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Oct. 19. 1 American elk (9) born in the Garden. 1 alligator presented 
by J. Foster Ogden, Philadelphia. 
" 20. 2 ground rattlesnakes, 9 black snakes, 1 chicken snake, 2 harlequin 
snakes, 2 Sacken's garter snakes, 1 keeled green snake, 3 hog- 
nosed snakes, 1 indigo snake, 3 king snakes, 1 rainbow snake, 
1 slender snake and 1 corn snake purchased. 
" 25. 1 gray fox ((^) presented by E. Stanley Dailey, Philadelphia. 
" 27. 4 gopher tortoises purchased. 1 alligator presented by Estella 
Hamilton, Philadelphia. 
28. 1 American bison (cj^) born in the Garden. 1 opossum (9 ) pre- 
sented by Messrs Cugley and Mullen, Philadelphia. 1 
common coot presented by Miss C. H. Fagan, Philadelphia. 
" 29. 1 prairie wolf (cJ*) presented by Robert W. A. Wood, Wayne, Pa. 
" 30. 1 Indian antelope (9 ) born in the Garden. 
Nov. 1. 1 graj'- fox (9 ) presented by S. Delbert, Jr., Media, Penna. 
" 2. 1 prairie rattlesnake, 5 red-skinned garter snakes, 2 hog-nosed 
snakes, 1 Holbrook's water snake, 1 whip snake, 1 Say's 
king snake, 3 yellow-bellied black snakes and 5 Say's pine 
snakes purchased. 
4. 7 common opossums (3(^s and 4 9 s) presented by J. H. Walter, 
Philadelphia. 
6. 1 barn owl presented by Joseph W. Lewis, Philadelphia. 
7. 2 Coquerel's dwarf lemurs ((^ and 9 )> 1 Madagascar tree boa, 
1 banded water snake, 3 ground rattlesnakes, 2 harlequin 
snakes, 1 king snake and 1 whip snake purchased. 
9. 1 diamond rattlesnake, 1 water moccasin, 1 harlequin snake, 1 
king snake, 1 indigo snake and 1 scarlet snake purchased. 
10. 2 dormouse dwarf lemurs (cJ^cJ*) purchased. 
15. 2 Campbell's monkeys (9 ? ) purcha.sed. 
20. 1 llama (cJ*) born in the Garden. 1 alligator presented by Allan 
J. Henderson, Philadelphia. 
26. 2 painted terrapins and 1 musk turtle presented by Master Richard 
Schwoebel, Philadelphia. 
27. 1 DeKay's snake presented by H. D. Steel, Philadelphia. 1 alli- 
gator presented by Stirling Alexander, Chestnut Hill, Phila- 
delphia. 
29. 1 sparrow hawk presented by Mrs. Joseph Rose, Philadelphia. 
Dec. 2. 2 pumas purchased. 
9. 1 blue and j-ellow macaw presented by William B. Sheppard, Phila- 
delphia. 
15. 2 green jays and 2 black spur- winged geese purchased. 
16. 2 American wild cats ((^ and 9 ) presented by Dr. Norton Downs, 
Three Tuns, Pa. 
18. 1 Levaillant's amazon presented by Mrs. A. Datz, Philadelphia. 
1 lesser sulphur-crested cockatoo presented by Mrs. Alice 
Dempsey, Philadelphia. 
21. 1 boa constrictor purchased. 2 Sebastopol geese exchanged. 
23. 1 great horned owl presented by P. Rohr, Philadelphia. 
25. 1 diamond rattlesnake presented by N. P. Fry, St. Petersburg, 
Florida. 
27. 1 Cooper's hawk presented by Robert Macneur, Philadelphia. 
31. 1 Swainson's lorikeet and 1 scaly-breasted lorikeet purchased. 
