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LIST OF ADDITIONS TO THE MENAGERIE DURING THE YEAR 
ENDING FEBRUARY 29th, 1912. 
1911. 
March 1. 1 Indian antelope (cJ*) born in the Garden. 
5. 1 pig-tailed macaque, born in the Garden. 
7. 1 starling presented by Isaac C. Low, Thoroughfare, N. J. 
12. 1 California hair seal purchased. 
13. 1 woodchuck presented by H. L. Westcott, Philadelphia. 
15. 2 aoudads ((^(S^) born in the Garden. 
16. 1 gray iagothrix (cJ*), 1 water mongoose (c^), 6 pairs of ungulated 
grass parrakeets, 6 pairs of crested ground parrakeets, 2 
yellow-bellied liothrix, 2maja finches, 2 Madagascar weavers, 
1 bullfinch, 2 red-crested cardinals, 2 European robins, 
2 yellow-ammers, 1 pair Japanese nuns, 1 pair ultra- 
marine weavers, 1 pair hooded finches, 1 pair spotted 
munias, 1 pair crimson-eared waxbills, 2 goldfinches, 1 
pair Senegal fire finches and 2 long-necked terrapins pur- 
chased. 1 alligator presented by Mrs. Berry Hart, Phila- 
delphia. 
" 18. 2 mandrills (cJ* and $ ), 1 Rhesus macaque (d^) and 2 mitred 
guinea-fowl purchased. 1 raccoon (cJ^) presented by 
Master Gordon Weld Strawbridge, Germantown, Phila- 
delphia. 
" 24. 8 black snakes, 2 chicken snakes, 1 corn snake, 2 keeled green 
snakes, 10 hog-nosed snakes, 2 king snakes, 1 scarlet snake, 
1 banded water snake, 4 whip snakes and 1 yellow-lipped 
snake purchased. 
" 25. 1 leopard tortoise purchased 1 courlan presented by David S. 
Kindell, s. s. "Algiers." 
" 27. 1 raccoon born in the Garden. 
" 28. 1 common wombat (9 ), 1 vervet monkey (cJ*), 1 king vulture (9 ), 
2 long-tailed grass finches, 2 red-headed finches, 2 masked 
grass finches and 2 Bicheno's finches purchased 1 alli- 
gator presented by F. M. Brooks, Philadelphia. 
" 29. 1 radiated tortoise, 4 Western diamond rattlesnakes, 6 spiny 
lizards and 6 common horned lizards purchased. 
April 1. 2 California hair seals purchased. 2 DeKay's snakes presented 
by Dr. Henry Tucker, Philadelphia. 
" 3. 4 common garter snakes, 2 indigo snakes, 2 king snakes, 1 banded 
water snake, 4 whip snakes, 6 fence lizards, 6 green lizards, 
1 six-lined lizard and 6 wave-lined lizards purchased. 
" 4. 1 white-tailed deer (cJ^) purchased. 2 raccoons born in the 
' Garden. 
" 5. 2 Patagonian conures and 1 blue mockingbird purchased. 
6. 1 isabelline gazelle (9) born in the Garden. 
** 7. 2 red kangaroos (cj* and $ ) purchased. 2 gray foxes (cJ^ and $ ) 
born in the Garden. 1 king rail presented by George 
Harrison, Philadelphia. 
" 9. 2 alligators presented by Andrew Henning, Philadelphia. 
" 10. 4 prairie wolves born in the Garden. 
11. 1 Northern wart hog (cJ*), 3 mandarin ducks and 2 Japanese 
teal purchased. 
" 13. 3 Surinam toads presented by the New York Zoological Society. 
14. 1 alligator presented by Mrs. T. J. Fleming, Philadelphia. 
16. 1 California hair seal purchased. 
" 17. 1 American beaver (9) purchased. 
