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The Gardens. 
The whole number of specimens exhibited during the 
year was : — 
Mammals 576 
Birds 957 
Reptiles 1,450 
Batrachians 124 
3,107 
An unusual number of species were new to the collec- 
tion ; these were as follows : — 
MAMMALIA. 
Primates. 
1. Hylobates lar (L.) White-handed gibbon. 
Hab., Malay Peninsula. 
One male, purchased June 20th. It is well known 
that these delicate apes do not long survive cap- 
tivity, and this specimen died on August 22d. 
2. Ateles paniscus (L.) Red-faced spider monkey. 
Hab., Guiana. 
One specimen. Purchased. 
3. Cebus azarse Reng. Azara's cebus. 
Hab., Paraguay. 
One specimen of this rare monkey, brought from 
Asuncion, Paraguay, by Dr. Flagg of Philadelphia, 
was received on July 3d. 
Carnivora. 
4. Felis nebulosa Griffith. Clouded leopard. 
Hab., southeastern Asia, Borneo. 
A male of this beautiful species was purchased June 
20th. Few of the large cats are less often seen in 
captivity than this. 
5. Putorius nigripes Aud. & Bach. Black-footed ferret. 
Hab., western United States. 
