glance startling,
Il mino, european jay, star.ingH
2 sky larks, pairs large weaver birds, ID
weaver birds, differing. - Java sparrows. .
| Cuba parrots, ~ pairs Alp 1incnes, IL Muru=-
pean quails, pair South Americans, eagle, z
| horn bills, macaws, 8 bosiilos, moxens, 8
| rose cocatoos, pairs Bengalese panechcs, {
pairs Bengalese orange face paneches, ps1i
magpies, l pair red-breast wearns, pair
plume head paroguets, 2 male paradise hnchca,
! pair wIdah birds, satin starlings, . pair
blue Bengaese, 80 pounds ant eggs, l psSf
Madagascar finches, pair diamond fnchos, 4
Japanese nightingale 2 black squirrels, pRir
parrots, toncan (very rare.) .
Mr.. DOerner, formerly Director Of the Zoe-
logical Gardens Of Hamburg, is at present SD.
perintendent, and to HIM and Mr.. Lenner the
society and the public owe thanks for this, oEs
of the fiuest of our many institutions of amase-
ment and instruction.