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which had not been observed since 1866 and was assumed by scientists 

 to be extinct. 



Six poisonous black-and-white-striped sea snakes (Laticauda colu- 

 brina) were obtained through the efforts of Frederick M. Bayer, of 

 the United States National Museum. These are seldom seen in cap- 

 tivity, as they are difficult to keep. Shortly after their arrival here, 

 one of them laid 15 eggs, attracting a great deal of interest, as most 

 reference books state that sea snakes are viviparous. Disappoint- 

 ingly, none of the eggs hatched. 



The United States Army Signal Corps, giving up its homing 

 pigeon loft at Fort Monmouth, N. J., brought two hero pigeons to 

 the Zoo. These birds, known as Anzio Boy and Global Girl, com- 

 pleted, between them, 61 important World War II missions in the 

 Mediterranean area and were given citations by the Army. They 

 have been placed in an outdoor cage, and an account of their military 

 history appears on a large label nearby. 



GIFTS 



Other gifts of special interest were received from the following : 



Ballou, George, New York, N. Y., 19 

 spiny mice (Acomys). 



Bonawit, George O., Suitland, Md., 

 white-crested cockatoo. 



Broadhead, William S., Middleburg, 

 Va., Azara's wild dog. 



Brown, Mrs. Helen, Washington, D. C., 

 black spider monkey. 



Cleveland Wild Boar Club, Cleveland, 

 Tenn., wild boar. 



Coalson, H. B., Berryville, Va., spider 

 monkey. 



Dennis, Wesley, Warrenton, Va., emu. 



DePrato, Mario, Langley Park, Md., 125 

 hermit crabs, 7 turtles, 23 snakes, 6 

 frogs, 8 lizards, 1 toad. 



Du Pont, Irenee, Wilmington, Del., 4 Cu- 

 ban iguanas. 



Gasch, Manning, Forestville, Va., Amer- 

 ican bison. 



Gianturco, Delio, Washington, D. C, 

 Mexican spider monkey. 



Hamlett, George W., New Orleans, La., 

 3 western rattlesnakes. 



Harbaugh, George, Safeway Ware- 

 house, Washington, D. C, 3 tarantu- 

 las and 2 cat-eyed snakes, which had 

 come in on bunches of bananas. 



Hoffman, Irvin, Cabin John, Md., 2 

 Reeves's pheasants. 



Kerwin, Charles H., Rockville, Md., 



Virginia deer. 

 Lichtenecker, Dr. Karl, Washington, 



D. C, collection of tropical fish and 



aquarium plants. 

 Martin, Mrs. Roy M., Winston-Salem, 



N. C, ocelot. 

 McBride, W. W., Chevy Chase, Md., 



kinkajou. 

 Medley, Miss Virginia, Washington, 



D. C, margay cat. 

 Muddiman, Buddy, Washington, D. C, 



collection of reptiles. 

 Murphy, Robert, Westtown, Pa., duck 



hawk. 

 National Aquarium Society, Washing- 

 ton, D. C, 2 black angelfish. 

 Operation Deepfreeze, Washington, 



D. C, through Cmdr. F. Dustin, black 



swan. 

 Overton Park Zoo, Memphis, Tenn., 2 



anhingas. 

 Pabst, G., Jr., Washington, D. C, 2 



masked lovebirds. 

 Palmer, Miss Gaela, Chevy Chase, Md., 



macaque. 

 Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, Md., 



through Dr. C. M. Herman, 8 par- 

 tridges. 



