108 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1963 



numbers have now increased. The nene, the State bird of Hawaii, is 

 an attractive bird and an interesting addition to the national collec- 

 tion; it had not been exhibited here since 1936. The pair was pre- 

 sented by the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, Senator from Hawaii, on 

 Jmie 19, 1963, and formally accepted by the Secretary of the Smith- 

 sonian Institution. The Zoo is grateful to Paul Breese, Director of 

 the Honolulu Zoo, for his efforts in obtaining for it these rare speci- 

 mens. 



Through Alton W. Hemba, American Consul General at Guayaquil, 

 Ecuador, a large Galapagos tortoise (from Albemarle Island) was 

 received as a gift from Dr. Jorge E. Proano P. 



Volkmar Wentzel, of the National Geogi-aphic Society, presented to 

 the Zoo a young specimen of the giant forest rat which he obtained 

 during his travels in Africa. This animal is now more than 2 feet 

 long (including the tail) and is still growing. 



Dr. Doris M. Cochran, curator of reptiles and amphibians at the 

 U.S. National Museum, presented a number of reptiles collected on a 

 trip to Central and South America. 



A gift of two hummingbirds, Heliomaster squamosus and Collhri 

 delphinae greeneivaUii, was received from Dr. Augusto Euschi, Santa 

 Teresa, Brazil. Dr. Ruschi is an autliority on the Colibridae and is 

 noted for his splendid collection of live birds. His visit to the Na- 

 tional Zoological Park last September established the standards and 

 methods of care for a large group of hummingbirds to be applied 

 when the renovation of the birdhouse is completed. 



Kenneth Sather, Round Lake, Minn., sent four giant Canada geese 

 (Branta canadensis major) , a form previously thought to be extinct : 

 a welcome addition to the waterfowl collection. 



The National Zoological Park's animal collection has also been gen- 

 erously enriched by the Eistophos Science Club of Washingion, D.C., 

 and Mrs. Joseph Campbell, also of Washington. 



Space does not permit listing all gifts received in the course of the 

 year, but the following are of special interest : 



Bogley, Samuel W., Ill, Hyattsville, Md., woolly monkey. 



Cochran, Dr. Doris, Washington, D.C., bronze vine snalie, 2 Central American 

 toads', Brazilian strii>ed frog, Raddi's frog, Brazilian light-spotted frog, 14 

 diamondback terrapins, South American water turtle. 



Dembin, Edward and Eugene, Washington, D.C., Western indigo snake, red- 

 tailed boa, boa constrictor, bull snake. 



DePrato, Mario, Washington, D.C., river frog, Hermann's tortoise. 



Florida Nurserymen and Growers Association, Key Biscayne, Fla., through Jim 

 Griffin, 2 mandarin ducks, chestnut-breasted teal, 2 fulvous tree ducks. 



Fulton, Mrs. Robert, Washington, D.C., keel-billed toucan. 



George's Pet Shop, Bladensburg, Md., speckled agouti, black agouti, 2 ja- 

 guarondis, anaconda, 2 matamata turtles, 2 boa constrictors. 



Hadley, Mrs. Harry E., Annandale, Va., ocelot. 



