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Other accessions which may be mentioned were : — 
A second example of the one-banded toucan (Pteroglossus 
aracari), purchased March 16th. 
On April 26th -a fine female black leopard was received and 
on May 3d three yoimg sloth bears from India. 
A male Arabian gazelle was presented May 18th by the 
crew of the U. S. S. "Brooklyn." 
On June 15th a male Malayan tapir about two- thirds 
grown was received by purchase. This species has not been 
represented in the collection since 1876. 
A pair of gibbon apes, purchased on July 26th, have at- 
tracted much attention in the corner room of the small 
Mammal House. The male is a typical example of the 
white-handed gibbon {Hylohates lar) from the Malay Penin- 
sula. The female is of a uniform gray color, common in 
many of the genus, and is probably of the same species, 
although it was not possible to trace the animals beyond 
Singapore, whence they were shipped. They appear to be 
adult. The activity of these apes is well known and the 
cries uttered by the female, usually in the morning, are 
astonishing. 
A Malayan civet was presented on August 8th by Mr. 
Alfred R. Heath of the S. S. "Lackawanna." 
On September 10th a lioness, two and a half years old, was 
purchased, and in November a pair of these animals, about 
the same age, were secured. 
On October 5th a bull and cow elk with a calf were re- 
ceived as a gift from the New York Zoological Society. They 
were placed in the new enclosure in the northeastern part of 
the Gardens, where it is intended to establish a new herd of 
these animals. 
A fine specimen of the boa found in Central America (Boa 
imperator) was secured in February. This species is of less 
dimensions than the one commonly seen and is quite different 
in color. 
On February 19th a pair of polar bears, half grown, were 
received. The female previously in the Garden was given 
in part payment. 
