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Oct. 27. 1 pig-tailed monkey {Macacus nemestrinus) presented by Miss Harriet 
H. Enos, Porter's Station, Del. 1 alligator {A. mississippiensis) 
presented by Dr. C. H. McDowell, Philadelphia. 1 whip snake 
{Bascanium flagellum), 4 Marcy's garter snakes {E. elegans mar- 
ciana), 2 red-skinned garter snakes {E. sirtalis parietalis), 2 Hol- 
brook's water snakes {Trojndonotus rhombi'fer), 1 hog-nosed snake 
{Heterodon platyrhinos) , I Emory's snake {Coluber emoryi), 2 
Lindheimer's snakes {C. obsoletus lindheimeri) purchased. 
" 28. 1 Indian antelope {Antilope cervicapra) born in the Gardens. 
" 30. 1 turkey vulture {Cathartes aura) presented by S. M. Shelly, Phila- 
delphia. 1 Marcy's garter snake {E. elegans marciana), 1 Boyle's 
king snake {Oj>hibolus getulus boylii) presented by Herbert 
Brown, Yuma, Ariz. 
Nov. 1. 1 robust kangaroo (Ilacropus robustus) born in the Gardens. 
" 2. 2 Prevost's squirrels {Sciurus 2)fevosti), 7 Marcy's garter snakes {E. 
elegans marciana), 2 red-skinned garter snakes {E. sirtalis parie- 
talis), 1 Holbrook's water snake {Tropidonotus rhombifer) pur- 
chased. 
3. 1 common coot {Fulica americana) presented by John W. Harris, 
Mount Holly, N. J. 1 Say's pine snake {Pityophis catenifer sayi) 
born in the Gardens. 
" 5. 2 black and white lemurs {Lemur vdrius) purchased. 
" 7. 1 brown capucin {Cebus fatuellus), 1 common coot {Fulica americana) 
purchased. 
" 12. 1 common macaque {3Iacacus cynomolgus) presented by George S. 
Lubker, Lewes, Del. 1 raccoon {Procyon lotor) presented by Mrs. 
Crosby, Philadelphia. 
" 14. 1 Malayan sambur deer {Cervus equinus) 9 born in the Gardens. 
" 15. 5 Western diamond rattlesnakes {Crotalus atrox atrox), 1 banded 
rattlesnake {Crotalus horridus) presented by H. K. Mulford & 
Co., Philadelphia. 4 copperhead snakes {Ancistrodon contortrix) , 
2 water moccasins {A. jnscivorus) presented by Dr. Joseph Mc- 
Farland, Philadelphia. 
" 16. 1 gray wood rat {Neotoma micropus), 1 Mexican spermophile {Spermo- 
pJiilus mexicayius), 1 Texas cotton rat {Sigmodon hispidus texi- 
anus), 2 white-crowned sparrows [Zonotrichia leucoplirys) , 1 scaled 
quail {Callipepla squamata), 1 European starling {Sturnus vul- 
garis), 1 European blue jay {Garrulus glandarius), 2 summer 
ducks {Aix sponsa) purchased. 
" 17. 1 alligator {A. mississippie^isis) presented by E. B. Parker, Swarth- 
more, Pa. 
" 19. 2 nonpareil buntings {Passerina ciris), 3 bulfinches {Pyrrhula pyr- 
rhula), 2 linnets {Acanthis cannabina) purchased. 
" 22. 1 Levaillant's amazon {Chrysotis levaillanti) presented by J. I. Mc- 
Duflfee, Philadelphia. 
" 24. 3 diamond rattlesnakes {Ci'otalus adamanteus), 18 ground rattle- 
snakes {Sistruras miliarius), 3 harlequin snakes {Ela2)s fulvius), 
1 water moccasin {Ancistrodon contortrix), 33 black snakes {Bas- 
canium constrictor), 6 common garter snakes {E. sirtalis sirtalis), 
12 Sacken's garter snakes {E. sackeni), 31 hog-nosed snakes 
{Heterodon platyrhinos), 7 indigo snakes {Spilotes corais coup)eri), 
