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Many of the additions to the collection are worthj^ of 
special note, among which are the following : — 
1. The last of the two female leopards, purchased by the 
Society in May, 1874, having died from old age, two re- 
markably fine 3^oung females, from Africa, were procured 
on March 3d. At the same time a pair of European roe 
deer {Cervus capreolus) were also received. 
2. A specimen of the crowned crane (Balaerica regulorum), 
from South Africa, was received March 4th, being the first 
of these beautiful birds in the possession of the Society. 
3. A large siren {Siren lacertina) was presented on March 
8th by Dr. G. E. Manigault, of South Carolina, and arrived 
in good condition. Although these curious batrachians en- 
dure captivity well, it seems impossible to exhibit them in 
a satisfactory manner. The necessities of their life require 
them to be buried in several inches of soft mud, which ob- 
scures the water as soon as they begin to move, and they 
are generally hidden from view. 
4. On the 1st of April, a pair each of the magnificent 
Keeves' pheasant (Phasianus reevesi) and Japanese pheasant 
(P. versicolor) were purchased from a dealer in New York. 
These birds were bred in the Zoological Garden at Antwerp, 
and have added largely to the attractions of our collection. 
5. A small fox, from Yucatan, was presented on the 
7th of April by Dr. A. K. Owen, of Chester, Pa., and was 
subsequently identified as the coast fox ( Vulpes littoralis). 
This rare species is the smallest of American foxes, and 
ranges from lower California, apparently through Mexico 
and Central America. This specimen is probably the first 
to be exhibited in a living state. 
6. A Musang paradoxure (Paradoxurus rausanga) was re- 
ceived by presentation on May 26th, This animal, although 
a native of the Malayan Islands, was captured in Brazil, 
near Rio de Janeiro, and was, without doubt, an escaped 
pet. 
7. A number of animals, directly from Nubia, were pur- 
chased from a dealer and arrived at the Garden on June 
13th. Among them were a fine young lion and lioness 
