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5. A specimen of the beautiful Tabuan parrakeet (Pyrr- 
hulopsis tabuensis), from the Fiji Islands, was purchased in 
October. 
6. A black-headed conure (Conurus nanday), native of 
Paraguay, was added in the same month. 
7. Several representatives of the golden-crowned conure 
(C. aureus) of Brazil were also procured by purchase. 
8. A great horned owl, purchased from a dealer in De- 
cember and said to have come from the extreme north- 
west, is, without doubt, Bubo virginianus ardicus — the north- 
ern form of the common American species. 
9. An interesting contribution was received in July from 
Mr. Herbert Brown, of Tucson, in a specimen of the flam- 
mulated screech-owl (Scops flammeola), found from Mexico 
northward to Colorado. 
10. A pair of Pondichery vultures ( Vultur calvus), from 
India, were received in February by purchase. 
11. A number of Greek partridges (Caccabis saxatilis)7 
purchased in December. 
12. In January a specimen of the boat-billed heron (Can- 
croma cocJdearia) was received from South America, and has 
attracted considerable attention in the aviary. 
Reptiles : — 
1. A specimen of the rough-eyed caiman (Caiman sc^erops), 
received in August from South America. 
2. In January several Le Suer's terrapins {Malacodemmys 
lesueri) were received from Missouri in exchange. 
3. The eastern representative of the above species is M. 
geogmphicus, a specimen of which, from Lake George, was 
presented in June by Mr. Galloway Morris. 
4. On the 4th of April a number of iguanas were received 
from Fortune Island, West Indies. They appear to be of a 
little known species — the low-crested iguana (Gydura boeo- 
lopha), Cope. 
5. A specimen of the spiny lizard, from near Tucson, Ari- 
zona, presented in April by Mr. Herbert Brown, is probably 
Sccloporus spinosus darkii. 
