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.May 27. 1 keeled green snake {Liopellis cestivus), 1 harlequin snake {Flaps 
fulvius), 2 ring-necked snakes {Diadophis punctatus), 1 blotched 
king snake {Ophiholus 7'hombomaculatics) purchased. 1 Virginia's 
snake ( Virginia valerice) deposited by Arthur Erwin Brown. 
" 28. 2 canaries {Serinns serinus) presented by Master Stacy H. Opdyke, 
Philadelphia. 
" 29. 1 Le Conte's snake {Rhinochilus lecontii) presented by John "VV. 
Thompson, Philadelphia. 1 Marcy's garter snake [Eutcenia ele- 
gans marciana), 1 Woodhouse's -water snake {T. sipedon trans- 
vey^sus) purchased. 
" 30. 1 American crocodile (Crocod/Zws ow«-^Va7n<s) purchased. 1 alligator 
{A. missis^sippiensis) presented by Samuel J. Nelson, Philadel- 
phia. 
June 2. 1 alligator {A. mississippiensis) presented Miss M.Ambrose, Philadel- 
phia. 
" 4. 1 red fox {Canis vulp>es jyennsylvanicus) presented by Dr. Alcott, 
Philadelphia. 
" 5. 1 fallow deer {Cervus dama) born in the Gardens. 1 water snake 
{T. sipedon sipedon) presented by Thomas Wright Rudderow, 
Philadelphia, 
" 6. 1 painted terraj^in {Chrysemys picta) presented by Miss Eva Bush» 
Philadelphia. 1 common deer {Mazama virginianus) born in the 
Gardens. 
'* 7. 1 Canada porcupine {Erethizon dorsatus). 1 Le Conte's snake {Rhi- 
nochilus lecontii) purchased. 1 keeled green snake {Uopeltis 
cestivus) presented by J, Hope, Philadelphia. 1 herring gull 
{L. argent atus smithsoniamis) presented by A. B. Keen, Rising 
Sun, Md. 4 bull frogs {Runa catesbiana), 2 Muhlenbergh's terra- 
pins {Clemmys muhleyibergi), 1 wave-lined lizard {Sceloporus un- 
dulatus) collected by J. W. Thompson, Philadelphia. 
" 8. 2 Lindheimer's snakes {Coluber obsoletus Undheimeri), 2 Holbrook's 
water snakes {Tropidovofus rhombifer), 1 Say's king snake {Ophi- 
bolus getulus sayi), 1 Fairie's garter snake {Eutcenia proximo) , 1 
Marcy's garter snake {Eutcsnia elegans marciani), 1 whip snake 
{Bascanium flagellum), purchased. 
" 9. 1 alligator {A. mississippiensis) presented by Roland Reed, Philadel- 
phia. 
" 10. 2 Sacken's garter snakes {Eutcenia sackeni) purchased. 1 Virginia 
deer {Mazama virginianus) born in the Gardens. 1 mocking bird 
{3Iimus polyglottus) presented by J. C. Champion, Philadelphia. 
" 11. 1 blue-bearded jay {Cyanocorax cyanopogon) purchased. 1 Evan's 
king snake {Ophibolus calligaster), 1 Holbrook's water anake 
{Tropidonotus rhombifer), 5 racine garter snakes {Eutcenia radix), 
1 Fairie's garter snake {Eutcenia proxima), 4 black snakes {Bas- 
canium constrictor), 1 common water snake {Tropidonotus sipedon 
sipedon) received in exchange. 
" 12. 2 golden pheasants {Chrysolophus pictus) born in the Gardens. 
" 13. 2 Canada geese {Branta canadensis) purchased. 1 white-fronted 
amazon {Chrysotis lexicocephala) presented by Robert Clark, 
Philadelphia. 3 desert mice {Peromyscxis leucopus) born in the 
Gardens. 
