REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 95 
ostriches, and a kiwi. Loss of reptiles was large as compared with 
their total number, owing to the lack of quarters that afford suitable 
conditions for them. 
Post-mortem examinations were made by the pathological division 
of the Bureau of Animal Industry. The following list shows the 
results of autopsies, the cases being arranged by groups: 
CAUSES OF DEATH 
MAMMALS 
Marsupialia: Pneumonia, 1; gastroenteritis, 1; gastric ulcer, 1; pericar- 
ditis, 1; fatty degeneration of liver, 1; infection of jaw, 3. 
Carnivora: Enteritis, 1; gastroenteritis, 3; intestinal parasites, 2; abscess 
of lungs, 1; abscess of shoulder, 1; old age, 1. ; 
Pinnipedia: Pneumonia, 1. 
Rodentia: Enteritis, 1; intestinal parasites, 1; difficult parturition, 1. 
Primates: Pneumonia, 2; enteritis, 2; gastroenteritis, 1; intestinal para- 
sites, 3; degeneration of heart, 1; osteomalacia, 1; no cause found, 2. 
Artiodactyla: Pneumonia, 2; intestinal parasites, 1; impaction of rumen, 
1; abscess of lungs, 1; cystic degeneration of liver, 2; necrosis of lip, 1; old 
age, 3; accident, 1. 
Perissodactyla: Internal hemorrhage, 1. 
Hdentata: Enteritis, 1. 
BIRDS 
Ratite: Abscess of leg, 1; accident, 1. 
Ciconiiformes: Pericarditis, 1; no cause found, 2. 
Anseriformes: Aspergillosis, 3; internal hemorrhage, 1. 
Falconiformes: Aspergillosis, 1. 
Gruiformes: No cause found, 1. 
Psittaciformes: Aspergillosis, 1; enteritis, 2; internal abscess, 1. 
Such animals, lost by death, as were of particular scientific inter- 
est, or of value for museum purposes, were transferred to the 
United States National Museum for preservation. These numbered 
40 mammals, 44 birds, and 23 reptiles. A number of rare birds’ 
eggs, including two eggs of the California condor mentioned above, 
also were sent to the Museum. 
Five mammals especially needed by the Carnegie Laboratory of 
Embryology, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, were sent 
after death to that institution; and five mammals were sent to St. 
Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D. C., for special study of the 
brain. 
