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The following animals were sold during 1917: 1 Barasingha 
deer, 1 red deer. 4 Axis deer, 2 elk, 4 Virginia deer, 12 Hima- 
layan tahr, 8 prairie dogs, 2 timber wolves, 9 raccoons, 2 opos- 
sums, 1 macaque monkey, 2 Prjevalsky horses and 2 yaks. 
Deaths: Following is a list of important deaths during 
NOM: 
Tree kangaroo, puma, Yezo bear, three sea lions, black-faced 
chimpanzee, orang-utan, African porcupine, duicker deer, sina- 
loa deer, hangul deer, Rocky Mountain goat, sable antelope, bea- 
trix antelope, Speke sitatunga, white-bearded gnu, European 
bison, beisa antelope, Persian wild ass and Chapman zebra. 
-A census of the collection of mammals compiled on Decem- 
ber 31, 1917, is as follows: 


Species. Specimens. 
Marsupialia< 2s ie tere tee ametnces [pa ee 26 58 
] Eo eka a2 1 ae Ree sen tae Mes co om cee re MTN <Pe Ete) il I 
CAPIIVONE: 210) cb Gise 2 atresia eae oan oli 93 
PAnMIPeOdtal sk ree Oe Ape tee eae 1 2 
Rodentia: li 25 has 2B oie ll ool Se eee ee ol 141 
IMMA TEStee sie te cent Wee Ge geen aes 28 55 
Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) .... Dill et 
Perissodactyla (Odd-toed hae ae 13 20 
PFODOSCIMEAa owt sed Pw. sn oun uray sea 2 3 
204 610 
DEPARTMENT OF BIRDS. 
William Beebe, Curator; Lee S. Crandall, Assistant Curator; 
Samuel Stacey, Head Keeper. 
Since the beginning of the war, live bird arrivals in this 
country from the Old World have been few. In 1917, they were 
almost negligible, although a fair number of specimens contin- 
ued to reach us from Australia and South America. In spite of 
these difficulties, our bird collection remains practically at its 
best, but if the present congested condition of sea traffic con- 
tinues during 1918, we must expect a diminution to occur. 
The impossibility of obtaining certain kinds of food used in 
normal times, has forced us to seek numerous substitutes. On 
