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(Chri/otis prdrei) from southern Brazil, purchased October 
21st. 
Two young male deer belonging to the genus Mazama, 
purchased from a dealer in New York, are of interest in 
view of the scanty knowledge which is had of the small 
deer from the Rio Grande and southward. One of these 
is believed to have come from Arizona and the other from 
Central America, but in the absence of mature characters it 
is not even possible to guess at their identity. 
A fine pair of coreopsis geese (Cereopsis novse-hollandisR) 
were received in exchange on October 27th. 
On November 3d a pair of mouflon {Ovis musimon) were 
received. This sheep, a native of Corsica and Sardinia, is 
rapidly becoming scarce, and the Society has not found it 
easy of late years to secure them. About the same date, 
two ultramarine finches {Hypochera uUramarina) , from Abys- 
sinia, a kestrel (Falco tinnunciilus) and a wood owl {Syrnium 
aluco), both European, were purchased. 
Additions of interest to the Reptile House in November 
were a yellow-tailed rat snake {Spilotes corais xanthurus) 
from Argentina; three South American rattlesnakes 
{Crotalus durissus) from Brazil; four fer de lance {Lachesis 
lanceolatus) ; and a slender snake {Stilosoma extenuata) from 
Marion Co., Florida. 
On the 25th a pair of Swinhoe's pheasants (Gennseus 
sioinkoii) were purchased, and on the 30th some valuable 
monkeys, among them being two young examples of 
Cercopithecus erythrogaster ; a gray-cheeked mangabey (Cer- 
cocehus albigena) both from West Africa and far from com- 
mon in collections. At the same time a male Japanese 
macaque {Macacus fuscatus) was purchased as a mate for 
the female presented by Dr. Furness in December, 1896. 
A male and two female robust kangaroos {Macropus 
robustus) were purchased on December 2d. This fine species 
has not previously been shown in our collection; they were 
accompanied by a pair of brush -tailed rock kangaroos 
{Petrogale pencillata), which were a welcome arrival, as the 
old stock of these animals, which were for many years 
