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ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 



SAUT-MARSH CROCODILE. 



mammals, although a fair series of reptiles was 

 obtained. A month later, after returnina; from 

 the Continent, the writer found conditions some- 

 wliat improved, and two weeks steady work, 

 spent among the animal shops of London and 

 Liver]>ool. and watching the arrival of incoming 

 vessels, from the Indian and African ports, re- 

 sulted in an interesting series of purchases. A 

 very large and valuable collection of reptiles was 

 gathered. 



On the Continent the conditions were much 

 the same. There was a marked scarcity of 

 primates and miscellaneous small mammals. A 

 large series of important and showy reptiles was 

 purchased of Hagenbeck, at Stellingen, (Ham- 

 burg). At the model menageries of Ruhe and of 

 Reiche, at Alfeld on the Leine, some rare hoofed 

 animals were collected, among these being a 

 Mountain Zebra, Equus zebra; a fine male ex- 

 ample of the Greater Kudu, Strepsiceros capen- 

 sis, a pair of Speke's Sitatunga, Limnotragus 

 spekei, and a male Bontebok, Damaliscus pi/gar- 

 gus. 



Review of the Animals, Birds and Reptiles 

 Purchased. 



The writer's purchases for the Park made a 

 shipment of forty-eight cages, which were 

 placed aboard the Atlantic-Transport, S. S. 

 "Minnehaha," which left London on the 3rd of 

 July. The shipment was made up of over four 

 hundred specimens, representing one hundred 

 and eleven species. For the care of this big, 

 miscellaneous lot of mammals, birds and reptiles, 

 the writer necessarily arranged for a great 

 variety of food to be placed on the steamship 

 and owing to very courteous cooperation on the 

 vessel, he was enabled to so utilize the ship's 



refrigerators, that the food remained in perfect 

 condition tliroughout the passage to the home 

 port; this relating to the meat, fish and soft 

 fruits, during a period of nine days transit. 

 The writer was fortunate in finding aboard the 

 vessel several experienced hostlers returning 

 with stock from tlie London Horse Show. These 

 men were soon trained to assist him in the clean- 

 ing of the cages, although all feeding operations 

 were personally performed by the writer, this 

 work consuming about three hours, daily. While 

 the entire shipment was insured for full value 

 in London, there were no losses during the trip. 



Among the mammals brought over is an in- 

 teresting series of viverrines, including the 

 African Kusimanse, Crossarchus ohscuriis, Suri- 

 cate, Suricata tetradactyla. North African 

 Genet, Genetta vulgaris. Small Indian Civet, 

 J'iverra civettina. Large African Civet, J'iverra 

 civetta, White-faced Paradoxure, Paradoxurus 

 musanga, and the Two-spotted African Palm 

 "Cat," Nandinia binotata. All of these species 

 are new to our collection. Among the canines 

 are a pair of Black-Backed Jackals, Canis meso- 

 melas, and a Thibet Fox, T'ulpes vulgaris al- 

 pinus, the latter an exceptionally rare and beau- 

 tiful animal. A pair of almost black. South 

 American Skunks, Mephitis suffocans, are 

 among the Carnivores. 



The most interesting animal added to the 

 Park collection is a Cape Hyrax, Hyrax capen- 

 sis. Althougli this animal looks much like the 

 American woodcliuck, in fact has all the gen- 

 eral outlines and actions of a big rodent, it has 

 long been classed by zoologists among the 

 hoofed animals. It is characterized by the 

 front teeth of the upper jaw, which protrude in 

 tusk-like fashion. Though of chunky build it 



