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practically impossible to furnish them with a con- 
tinuous supply of the only food they cared for and 
' they all died of mycotic esophagitis before they 
attained the adult plumage. 
Black Carrion Hawk (Jhycter ater Vieillot). 
Hab., Amazon District of South America. 
A single specimen presented on October 25th by Mr. 
Harry Nuding, of Para, Brazil. The genus Ibycter 
contains some eight or nine species which are dis- 
tributed over the whole of South America; living 
specimens, outside of that country, at least, appear 
to be quite rare in collections. 
Prince-of- Wales Pheasant (Phasianus principalis Sclater) . 
Hab., N. W. Afghanistan and N. E. Persia. 
Mongolian Pheasant (P. mongolicus Brandt). 
Hab., Central Asia. 
A single male of each of these birds was purchased 
on April 8th and 30th, respectively. 
Derbian Screamer (Chauna derbiana Gray). 
Hab., Venezuela and Colombia. 
A pair of these large and curious birds was purchased 
on June 20th and placed in the northern pheasant 
pen where they attracted much attention by their 
discordant screaming; although armed on each 
wing with a pair of sharp spurs they proved to be 
inoffensive and made no attempt to use them, either 
in defense or offense, when handled or in associa- 
tion with other birds in the same enclosure. 
There were many other accessions during the year 
which, although previously represented, are of con- 
siderable importance and interest. Among these men- 
tion may be made of the following: — 
By Purchase; two pairs of Barbary apes, a pair of 
brown macaque monkeys, a pair of Canada lynx, a 
female condor and two pairs of South African ostriches ; 
