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bly the red diamond rattlesnake {Crotalus adamanteus ruber, 
Cope), of which few specimens have come under observa- 
tion. 
Among a number of snakes received in November from 
Marion County, Florida, was a living specimen of Stilo- 
soma extenuata, Brown, a rare and peculiar form, originally 
described from examples received dead at the Gardens. The 
one now in question lived for some weeks, and confirmed 
the opinion previously formed as to its subterranean habits. 
This specimen burrowed with such rapidity and ease that 
sandy loam formed scarcely any impediment to its progress. 
On the 4th of December Dr. William H. Furness, 3d, and 
Dr. Hiller returned to Philadelphia from a journey to the 
interior of Borneo, bringing with them some monkeys which 
the generosity of Dr. Furness has added to the collection. 
Among them was a female orang-utan {Simia satyrus), 
three years old, which has proved to be a most interesting 
acquisition. The need for special care in the feeding and 
general surroundings of so young and delicate an animal is 
obvious, and she has not yet been placed upon exhibition, 
but it is hoped that such a disposition may be made of her 
at an early day. A fine female Japanese monkey {Macacus 
fuscatus) was also brought from Japan by Dr. Furness. The 
species has not previously been shown in the Gardens, and 
is of great interest. This monkey resides further north 
than any other species known, and endures without hard-^ 
ship exposure to our winter climate. 
A young male Bengalese cat {Felis bengalensis) was pur- 
chased on the 10th of February, and has been placed with a 
female of the same species in the small Mammal House. 
Four beavers were received on the 12th by exchange with 
the National Zoological Park, and are much valued, as for 
some time past these animals have not been satisfactorily 
represented in the Gardens. 
A young female fox, received from Para in February, is 
probably Canis azaras, though the variability of the smaller 
members of the South American Canidx is so great that their 
identification, especially when immature, is often uncertain. 
