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April 14. 2 Prevost's squirrels, 1 Jelerang squirrel, 2 white-breasted finches, 
2 red-tailed finches, 2 banded grass finches, 2 long-tailed grass 
finches, 1 \dnacous fire finch, and 11 rainbow snakes pur- 
chased. 
" 15. 1 black snake presented by F. W. "Wood, Philadelphia. 
" 16. 4 red salamanders presented by Master Charles Ritter, Philadelphia. 
" 17. 2 alligators presented by Ludwig S. Filbert, Philadelphia. 
" 19. 2 alligators presented by Master and Miss Dallett, Philadelphia. 
2 silver-blue tanagers and 2 Everett's parrakeets purchased. 
" 20. 1 Javan hill mynah, 1 occipital blue pie, 2 white-throated jay 
thrushes, 1 rose-colored pastor, 2 yellow-headed mynahs, 1 
orange-winged amazon, and 1 fence lizard purchased. 
" 21. 4 gray-headed love birds purchased. 
" 22. 1 brush turkey purchased. 
" 24. 5 prairie wolves born in the Gardens. 1 Pacific snowbird, 2 house 
finches, and 2 Strachey's buntings purchased. 3 alligators 
presented by the Misses Mackay-Smith, Philadelphia. 1 alli- 
gator presented by Mrs. H. E. Dickinson, Primos, Pa. 
" 28. 1 starling presented by G. Muller, Philadelphia. 1 alligator pre- 
sented b}^ Mrs. Norris S. Barrett, Philadelphia. 1 spotted 
terrapin presented by L. Macauley. 
" 29. 1 canarj", 1 grenadier weaver presented by G. Mueller, Philadelphia. 
1 alligator presented by J. L. Gulherman, Philadelphia. 1 
garter snake presented by Master Charles E. Ritter, Phila- 
delphia. 
" 30. 4 silver pheasants born in the Gardens. 2 alligators presented by 
R. G. Oellers, Jr., Philadelphia. 2 spotted terrapin, 1 striated 
terrapin presented by Zopher Howell, Philadelphia. 1 water 
snake presented by Perry A. Wiley, Philadelphia. 
May 1. 1 diamond rattlesnake, 1 ground rattlesnake, 2 pine snakes, and 
1 hog-nosed snake purchased. 1 cardinal redbird presented 
b}^ Miss Sabina Loeb, Philadelphia. 1 alligator presented by 
David W. Stull, Philadelphia. 
" 4. 1 alligator presented by E. C. Myers, Philadelphia. 
" 5. 1 alligator presented by John F. Givin, Philadelphia. 
" 6. 6 alligators presented by John W. Etsweiler, Philadelphia. 
" 7. 1 alligator presented by Miss Mary Harrison, Philadelphia. 
" 8. 2 secretary vultures, 1 victoria crowned pigeon, 2 red-beaked 
weavers, and 4 European tree frogs purchased. 1 Indian 
antelope born in the Gardens. 
" 9. 1 Nilgiri monkey received in exchange. 
" 10. 1 common macaque monkey and 2 peafowl presented by Louis 
Burk, Philadelphia. 
" 11. 2 mallards born in the Gardens. 
" 12. 4 screech owls presented by Frederick Stucke, Philadelphia. 1 
white-haired porcupine purchased. 11 Indian water snakes, 
3 Cerberus snakes, and 3 yellow-bellied snakes purchased. 
" 15. 2 dingoes {(^^ and 9 ) purchased. 
" 16. 1 red howler purchased. 
" 17. 1 rough-headed tree-frog presented by T. J. Downs, Philadelphia. 
" 18. 1 Rocky Mountain garter snake, 2 Butler's garter snakes, 4 elegipjit 
garter snakes, 1 California pine snake, 1 California whip snake, 
