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A female tayra {Tayra harhara) received September 8, 1914, died 

 on March 20, 1924, from pericarditis, after a life of 9 years 6 months 

 and 12 days in the collection. 



Other serious losses by death during the year were a Malay sun 

 bear, congestion of lungs, August 12, 1923; agile gibbon, pneumonia, 

 January 11, 1924; orang-utan, late rickets, February 15, 1924; and a 

 South American tapir, intussusception of small intestine, February 

 19, 1924. 



Post-mortem examinations were made in most cases by the patho- 

 logical division of the Bureau of Animal Industry ; but five examina- 

 tions were made by Dr. Adolph H. Schultz, of the Carnegie Institu- 

 tion, Laboratory of Embryology; and one was made at St. Eliza- 

 beths Hospital, Department of the Interior. 



The following list shows the results of autopsies, the cases being 

 arranged by groups : 



CAUSES OF DEATH 



MAMMALS 



Marsupialia : Peritonitis, 1. 



Carnivora : Pneumonia, 2 ; congestion of lungs, 2 ; enteritis, 1 ; gastroenteritis, 

 2 ; pericarditis, 1 ; no cause found, 1. 



Rodentia : Pneumonia and pericarditis, 1 ; multiple tumors of lungs, 1 ; gastro- 

 enteritis, 1 ; roundworm infestation, 1. 



Primates : Pneumonia, 1 ; congestion of lungs, 1 ; tuberculosis, 2 ; enteritis, 4 ; 

 stenosis of intestine, 1 ; hepatitis, 1 ; late rickets, 1 ; no cause found, 2. 



Artiodactyla : Gastritis, 1 ; anemia, 2. 



Perissodactyla : Intussusception of small intestine, 1. 



Edentata : Gastritis, 1. 



BIRDS 



Colymbiformes : Aspergillosis, 1. 



Ciconiiformes: Diphtheria, 1; internal hemorrhage, 1; anemia, 1. 

 Ansoriformes : Pneumonia, 1 ; tuberculosis, 1 ; aspergillosis, 2 ; colibacil- 

 losis, 1. 



Galliformes : Colibacillosis, 2 : intestinal sarcoma, 1. 

 Gruiformes: Tuberculosis, 1; enteritis, 2; no cause found, 1. 

 Charadriiformes : Enteritis, 2; no cause found, 1. 

 Cuculifoi'mes : No cause found, 1. 

 Psittaciformes : General cachexia, 1 ; accident, 2. 

 Passeriformes : Tfeniasis, 1 ; no cause found, 1. 



All specimens of special scientific value needed by the United 

 States National Museum were transferred after death to that institu- 

 tion. These included, during the year, 21 mammals, 50 birds, and 

 15 reptiles. A number of rare birds' eggs were also sent to the 

 Museum. 



Five mammals especially needed by the Carnegie Laboratory of 

 Embryology, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, were sent 



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