EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT. 57 
turition. With the elimination of the two apes that entered the 
Primates’ House in a diseased condition, the three remaining an- 
thropoid apes have thriven surprisingly. They are not only in 
good health, but are exceedingly active, and growing rapidly. 
The health of all the foreign tropical deer in the Park has been 
excellent ; but the filaria affecting the old elk herd has caused the 
loss of several individuals, and gastro-enteritis has also carried 
off several of our native deer. It is very unfortunate that our 
native deer should be so difficult to acclimatize in New York, and 
keep in good health. 
The following is a statement of the species and specimens of 
mammals on hand on December 31st, 1903: 
BASIMMAECS: cin «coe ete as o's « 40 species. g6 specimens. 
Giireptera 25. ns ines I ‘i : 
CARMVORAL Aono seve 3 iol ae 49 ‘: 132 h 
IBA BE IV gai svace tcl 8) ote <0) 2 a 9 
NGG AD hale ne ieig te Brae veyrie 12 F 78 7 
MORAGA: 5) sts haeo 013% ee Fars yererys 47 i 205 4 
(UES 00) eh oe Z . 8 a 
153 536 ? 
Reece aye UL  ickep tis ays a ae Se, ures data ai Say nieys 163 
SPR etTT SE lee pate eure Rae Se coi scale BES euch Me ie renee sh «Se pey Repos 137 
EXCiB, US eS Geen oe sien eg ete Beer oe en 61 
DEPARTMENT OF BIRDS. 
It has already been stated that in this Department no substan- 
tial increase in the number of species has been possible, for the 
reason that all available accommodations were so well filled. The 
most noteworthy accessions consisted of herons, egrets and ducks 
purchased at Brownsville, Texas, and Orlando, Florida, and the 
collection of gulls, terns and other water-birds secured by Cura- 
tor Beebe on his expedition to Cobb Island. Special mention 
should be made of the collection of birds received as a gift from 
Mr. Louis N. Whealton, and also of the generous and effective 
cooperation which Mr. Whealton extended to the Society’s repre- 
sentative on Cobb Island. Mr. Whealton’s gift embraces speci- 
mens of three species of ducks, two swans, two Egyptian geese, 
five species of terns and gulls and also specimens of the black 
skimmer. Mr. Beebe’s observations and work on Cobb Island 
