/.OOI.OGKAI. SOC'IKTY JSULLRTIN 



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AlthnuKh it happens 



^I.\M,I,^ II >lll,li|ll\(; HIS ANII.I-.KS 

 '. he is as much mystified as those who uatcli tiieni ;rro\v. 

 arc lyiiiff exactly as they dropped. 



All t'drnis of the axoloti .ire ikiw shown in 

 our colk-ftioi\, both black and albino of thf 

 water form, and the western and eastern forms 

 of the terrestrial t^^pe. The boldly marbled 

 form from Long Island is of especial interest. 

 Our western specimens came from Arizona and 

 show but slight traces of pattern. 



ri'l'.MS OV INTEREST. 



Tanlij Spring. — Indications point to another 

 tardy spring as tlie month of ^larch ushered in 

 the usual winds, but tempered with severe cold. 

 It is rather iiiuisual to record tcm])eratures be- 

 low 20° during the latter part of March and a 

 snowfall of nine inches early in April, but this 

 has been the case, with the addition of at least 

 three cold waves. There have already been 

 hints of spring and we have heard tree toads 

 singing in the marshes and have noted that 

 frog eggs have been laid in several jjonds of the 

 Park. The storm doors have been removed 

 from the several buildings where hoofed stock 

 is quartered and the animals are anxious to go 



out. We are waiting for the first balmy days 

 when there will be great joy among the various 

 animals first turned out for exercise. 



Bairachians. — Our series of batrachians has 

 increased to such im])Osing {)roportions that in 

 the present number of the Bulletin we are is- 

 suing an outline of some of the more noteworthy 

 specimens of the collection and an early num- 

 ber of Jjoolocjica will contain a more formal 

 paper with a number of color plates relating to 

 rare and little-known specimens, exhibited in 

 the Park. During the past year we have added 

 species to our collection for the first time ex- 

 hibited alive in the United States. 



Woollif Monkeys. — After breaking all records 

 in keeping representatives of the species in cap- 

 tivity, at last we are obliged to record the loss 

 of all of our woolly monkeys. One specimen 

 lived in the annex of the Re])tile House for a 

 ])eriod of over four years and another for a 

 period of two years' time. We attributed the 

 loss of the oldest specimens to two examples 

 that arrived here about eight months ago. Al- 

 though apparently healthy and for several 



