13 
1 Manchurian sika deer, (C s. manchuricus) , d', July 
13th. 
2 llamas, {Lama glama) , and 9, December 18th and 
January 7th. 
1 dromedary, (Camelus dromedarius) , 9, October 22d. 
1 Bactrian camel, (C bactrianus), 9, March 9th. 
5 northern wart hogs, (Macrocephalus africanus), 3 cf s 
and 2 9 s, June 10th. 
1 rufous rat kangaroo, (Aepyprymnus rufescens), cf, 
December 12th. 
1 eastern wild turkey, {Meleagris gallopavo), 9, June 
4th. 
2 lesser black-backed gulls, (Larus fuscus), June 13th. 
2 hybrid gulls, lesser black-backed and herring, June 
4th. 
6 common night herons, (Nycticorax nydicorax ncevius), 
May 16th and July 29th. 
3 black swans, (Cygnus atratus), March 7th. 
3 blue geese, {Anser ccerulescens) , July 9th. 
2 Canada geese, (Branta canadensis), May 20th. 
23 banded water snakes, (Tropidonotus sipedon fasciatus) , 
August 26th. 
9 Fairie's garter snakes, (Thamnophis proxima), August 
14th. 
12 red-skinned garter snakes, {T. sirtalis parietalis), 
August 15th. 
Of the animals born during the year the Malayan 
tapir is of interest because of its curious coloration. 
The young of both the Malayan and South American 
species resemble one another very closely, the body being 
marked by a series of creamy white bars or stripes and 
a number of whitish spots. The adults, however, differ 
conspicuously from one another in color, the American 
species being a uniform dull brownish and the Malayan 
partly colored, the head, forequarters and hind legs being 
brownish-black while the rest of the trunk from the 
shoulders backward is white in color. At this writing 
the young tapir is rapidly losing its striped and spotted 
