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Arctic Horned Owl (Buto virginianus arcticus Swainson). 
Hab., Interior of Arctic America from Rocky Moun- 
tains east to Hudson Bay. 
Two of these birds, which came from Portage-la- 
Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, which would appear 
to be the southern limit of their breeding range as 
they breed north of latitude 51°, were obtained by 
purchase on July 13th. 
Cackling Goose (Branta candensis minima Ridgway). 
Hab., Pacific coast of North America. 
Four purchased, of this the smallest of the sub-species 
of the Canada goose, on May 25th. 
Falcated Duck {Eunetta falcata Georgi). 
Hab., Eastern Asia and Japan. 
A male and female of this beautiful species, only 
one in its genus and until recently of extreme rarity 
in collections, were received by purchase on May 
7th. 
In addition to the foregoing there were many note- 
worthy additions of species not new to the collection. 
The following were the most important accessions: — 
Four Geoffroy's Marmosets, three males and a fe- 
male, were presented by Mr. Wilfred Powell, British 
Consul General of Philadelphia on September 20th. 
Two Lions were acquired by purchase, a female on 
June 12th and a male on January 4th. 
Three young American Elk, a male and two females, 
from the Yellowstone Park were purchased through 
the Pennsylvania Game Commission on February 12th. 
Four Fallow Deer, a pair on September 3rd and 
October 27th, were purchased from the Essex County 
Park Commission, Newark, N. J. 
Three Hog Deer were received, a single female on 
August 11th and a pair on October 14th, two female 
Aoudads, one adult and young, were obtained on 
August 11th from the National Zoological Park, Wash- 
ington, D. C. 
