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Aug. 5. 4 white storks purchased. 16 banded water snakes born in the 
Gardens. 
6. 12 common water snakes and 1 striated terrapin presented by- 
Douglass H. March, Philadelphia. 
7. 1 alligator presented by Chester A. Orr, Philadelphia. 2 bullfrogs 
presented by William F. Schaeffer, Philadelphia. 
10. 2 painted terrapins, 1 red-eared terrapin, 2 musk turtles and 3 
mud turtles presented by Ray Weber, Philadelphia. 
12. 1 green lizard presented by Vida White, Philadelphia. 1 white 
stork purchased. 
13. 1 great horned owl presented by W. W. Posey, Philadelphia. 
16. 1 common macaque presented by Charles C. French, Philadelphia. 
1 banded rattlesnake presented by W. J. Grimes, Catawissa, Pa. 
1 box tortoise presented by E. C. Eiriech, Philadelphia. 3 ele- 
gant garter snakes, 2 European green lizards and 2 hellbenders 
purchased. 
" 17. 2 Canada porcupines and 2 red-shouldered lizards purchased. 
" 18. 2 pumas born in the Gardens. 1 alligator presented by John 
Bradford Ives, Philadelphia. 
" 21. 1 least bittern presented by William Millar, Philadelphia. 
" 22. 8 elegant garter snakes born in the Gardens. 
" 24. 1 tayra and 2 anacondas purchased. 
" 26. 2 banded rattlesnakes presented by C. A. Potterfield, Charleston, 
W. Va. 
" 29. 1 common macaque presented by R. Nixon, Philadelphia. 
" 30. 4 crimson eared waxbills purchased. 
" 31. 2 spotted snakes purchased. 
Sept. 1. 1 bald eagle purchased. 
" 4. 1 copperhead presented by W. M. Anderson, Philadelphia. 
" 6. 1 alligator presented by Master Mark Barrett Cosby, Philadelphia. 
1 water snake presented by Master William Patton, Philadelphia. 
" 11. 1 mountain black snake presented by J. A. E. Norcross, Vin- 
centown, N. J. 1 yellow baboon, 1 pig- tailed macaque, 1 
sooty mangabey, 2 pygmy marmosets, 2 black and white lemurs, 
1 yellow-crowned night heron and 3 Gila monsters purchased. 
" 12. 1 Barbary turtle dove presented by Mrs. R. Kirgus, Philadelphia. 
1 banded rattlesnake presented by C. A. Potterfield, Charleston, 
W. Va. 
** 13. 1 red-tailed buzzard presented by Prof. H. A. Surface, Harrisburg, 
Pa. 1 bullfrog presented by Thomas B. Manley, Philadelphia. 
" 16. 1 Fairies' garter snake, 8 indigo snakes, 7 Say's pine snakes and 5 
whip snakes purchased. 
" 18. 4 African silver-bill finches, 4 Senegal fire finches, 2 cutthroat 
finches, 2 yellow-rumped seedeaters, 2 zebra waxbills, 2 Japanese 
nun finches and 1 paradise whydah bird purchased. 
" 19. 1 hog-nosed snake presented by Miss Laurie Virg inia Groves, 
Philadelphia. 
" 20. 1 wood owl purchased. 1 sulphur-crested cockatoo presented by 
Mrs. J. Reynolds, Philadelphia. 
" 21. 2 Senegal fire finches purchased. 
" 22. 1 striated terrapin presented by Miss Jeanette Reeves, Philadel- 
phia, 
