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by more civilized races, in breeding their domestic ani- 
mals according to their own standards of beauty. 
A female Sika deer {C. sika) ; an ashy-black macaque 
monkey {3facacus ochreatus) ; a second specimen of the rare 
snake (Stilosoma extenuata), previously known only by the 
type specimen received from Florida by the Society in 
1892 ; and two plantain squirrels (Sciurus hadging) from 
Java, presented by Mrs. A. R. Durkee, were all welcome 
additions. 
Mr. Clement A. Griscom made a valuable donation of a 
pair of alpacas and a South American sheep. 
In November, the liberal kindness of a number of 
friends of the Society secured for its collection a fine male 
orang-utan, some seven or eight years old, which had occu- 
pied a conspicuous place among the attractions of the Java 
Village at the Chicago Exhibition. The Society's head- 
keeper was sent to bring the animal to the Garden, and not- 
withstanding the lateness of the season and the cold weather 
which prevailed, the excellent facilities which the Penn- 
sylvania Railroad Company liberally placed at the Society's 
disposal permitted the journey to be made without injury 
to the animal, and he has proved to be one of the most 
signal successes which have ever been placed in the Gar- 
den. In fact his popularity was exceeded, if at all, only 
by that of the chimpanzees " Adam " and " Eve " which 
reached the Garden in May, 1878, and were the first of the 
higher apes ever procured by the Society. In general, 
orangs are characterized by extreme stolidity and sluggish 
demeanor; the specimen in question, however, is lively 
and active and on occasions when a crowd of spectators is 
present he is rarely at rest throughout the day. 
The animals bred in the Garden were as follows : — 
1893. 
Mar. 25. 1 Bactrian Camel (Camelus badrianus). 
April 25. 6 Prarie Wolves {Canis latmns). 
May 15. 1 Common Deer {Cariacus virginianus). 
" 31. 7 Ring-necked Pheasants {Phasianus torquatus). 
