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Aug. 2. 1 cardinal redbird presented by Master Charles Shingle, Ger- 
mantown, Philadelphia. 
3. 1 banded rattlesnake presented by C. A. Potterfield, Charles- 
ton, W. Va. 
4. 2 alligators presented by Master William Norris Hires, Salem, 
N. J. 1 pine snake presented by David McCadden, Phila- 
delphia. 9 common garter snakes born in the Garden. 
6. 3 swift foxes purchased. 
7. 2 alligators presented by Mrs. Charles Scully, Germantown, 
Philadelphia. 1 elk (cf) born in the Garden. 
9. 1 rat kangaroo and 19 red-skinned garter snakes born in the 
Garden. 
10. 1 elk ( 9 ) born in the Garden. 
12. 1 alligator presented by John C. Dessalet, Philadelphia. 
14. 1 Aztec conure presented by Walter Thompson, Philadelphia. 
1 rat kangaroo born in the Garden. 
15. 1 Levaillant's amazon presented by C. Reed, Philadelphia. 
16. 1 orange-winged amazon purchased. 
17. 1 alligator presented by Theodore C. Taylor, Jenkintown, Pa. 
19. 1 Canada porcupine purchased. 2 agoutis born in the Garden. 
20. 6 red-headed ducks born in the Garden. 
21. 1 alligator, 1 green snake and 1 ring-necked snake presented by 
Joseph Medicus, Jr., Philadelphia. 
25. 11 Fairie's garter snakes born in the Garden. 
27. 15 banded water snakes born in the Garden. 
28. 1 barred owl presented by H. E. Bucher, Plainfield, N. J. 
29. 2 bay-winged cowbirds purchased. 1 Maholi galago born in 
the Garden. 
30. 1 American bison ( 9 ) born in the Garden. 
Sept. 1. 2 wild cats (c?' and 9) presented by Albert J. White, Fort Bay- 
ard, N. M. 
1. 1 least bittern presented by William F. Kline, Philadelphia. 
2. 1 American bison (cf) born in the Garden. 
3. 2 nine-banded armadillos ( and 9 ) purchased. 
8. 1 undulated grass parakeet (cf) presented by Miss Margaret 
Stewardson, Abington, Pa. 
9. 1 pine snake presented by Guy King, Philadelphia. 
15. 1 hog-nosed snake presented by Arthur J. Casselman, M. D., 
Camden, N. J. 3 painted terrapin presented by Master 
Samuel T. Pike, Philadelphia. 
17. 2 hog-nosed snakes presented by John Hipp, Paulsboro, N. J. 
18. 1 vulturine guinea-fowl purchased. 
20. 1 banded rattlesnake presented by C. A. Potterfield, Charleston, 
W. Va. 10 young diamond rattlesnakes presented by 
Harry W. Aitken, Philadelphia. 
21. 1 alligator presented by Miss Dot White, Philadelphia. 
22. 1 American crocodile presented by Master William Heidke, 
Philadelphia. 
26. 1 blotched king snake exchanged. 1 prairie rattlesnake, 4 yel- 
low-bellied black snakes, 1 Fairie's garter snake, 1 red- 
skinned garter snake, 3 hog-nosed snakes, 1 milk snake, 1 
Say's pine snake, 3 whip snakes and 3 Holbrook's water 
snakes purchased. 
27. 3 Kamchatkan brown bears (6^9 9), 1 Himalayan bear (cf), 
2 wolverines ( cf 9 ) , 2 coypus ( cT 9 ) , and 2 cervine kan- 
garoos (cf 9) purchased. 1 great eagle owl deposited. 2 
ruddy flamingoes presented by the New York Zoological 
Society. 
