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Ralliformes, Rails and Gallinules..... el 27, 
Sphenisciformes, Peneouins 4 oe oe it i 
Lariformes, Gullssandiferns.2 > oe. 14 40 
Charadriiformes, Plovers and Sandpipers 5 9 
Gruiformes, Cranes, Seriemas, etc... 12 25 
Ardeiformes, Ibises, Storks and Herons 32 3 
Palamedeiformes, SGCRCAMENSis..ccee eae 3 4 
Phoenicopteriformes, VAM INIOE OS® 7 2.2 yee 2 2 
Anseriformes, Swans, Geese and Ducks 58 464 
Pelecaniformes, Cormorants and Pelicans 10 14 
Cathartidiformes, New World Vultures.... 7 12 
Accipitriformes, Hawks and Eagles; Old 
World Vultures...... 18 25 
Strigiformes, Owilstak iin5 yas sels ee 8 25 
Psittaciformes, Parrots and Cockatoos.. 85 151 
Coraciiformes, Kingfishers, Hornbills, 
CLO Et aes) pais 3 5 
Cuculiformes, Cuckoos and Touracos.. 3 5 
Scansoriformes, Barhbets and Loucanse-. aol 15 
Piciformes, Woodpeckers .......... 2 6 
Passeriformes, Thrushes, Sparrows and 
other perching birds. .308 1,041 
726 2,339 
Summary: Orders, 25; Species, 726; Specimens, 2,339. 
DEPARTMENT OF REPTILES 
RAYMOND L. DiTMArs, Curator; JOHN TooMEy, Head Keeper. 
Notwithstanding the handicaps of war, the collection of rep- 
tiles brought together during 1919 was the most imposing that 
ever has been exhibited during the history of the Park. The 
foundation of this fine exhibition was formed in the spring 
when the Curator of Reptiles, assisted by Head Keeper Charles 
E. Snyder, spent several weeks hunting specimens in the cypress 
swamps and hummocks of Jasper County, South Carolina. This 
work was made possible through the courtesy and the generous 
hospitality of the members of the Pineland Club, and most of the 
collecting was over the extensive and thoroughly wild reserva- 
