ZC)e)LUGlCAL SOCIETY UL'LLETIX 



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A Cape Hunting Dog (Lycaun pictiisl, from 

 SoiUh Africa, came bv purchase from llagen- 

 beck. 



A Tasmaniaii Wolf (Tliylaciiius cynoccphol- 

 usj, is one of the most recent arrivals from 

 Hagenbeck. 



Three pairs of Blue Foxes irutpes lagopusj 

 have been received through Mr. Thomas E. 

 Hofer from one of the lo\ l)ree(Hu.s;" estab- 

 lishments in Alaska. 



Two Bonneted Langur Monkeys, with gold- 

 en-yellow throats and breasts, are the rarest 

 primates now on exhibition, and are the only 

 specimens of the kind which ever came into 

 Mr. TIagenbeck"s possession. 



A \dung .][alay Tapir — its coat now chang- 

 ing from spotted to the black-and-white col- 

 ors of adolescence — was brought by Captain 

 Golding, in November, from Singapore. 



A Manelutrian Leopard, from Shanghai, 

 owes its presence in the Zoological Park to 

 the detective instincts and persistence of 

 Captain Golding in following its trail through 

 the hands of butchers, traders, showmen, and 

 other parties in Shanghai. 



The Red River-Hog. exhibited in the Small 

 Mammal House, came from the London Zoo- 

 logical Gardens, and represents the only 

 beautiful species of wild swine in existence. 



A fine jjair of Maral Deer from the Caucasus 

 Mountains, exhibited in Deer Range Xo. 56, 

 adjoining that of the Mrginia Deer, repre- 

 sents the beginning of a special effort toward 

 the development of a collection of deer that 

 shall be worthy of the Zoological Park. 



The specimen of the Cheetah in the Lion 

 House collection is a reminder of the fact 

 that this species is now very rare in zoologi- 

 cal gardens and menageries. 



The two young Ocelots in the Small Mam- 

 mal House, bred in the Zoological Park, are 

 of syiecial interest because of the extreme rar- 

 ity with which this species breeds in confme- 

 ineiU. 



A pair of Prjezvlsky Horses (Equus prjeval- 

 sh'ii), from the first lot of specimens ever 

 caj)tured for exhibition, were shipped from 

 Hamburg on December 14th, and should be 

 on exhibition in the Park before this issue 

 of the Bulletin reaches the members of the 

 Society. 



Rare Birds. 



The following birds of sjjccial rarity have 

 recently been received and placed on exhilii- 

 tion in the Bird House. 



One Paradise Crane, fmm .\frica. 



Two Crowned Cranes, from Africa. 



One Vulturinc Guinea Fowl. 

 Two Caracara Eagles. 



One Serieina, from South America, the most 

 remarkable bird in the Park. 

 Three Great Crowned Pigeons. 

 One Australian Crested Pigeon. 

 Two Spur-ll'ingcd Geese. 

 Two Australian Sheldrakes. 



Reptilian Rarities. 



Three specimens of the famous and deadly 

 Cohra-de-Capello, of India, for the bite of 

 which no antidote is known, are the only rep- 

 resentatives of this species which have 

 reached the United States during the last five 

 years. From all appearances, dealers are 

 afraid to handle them, and some zoological 

 gardens in Europe arc afraid to exhibit them. 



The Florida Crocodile, nine feet in length, 

 on exhibition in the Kejjtile House, is of 

 special interest in ctjmparison with the Alli- 

 gators. 



The Fer-de-Lancc in the series of poisonous 

 serpents has given birth to twenty-fotir 

 young, which arc being reared with special 

 care. 



Two Rhinoceros Iguanas, from the West 

 Indies, exhibited in the Iguana cage, were 

 purchased of the Hamburg Zoological Gar- 

 den. 



A fine specimen of the Giant Tortoise, from 

 the Aldebra Islands, is the first specimen of 

 its kind that the Park has received from the 

 Old World. 



BEAVER VALLEY WALK. 



' I 'HE construction last year of the trunk 

 -*■ sewer from Baird Court to West Farms 

 made it possible to construct last summer 

 the much-needed walk from the Bufifalo En- 

 trance direct to the Polar Bears' Den, the 

 Beaver Pond, and the southeast corner of 

 Baird Court. For two years this direct 

 thoroughfare has been greatly needed, and 

 its construction has been a source of great 

 satisfaction to visitors. Its total length is 

 2,725 lineal feet, and it winds in graceful 

 curves and on easy grades through the most 

 Ijcautiful portion of the forest area west of 

 the Boston Road. In summer its cool shade 

 makes of it a very popular promenade. 



In order to make the outdoor cages of the 

 Primates' House available to visitors, and 

 provide a suitable terminus for Beaver ^'alley 

 \\'alk, the whole eastern half of that building 

 was surrounded with its permanent pavement 

 of Telford macadam. 



