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now found wild in that region arc the descendants of do- 
mesticated animals. 
Two gazelles (Gazella muscatensis), from southeastern 
Arabia, came at the same time. All of these animals were 
new to the collection. A number of other mammals and birds 
of greater or less interest were purchased at the same time. 
On May 13th a Campbell's monkey {Cercojyithecus campbelli) 
was presented by Mr. George P. Goll, of Philadelphia. 
Other arrivals in May were a female red deer {Cervus 
elaphus), imported from Germany to mate the surviving 
stag in the collection ; two Miiller's 'psiYY£LkeGis {TanygnatJius 
mulleri), from Celebes, purchased ; a small specimen of the 
rough-eyed caiman (Caiman sclerops), from Bujio, Panama, 
presented by Mr. Maurice Ostheimer, of Wyncote, Pa.; and 
two slow loris (Nycticebus tardigradus), from India, by pur- 
chase. 
Mr. I. Jones Taylor presented a mealy Amazon {Chrysotia 
farinosa) early in June. Two pigeons were received from a 
dealer on the 23d which appear to be Columha phseonota, of 
South Africa, a rare species seldom exhibited. 
A considerable assortment, mostly of birds, was pur- 
chased on June 24th, among which was the all-green 
parrakeet {Brotogerys tirica) of Brazil. A moustache monkey 
(Cercopithecus cephus), from West Africa, was also new to the 
collection. A fine pair of moor macaques {Macacus maurus)^ 
from Celebes, were purchased at the same time. 
On June 30th several animals, among them a two-toed 
sloth {Cholopus didadylus), were received from Venezuela, 
having been sent by Mr. George Frederick Russell. A 
melancholy interest attaches to these animals from the fact 
that this gentleman, a young journalist of Philadelphia, 
had undertaken an extensive trip, with the purpose of ex- 
ploration and the collection of natural history objects in 
the interior of northern South America, an enterprise 
which was terminated by his death, a few months after 
these specimens were sent, from fever, while descending 
one of the Columbian rivers. 
Four California sea lions {Zalophus californianus) were 
purchased on July 3d. Later in the month a pale-headed 
