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2 ^vllite-crested jay thrushes [Garrulax leucoloplms), 1 nutcracker 
crow {Nucifraga caryocatactes), 2 Swainson's lorikeets {Tricho- 
glossus novce-hollandice), 2 moor hens {Gallinula chloropus), 1 
black gallinule (Limnocorax niger) purchased. 
July 23. 1 snapping turtle {Chelydra serpentina) presented by W. H. Loeb, 
Philadelphia. 
" 24. 9 Clark's water snakes [Tropidonotus darkii) born in the Gardens. 
" 25. 3 indigo snakes [Spilotes corais couperi), 1 corn snake {Coluber gutta- 
tus) purchased. 1 DeKay's snake {Storeria dekayi) jiresented by 
Master Willie Wilson, Philadelphia. 
" 26. 1 brown-fronted macaw {Ara severa), 2 green jays {Xanthura luxuosa), 
2 Douglass' horned lizards and 21 young {Fhrynosoma douglassi), 
1 red-shouldered parrakeet {Palceornis eupatrius) purchased. 1 
golden-rumped agouti {Dasyprocta aguti) presented by Capt. 
A. J. Reid, British bark "Severn." 
" 27. 8 banded rattlesnakes (Oroto^ws horridus) presented by John Wiseman, 
Philadelphia. 
" 29. 2 white-throated wood rats {Neotoma albigula), 24 banded water snakes 
{T. sipedon fasciatus) born in the Gardens. 
" 31. 2 wild turkeys {Meleagris gallopavo) born in the Gardens. 
Aug. 1. 1 Boyle's king snake {Ophiholus getulus hoylii) presented by Herbert 
Brown, Yuma, Ariz. 8 banded water snakes {Tropidonotus 
sipedon fasciatus) born in the Gardens. 1 raccoon {Procyon lotor) 
presented by Elmer V. Pyle, Elam, Pa. 
2. 9 Say's pine snakes {Pityophis catenifer soyi), 8 whip snakes {Basca- 
nium flagellum), 1 common pine snake {Pityophis melanoleuciis) 
purchased. 1 rabbit presented by J. W. Roberts, Philadelphia. 
4 desert mice {Neotoma intermedia) born in the Gardens. 
" 3. 2 painted terrapins {Chrysemys picta) presented by Master Vance 
Lindsay, Philadelphia. 
" 4. 1 painted terrapia {Chrysemys picta) presented by Miss Helen Higgins, 
Philadelphia. 1 night heron (iV. nycticorax nxevius) presented by 
Charles Beck, Philadelphia. 
" 6. 1 banded rattlesnake {Crotalus horridus), 2 whip snakes {Bascanium 
flagellum) presented by E. M. Cornell, Mount Meigs, Ala. 
" 7. 3 smooth green snakes {Liopeltis vernalis), 1 garter snake {E. sirtalis 
sirtalis) presented by Charles Este, Philadelphia. 
" 8. 1 hog-nosed snake {Helerodon platyrhinos) j^resented by David McCad- 
den, Philadelphia. 3 garter snakes {E. sirtalis sirtalis) presented 
by J. L, Buck, Philadelphia. 2 Bonaparte's weasels {Putorius 
cicognani) purchased. 
" 10. ] pine snake {Pityophis melanoleucus) purchased. 
" 11. 1 striated terrapin {Clenwiys insculptus) presented by Master Willie 
Coon, Philadelphia. 1 yellow-fronted amazon [Chrysotis ochro- 
cephala) presented by F. B. Warner, Germantown, Philadelphia. 
" 13. 1 black snake {Bascanium constrictor) presented by F. S. Klinger, 
Ephrata, Pa. 
" 15. 2 Algerian skinks {Eumeces algeriensis) purchased. 
" 17. 1 Say's king snake {0. getulus sayi), 1 whip snake {Bascanium flagel- 
lum), 1 Marcy's garter snake {E. elegans marciana) presented by 
E. Meyenberg, Pecos City, Texas. 1 white-fionted amazon {Chry- 
