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cared for Mr. Lowe when he was ill with malaria, and gave us sev- 

 eral of his personal pet birds and a beautiful baby deer. F. M. 

 Walcott, of Hope Estate, presented us with a fine ocelot that he had 

 captured. Aurelio Gomes gave us a fine pair of whistling ducks. 

 John Swearingen, United States Vice Counsel at Georgetown, from 

 the very first took an active interest in our work and for his assistance 

 and friendship we are deeply grateful. 



Fig. 59. — Three-toed sloth with baby in arms. 



The results of the trip were an addition of about 350 live speci- 

 mens to the National Zoological Park, including 128 birds, 21 mam- 

 mals, and 189 reptiles. Several of these, such as the black-headed 

 saki monkey, the tailed agouti, the yellow-breasted flycatcher or kiska- 

 dee, the ani or tick bird, the Itai macaw, and numerous reptiles 

 are new to the history of our Zoo. Those not new to its history, 

 but not represented in the collection at the time, include a fine 

 Yaguarondi cat, two-toed and three-toed sloths, a four-eyed opossum 

 (so called because of a spot above each eye), black-headed caiques, 

 and a splendid series of boa constrictors, anacondas, and other reptiles. 



