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of Monkeys and Lemurs, 3 Prong-Horned Antelope, 1 Murine 

 Opossum, 2 Pandas, 12 Prevost Squirrels, 1 Brazil Porcupine, 



1 Kadiak Bear, 4 Rocky Mountain Goats, 2 Rocky Mountain 

 Sheep, 5 Sea Lions, 1 Spring Buck and 2 Bush Bucks. 



A wonderfully choice collection of 119 rare and beautiful 

 foreign birds has also been purchased, representing 69 species, 

 of which 40 are new to the Zoological Park. This collection was 

 formed by the Assistant Curator of Birds, Mr. Lee S. Crandall, 

 during a special tour of England and northern Europe, in quest 

 of rarities with which to enrich our collection. 



The reptile collection has also been strengthened by a col- 

 lecting trip in New York State. Over 150 specimens of snakes 

 were collected, representing nine species. 



A census of the animals in the Zoological Park shows the 

 following figures in the number of species and specimens: 



Mammals Species Specimens 



Mammals 210 689 



Birds 903 3,038 



Reptiles and Amphibians 135 1,100 



Total Jan. 1, 1913 1,248 4,827 



Jan. 1, 1912 1,251 4,838 



During the year there have been 52 births, the more im- 

 portant of which were: 4 Buffaloes, 1 Malay Sambar Deer, 



2 Axis Deer, 2 Sika Deer, 2 Hog Deer, 1 Aoudad, 1 Congo Sita- 

 tunga, 2 Syrian Bear, 2 Elk, 1 Tahr, 1 Virginia Whitetailed 

 Deer, 1 Axis Deer, 4 Raccoons, 1 Mongolian Wild Horse, 1 

 Malay Sambar Deer. 



GORILLA EXPEDITION. 



The Executive Committee has authorized an expedition to 

 West Africa to secure living gorillas for exhibition at the Park. 

 The expedition started from New York on November 15th, and 

 is in charge of Mr. R. L. Garner of Philadelphia. During 1911 

 Mr. Garner was successful in obtaining in equatorial West 

 Africa, a female gorilla between two and three years of age. 

 When it arrived in New York it was quite exhausted by two 

 severe sea voyages and only lived about two weeks. On 

 this trip, however, it is the intention of Mr. Garner to keep 

 the animals secured, in captivity for some time, before attempt- 

 ing their transportation, so that they will become accustomed 

 to the food and the confinement of captivity, and then to bring 

 them directly to New York by a single sea voyage. 



