46 



ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1934 



BIEDS 



Branta canadensis Canada goose 10 



Gennaeus swinhoei Swinlioe's pheasant 1 



Guara alba X G. rubra Ibis (hybrid) 1 



Pavo cristatus Peafowl 2 



Taeniopygia castanotis Zebra finch 5 



REMOVALS 



Deaths. — ^A large anaconda which had been in the collection since 

 July 25, 1917, died October 10, 1933, from a tumor. A South African 

 buffalo and an inyala died during the year. The inyala was the 

 only specimen of its kind on exhibit in the United States. 



ANIMALS IN COLLECTION THAT HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN EXHIBITED 



MAMMALS 

 Scientific name Comni'on name 



Chrysocyon jubata Maned wolf. 



Litocranius walleri Gerenuk, or giraffe gazelle. 



Orycteropus sp Aard-vark. 



Presbytes obscura Dusky or crested laugur. 



BIKDS 



Neophema bourki Bourke's paroquet. 



Spheniscus demersus Jackass penguin. 



BEPTILES 



Anolis cuvieri Spiny or saw-tailed anolis. 



Varanus komodoensis Komodo dragon. 



Statement of the collection 

 [Accessions] 



Summary 



Animals on hand July 1, 1933 2,496 



Accessions during the year 772 



Total animals in collection during year 3, 268 



Removed from collection by death, exchange, and return of animals on 



deposit 1, 030 



In collection June 30, 1934 2,238 



