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gardens. The panda is the only Old World representative of the 

 raccoon family and is an animal of striking appearance. It comes 

 from the high Himalaya Mountains of northern India. The aard- 

 wolf of South Africa has probably never before been shown alive in 

 America, It is related to the hyenas but is chiefly insectivorous in 

 its habits and lacks the powerful dental equipment of most of the 

 carnivores. Other mammals received in exchange are a lioness, 

 aoudad, great anteater, cape bushbuck, sable antelope, two Malay 

 tapirs, a wombat, brown woolly monkey, anubis baboon, vervet 

 guenon, and two Japanese monkeys. 



Among the birds received in exchange special mention should be 

 made of the following species: Hawaiian goose, bean goose, Euro- 

 pean pochard, tufted duck, European lapwing, greater vasa parrot, 

 and African black vulture. 



A regal pj'thon, 25 feet long, was received in exchange. This is 

 the largest snake ever exhibited in the park. 



Purchases. — A brindled gnu from South Africa, and a 3^oung male 

 American elk, were purchased during the year. In addition to these 

 a few small common mammals and birds were purchased at low cost. 



Transfers. — An especially fine collection of ostriches, 12 birds in 

 all, were transferred to the park from the United States poultry ex- 

 periment station, Bureau of Animal Industry, Glendale, Ariz. The 

 lot includes selected representatives of the Somaliland. Nubian, and 

 .South African species, and comprises probably the finest show of 

 ostriches in America. 



Through the Biological Survej^, Department of Agriculture, were 

 received a number of animals collected by field agents of the 

 bureau. These include a badger from Mr. R. E. Bateman, Billings, 

 Mont. ; 2 gray wolves from Mr. Charles J. Bayer, Cheyenne, 

 Wyo. ; 7 beavers from Mr. Vernon Bailey, chief field naturalist ; a 

 wood duck and a cardinal from Mr. George A. Lawyer, chief game 

 warden; a desert tortoise from Mr. M. E. Musgrave, Phoenix, 

 Ariz. ; and 12 Florida gopher tortoises from the survey labora- 

 tories. 



The Bureau of Fisheries, Department of Commerce, contributed 

 5 specimens of the snapping turtle. 



REMOVALS. 



Surplus animals to the number of ii were sent away during the 

 year in exchange for other stock. Among these were the following 

 mammals that had been born and reared in the park : Indian water 

 buffalo, 1 ; American bison, 1 ; Rocky Mountain sheep, 1 ; Indian 

 antelope, 1 ; llama, 2 ; guanaco, 1 ; red deer, 7 ; Japanese deer, 3 ; 



