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A young Nile crocodile, (Crocodilus niloticus) , and a Suma- 

 tran salt-water crocodile, (C. porosus) , were among the croco- 

 dilians. 



The purchases of mammals, birds and reptiles made a ship- 

 ment of forty-eight cages, which were placed aboard the Atlantic 

 Transport S. S. "Minnehaha," and left London on July 3. 



In order to accommodate the ever-increasing number of the 

 smaller lizards and serpents in our Reptile House, forty-four 

 small cages, with sliding glass fronts, were constructed and 

 placed in the east end of the Reptile House. Visitors are ad- 

 mitted to this section during the summer months only. Over 

 fifty species of reptiles new to the collection were exhibited in 

 this series during the past summer. 



During the past year, a number of interesting births oc- 

 curred in the Reptile House, a list of which is as follows : 



20 specimens South American Boa. 

 2 litters Texas Rattlesnake. 



1 litter Florida Diamond Rattlesnake. 



2 litters Banded Rattlesnake. 

 8 litters Water Snakes. 



21 litters Striped Snakes. 



A full list of the reptiles living in the Park on January 1, 

 1910, is as follows: 



Species. Specimens. 



Chelonia 42 341 



Crocodilia 7 63 



Lacertilia 41 262 



Ophidia 69 337 



Batrachia 38 305 



Total 197 1,308 



Gain during year 15 26 



The total census of the Zoological Park collections on Janu- 

 ary 1, 1910, is as follows: 



SUMMARY OF COLLECTIONS 



Species. Specimens. 



Mammals 254 812 



Birds 665 2,880 



Reptiles 197 1,308 



Total 1,116 5,000 



Increase over 1908 154 421 



