86 ON DEATHS IN THE SOCIETY'S GARDENS, 



Intestinal Organisms found in the blood of Beptiles. 



Habitat. Type. 



Carolina Box-Tortoise (Cisi5«(tZoMroZ«wa). N. America. Hexamitus. 



Fotmd in the folloiving for tlie first time : 

 3 Viperine Snakes {Tropidonotus Europe. Amcebfe. 



viperiniis). 

 Mocassin Bn&ke (TropidonotiisfasciatMs) N. America. Amoebre. 



Addendum to Bejwrt on the Deaths for 1914, published 

 ill FroG. Zool. iSoc, March 1915. 



Owing to the wrong figures having been sent to me from the 

 Office, the figures in paragraphs 1 unci 2 of the 1914 Report, 

 p. 123, and in paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Notes, p. 126, are 

 incorrect : these paragraphs should read as follows : — 



Paragraphs 1 and 2, p. 123. 



On January 1st, 1914, there were 788 mammals, 2436 birds, 

 and 575 reptiles in the Zoological Gardens ; and during the year 

 373 mammals, 1174 birds, and 470 reptiles were admitted, making 

 a total for the year of 1261 mammals, 3610 birds, and 1045 

 reptiles. 



During 1914, 309 mammals, 867 birds, and 301 reptiles have 

 died : that is, a percentage of 24-6 for mammals, 24 for birds, 



and 28-8 for reptiles Of these 719 animals, 141 were 



mammals, 375 were birds, and 203 were reptiles ; and if these 

 be deducted from their respective totals, the death-rate percentage 

 will come out as 13*3 for mammals, 13"6 for birds, and 9'3 for 

 reptiles. 



Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Notes on the foregoing Tables, p. 126, 

 will read as follows : — 



1. The total incidence of infectious diseases in the Gardens is 

 about 7"5 per cent, for mammals, 9 per cent, for birds, and 8*1 

 per cent, for reptiles. 



2. The following are the percentages of deaths from tubercle 

 during the year: mammals '9 per cent., bir-ds 3'1 per cent., and 

 reptiles "38 per cent, on the total numbers for the year, etc., etc. 



