Mr. G» B«jw» -Sooue, oi ;je Smithsonian 

 Institution,. bs» been iri orida during the 

 past -winter, maMnfj a eoU nation of blasts, 

 birds, and reptiles for the Stootogiaal Gai'dens 

 In West Philadelphia. Quite a number of 

 specimens have already bten forwarded , and 

 more are now on tbe way. ToTtfr. Goode be- 

 longs the credit of having determined in the 

 affirmative the mooted^ question of whether 

 snakes swallow their young. The collection 

 of snakes made by Mr. - Goode is especially 

 oomr-'ete, comprising almost all tl*&~af>ecfB9 

 which have been found in Florida. Various 

 binds of turtles have also been sent. Alto- 

 gether, Mr. Goode fcas procured for the Phila- 

 delphia collection 132 specimens, representing 

 32 species, distributed as follows: Mammals, 5 

 species^ birds, 1; lizards. 4; snake3, 16; turtles, 

 5; amphibians, 1. Some Florida wild bogs will 

 be shipped , and Mr. GpOde is now endeavor- 

 ing to secure some manatees. .^A. very remark- 

 able ichthyoloeicai colleecion has also been 

 made. 



