56 ANNUAL EEPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 19 3 2 



Scientific name Common name Number 



My ocastor coypu Coypu 3 



Odocoileus hemionus Mule deer 2 



Odocoileus virginianus Virginia deer 2 



Ovis canadensis Rocky Mountain sheep .- 2 



Ovis europaeus Mouflon 2 



Phacochoerus aethiopicus niassaicvis East African wart hog 5 



Poephagus grunniens Yak 1 



Rusa moluccensis Mohicca deer 1 



Sika nippon Japanese deer 3 



Ursus gyas Alaska Peninsula browii bear 1 



Zalophus calif ornianus California sea lion 1 



Anas platyrhynchos Mallard duck 5 



Branta canadensis subsp Canada goose group 17 



Larus novaehollandiae Silver gull 22 



Nycticorax nycticorax naevius Black-crowned night heron 18 



REPTILES 



Bothrops lanceolatus Fer-de-lance 15 



Crotaphytus collaris Collared lizard 6 



Epicrates angulifer Cuban tree boa 3 



Eunectes murinus Anaconda 6 



Natrix sp Water snake 15 



Purchases. — The most important purchases during the year were 

 two Cape hunting dogs, two fine Aldabra tortoises, and a pair of 

 giant anteaters. 



RE3I0VALS 



Causes of death. — When it has been thought that determination of 

 the cause of death of certain animals might be useful, the specimens 

 have been submitted to the pathological division of the Bureau of 

 Animal Industry for examination. The following list shows the 

 results of the autopsies: 



MAMMALS 



Artiodactyla : Congestion of the lungs, 1. 

 Primates : Purulent peritonitis, 1 ; pneumonia, 1. 



BIRDS 



Columbiformes: Catarrhal enteritis, 1. 



The great loss of the year was the death of N'Gi, a 4i/^-year-old 

 baby gorilla that had been in the Zoo from December 5, 1928, to 

 March 10, 1932. He became ill with a bad cold, which progressed 

 into pneumonia complicated with empyema. Dr. D. E. Buckingham, 

 veterinarian, and his assistant, were called immediately and stayed 

 with him day and night throughout his illness. Dr. John C. Eck- 

 hardt, M. D., a great friend of the Zoo, served as a volunteer 

 consultant. 



