15 
LIST OF ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE DURING THE YEAR ENDING 
FEBRUARY 29th, 1916. 
1915. 
Mar. 1. 1 alligator presented by Master Theodore and Miss Christine Eckf^ldt, 
Philadelphia. 
2. 2 cereopsis geese purchased and 2 silver pheasants ( cf cf ) exchanged. 
3. 1 common opossum (cf ) presented by Dr. John G. Thomas, Newtown 
Square, Pa. 
4. 1 Eld's deer (cf ) born in the Garden. 
5. 1 Pennsylvania wood rat presented by Owen Clifford, Hudson, New York. 
7. 1 common mud turtle presented by H. M. Aitken, Philadelphia. 
3 black swans hatched in the Garden. 
8. 1 common garter snake and 1 common water snake presented by William 
Beisel, Philadelphia. 
1 alUgator presented by L. D. Ziegler, Philadelphia. 
9. 1 Bactrian camel ( 9 ) born in the Garden. 
1 white-fronted amazon presented by Mrs. C. Wagner, Philadelphia. 
11. 2 silver pheasants (99)4 ring-necked pheasants ( 9 9 9 9 ) 3 Reeves* 
pheasant s(cr 9 9)1 Japanese pheasant (9)2 golden pheasants (99) 
2 bronze-winged doves, 2 brown peUcans and 4 summer ducks 
(cf 9 9 9 ) purchased. 
12. 3 ruddy shieldrakes purchased. 
13. 1 painted terrapin presented by William W. Bacon, Jr., Germantown, Phila 
15. 1 weeper cebus ( 9 ) presented by Mrs. Wilson Woelpper, Philadelphia. 
17. 1 yellow-fronted amazon presented by Mrs. George Brill, Philadelphia 
18. 1 red fox ( cf ) purchased. 
1 red-tailed buzzard presented by S. P. Conrey, Philadelphia. 
20. 1 summer duck ( 9 ) purchased. 
1 opossum (cf ) presented by J. Wilson Carriston, Philadelphia. 
21. 2 Western brook frogs presented by William Beisel, Philadelphia. 
23. 1 Levaillant's amazon presented by Mrs. Elizabeth Schroder, Philadelphia. 
24. 1 mongoose lemur ( 9 ) born in the Garden. 
3 Western diamond rattlesnakes, 1 copperhead snake, 2 Emory's snakes and 
2 whip snakes purchased. 
26. 1 alhgator, presented by George W. McClane, Philadelphia. 
28. 7 American gray wolves (cf d' cf d' 9 and ? ) born in the Garden. 
29. 1 whip snake presented by Quintin R. Hensicker, Schwenksville, Pa. 
30. 2 black-headed grosbeaks ( cf 9 ) purchased. 
31. 1 American wild cat ( cf ) presented by Dr. Norton Downs, Three Tuns, Pa. 
April 1. 1 mongoose lemur (cf ) born in the Garden. 
4. 2 raccoons ( cf 9 ) born in the Garden. 
5. 2 Maholi galagos born in the Garden. 
7. 1 rhesus macaque ( cf ) and 1 Barasingha deer ( 9 ) born in the Garden. 
8. 2 pumas (99) born in the Garden. 
10. 1 red fox ( 9 ) presented by Leon I. Pearson, Philadelphia. 
12. 1 kinkajou (cf ) presented by B. Palm, Steamship "Strubano, " Philadelphia. 
14. 1 king snake presented by J. Howard Creamer, Vineland, N. J. 
16. 1 American glass snake, 2 keeled green snakes, 2 Lindheimer's snakes, 1 yellow- 
belUed black snake and 2 whip snakes purchased. 
17. 1 alligator presented by Mrs. A. Ernst, Philadelphia. 
18. 1 alligator, presented by Mrs. Andrew B. F. Smith, Camden, N. J. 
23. 1 yellow-cheeked amazon presented by Mrs. Fred. Bender, Philadelphia. 
1 alligator presented by Master Alfred R. Allen, Philadelphia. 
24. 1 green-cheeked amazon presented by Leroy P. M. Shisler, Philadelphia. 
2 spotted terrapin and 1 box tortoise presented by Victor Grillet, Philadelphia. 
27. 1 opossum ( 9 ) presented by Mrs. M. W. Pardee, Philadelphia. 
1 chicken snake, 2 black snakes, 1 whip snake and 1 hog-nosed snake pre- 
sented by John Hipp, Philadelphia. 
28. 12 prairie dogs purchased. 
1 Canada goose ( cf ) presented by W. D. Winsor, Philadelphia. 
29. 2 rheas purchased. 
30. 1 alligator presented by Allen Rife, Philadelphia. 
1 hog-nosed snake presented by J. Liberty Tadd, Philadelphia. 
May 1. 1 alUgator presented by Charles J. Bender, Philadelphia. 
3. 10 Canada geese presented by Lynford Biddle, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. 
6. 4 jungle cats ( cf cf cf 9 ) born in the Garden. 
7. 1 brush-tailed porcupine, 2 whooper swans, 2 Ross' geese, 2 falcated ducks 
and 8 demoiselle cranes purchased. 
1 striated terrapin presented by Mrs. J. M. Endean, Philadelphia. 
9. 1 woodchuck presented by WilUam W. Roth, Philadelphia. 
10. 8 black ducks (cfcfcfcf9 9 9 9 ) purchased. 
11. 2 peacocks purchased. 
12. 1 spotted cavy (cf) purchased. 
13. 1 European jay, 1 European red-winged thrush, 2 bullfinches (cf 9 ) and 1 gray 
hnnet purchased. 
