The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-29
COMES
OUVOF THE ARK
And Leads the Usual Procession
Of FaunaI curioslties For
KapiOIani Zoo

Ben Hollinger has some gnu animals
lin the ZOO.
Lots Of ,emi Al travelling menaeerie
that went through this port yes.
terday was riAed Of its choicest
specimens BY the Unsuitable supervise
orial geological city dad who in one
stroke made the Kapiolani Park zoo
one Of the most interesting in the
country.
In one purchase yesterday he added
to the zoo one hundred and Eve speci-
mems Of birds and animals and In two
donations from other enthusiasts he 80
cured dozen and half more.
Pronounced New
Daisy the elephant will probably
now be crowded out Of the iimeliqht
for q while for the pride Of yesterday >
collection Is a pair Of white-tailed gnus.
commonly described by astounded
natnrnIists as beasts which the Creator
made out Of the leftover scraps from
the rest Of creation. At one time
Thick on the African yeldt and bush,
these creatures, which for all their
| queer make up are graceful and attrac-
dive, are fast becoming extinct. and are
destined soon TO join the American
buffalo in the museum Of faunal curl.
Iosities
The gnus still occupy the boxes in
which they travelled but paddock IL
being built for them as rapidly as pos.
| sible and they will soon be turned out
flor the benefit Of the public.
They were part of collection which
Ellis Joseph, the animal man whose
frequent trips through Honolulu with
large aggregations OF beasts have been
a frequent feature Of local shipping
| All the other animals purchased yester
Iday also came from his collection.
3imians and Macaws
| Hollingef thus added TO both his
monkey and parrot cages which are now
becoming probably more representative
/ Of these two popular families Of exhi
hilton animals and birds than any other
Ieollection in the United States. Among
| the monkeys secured yesterday from
Joseph was one Entelliss monkey, the
sacred monkey Of India. TO thu
parrots he added six pairs Of bare eyed
cockntoos.
The best part Of the collection So
cured yesterday will 60 into his bird
cages. He has already n half dozer
varieties Of geese and now adds 10
those pair Of magpie geeseyof spe
eies which are only half.web-footed,
and three spur winged Geese. OF their
near kindred he secured eight pairs Of
IbIack ducks.
/ A pair of Australian cranes, called
I'm the Antipodes NATIVE compahions, 3
and SIX pairs Of beautiful ibis are add
| ed TO the cranes and other wading birds
lalready In the cages.
| Topkn0ts and Pink Eyes
Doves, pigeons and pheasants are al
20 augmented, Hollinger purchased
two pairs Of Swinhoe pheasants, six
pairs Of topknot pigeons, six pairs Of
Senegal doves, four paiFs Of pink-eyed
doves, i've pairs OF piumbcd spenphis
pigeons, aud Ave pairs of love birds
To these Joseph added as compii
tnentary to the ZOO 20 which he sup
piled Daisy, the elephant, the bears and
other specimens already there, foul
tlaughing jaekasses which were prompt
| " accepted to represent the Republican
lparty in the collection as the Konf
liightingales In the zoo were long ng,
elected to represent the Bourbons. Only
laughing jackasses are birds, not donk
Ieya.
A female kangaroo and a pair o.
lwalIabies, OF small kangaroos, were al
so purchased. The collection viii moi
cost the city cent as Hbllinger get
Ipriyate subscriptions for each purchase
In addition to these subjects Richard