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the small-mouthed salamander (Chondrotus microstomum) and 
Brimley's newt {Desmognathus hrimleyorum) . 
On May 24th Mrs. Harry Nuding presented specimens of 
wood ibis, tree ducks, red-breasted guan and white-eye- 
browed guan, from Brazil. 
A low-crested iguana (Cyclura haelopha) and a swift snake 
{Dromicus angulifer), both from New Providence, Bahamas, 
were presented on October 1st by Mr. F. Mitchell, of New 
York. 
A red-faced spider monkey (Ateles paniscus) from Guiana, 
was received on October 17th as a gift from Miss E. Adele 
Sproat. The species has not often been represented in the 
collection. 
A pair of Brazilian tapirs were received on November 17th 
from Mr. Harry Nuding, of Para, who has made many valu- 
able gifts to the Society. They were accompanied by a 
capybara, a collared peccary and three red brockets. 
On February 26th a pair of Bactrian camels were pur- 
chased. These animals came from the Kirghiz Steppes, 
Siberia. 
The births during the year were as follows : — 
1 mona monkey (Cercopithecus mono), May 5th. 
1 pig-tailed macaque (Macacus nemestrinus) , 9, October 
24th. 
1 Japanese macaque (M. fuscatus), ^ , May 22d. 
1 black lemur {Lemur macaco), ^ , May 4th. 
4 gray wolves (C lupus mexicanus), 2cf, 29, April 16th. 
1 prairie wolf (C latrans), May 6th. 
4 common jackals (C. aureus), April 18th. 
3 black bears (Ursus americanus), February 13th. 
4 grey wood rats {Neotoma micropus), April 18th, May 28th. 
3 desert mice {Peromyscus eremicus), September 13th. 
2 hairy-rumped agoutis {Dasyprocta prymnolopha) , Septem- 
ber 13th. 
17 European rabbits (Lepus cuniculus). 
1 Burchell's zebra {Equus hurchelli), cf, November 30th. 
2 American bison (Bison americanus), 9, June 28th, 
August 6th. 
