REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 



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BIRDS 



Sphenisciformes : Peritonitis, 1. 



Ciconiiformes : Ruptured liver, 1 ; edema of lieart, 1. 



Cliaradriiformea: Pneumonia, 1. 



Coraciifoiincs : Aspergillosis, 1. 



Psittaciformes : Acute enteritis, 1. 



The animals lost by death which were valuable for museum pur- 

 poses were transferred to the United States National Museum for 

 preservation. A number of rare birds' eggs were also sent to the 

 Museum. 



A few mammals especially desired by the department of anatomy 

 of the Johns Hopkins Medical School were sent, after death, to that 

 institution. 



ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION JUNE 30. 192S 

 MAMMALS 



MARSUPIALIA 



Virginia opossum (DideJphis virgin- 



iana) 4 



Flying plialanger (Petaurua ireviceps) - 5 

 Bush-tailed rock wallaby {Petrogale 



peniciUata) 1 



Wallaroo (Macropus robustus) 2 



Wombat (Phascolomys mitchclU) 1 



CARNrVORA 



Ivadiak bear (Vrsus midden dor ffl) 2 



Alaska Peninsula bear (Ursiis gyas) 4 



Yakutat bear {Ursus dalli) 1 



Kidder's bear (UrsJts kidderi) 2 



European bear (Ursus aictos) 7 



Grizzly bear (Ursus horribilis) 1 



Apache grizzly (Ursus apache) 1 



Himalayan bear (Ursus thihetanus) 1 



Black bear (Euarctos americanus) 7 



Cinnamon bear (Euarctos americanus 



cinnamomum,) 4 



Glacier bear (Euarctos emmonsii) 1 



Sun bear (Helarctos malai/anus) 1 



Polar bear (Thalarctoa maritimus) 2 



Dingo (Canis dingo) 2 



Gray wolf (Canis tiuhilus) 13 



Florida wolf iCatiis Jloridanus) 1 



Texas red wolf (Canis rufus) 1 



Coyote (Canis latrans) 5 



Hybrid coyote (Canis latrans-rufus) 4 



California coyote (Cauis ochropus) 1 



Black-backed jackal (Thos mesomelas) - 1 



Fennec (Fennecus zerda) 2 



I'ough fox (Cerdocijon cancrivorus) 2 



Red fox (Vulpes fulva) 7 



Silver-black fox (Vulpes fulva) 1 



European fox (Vulpes vulpes) 1 



Kit fox (Vulpes velox) 2 



Gray fox (Urocyun einereoargenteus) - 5 



Bush dog (Jcticyon venaticus) 1 



2403-^—29 — -8 



Cacomistle (Bassariscus astutus) 1 



Raccoon (Procyon lotor) 16 



Florida raccoon (Procyon lotor elucus)- 1 



Gray coatimundi (Xasua narica) 4 



Kinkajou (Potos flavus) 2 



Mexican kinkajou (Potos flavus aztc- 



cus) 1 



Fisher (Maries pennanti) 1 



Skunk (Mephitis nigra) 7 



Wolverine (Oulo luscus) 3 



American badger (Taxidea taxus) 2 



Ratel (Mellivora capcnsis) 1 



Florida otter (Lutra canadensis vaga)- 2 



Indian civet (Vivcrra zihetha) 1 



Palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphro- 



ditus) 1 



Egyptian mongoose (Herpestes ichneu- 

 mon) 1 



Neumann's genet (Oenetta dongalana 



neumanni) 5 



Aard-wolf (Protelcs cristatus) 1 



Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) 1 



East African spotted hyena (Crocuta 



crocuta germinans) 5 



Striped hyena (Hywna hywna) 1 



Brown hyena (Hywna hrunnea) 2 



Lion (FeVis Ico) 5 



Bengal tiger (Fclis tigris) 1 



Manchurian tiger (Felis tigris longi- 



pilis) 3 



Leopard (Felis pardus) 1 



Black leopard (Fclis pardus) 1 



East African leopard (Felis pardus 



suahelicus) 8 



Serval (Felis serval) 1 



East African serval (Fclis capcnsis 



hindci) 2 



Ocelot (Felis pardalis) 2 



Brazilian ocelot (Felis pardalis hrasili- 



ensis) 1 



Gray tiger-cat (Felis chrysothrix) 1 



Mexican puma (Felis azteca) 4 



