REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



Animals in the National Zoological Park June 30, 1898 — Continued. 



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Name. 



birds — continued. 



Common duck {Anas boschas) 



American white pelican (Pelecanuseryth.ro- 



rhynchos) 



American herring gull (Lams argcntatus 



smithsonianus) 



African ostrich (Struthio camelus) 



Num- 

 ber. 



REPTILES. 



Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) 



Snapping turtle ( Ohelydra serpentina) 



Painted turtle ( Ghrysemys picta) 



Musk turtle (Aromochelys odorata) 



Mud turtle (Cinosternum pennsylvanicum) 



Terrapin (Pseudemys sp.) 



Gopher turtle (Xerobates polyphemus) 



Iguana (Iguana sp.) 



Gila monster (Seloderma suspeclum) 



Name. 



reptiles — continued. 



Diamond rattlesnake (Crotahts adamanteus) 



Copperhead (Ancistrodon contortrix 



Water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus) . . 



Python (Python sp.) 



Boa ( Boa constrictor) 



Anaconda (Eunectes murinus) 



Scarlet snake (Cemaphora coccinea) 



Bull snake (Pituophis sayi) 



Tine snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) 



Milk snake (Ophibolus doliatxis) 



King snake ( Ophibolus getulus) 



Black snake (Bascavium constrictor) 



Mountain black snake (Coluber obsoletus) .. 



Garter snake (Eutcenia sirtalis) 



"Water snake (Natrix sipedon) 



Hog-nosed snake (Heterodon platyrhinus) . . 

 Gopher snake (Spilotes corais couperii) 



Num- 

 ber. 





Indige- 

 nous. 



Foreign. 



Domesti- 

 cated. 



Total. 





177 

 68 

 93 



40 



21 



9 



85 

 56 



302 



Birds 



145 





102 









Total 



338 70 



141 



549 











List of accessions for fiscal year ending June 30, 1898. 

 ANIMALS PRESENTED. 



Name. 



Donor. 



Number 

 of speci- 

 mens. 









Wild cat 



J. A. August, jr. Pine Hill, Ky 











Red fox 







Do 



"W. W. Bride, Washington, D. C 







A.M. Woltz, Washington, D. C 





Do 



H.T.Harvey, Washington, D. C 





Do 













Do : 







Do 



Miss Keightly Timberlake, Charlestown, W. Va. . . 





Do 





Do 









W. T. Lynch, Washington, D. C 





























Do 







Do 





Canada porcupine 





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