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DURING the hundred years of its existence the London Zoological Gardens have exhibited no fewer than 949 species of mammals, representing probably most of the forms ever likely to be seen in captivity. This systematically arranged list, however, is much more than a historical catalogue of zoo exhibits. It is a valuable work of reference, giving the standard scientific name of each species, references to the original description and to a figure where such exists, synonyms, and not least interesting, the popular, local, or trade name. The first and last of these items ought to make for the standardisation of popular and scientific names in the exhibits of museum collections, where a lack of uniformity in different institutions tends to confuse the ordinary visitor.
List of the Vertebrated Animals exhibited in the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London, 1828–1927. Centenary edition in 3 volumes.Vol. 1: Mammals.
By Major S. S. Flower. Pp. ix + 419. (London: Zoological Society of London, 1929.) 25s.
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List of the Vertebrated Animals exhibited in the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London, 1828–1927 Centenary edition in 3 volumesVol 1: Mammals. Nature 124, 836 (1929). https://doi.org/10.1038/124836d0
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