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Aug. 23. 1 Asiatic white crane, 1 Egyptian mastigure, 1 asp viper, 2 wall liz- 
ards purchased. 
" 24. 2 black swans, 1 roseate spoonbill, 1 white-faced glossy ibis, 1 white 
ibis, and 5 western diamond rattlesnakes purchased. 
" 25. 1 raccoon-like dog exchanged. 
" 26. 1 common horned lizard presented by J. W. "Winter, Gladwyn, Pa. 
" 27. 1 blue-fronted amazon presented by Mrs. Sarah G. Schramm, Mer- 
chantville, N. J. 
" 30. 2 red monkeys, 2 white-collared mangabeys, 2 ring-tailed lemurs, 
and 2 black lemurs purchased. 
Sept. 4. 2 killdeer plover purchased. 
" 5. 1 painted terrapin presented by Thomas Pearsall, Philadelphia. 
" 6. 1 milk snake presented by Alan M. Rodgers, Philadelphia. 
" 8. 2 pine snakes purchased. 
" 10. 1 Fournier's capromys presented by William A. Buchanan, Phila- 
delphia. 1 milk snake presented by Master R. W. Cuthbert, Jr., 
Philadelphia. 
" 13. 2 hairy-rumped agoutis, 3 desert mice born in the Gardens. 1 night 
hawk presented by H. R. Hendricks, Philadelphia. 
" 16. 1 banded rattlesnake presented by Dr. Franklin F. Massey, Phila- 
delphia. 
" 17. 1 Virginia rail presented by Harlan M. Granger, Philadelphia. 110 
milk snakes, 6 ring-necked snakes, 6 young banded rattlesnakes, 
and 8 young copperhead snakes presented by The New York 
York Zoological Society. 1 milk snake, 1 snapping terrapin 
presented by Master R. W. Cuthbert, Jr., Philadelphia. 2 alli- 
gators presented by Master Laurence Klauder, Philadel- 
phia. 1 alligator presented by Miss Ruth Taylor, Camden, 
N. J. ^ 
" 20. 2 red-footed kestrels presented by the second officer of the steam- 
ship "Energie." 2 Hardwick's mastigures purchased. 
" [21. 1 Indian antelope born in the Gardens. 1 two-spotted paradoxure, 
1 gray ichneumon, 1 black and white lemur, 1 vervet monkey, 
1 white-throated monkey, 1 golden oriole, 2 orange-cheeked 
finches, 2 red-tailed finches, 2 common waxbills, 2 chestnut- 
l eared finches, 2 zebra finches, 1 long-tailed grass finch, 1 Wag- 
ler's conure, 1 Cuban sparrow hawk purchased. 
" 22. 1 black-handed spider monkey, 1 crab-eating raccoon, 1 South 
American rice grackle, 1 white-backed piping crow, 1 Pennant's 
parrakeet, and 1 diamond-backed terrapin purchased. 14 
western diamond rattlesnakes born in the Gardens. 2 Ameri- 
can crows presented by George Beckel, Philadelphia. 
" 23. 2 West African love birds purchased. 
" 24. 1 alligator presented by Miss A. T. Hill, Philadelphia. 
" 27. 3 white-footed mice presented by Harold Purves Murphy, Phila- 
delphia. 1 alligator presented by L. C. Roth, Philadelphia. 
" 28. 1 white-lipped frog presented by O. Eggeling, New York. 1 wan- 
dering lizard purchased. 
" 30. 1 opossum presented by E. H. Burton, Philadelphia. 1 festive 
amazon purchased. 
Oct. 1. 2 North African ostriches, 1 low-crested iguana purchased. 1 swift 
snake presented by F. Mitchell, New York. 1 garter snake 
presented by Benjamin Yewdall, Philadelphia. 
" 2. 1 American robin presented by Robert S. Wallis, Philadelphia. 
" 3. 1 lesser white-nosed monkey purchased. 
