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snake was attacked with a series of small abscesses along the 

 entire body and stopped feeding. It was several times taken 

 from the cage, held by the neck and forcibly fed with beaten egg. 

 The companion of this specimen, which arrived at the same time, 

 is in thriving condition. 



CENSUS OF REPTILES. 



January 1, 1921. 



Species Specimens 



Crocodilia, Alligators and Crocodiles. . 4 41 



Chelonia, Tortoises and Turtles 22 166 



Lacertilia, Lizards 8 51 



Ophidia, Snakes 37 139 



Amphibians, Frogs, Toads, Salamanders 12 63 



Dipnoi, Lung Fishes 1 1 



Pisces, Fishes 1 4 



Total 85 465 



SUMMARY OF COLLECTIONS. 



A census of the animals in the Zoological Park, taken Janu- 

 ary 1, 1921, is as follows: 



Species Specimens 



Mammals 196 629 



Birds 797 2,412 



Reptiles and Amphibians 85 465 



Total 1,078 3,506 



REPORT OF THE VETERINARIAN. 



W. Reid Blair, D. V. S. 



The health of the collections has remained good throughout 

 the year and we have lost but few of our rare or important 

 animals. 



We have been fortunate, in that the large number of new 

 animals received in the important shipments from Africa, Aus- 



