130 



ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1957 



birds — continued 



Num- 



Scientific name Common name ber 



Munia oryzivora Java sparrow 15 



Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli Black-crowned night heron 15 



Taeniopygia castanotis Zebra finch 10 



Tigrisoma lineatum Tiger bittern 2 



Chamaeleon bitaeniatus hoehneli African chameleon 21 



Chelydra serpentina Snapping turtle 6 



Chrysemys picta Painted turtle 10 



Epicrates angulifer Cuban tree boa 2 



Lampropeltis getulus King snake 2 



Natrix sipedon Water snake 21 



Pseudemys scripta Red-lined turtle 11 



Storeria dekayi DeKay's snake 45 



The total number of accessions for the year was 1,851. This in- 

 cludes gifts, purchases, exchanges, deposits, births, and hatchings. 

 Space is too limited to list here the numbers of ducks, chickens, and 

 rabbits, usually given to children at Easter time, which eventually 

 find their way to the Zoo, or such pets as monkeys, parakeets, alli- 

 gators, caimans, and guinea pigs. Many of the common local wild 

 things are found by persons, often children, who, thinking the crea- 

 tures need help, bring them to the Zoo. They include gray squirrels, 

 cottontail rabbits, opossums, raccoons, foxes, woodchucks, blue jays, 

 robins, sparrows, box turtles, and other less plentiful forms. Some 

 are kept, some are exchanged, and some are liberated. 



STATUS OF THE COLLECTION 



Animals on hand July 1, 1956 2, 965 



Accessions during the year 1, 851 



Total number of animals in collection during the year 4, 816 



Removals for various reasons such as death, exchanges, return of animals 

 on deposit, etc 1, 659 



In collection on June 30, 1957 - 3, 157 



