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REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



Under the unfavorable conditions that prevail in the park as to winter quarters, a 

 low death rate can not be expected. The deaths during the year have reached 150, 

 of which 87 were birds and reptiles. Among the more important losses are those of 

 the Virginia deer already mentioned, a buffalo cow that died from some defect of 

 nutrition, three antelopes, a mule deer, three blac^ bears, and a cinnamon bear. 

 A number of raccoons escaped from their inclosure. 



From time to time surplus animals have been exchanged with other gardens or 

 with dealers. 



There are appended hereto a complete list of the animals in the park at the close 

 of the liscal year and a list of accessions from various sources. 



Animals in the National Zoological Park, June 30, 1900. 



Nmili American species. 



American bison [Bison americanus) 



Prong-horn antelope [Antilocapra ameri- 



cana) 



Virginia deer ( Oducoileus virginianus) 



Mule deer ( Odocoilciis macrolis) 



American elk ( Cervus canadensis) 



Woodland caribou {Rangifer caribou) 



Moose {Alces american us) 



Collared peccary [Dicotylcs taja<;u) 



Ocelot (Felis pardalis) 



Puma {FcUs concolor) 



Spotted lynx {Lynx rufus muculatus) 



Gray wolf ( Canis lupiis griseo-aJbus) 



Black wolf [Canis lupus griseo-albus) 



Coyote ( Canis latrans) 



Red fox ( Vulpes pennsylvanicus) 



Arctic fox ( Vulpes lagopus) 



Swift fox ( Vulpes velox) 



Gray fox ( Urocyon cinereo-argenteus) 



North American otter [Lutra hudsonica) . . 

 American badger ( Taxidea americana) . . . 



Kinkajou ( Cercoleptes caudivolvulus) 



Common skunk { Mephitis mephitica) 



American civet cat [Batsariscus astuta) .. 



Gray coatimundi [Nasua narica) 



Raccoon [Procyon lotor) 



Black bear ( Ursus americanus) 



Cinnamon bear ( Ursus americanus) 



Grizzly bear { Ursus horribilis) 



Polar bear ( Thalarctos maritimus) 



California sea lion [Zalophus california- 



nus 



Harbor seal ( Phoca vUidina) 



Common pocket gopher [Geomys bursa- 



rius) 



California pocket gopher [Tliomomys 



bottse) 



American beaver ( Castor fiber) 



Hutia-conga ( Capromys pilorides) 



Woodchuck [Arctomys monax) 



Prairie dog ( Cynomys ludovicianus) 



Num- 

 ber. 



MAMMALS — continued. 



Nortli American species — Continued. 



Fox squirrel ( Sciurus niger) 



Gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) 



Mountain chipmunk [Eatamiasspeciosus) . 



Thirteen-lined spermophile [Spcrmophi- 

 lus tridccimlincatus) 



Beechey's ground squirrel [Spermophilus 

 bcecheyi) 



Yellow-headed ground squirrel [Spermo- 

 pliilus brei>icaudus) 



Antelope chipmunk (Spermopliilus leu- 

 curus) 



Canada porcupine [Erdhizon dorsatus) ... 



Mexican agouti [Dasyprocta mcxicana) ... 



Northern varying hare [Lcpus america- 

 nus) 



Rocky Mountain varying hare [Lepus 

 americanus bairdi) 



Peba armadillo ( Taiusia novemcincta) 



Opossum [Didelphys virginiana) 



Num- 

 ber. 



Domesticated and foreign species. 



Macaque monkey [Macacus cynomolgus) . . 



Bonnet monkey [Macacus sinicus) 



Moor macaque ( Macacus maurus) 



Green monkey ( Cercopilhecus callitrichus) . 



Black ape ( Cynopithecus niger) 



Red-faced spider monkey [Ateles paniscus) 



Black spider monkey (Ateles ater) 



Gray spider monkey [Ateles grisescens) 



Apella monkey ( Cebus apella) 



Capuchin [C'ebtis capucimis) 



Azara's douroucouli (Nyctipithecus azarx) . 



Lion ( Felis leo) 



Tiger ( Felis tigris) 



Leopard (Felis pardus) 



Spotted hyena [Hysena crocuta) 



Wolf hound 



St. Bernard dog 



Pointer 



Chesapeake Bay dog 



Bedlington terrier 



