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32. Blue-fronted aniazoii {Chrysotis sestiva), South America. 
33. Yellow-shouldered amazon [Chrysotis ocJiroptercijj 
South America. 
34. Great eagle-owl (Bubo if/navus), Euroj)e and northern 
Asia. Three specimens of this fine species, which has 
rarely been brought to the United States, were among a 
small collection of birds and reptiles brought from Europe 
for the Society by Mr. F. Moesler, a well-known bird-dealer 
of Philadelphia. 
35. Mexican screech-owl iSco2)s asio tridiopsis), Mexico 
and Arizona. This rare bird was contributed by Mr. Her- 
bert Brown, of Tucson, but unfortunately did not long sur- 
vive its journey. 
36. Wood owl [Syrnium a^jco), Europe. 
37. Spectacled owl (iSyrnium perspicillatum), Mexico to 
Brazil. One young specimen, from Brazil, was presented 
in December by Mr. Herman Reiche, of New York. 
38. Common partridge [Perdix cinerea), Europe and 
northern Africa. 
39. Short-crested quail {Eupsychorfyx parvicristatus), South 
America. A rare species from Guiana, purchased in May. 
40. Barbary partridge {Caccabis petrosus), North Africa. 
41. Abyssinian guinea-fowl {Numida ptilorhyncha), Abys- 
sinia. 
42. Black-faced ihis [TJieristicus ca.udatus), South America. 
Reptiles : — 
43. Black tortoise [lesiudo carbonaria)^ South America. 
Two specimens purchased during the summer, together 
with several of the closely-related and, perhaps, identical 
T. tabidata. 
44. Yellow-bellied terrapin [Fseuxhmys scabra) ; red- 
eared terrapin {P. elegans); Troost's terrapin iP. troosti) ; 
Mobile terrapin [P. mobUensis). Specimens belonging to 
the above species were found in several lots of North 
American turtles purchased during the season, the three 
former being among the least common forms. The red- 
eared and Troost's are of considerable rarity. 
4."). Alligator snapping-turtle i Macrochelys lacertina), L ni- 
