Punch,  60 (1871), 3.

Science Gossip

Anon

Genre:

Reportage, Spoof

Subjects:

Natural History, Animal Behaviour, Zoology, Zoological Gardens


    Argues that 'Naughtylus' is not a justifiable name for such a 'harmless little creature'. Reports that the secretary bird in the Zoological Society Gardens is taking shorthand lessons and denies that a mudlark is a kind of singing bird.



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