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June 27. 3 Say's rattlesnakes, 1 yellow-bellied black snake, 5 Marcy's garter 
snakes, 1 Say's king snake, 6 Say's pine snakes, 2 western 
sand snakes, and 1 whip snake purchased. 
" 28. 1 pine snake presented by William Murphy, Philadelphia. 
" 30. 1 mountain black snake presented by Tish Van Scoyoe, Tyrone, Pa. 
July 5. 1 chipmunk presented by Mrs. E. Hewitt, Philadelphia. 
" 6. 1 purple gallinule presented by Miss Laura Thorp, Philadelphia. 
" 7. 1 yellow-fronted amazon presented by Mrs. E. Rennerd, Phila- 
delphia. 
" 8. 18 common garter snakes born in the Gardens. 
" 10. 1 sparrow hawk presented by H. M. Freas, Philadelphia. 
" 12. 2 white-fronted amazons, 2 crimson-winged waxbills, and 2 black 
iguanas purchased. 
" 13. 1 common macaque purchased. 
" 15. 1 American bison ((^) received in exchange from the New York 
Zoological Society. 2 Geoffrey's marmosets purchased. 
" 16. 1 screech owl presented by Charles Binder, Philadelphia. 
" 18. 6 red-headed ducks born in the Gardens. 
" 21. 1 pine snake purchased. 
" 22. 6 barn owls presented by Daniel Bailey, Philadelphia. 
" 23. 21 Marcy's garter snakes born in the Gardens. 
" 25. 1 red-tailed buzzard presented by W. E. Ringee, Philadelphia. 
1 alligator presented by Edward Ellis, Philadelphia. 
" 26. 2 mallard ducks born in the Gardens. 1 snapping terrapin pur- 
chased. 1 alligator presented by Master Clarence R. Peter- 
son, Jr., Philadelphia. 1 alligator presented by George H. 
Einwechter, Philadelphia. 
" 27. 1 Brazilian tapir ((^) born in the Gardens. 3 Harris buzzards, 
1 white-tailed hawk, 4 black-throated lizards, and 4 rough- 
headed tree frogs purchased. 
" 29. 1 banded rattlesnake presented. 2 Barbary apes purchased. 
Aug. 1. 1 red-tailed buzzard presented by William Eallian, Philadelphia. 
5 black ducks born in the Gardens. 
" 3. 4 demoiselle cranes purchased. 1 De Kay's snake presented by 
George Coleman, Philadelphia. 1 alligator presented by 
George C. Wilson, Philadelphia. 1 alUgator presented by 
Charles A. Lissegang, Philadelphia. 
" 6. 1 gray fox purchased. 
" 7. 5 European rabbits born in the Gardens. 
" 8. 1 banded rattlesnake purchased. 4 gray foxes presented by Otto 
Korn, Petersburg, Va. 
" 9. 9 ground rattlesnakes born in the Gardens. 
10. 2 capybaras, 3 Cayenne rail, 1 red-breasted guan, 1 common trump- 
eter, and 2 boa constrictors presented by Harry Nuding, Para, 
Brazil. 
" 11. 3 Say's rattlesnakes presented by Charles Turner Sands, Phila- 
delphia. 1 pine snake presented by Warrington & Co., Phila- 
delphia. 1 raccoon presented by Alvin Pyle, West Chester, Pa. 
" 12. 2 bear cubs ((^ and 9 ) from Admiralty Island, Alaska, purchased. 
" 13. 1 muskrat, 5 common garter snakes, and 11 common water snakes 
presented by D. H. March, Pottstown, Pa. 
" 14. 2 black-footed ferrets purchased. 1 Indian antelope born in the 
Gardens. 
