98 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1952 



The National Institutes of Health, through Samuel Poiley, pre- 

 sented 13 minks and a number of ferrets. 



Fourteen species of animals were received that had not previously 

 been exhibited in the National Zoological Park, and some of them 

 probably had not previously been on exhibition in the United States. 

 Among these were : 



Scientific name Common name 



Arctoffalidia triviryata stigmatica Small-toothed civet. 



Helictis everetti Ferret-badger. 



Tupai montana baluensis Kinabalu tree shrew. 



Rattus infraluteus Kinabalu giant rat. 



Hylomys suillus dorsalis Spineless hedgehog. 



Trichys lipura Bornean porcupine. 



Presbytia phayrei Phayre's langur. 



Macropus giganteus Albino great gray kangaroo. 



Anas luzonica Philippine mallard. 



Crago alberti Blue-cered curassow. 



Cephalopterus ornatus Umbrellabird. 



Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii MacQueen's bustard. 



Denisonia superba Australian copperhead. 



Simocephalus capensis File snake. 



Other acquisitions of outstanding interest, although not the first of 

 their kind to be exhibited by the Zoo, were : 



Pongo pygmaeus abelii Orangutan. 



Pan troglodytes Chimpanzee. 



Eylobates lar White-handed gibbon. 



Speothos venaticus Bush dog. 



Diceros bicornis Black rhinoceros. 



Rupicola sanguinolenta Scarlet cock-of-the-rock. 



Rupicola rupicola Orange cock-of-the-rock. 



Polytelis swainsoni Barraband's parakeet. 



Callocephalon ftmbriatum Gang-gang cockatoo. 



Psittacus erithacus African gray parrot. 



Kakatoe leadbeateri Leadbeater's cockatoo. 



Chen rossi Ross's goose. 



Bucorvus abyssinicus Abyssinian ground hornbill. 



Pharomachus mocino Quetzal. 



Kakatoe haematuropygia Red-vented cockatoo. 



Kakatoe sanguineus Bare-eyed cockatoo. 



Dromiceus novaehollandiae Emu. 



Ptilonorhynchus violaceus Bowerbird. 



Paradisornis rudophi , Prince Rudolph's bird-of-paradise. 



Kinixys erosa Hinged-back turtle. 



Bombyx mori Silkworm. 



DEPOSITORS AND DONORS AND THEIR GIFTS 

 (Deposits are marked •) 



Adelle's Pet Shop, Washington, D. C, skunk. 



Airline Pilots' Association, Washington, D. C, boa constrictor. 



Amos, John T., Mount Rainier, Md., red fox. 



