REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 69 
ACQUISITION OF SPECIMENS 
The animal market has naturally been restricted by the small num- 
ber of shipments being made from abroad, but a moderate number of 
desirable specimens have been obtained by purchase or exchange. 
Among these are a trio of Dama wallabies, the two females of which 
have produced young since their arrival from the San Diego Zoological 
Society ; a Diana monkey, also from the San Diego Zoological Society ; 
a pair of cotton-headed marmosets, a pair of scarlet cocks-of-the-rock, 
and a young male jaguar. 
GIFTS 
Through the Army a number of interesting and valuable specimens 
have been obtained. Among these are a pair of those rare birds, the 
kagus, presented by the Free French Government of New Caledonia 
through Lt. Gen. A. M. Patch and brought to Washington by Lt. John 
H. Fulling while on leave. On a subsequent voyage, Lieutenant Full- 
ing obtained for the Zoo a pair of flying phalangers and a fine carpet 
python. 
The Army of the U.S.S. R. presented to the Persian Gulf Command, 
United States Army, through Maj. Gen. Donald H. Connolly, a young 
Russian bear from the southern Caucasus. This bear, “Mischa,” was 
brought from Persia to Washington under the care of Lt. A. J. Miller. 
From the Medical Section, India China Wing, Air Transport Com- 
mand, through Col. Don Flickinger, came a collection of Indian rep- 
tiles, including cobras, kraits, Russell’s vipers and a monitor lizard. 
These were brought to Washington by Corp. Wesley H. Dickinson. 
Another interesting addition was a baby howling monkey. 
A complete list of donors and their gifts follows: 
DONORS AND THEIR GIFTS 
W. Alderson, Washington, D. C., 2 Pekin ducks. 
Ord Alexander, Washington, D. C., red-bellied turtle. 
Army of the U. §. S. R., through Commanding General, Persian Gulf Command, 
Maj. Gen. Donald H. Connolly, U. S. Army, Old World brown bear. 
W. H. Aughinbaugh, Arlington, Va., 3 Reeves’ pheasants. 
Mrs. C. A. Baker, Washington, D. C., alligator. 
Jack Baldwin, Washington, D. C., alligator. 
George Ballou, Bethesda, Md., raccoon, short-tailed shrew, sparrow hawk, 30 
white mice, crow, fence lizard. 
Mrs. Nell Barger, Washington, D. C., horned lizard. 
Dr. Paul Bartsch, Washington, D. C., chain or king snake. 
Mrs. G. N. Bates, Alexandria, Va., raccoon. 
J. H. Benn, Silver Spring, Md., worm snake. 
Mr. Berg, Fredericksburg, Va., red fox. 
Mrs. John P. Bressler, Bethesda, Md., nine-banded armadillo. 
