REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 67 



Guinea pig ( Cavia porcellus) 6 



English rabbit (Lepns cuniculus) 7 



Gray kangaroo {Macropus sp. ) 2 



European swan ( Cygnus gibbus) 4 



Prairie rattlesnake ( Crotalus confluentis) 6 



Animals collected in the Yellowstone National Park. 



Bald eagle (Haliwetus leucocephalus) 3 



Red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis) 2 



Magpie (Picapica hudsonica) 10 



Clarke's nutcracker (Pieieorvus Columbian us) 3 



SUMMARY OF ACCESSIONS. 



Animals presented 130 



Animals lent 51 



Animals received in exchange 22 



Animals born in the Zoological Park 68 



Animals received from the Yellowstone National Park 18 



Total 289 



Number of specimens on hand June 30, 1895 520 



Accessions during the year ending June 30, 1896 289 



Total 809 



Deduct — 



Deaths 200 



Animals escaped or liberated 13 



Animals exchanged 21 



Animals returned to owners 22 



256 



Animals on hand June 30, 1896 553 



Respectfully submitted. 



Fkank Baker, Superintendent. 

 Mr. S. P. Langley, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



