SECRETARY'S REPORT 95 



ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION, JUNE 30, 1950 



MAMMALS 



MONOTREMATA 

 Scientific name Common nam* Number 



Tachyglossidae: 



Tachyglossus aculeatus Echidna or spiny anteater 2 



MARSUPIALIA 



Didelphiidae: 



Didelphis virginiana Opossum 5 



Metachirus nudicaudatus South American naked-tailed 



opossum 1 



Phalangeridae: 



Petaurus norfolcensis Austrahan flying phalanger 2 



Trichosurus vulpecula Vulpine opossum 2 



Macropodidae: 



Dendrolagus inustus New Guinea tree kangaroo 1 



INSECTIVORA 



Tupaiidae: 



Urogale everetti Philippine tree shrew 2 



Macroscelididae : 



Macroscelides rufescens East African elephant shrew 3 



PRIMATES 



Lemuridae : 



LcjHur macaco Acoumba lemur 3 



Lemur mongoz Mongoose lemur 2 



Lorisidae: 



Nyciicebus coucang Slow loris 2 



Callithricidae: 



Leontocebus rosalia Silky or lion-headed marmoset. 2 



Marikina oedipus Cotton-headed marmoset 1 



Oedipomidas geoffroyi Geoffroy's marmoset 13 



Cebidae: 



Aloualta seniculus Red howler monkey 2 



Aotus trivirgalus Douroucouli or night monkey. . 5 



Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus Spider monkey 2 



Cebus apella Gray capuchin 2 



Cebus capucinus White-throated capuchin 3 



Cebus fatuellus Weeping capuchin 2 



Pithecia pithecia Saki monkey 2 



Cercopithecidae : 



Cercocebus aterrimus Black-crested mangabey 1 



Cercocebus fuliginosus Sooty mangabey 2 



Cercopiihecus aethiops pygerythrus Vervet guenon 1 



Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus Green guenon 8 



Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus X C. Hybrid, green guenon X vervet 



a. pygerythrus. guenon 3 



Cercopiihecus cephus Moustached guenon 2 



Cercopithecus diana Diana monkey 3 



