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never before represented in the collection. This monkey is a mem- 

 ber of the only genus of short-tailed monkeys inhabiting the New 

 World, and is very seldom seen in captivity. The species is, un- 

 fortunately, like some others of the more delicate American monkeys, 

 very difficult to keep, and this specimen survived only two months 

 after its arrival in Washington. Other animals in the La Vane 

 collection were a brown capuchin monkey, two titi or squirrel mon- 

 keys, an ocelot, two margay cats, two snowy egrets, a scarlet ibis, an 

 orange-winged parrot, two yellow-winged paroquets, and four tui 

 paroquets. Mr. La Varre also brought to Washington with him 

 from Manaos, Brazil, a large specimen of the rare and curious mata- 

 mata turtle, presented to the National Zoological Park by his friend, 

 Mr. A. T. S. Hore, of Manaos. 



A second accession from Brazil was from Mr. Edward B. Kirk, 

 American consular agent at Manaos. This lot included three large 

 American egrets, a white-backed trumpeter, and two brocket deer. 

 The quarantine regulations in force at the time unfortunately pro- 

 hibited the landing of the deer, and these were returned to Mr. 

 Kirk's place in Brazil. The white-backed trumpeter (Psophia 

 leucoptera) is very unusual in collections and is the most important 

 addition to the bird department made during the fiscal year. 



Dr. W. M. Mann, of the Bureau of Entomology, during a short 

 stay in Honduras, collected a number of valuable and interesting 

 Central American animals, which he brought to the park on his 

 return. Included were a Mexican kinkajou, a mantled howler 

 monkey {Alouatta palliata), a paca, a Honduras squirrel, two 

 speckled agoutis, a Central American cooter, and a fine specimen of 

 Rossignon's snapping turtle. Howler monkeys are exceptionally 

 difficult to keep in captivity, and this specimen, a young example, 

 did not long survive; but the remaining animals in Dr. Mann's 

 collection are all in excellent condition. 



Among the parrots received as gifts during the year were two 

 species never before shown in the park. These were the lesser 

 white-fronted parrot, presented by Mr. Alex Gregory, and the 

 blue-backed parrotlet, from Mrs. Samuel Silencer, Washington, 

 D. C. 



Sixty individual donors contributed to the collection this year. 

 The complete list is as follows : 



Mr. John L. Barr, Washington, D. C, red-winged blackbird. 



Mr. Bert Brooks, Washington, D. C, two alligators. 



Mr. John A. Buckley, Fairfax, Virginia, woodchuck. 



Mr. Granville Christman, Washington, D. C, screech owl. 



Mrs. E. L. Conn, Washington, D. C, double yellow-head parrot. 



Capt. Robert G. Cook, Washington, D. C, alligator. 



Col. J. A. Crane, Washington, D. C, cockateel. 



Mr. J. I. Cusick, Washington, D. C, two barn owls. 



