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Vieth, Miss Elsie Jane, Washington, D. C, 2 Pekin ducks. 



Vinogradoff, Mrs. Gene, Alexandria, Va., 3 ring-necked doves.* 



Walters, H. R., Washington, D. C, 2 Pekin ducks. 



Warner, Tony, Washington, D. C, guinea pig. 



Washington Animal Rescue League, Washington, D. C, silver fox. 



Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. Robert, Washington, D. C, cheetah.* 



Weaver, W. C, Washington, D. C, saw-whet owl. 



Weisbender, Eugene R., Arlington, Va., 2 raccoons. 



Welch, Mr. (address unknown), coatimundi. 



Westbrook School, Washington, D. C, white rabbit. 



Wharton, Charles, Avondale Estates, Ga., 4 Cercomys, 1 Euryzgomatomys, 



cottonmouth moccasin, diamondback rattlesnake, copperhead snake, king 



snake, garter snake. 

 White, Mrs. Harry D., Washington, D. C, Florida gallinule. 

 Whitemore, Miss Catherine, Arlington, Va., rabbit. 

 Wildrick, Mrs. Warren, Washington, D. C, weasel.* 

 Williams, C. E., Washington, D. C, woolly monkey.* 

 Williams, Mrs. M. C, Arlington, Va., sparrow hawk. 

 Wills, Carl, Arlington, Va., skunk. 

 Wise, Mrs. E. B., Washington, D. C, 3 guinea pigs. 

 Wolf, Miss Mary, Washington, D. C, diamondback turtle. 

 Wright, Albert, Arlington, Va., 2 Pekin ducks. 

 Wyatt, Mrs. Walter, Washington, D. C, brown thrasher. 

 Xidon, Mrs. Y., Washington, D. C, rabbit, frogs, salamanders. 

 Zaroff, Mrs. J., Washington, D. C, cooter turtle. 

 Zoological Society of Philadelphia, 2 red wolves, 3 coyotes. 



PUECHASES 



Some of the more important of the year's purchases include a pair 

 each of great-eared foxes and fennecs; two echidnas which have 

 been continuously on exhibition for more than a year; a pair of 

 Steller's sea lions; a pair of red howler monkeys; a greater bird of 

 paradise; a pair of Siberian red-breasted geese; and a male aardvark. 



BIRTHS AND HATCHINGS 



It was a surprise when both pairs of the Zoo's hybrid bears (female 

 Alaska brown bear X male polar bear) produced litters of cubs. 

 One of the cubs (named Gene) was raised and has grown into a husky 

 bear and, because of its ancestry, a famous one. 



The English Park cattle, the gaur, the pygmy hippopotami, and the 

 Chinese water deer have been breeding regularly. 



A baby black-fronted duiker was born. 



One pair of Acoumba lemurs produced a young one that has done 

 amazingly well. 



A pair of snowy egrets in the flight cage at the bird house built a 

 nest, hatched two eggs, and raised the young to maturity. 



Roseate spoonbills nested and hatched three young. 



