28 
1878. 
Sept. 20. 1 Hog-nosed Snake {Heterodon platyrhinos). Presented by Laud El- 
liott, Philadelphia. 
24. 1 Hog-nosed Snake {H. platyrhinos). Presented by L. W. Sharpe, 
Hammonton, New Jersey. 
1 Opossum {Didelphys virginiana). Presented by Ephraim Fenton, 
Philadelphia. 
25. 2 Gray Lizards {Sceloporus undulatus). Presented by Alfred Reed, 
Hammonton, New Jersey. 
26. 1 Black Snake {Bascanion constrictor). Presented by S. Fisher Cor- 
lies, Philadelphia. 
27. 2 Hog-nosed Snakes {Heterodon platyrhinos). Presented by Thomas 
M. Williamson, Grand Tower,, Jackson county, Illinois. 
1 Water Snake {Tropidonotus rhomhifer). Presented by Thomas M. 
Williamson, Grand Tower, Jackson county, Illinois. 
28. 1 Brindled Gnu {Catoblepas gorgon). Purchased. 
29. 1 Virginia Quail {Ortyx virginianus). Presented by John W. Faber. 
30. 1 American Elk {Cervus canaderisis). Born in Garden. 
1 Milk Snake {Coluber ohsoletus confinis). Presented by Dr. Pooley, 
Columbus, Ohio. 
Octo'r 1. 2 Whooping Cranes {Grus americanus). Purchased. 
2 Sandhill Cranes {G. canadensis). Purchased. 
1 Weeper Capuchin {Cebus copucinus). Presented by Master Miers 
Fisher Wright, U. S. S. " Enterprise." 
1 Red Coati {Nasua narica). Presented by Master Miers Fisher 
Wright, U. S. S. " Enterprise." 
1 American Elk {Cervus canadensis). Born in Garden. 
4. 2 Land Tortoises {Testudo tahulata). Presented by Captain Samuel 
Hess, Bark " Jane Adelaide." 
1 Hog-nosed Snake {Heterodon platyrhinos). Presented by C. E. Fow- 
ler, Hammonton, New Jersey. 
5. 1 Gray ^qynYYQ\{Sciurus carolinensis). Presented by Worrill Wagner, 
Germantown, Pennsylvania. 
1 pair Hoopoes ( Upupa epops). Purchased. 
1 Jackdaw {Corvus monedula). Purchased. 
8. 1 Sickle-billed Curlew {Numenius longirostris). Purchased. 
1 Rhesus Monkey {Macacus erythrmus). Presented by Ingersoll Olm- 
sted, Morristown, New Jersey. 
9. 1 Night Hawk {Chordeiles virginianus). Presented. 
14. 1 Opossum {Didelphys virginiana). Presented by Joseph Randolph* 
Philadelphia. 
15.4 Chameleons {Chamceleon vulgaris). Presented by Captain Sargent, 
American steamship " Indiana." 
16. 1 Yarrell's Curassow {Crax carunculata). Presented by Dr. M. L. 
Ruth, U. S. Navy. 
21. 1 Coati {Nasua narica). Presented by George W. Wiltbank, Philadel- 
phia. 
22. 1 Mottled Owl {Scops asio). Presented by J. S. Walton, Philadelphia. 
1 Hog-nosed Snake {Heterodon platyrhinos). Presented by M. H 
Biggs, Hammonton, New Jersey. 
