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ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1918. 



White Java finch (Munia oryeivora)- 4 

 Vera Cruz red-wing (Agelaius phaeni- 



ceus richmondi) 2 



Song sparrow (Melospiza, melodia) 3 



Tree sparrow (SpizeUa monticola)— 1 

 White-throated sparrow (Zonotrii hiu 



albicollis) 1 



Saffron finch (Sicalis flarcola) 



Canary (Kerinus canarius) 



Green singing finch (Serinus icterus) 

 European chaffinch (Fringilla ccelebs) 

 Red-crested cardinal (Paroaria cu- 



cullata) 



Cardinal [CardinaMs cwrdinalis) 



REPTILES. 



Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) 1 



Alligator (Alligator mississip-iensis) _ 31 

 Mcna Island iguana (Cyclura stejne- 



geri) 1 



Gila monster (Heloderma suspeo-- 



turn) fl 



Blue-tongued lizard (Tiliqua scin- 



coides) 1 



Rock python (Python molunis) 3 



Diamond python (Python spilotes) 1 



Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) 2 



Boa constrictor (Constrictor con- 

 strictor) 4 



Water snake (Natricc sipcdon) 



Coach-whip snake (Coluber fiagel- 



lum) 



Chicken snake (Elaphe quadrivit- 



tata) 



Slug-eating snake (Petalognathus 



ncbulatus) 



Duncan Island tortoise (Testudo 



ephippium) ,_ 



Albemarle Island tortoise (Tcstudo 



vioina) 



STATEMENT OF THE COLLECTION. 



ACCESSIONS DUBING THE YEAR. 



Presented : 



Mammals 14 



Birds . 50 



Reptilesi 39 



Bom and hatched in the National 

 Zoological Park: 



Mammals G3 



Birds 45 



Received in exchange: 



Mammals 11 



Birds 25 



Reptiles G 



Purchased : 



Mammals 13 



Birds 104 



Reptiles 1 



103 



10S 



42 



US 



Transferred from other Govern- 

 ment departments : 



Mammals S 



Birds 2 



Captured in National Zoological 

 Park: 



Mammals 3 



Birds 5 



Reptiles 1 



Deposited : 



Mammals 



Birds 



3 



6 



Reptiles 9 



10 



IS 



Total accessions 408 



SUMMARY. 



Animals on hand July 1, 1917 1, 223 



Accessions during the year 40S 



1,631 

 Deduct loss (by exchange, death, and return of animals on deposit) 3S1 



Animals on hand June 30, 1918 1. 247 



