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select them from a single family, as otherwise they fight viciously. Four beaA r ers 

 died during the year from wounds received from their companions. The fence of 

 the larger inclosure must be made much stronger, as it is found that they gnaw 

 through au ordinary wire mesh -work. 



There are appended hereto tables showing the animals in the collection at the close 

 of the fiscal year, and the various accessions during the year. 



Animals in the collection June 30, 1896. 



Name. 



MAMMALS. 



American bison (Bison americanus) 



Zebu (Bos indicus) 



Common goat ( Capra hircus) 



Casbmere goat ( Capra hircus) 



American elk ( Ccrvus canadensis) 



Virginia deer ( Cariacus virginianus) 



Mule deer ( Cariacus macrotis) 



Solid-hoofed bog (Susscrofa, var. solidungu 



lata) 



Peccary (Dicotyles tajacu) 



Llama (Auchenia glama) 



Guanaco (Auchenia huanacos) 



Indian elepbant (Elephas indicus) 



Lion (Felis leo) 



Tiger (Felis tigris) 



Leopard (Felis p>ardus) 



Puma (Felis concolor) „ 



Ocelot (Felis pardalis) 



Bay lynx (Lynx rufus) 



Spotted lynx (Lynx rufus maculatus) 



Spotted byena ( Hycena crocuta) 



Russian wolf bound 



Stag bound 



St. Bernard dog 



Pointer dog 



Collie dog 



Chesapeake Bay dog 



Pox terrier 



Eskimo dog 



Gray wolf ( Canis lupus griseo-albus) 



Black wolf (Canis lupus griseo-albus) 



Coyote ( Canis latrans) 



Bed fox ( Vulpes fulvus) 



Swift fox ( Vulpes velox) 



Gray fox ( Vulpes virginianus) 



Tayra ( Calictis barbara) 



American badger (Taxidea americana) 



Kinkajou ( Cercoleptes caudivolvulus) 



Gray coati-mundi (Nasua narica) 



Cacomistle (Bassaris astuta) 



Raccoon (Procyon lotor) 



Black bear ( TJrsus americanus) 



Cinnamon bear ( TJrsus americanus) 



Grizzly bear ( TJrsus horribilis) 



Macaque monkey (Macacus cynomolgu*) . . 



No. 



Name. 



mammals — continued. 



Rhesus monkey (Macacus rhesus) 



White- throated capuch in ( Cebus hypolcucus) 



Black -faced spider monkey (Ateles ater) 



Owl monkey (Nyctipithecus trivirgatus) 



Albino rat (Mus rattus) 



American beaver ( Castor fiber) 



Woodchuck (Arctomys monax) 



Prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) 



Red-bellied squirrel (Sciurus aurcogastcr) . . 



Fox squirrel (Sciurus niger) 



Gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) 



Crested porcupine (Hystrix cristata) 



Canada porcupine (Ercthizon dorsalus) 



"Western porcupine (Frethizon dorsatus 



cpixanthus) 



Capybara (Rydrochcerus capybara) 



Crested agouti (Dasyprocta cristata) 



Hairy-rumped agouti (Dasyprocta prym- 



nolopha) 



Mexican agouti (Dasyprocta mexicana) 



Guinea pig ( Cavia porcellus) 



English rabbit (Lepus cnniculus) 



Peba armadillo (Tatusia novcmcincta) 



Gray kangaroo (Macroptis sp) 



Common opossum (D-idelphys virginiana) . . 



BIRDS. 



Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) 



Bald eagle (Haliceetus leucocephalus) 



Red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis) 



Red-shouldered hawk (Buteo lineatus) 



Turkey vulture ( Cathartes aura) 



Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) 



Barred owl (Syrnium nebulosum) 



Screech owl (Megascops asio) 



Yellow and blue macaw (Ara araraunea) . . 

 Red and yellow and blue macaw (Ara nia- 



cao) 



Gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus) 



Tellow-naped amazon (Amazona auropal- 



liata) 



Green parrakeet ( Conurus sp.) 



Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) 

 Lead beater's cockatoo (Cacatua leadbeateri) 

 Bare-eyed cockatoo (Cacatua gymnopis) ... 



No. 



