78 



NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



Ralliformes, 



Sphenisciformes, 



Lariformes, 



Charadriiformes, 



Gruiformes, 



Ardeiformes, 



Palamedeiformes, 



Phoenicopteriformes, 



Anseriformes, 



Pelecaniformes, 



Cathartidiformes, 



Accipitriformes, 



Strigiformes, 



Psittaciformes, 



Coraciiformes, 



Cuculiformes, 

 Scansoriformes, 

 Piciformes, 

 Passeriformes, 



Rails and Gallinules 11 



Penguins 1 



Gulls and Terns 14 



Plovers and Sandpipers 5 

 Cranes, Seriemas, etc.. . 12 

 Ibises, Storks and Herons 32 



Screamers 3 



Flamingoes 2 



Swans, Geese and Ducks 58 

 Cormorants and Pelicans 10 

 New World Vultures .... 7 

 Hawks and Eagles; Old 



World Vultures 18 



Owls 8 



Parrots and Cockatoos.. 85 

 Kingfishers, Hornbills, 



etc 3 



Cuckoos and Touracos.. 3 

 Barbets and Toucans. ... 11 



Woodpeckers 2 



Thrushes, Sparrows and 



other perching birds. .308 



27 



1 



40 



9 



25 



73 



4 



2 



464 



14 



12 



25 

 25 



151 



5 



5 



15 



6 



1,041 



726 2,339 

 Summary: Orders, 25; Species, 726; Specimens, 2,339. 



DEPARTMENT OF REPTILES 

 Raymond L. Ditmars, Curator; John Toomey, Head Keeper. 



Notwithstanding the handicaps of war, the collection of rep- 

 tiles brought together during 1919 was the most imposing that 

 ever has been exhibited during the history of the Park. The 

 foundation of this fine exhibition was formed in the spring 

 when the Curator of Reptiles, assisted by Head Keeper Charles 

 E. Snyder, spent several weeks hunting specimens in the cypress 

 swamps and hummocks of Jasper County, South Carolina. This 

 work was made possible through the courtesy and the generous 

 hospitality of the members of the Pineland Club, and most of the 

 collecting was over the extensive and thoroughly wild reserva- 



