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Dr. Weidman's Report. 
Of the 293 animals examined this year, 37 have har- 
bored verminous parasites. The infested animals have 
revealed 47 cases of verminous infestation; i. e., one 
animal has sheltered two or three different parasites. 
Of these I have identified the following: 
2872. American Badger. Physaloptera turgida in 
stomach. 
2873. American Badger. Physaloptera turgida in 
stomach. 
2888. Aoudad. Cysticercus tenuicolUs. 
2903. Blue-fronted Amazon. Spiroptera incerta in 
proventricle. 
3033. Mountain Zebra. Ascaris megalocephala in in- 
testine. CEstrus larvae in intestine. 
3029. Indian python. Ascaris ruhicunda in stomach. 
Bothridium pythonis in intestine. 
3096. Burchells Zebra. Ascaris megalocephala in in- 
testine. CEstrus larvae in stomach. 
3112. Cape Hunting Dog. Ascaris mystax in in- 
testine. 
3133. American Badger. Physaloptera turgida in 
stomach. 
Sarcoptes minor (var. cati) from skin of living wild cat 
{Felis ruffus). 
These may not be gathered into any significant groups 
save for the badgers, whose stomachs commonly con- 
tained Physaloptera turgida. These have been noted 
in a previous report in both badgers and opossums. 
Measures will be taken to treat the old and newly ar- 
rived badgers (which are now in detention) and to pre- 
vent reinfestation from the old enclosures. 
One of the most impressive infestations ever seen in 
these gardens was noted in the Indian Python (Python 
molorus No. 3029) which died October 1st, 1913. Its 
intestines contained about two hundred tapeworms 
{Bothridium pythonis, Blainville) averaging 75 cm in 
length, together with about four hundred blood red, 
