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Other purchases for the year included: 2 orang-utans, 1 
chimpanzee, 2 drills, 1 mandrill, 1 golden baboon, 1 black ape, 
3 sea-lions, 1 leopard, 1 civet cat, 2 cacomistles, 1 badger, 2 
striped-tailed dogs, 1 kit fox, 2 martens, 3 coypu rats, 1 albino 
porcupine, 2 South American squirrels, 1 pair black squirrels, 2 
black-tailed deer and two South American opossums. 
Among the more important gifts were the following: 1 sia- 
mang, 1 sphinx baboon, 4 woolly monkeys, 2 pig-tailed monkeys, 
1 Canada lynx, 3 common lynx, 1 young jaguar, 1 ocelot, 1 griz- 
zly bear cub, 2 red foxes, 1 coati-mundi, 1 black squirrel, 1 chev- 
rotain and 1 Mexican deer. Acknowledgement of these gifts 
and names of donors appear in following pages of this report. 
The American Museum of Natural History deposited at 
the Park two particularly interesting equines. These were 
specimens of the Celtic and Scandinavian horses. They arrived 
October 16, and have been placed on exhibition in a large yard 
near the Zebra House. 
From the Society’s research station in British Guiana, Cur- 
ator Beebe has sent the following: 1 yaguarundi cat, 1 ocelot, 1 
wild dog, 1 paca, 1 golden agouti, 2 rat-tailed opossums, 7 sharp- 
nosed opossums, 2 mouse opossums, 2 woodrats, 3 red rats and 
various other mammals. 
Births.—The increase of our axis deer herd is particularly 
worthy of note. Nine perfect fawns have been added during 
the present year. These beautiful deer are in much demand for 
private collections and we have sold many specimens. We en- 
deavor to maintain this herd at twenty head, or more. Demand 
from many sources, early in 1915, reduced the number to eleven 
individuals. There are now twenty-seven deer in the herd. 
Our elk herd also has materially increased in numbers, and 
we are much interested in noting the development of several 
fawns born during the latter part of October. Whether or not 
these late-comers will acquire enough strength to endure the 
winter cold, is a problem. Normally, elk fawns are seldom born 
later than July, and should attain a good growth by the arrival 
of the cold season. 
The following is a list of the most important births during 
1916: 
9 Axis Deer 1 Mouflon 
