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NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



following persons generously and promptly subscribed a total of 

 $4,005. 



Charles H. Senft' $1,000 



Nelson Robinson 500 



Edward S. Harkness . . . 500 



Henry Phipps 100 



Zenas Crane 50 



H. C. von Post 50 



Oliver G. Jennings .... 50 



David Lydig 50 



William Church Osborn 50 



Mrs. Farquhar Ferguson 25 



John J. Pierrepont 25 



br. L. Haupt 10 



Andrew Carnegie $5'-^o 



Robert S. Brewster .... 500 



G. S. Bowdoin 200 



[ames B. Ford 100 



Samuel Riker. Jr 10. 



With this fund the following animals were immediately pur- 

 chased and added to the collections : 



I Polar Bear. 



3 Alpine Ihex, breeding adults. 

 I Chimpanzee. 



1 Alalay Tapir. 



2 South x\frican ( )striches. 

 I Binturong. 



1 South American Wild Dog. 



2 Wanderoo Monkeys. 

 I Black-Footed Ferret. 



1 Mexican Red Squirrel. 



2 Otters. 



4 European Red Foxes. 



3 Roe Deer. 



3 Canada Porcupines. 



I Orang-utan. 



1 Hamadryas Baboon. 



2 Dingoes. 



2 Prong-Horned Antelopes. 

 I Black Ape. 



4 Marmosets. 



6 Black and Fox Squirrels. 



3 Beavers. 



1 Stone Marten. 



5 Hedgehogs. 



I European Squirrel. 



I Humboldt Woollv ]^Ionkey 



6 Coypu Rats. 



A fine adult male Grew zebra i\vas ac(|uire(l in exchange trom 

 J. N. Ruffin. 



Other than the above, the most im])ortant animals received b\- 

 gift during IQ08 were the following: 



Two Somali lion cubs, captured and ])resented by Mr. and Mrs. 

 Armar D. Saunderson ; One kiang, or Thibetan wild ass, adult 

 male, gift of the Duke of Bedford* ; i Alaskan black bear, gift of 

 Rex Beach and b>ed A Stone ; i adult male white-tailed deer, gift 



♦Unfortunately lliis valuable animal so strongly resented contineuieut in 

 a shipping crate that on board ship it kicked almost incessantly from the 

 time it was placed on board ship, and as a result it died shortly before 

 the steamer reached New York, .^uother specimen has been presented to 

 take its place. 



