7f! roruLAR official odide. 



reeos'iiized. Tlie other species are the South African Ele- 

 phant, {II. capciisis). the German-East- African Elephant, 

 {Ii. knochcnhaucy'i), and the West African Elephant, (£. 

 cyclotis). 



After some years of waiting, and many futile eflforts, we 

 have at last come into possession of a pair of young Sudan 

 Elephants, representing, so we believe, the great species to 

 which belonged Jumbo, and also the bearer of the enormous 

 tusks presented to the Zoological Society by Mr. Charles T. 

 Barney. Like all elephants newly arrived from Africa, 

 they are young, and small; but if they have good health 

 they will grow very rapidly, and about A. D. 1927 they 

 should attain full stature,— 11 feet at the shoulders for the 

 male, or thereabouts. 



The different species of elephants are most easily recog- 

 nized by their ears. Compare the enormous "sail-area" of 

 the ears of this species with the small, triangular ear of the 

 Indian elephant, and the small, round ear of the next species. 



The West African Elephant, (Elephas cyclotis), of equa- 

 torial West Africa, especially the Congo country, is appar- 

 ently a small species, not exceeding seven feet in height, — 

 even if that height ever is attained. Mr. Carl Hagenbeek re- 

 ports that out of nearly 300 pairs of tusks of this species 

 examined by him in the German ivory market, not one pair 

 exceeded two feet in length, and many measured only 10 

 inches. 



On Julj^ 25, 1905, we received a male specimen represent- 

 ing this species, as a gift from Mr. Barney. It is strikingly 

 marked by its small round ears, and the presence of 5 toes 

 on each fore-foot and 4 on the hind foot, the number in the 

 East African species being 4 and 3, respectively. At the 

 time of its arrival, little "Congo" stood 43 inches in shoulder 

 height, his weight was precisely 600 pounds, and his tusks 

 were 4 inches long. Owing to a peculiar skin disease which 

 he brought with him from Africa, his growth has been re- 

 tarded, and thus far his increase in height has not been 

 satisfactory. 



Regarding the life history and distribution of this odd 

 species, much remains to be ascertained; and precise in- 

 formation is greatly desired. 



The African Two-Horned Rhinoceros, {Rhinoceros bicor- 

 nis), is already represented by two fine young specimens, 

 both of which were acquired in 1906. Fortunately one is a 

 male and the other a female. The former is a gift from Mr. 

 Frederick G. Bourne. The female was captured in July, 



