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Canadian Government, through Hon. J. B. Harkin, five Rocky Mountain 

 sheep. 



Prof. W. E. Castle, Bussey Institution, Harvard University, four Peruvian 

 wild guinea-pigs. 



Mrs. Chatham, Washington, D. C, yellow-headed parrot. 



Mr. D. Crovo, Washington, D. C, boa constrictor and a murine opossum. 



Mr. John O. Darlington, Washington, D. C, two alligators. 



Dr. Ned Dearborn, Laurel, Md., common ferret. 



Mr. R. E. Dunham, Allegan, Mich., alligator. 



Dr. W. O. Emery, Washington, D. C, Cooper's hawk. 



Mr. Victor J. Evans, Washington, D. C, nail-tailed wallaby and two wombats. 



Mr. E. G. Fletcher, Washington, D. C, alligator. 



Mr. J. M. Frank, jr., Washington, D. C, alligator. 



Mrs. W. S. Groh, Burke, Va., alligator. 



Mr. M. E. Heeter, Washington, D. C, alligator. 



Mr. John Hey wood, Gardner, Mass., ten mallards. 



Mr. J. J. Hoffman, Washington, D. C, alligator. 



Mrs. Katherine Hunter, Washington, D. C, yellow-headed parrot. 



Mrs. J. W Jenks, Washington, D. C, blue jay. 



Dr. Guy W. Latimer, Hyattsville, Md.. ring-necked pheasant. 



Mr. Willis Lillycrop, Washington. D. C, white-throated capuchin. 



Mr. T. P. Lovering, Washington, D. C, two chicken snakes, a black snake, a 

 southern brown snake, and a brown water snake. 



Miss Eleanor Marshall, Washington, D. C, alligator. 



Mr. D. W. May, Mayaguez, P. R., Mona Island iguana. 



Misses Margaret and Lily Meldahl, Washington. W. Va., curassow and a red- 

 yellow-and-blue macaw. 



Mr. J. C. Meyer, Washington, D. C, fox sparrow. 



Mr. Irvin Miller, second officer, steamship Northland, Norfolk, Va., green 

 heron. 

 . Mr. James Mooney, jr., Washington, D. C, alligator. 



Miss Niles, Washington, D. C, alligator. 



Mr. William H. Ottemiller, York, Pa., alligator. 



Mrs. M. A. Pitt, Washington, D. C, three grass parrakeets. 



Mr. T. J. Poole, Washington, D. C, two screech owls. 



Mrs. J. L. Primm, Washington, D. C, three Virginia opossums. 



Mr. Louis Rueger, Richmond, Va., Mexican puma. 



Mr. W. E. Safford, Washington, D. C, gopher turtle. 



Mr. E. S. Schmid, Washington, D. C, woodchuck. 



Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, Washington, D. C, water snake. 



Miss Pearl Smith and Mr. J. C. Lamon, Alcoa, Tenn., two banded rattlesnakes. 



Dr. John S. Stearns, Washington, D. C, horned grebe. 



Mr. Wilfred Stevens, Wesley Heights, D. C, indigo bunting. 



Mr. C. E. Swihart, Fort Barrancas, Fla., horned toad. 



Mr. J. E. Taylor, Oxford, Md., common skunk. 



Mr. Hall Vermillion, Washington, D. C. sparrow hawk. 



Mr. Clark Vernon, Washington, D. C, alligator. 



Mr. J. W. Weaver, Nashville, Tenn., common skunk. 



Births. — Fifty-two mammals were born, and 41 birds were hatched 

 during the year. The births include 3 bears, 1 hippopotamus, 8 red 

 deer, 1 Bedford deer, 2 elk, 2 mule deer, 2 Virginia deer, 1 fallow deer, 

 1 axis deer, 2 hog deer, 4 barasingha deer, 3 Japanese deer, 1 black 



