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NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



Turniciformes, Hemipodes 2 3 



Pteroclidiformes, Sand Grouse 1 1 



Columbiformes, Pigeons and Doves 61 189 



Ralliformes, Rails and Gallinules 11 14 



Sphenisciformes, Penguins 1 1 



Lariformes, Gulls and Terns 11 40 



Charadriiformes, Plovers and Sandpipers... 5 10 



Gruiformes, Cranes, Seriemas, etc 13 27 



Ardeiformes, Ibises, Storks and Herons 30 70 



Palamedeiformes, Screamers 2 3 



Phoenicopteriformes, Flamingoes 2 2 



Anseriformes, Swans, Geese and Ducks 54 488 



Pelecaniformes, Cormorants and Pelicans 10 18 



Cathartidiformes, New World Vultures 7 14 



Accipitriformes, Hawks and Eagles; Old 



World Vultures 19 30 



Strigiformes, Owls 18 33 



Psittaciformes, Parrots and Cockatoos 66 137 

 Coraciiformes, Kingfishers, Hornbills, 



etc 4 9 



Cuculiformes, Cuckoos and Touracos 6 10 



Scansoriformes, Barbets and Toucans 6 9 



Piciformes, Woodpeckers 4 11 



Passeriformes, Thrushes, Sparrows and 



other perching birds 332 1,119 



736 2,406 

 Summary: Orders, 26; Species, 736; Specimens, 2,406. 



DEPARTMENT OF REI'TILES. 

 It;i\ iiiiind I,. F)iliii;irs, Ciir.itor ; ( 'li.irlcs Snyder, llc.id Keeper. 



The work of the department during the year involved a 

 continuous struggle to maintain the collection at a standard to 

 compare with former years. No foreign specimens arrived to 

 fill gaps caused by the gradual loss of delicate specimens dur- 

 ing four years of war and embargo on the shipments of all kinds 

 of animals. Moreover, it was extremely difiicuit to ol)tain speci- 

 mens of the North American reptiles. Nearly all of our former 

 collectors were engaged in some kind of government work and 

 could not l)e reached oi- had not the oi)poit unity to gather speci- 

 mens. 



