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April 15. 2 passerine parrakeets {Psittacula passerina), 2 crimson-eared 
waxbills {Estrilda phcenicotis), 2 banded grass finches {Poephila 
cmcfa) purchased. 1 common rabbit presented by Mrs. McCann, 
Philadelphia. 
** 17. 1 badger {Taxidea taxus) (f, 1 king parrakeet {Aprosmictus cyano- 
pygius) purchased. 
" 18. 2 Indian fruit bats {Pteropus medius) d and $ purchased. 1 Cooper's 
hawk {Accipiter cooperi) presented by Dr. Joseph Martin, Phila- 
delphia. 5 prairie wolves {Cams latrans) horn in the Gardens. 
1 great-horned owl {Bubo virginianus) presented by Thomas Cox, 
Philadelphia. 
" 19. 2 European widgeons {Mareca penelope), 1 common European teal 
[Querquedula crecca) purchased. 
*' 20. 2 DeKay's snakes {Storeria dekayi) presented by Winfield Bale, 
Philadelphia. 1 raccoon {Procyon lotor) presented by S. Myers, 
Philadelphia. 1 prong-horned antelope (Antilocapra ameri- 
cana) presented by Henry W. Sharpless, Philadelphia. 
" 21. 1 alligator {Alligator mississippiensis) presented by Harry Mitchell, 
Philadelphia. 1 European widgeon {Mareca penelope) pur- 
chased. 1 raccoon {Procyon lotor) presented by P. Leavey, 
Philadelphia. 2 rabbits presented by Miss Florence Hewitt, 
Philadelphia. 
" 22. 4 box tortoises {Terrapene Carolina) presented by Master Charles 
Ralph, Philadelphia. 1 nylghaie {Boselaphus tragocamelus) cf, 
1 golden agouti {Dasyprocta aguti), 1 Central American agouti 
{Dasyprocta isthmica) , 1 common cassowary {Casuarius casuar- 
ius) cf, 2 sand-hill cranes {Grus mexicanus) , 2 chukar partridges 
{Caccabis saxatilis chukar), 2 lesser sulphur-crested cockatoos 
{Cacatua sulphurea), 2 globose curassows {Crox globicera), 
3 ring-necked pheasants {Phasianus torquatus) purchased. 
" 23. 2 passerine parrakeets {Psittacula passerina), 2 wonga-wonga 
pigeons {Leucosarcia picata), 1 California quail {Lophortyx cali- 
fornicus) purchased. 
" 24. 1 Salvin's amazon {Chrysotis salvini) purchased. 1 common deer 
{Mazama virginianus) d presented by William L. Elkins, Phila- 
delphia. 
" 25. 1 fence lizard {Eumeces quinquelincatus) presented. 1 black-handed 
spider monkey {Sapajou geoffroyi), 1 ariel toucan {Rham- 
phastos ariel), 2 Barraband's parrakeets {Polytelis barrabandi) 
purchased. 
" 26. 2 Java sparrows {Ifunia oryzivora) purchased. 4 banded ichneu- 
mons {Crossarchus fasciatus) born in the Gardens. 1 gray 
squirrel {Sciurus carolinensis pennsylvanicus) presented by Mrs. 
E. Hand, Philadelphia. 
" 27. 1 Indian antelope {Antilope cervicapra) 9 born in the Gardens. 
" 28. 1 alligator {Alligator mississippiensis) presented by Walter Harris, 
Jr., Camden, N. J. 2 bare-eyed cockatoos {Cacatua gymnopis), 
3 harlequin snakes {Elops fulvius), 2 green snakes {CyclopMs 
cestivus) purchased. 
" 29. 2 gray foxes {Canis cinereo argentatus) born in the Gardens. 1 
black snake {Zamenis constrictor), 2 garter snakes {Eutcenia 
