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The following animals were bred during the year: — 
1 baboon, hybrid between Papio langheldi, ^, and P. cyno- 
cephalus, 9 , born December 22d. 
7 dingos (Cams dingo), 6 6^, 1 9, February 10th. 
13 grey wolves (C. mexicanus), 5 March 22d; 8 April 4th. 
11 coyotes (C. latrans). 6 April 18th; 5 April 22d. 
4 common jackals (C. aureus), April 2d. 
1 black bear (Ursus americanus), 6", January 26th. 
2 hairy-rumped agoutis (Dasyprocta prymnolopha) , August 
5th. 
1 Attwater's white-footed mouse (Peromyscus attwateri), 
November 20th. 
1 Chapman's zebra (Equus h. chapmani), 6^, March 11th. 
1 American bison {Bison bison), 9, April 30th. 
4 Indian antelopes (Antilope cervicapra),3 d", 1 9, May, July, 
and September. 
1 Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas), <2^, September 5th. 
1 Japanese deer (Cervus sika), 6^, May 24th. 
1 red deer (C. elaphus, d^, June 13th. 
2 fallow deer (C dama), d^, June 5th and 7th. 
2 hog deer (C porcinus), 9, August 10th; c^, October 6th. 
1 Bactrian camel (Camelus hactrianus), 9, April 16th. 
2 Swinhoe's pheasants {Gennceus swinhoii). May 11th. 
6 Amherst's pheasants {Chrysolophus amherstice), May 24th, 
June 1st. 
5 golden pheasants (C. pictus), May 25th. 
6 Reeves' pheasants (Phasianus reevesi), June 8th. 
3 Canada geese (Branta canadensis, June 11th. 
7 red-headed ducks (Fuligula americana), August 3d. 
8 summer ducks {Aix sponsa), July 12th. 
23 brown water snakes (Tropidonotus taxispilotus) , August 
30th. 
27 Fairie's garter snakes (Eutcenia proxima), July 23d. 
9 Sacken's garter snakes {E. sackeni), December 11th. 
9 DeKay's snakes {Storeria dekayi), August 17th. 
The amount appropriated by the City for permanent 
improvements was mostly devoted to the erection of iron 
fences and shelters for three large enclosures for deer and 
