SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. 
To the Board of Directors of the Zoological Society of 
Philadelphia: 
Gentlemen: — I beg to submit my report for the year 
ending February 29th, 1916. 
Total number of animals exhibited in each class dur- 
ing the year: — 
Mammals 601 
Birds 1,029 
Reptiles 524 
Amphibians 36 
2,190 
The species and sub-species exhibited in the collection 
for the first time were: — 
Scotts's Gray Fox {Cards cinereo-argenteus scotti Mearns). 
Habitat, Southern California, Arizona and New Mexico. 
A male and female, which came from Phoenix, Arizona, 
were presented on July 29th. This pair is slightly 
paler than the common species with, perhaps, a 
sharper muzzle and longer tail and ears. 
Pine Marten ^'American Sable'' {Mustelo americana 
Turton). 
Hab., Northern North America west to Rocky Moun- 
tains. 
Two males were acquired by purchase on May 15th 
from Algonquin National Park, Canada. 
Sewellel or Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa Rafin- 
esque) . 
Hab., Cascade Mountains, Northwestern United States. 
A pair of these animals were presented on December 
7th through the courtesy of Dr. A. K. Fisher, 
Bureau of Biological Survey, Department of Agri- 
culture, Washington, D. C. 
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