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Woodward, Susan, Alexandria, Va., 



Peking duck. 

 Word, T./Siit. Marguerite F., Arlington, 



Va., spectacled caiman. 

 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 



through Capt. Reeves, 2 Philippine 



macaques. 

 Wright, Sondra. Mount Rainier, Md., 



domestic rabbit. 



Wyoming Game and Fish Commission, 

 through Game Warden Norbert C. 

 Faass, Cheyenne, Wyo., 2 prong- 

 horn antelopes. 



Young, E. IM., Alexandria, Va., 2 Pek- 

 ing ducks. 



Zacchini, Silver Spring, Md., chimpan- 

 zee.* 



Zuk, Ted, domestic rabbit. 



PURCHASES 



Among a number of interesting specimens obtained by purchase 

 were : 



Tlie first giant armadillos {PHodontes giganteus) ever exhibited 

 in the National Zoo. These are the largest of the living armadillos 

 and have been exhibited in captivity only a few times. 



The first golden-bellied mangabeys {Cercocebus chrysogaster) ever 

 exhibited by the Zoo were obtained from the Belgian Congo. 



A female lesser panda {Ailurus fulgens) was obtained as a mate 

 for the male that had been previously acquired. These are specialized 

 feeders, and it is difficult to provide suitable food, but they are now 

 thriving on the somewhat incongruous diet of bamboo leaves and 

 pablum. 



A female bush dog {Speothos venaticus) was obtained. This 

 small, reddish, short-legged dog is seldom exhibited in captivity. 



A pair of Pere David's deer {Elaphurus davidianus) were secured 

 from the New York Zoological Society. These are the first of their 

 kind to be exhibited in this Zoo. They are relatively large deer that 

 somewhat resemble the American elk and are of particular interest 

 because they are now extinct in their native haunts in China, but are 

 being raised in captivity from specimens that were transported to 

 England from China many years ago. 



A pair of rare and beautifully marked Mearns's quail {Cyrtonyx 

 montezumae mearnsi) and five other kinds of quail of the southwestern 

 United States that are being raised in captivity were obtained. 



From East Africa the Zoo received two examples of yellow-breasted 

 sunbirds {Cinnyris venustus) and four dark malachite sunbirds 

 {Nectarinia johnstoni) , which are beautiful and rare in collections. 



The Zoo was fortunate in obtaining direct from Africa 13 three- 

 horned chameleons {Chamaeleon jacksoni) and 3 of a smaller hornless 

 type with a peculiarly marked head casque {Chamaeleon taitensis). 

 The three-horned type has a great range of variation in the species, 

 some having three long horns, others only two horns, and some no 

 horns. 



Three specimens of the gliding tree snake {GhrysopeJea ornata) 

 of southern Asia were obtained. These are active rear-fanged tree 

 snakes that are of no particular danger to man. They catch geckos 

 and other lizards and small animal life. They flatten the posterior 



