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The chief event of the year was the receipt of another col- 

 lection from Australasia, brought by Mr. Ellis S. Joseph, and 

 even surpassing the collection delivered by him in 1916. On July 

 16, we received from this source the following: 1 thylacine, 3 

 hyrax, 2 water mongoose, 1 echidna, 2 rabbit-eared bandicoots, 

 3 West Australian rat kangaroos, 1 tree kangaroo, 3 yellow- 

 footed rock wallabies, 3 Woodward kangaroos, 1 wallaroo, 1 

 brush-tailed wallaby, 2 short-tailed wallabies, 1 Paddy-mellen 

 wallaby, 2 rufous-necked wallabies, 2 Tasmanian black phalan- 

 gers, 6 common phalangers, 3 dusky phalangers, 3 gray phalan- 

 gers, 4 opossum mice, 3 Papuan flying phalangers, 1 Australian 

 flying phalanger and 3 Australian water rats. 



Next in importance to the above was the arrival of Mr. J. 

 Alden Loring from South Africa on January 3 with a mixed col- 

 lection of mammals, birds and reptiles for the joint benefit of 

 the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens, the National Zoological 

 Park at Washington and our own institution. This initial under- 

 taking, made solely on account of the war and the stoppage of 

 our regular wild animal trade between Africa and Europe, was 

 regarded merely as the first of a continuous series of efforts in 

 Africa. While the expedition was very hastily set on foot and 

 dispatched, Mr. Loring worked in Africa with such intelligence 

 and diligence that in spite of all difl[iculties he brought together 

 a collection that very nearly paid the expenses of the effort, fig- 

 ured on a basis of the regular market prices of wild animals here 

 in New York. 



The wild-animal proceeds of the expedition were equitably 

 divided between the three institutions which were jointly con- 

 cerned, and the New York Zoological Society received the fol- 

 lowing: 1 golden baboon, 4 green monkeys, 1 vervet monkey, 2 

 meerkats, 2 crested porcupines, 2 brush-tailed wallabies, 1 ring- 

 tailed wallaby, 1 beisa antelope, 1 nylghai, 1 blessbok, 4 spring- 

 boks, 1 white-tailed gnu and 2 duiker antelope. 



One of the best results of Mr. Loring's visit to Africa was 

 the establishing of close relations with the National Zoological 

 Gardens of South Africa at Pretoria, of which Dr. A. Haagner 

 is the Director. It is now absolutely certain that the relations 

 established between us and the National Zoological Gardens of 

 South Africa will result in great benefit for all four institutions 

 concerned. Dr. Haagner is now diligently bringing together a 

 collection of rare animals, to be held at Pretoria at our expense 

 for maintenance until the close of the war, when it will promptly 



