so AXXU.VL EEPORT SMITHSOXIAI^ INSTITUTION, 1920. 



This animal was at least 4 years of age when it arrived at the park 

 and was therefore fully 19 years old at the time of its death. The 

 Grevj^'s zebra stallion presented by Emperor ^Slenelik of Abyssinia 

 to President Roosevelt, which reached the park November 24, 1904, 

 died, after over 15 years of life in Washington, on December 4, 1919. 

 A pair of Japanese monkeys received August 4, 1904, fully adult at 

 the time, died during the year, the female on December 7, 1919, and 

 the male on January 21, 1920. Autopsies in both cases showed splenic 

 tumor as the immediate cause of death. A California lynx died from 

 pyemia on September 23, 1919, almost 14 years after the date of its 

 arrival, October 19, 1905. A female coyote, received April 26, 1906, 

 was mercifully killed on June 10, 1920, as it was virtually helpless 

 with disabilities of old age. An aged female Florida otter, received 

 July 20, 1907, died on March 20, 1920. almost 13 years after its arrival 

 in the park. Among birds long in the collection, a demoiselle crane, 

 received July 2, 1903, was accidentlly killed October 18, 1920; a 

 crowned crane, received on May 25, 1905, died from enteritis Decem- 

 ber 26, 1919; and a red-and-blue macaw, received January 26, 1907, 

 died on September 8, 1919. 



Other serious losses during the year include a wombat, from pneu- 

 monia, August 5, 1919 ; the waterbuck, killed as unfit for exhibition, 

 on November 5, 1919, after nearly 10 years of life in the antelope 

 house; a hornbill, from enteritis, August 19, 1919; and our last speci- 

 men of the blue-headed quail dove, January 16, 1920. 



Post-mortem examinations were made by the pathological division 

 of the Bureau of Animal Industry and, in two cases, by the Army 

 Medical Museum. The following list shows the results of autopsies, 

 the cases being arranged by groups : 



CAUSES OF DEATH. 



MAMMALS. 



Marsupialia : Pneumonia, 1 ; tuberculosis, 1 ; pyemia, 1 ; peritonitis, 1 ; multiple tumors 



in lungs, 1. 

 Carnivora . Pneumonia, 2 ; gastroenteritis, 6 ; pyemia. 1 ; metritis, 1. 

 Rodentia : Tuberculosis, 1 ; enteritis, 1 ; hepatitis and nephritis, 1. 

 Primates : Pneumonia and gastroenteritis, 1 ; enteritis, 1 ; gastroenteritis, 1 ; colitis, 1 ; 



dysentery, 1 ; tumor of spleen. 2. 

 Artiodactyla : Tuberculosis, 2 ; colitis, 1 ; fermentation colic, 1 ; senile cachexia, 1. 

 Perissodactyla : Acute gastro-enteritis, 1. 



BIBDS. 



Ciconiiformes : Septicemia, 1 ; Impaction of proventriculus, 1 ; accident, 2. 



Anseriformes : Tuberculosis, 4 ; enteritis, 5 ; impaction of proventriculus, 1 ; anemia, 2 ; 



septicemia, 4 ; pericarditis, 1 ; no cause found, 2. 

 Falconiformts : Tuberculosis, 1. 

 Galliformes : Inflammation of rectum and cloaca, 1 ; anemia, 1 ; pyemia, 1 ; necrosis of 



ceca, 1 ; sarcoma, 1 ; accident, 1 ; no cause found, 2. 

 Gruiformes : Tuberculosis, 1 ; enteritis, 1 ; no cause found, 1. 

 Charadriiformes : Catarrhal enteritis, 1. 

 Psittaciformes : Tuberculosis, 1 ; enteritis, 3 ; jrastritis, 1. 

 Coraciiformes : Enteritis, 1 ; no cause found. 1. 

 Passeriformes : Tuberculosis, 1 ; catarrhal enteritis, 1 ; no cause found, 4. 



