86 AN2s^UAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1939 



Summary 



Animals on hand July 1, 1938 2,754 



Accessions during the year 1,072 



Total animals in collection during year 3,826 



Removal from collection by death, exchange, and return of animals on 

 deposit 1,376 



In collection June 30, 1939 2,450 



Status of collection 



ANIMALS IN THE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK, JUNE 30, 1939 



Mammals 



marsupialia 



Didelphidae: Number 



Didelphis paraguayensis Paraguay opossum 1 



Didelphis virginiano Opossum 6 



Metachirus opossum Zorro or banana opossum 1 



Dasyuridae: 



Sarcophilus ursinus Tasmanian devil 2 



Phalangeridae: 



Petaurus breviceps Lesser flying phalanger 4 



Trichosurus vulpecula Vulpine opossum 1 



Macropodidae: 



Dendrolagus inustus Tree kangaroo 2 



Dendrolagus ursinus X D. inustus. Hybrid tree kangaroo 1 



TN8ECTIV0RA 



Erinaceidae: 



Atelerix hindei East African hedgehog 3 



CHIROPTERA 



Vespertilionidae: 



Eplesicus fuscus Large brown bat 2 



CARNIVORA 



Felidae: 



Acinonyx jubatus Cheeta 2 



Felis concolor Puma 5 



Felis leo Lion 6 



Felis ocreata Uganda wildcat 1 



Felis onca fJaguar 5 



[Black jaguar 2 



