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Aug. 22. 1 opossum and 2 young {Didelphys marsupialis) presented by John 
H. Trinder, Philadelphia. 
" 23. 8 garter snakes {E. sirtalis sirtalis) presented by Master William 
Milligan, Philadelphia. 3 desert mice {Peromyscus eremicus) 
born in the Gardens. 
" 24. 6 white rats presented by Charles W. Bolton, Germantown, Phila- 
delphia. 1 great-billed parrakeet {Tanygnathus megalorhyn- 
chus) purchased. 
" 25. 2 alligators {A. mississippiensis) presented by J. F. Beerbower, 
Philadelphia. 
" 27. 2 gray ichneumons {Herpestes mungo) presented by Paul Farnum, 
Philadelphia. 
" 30. 1 night heron (iV. nycticorax noevius) presented by Frank Hartman, 
Philadelphia. 
Sept. 1. 2 slow loris {Nycticehus tardigradus) purchased. 1 weeper 
capucin {Cebus capucinus) presented by W. N. Wilbur, Devon, 
Pa. 
" 2. 2 young copperhead snakes [Ancistrodoyi contortrix) presented by 
Dr. Joseph McFarland, Philadelphia. 1 milk snake [Ophiholus 
doliatus triangulus), I water snake {Tvopidonotus fasciatus 
sipedon) presented by the H. K. Mulford Com'pany, Philadelphia. 
1 gray parrot {Psittacus erythacus), 2 long-tailed conures 
iConurus euops) purchased. 
4. 1 opossum {Didelphys marsupialis) presented by Master Edward 
Coughlin, Philadelphia. 1 black spider monkey {Ateles ater) 
presented by Dr. Charles E. Fulmer, Philadelphia. 
" o. 11 water snakes {T. fasciatus sipedon) born in the Gardens. 2 rose- 
hill parrakeets {Platycercus eximius) presented by Samuel S. 
White, Philadelphia. 
" 7. 2 alligators {A. mississippiensis) presented by Miss Sarah Kerr, 
Philadelphia. 
" 8. 1 orange-winged amazon {Chrysotis amazonica) presented by Mrs. 
William Thomas, Philadelphia. 
" 12. 1 milk snake (0. doliatus triangulus) presented by Master Chandler 
Morgan, Philadelphia. 
" 13. 1 brown thrush {Harporliynchus rufus) captured in the Gardens. 
" 15. 1 gray squirrel (»S'. carolinensis pennsylvanicus) \)x^BQXiiQ(\hjVf\\\mm 
H. Ellis, Philadelphia. 1 common macaque {3Iacacus cynomol- 
gvs) presented by T. Dawson Cooper, Media, Pa. 
" 16. 3 young copperhead snakes {Ancistrodon contortrix) presented by 
A. M. Munson, Philadelphia. 
" 23. 1 Miiller's parrakeet (Tanyj/ua^/i-ws mf^^Zeri) purchased. 
" 24. 1 hog deer ( CerwMs joorcwtw) born in the Gardens. 
" 26. 1 Hoffman's sloth {Cholopus hoffinani) purchased. 1 copperhead 
snake [Ancistrodon contortrix) presented by Master H. A. Walters, 
Philadelphia. 
" 28. 2 diamond rattlesnakes [Crotalus adamanteus) purchased. 
" 29. 4 desert mice {Peromyscus eremicus) born in the Gardens. 
Oct. 1. 2 wave-lined lizards {Sceloporus undulatus) presented. 
" 2. 2 Arizona diamond rattlesnakes {C. adamanteus atrox) purchased. 
" 3. 1 prairie dog {Cynomes ludovicianus) presented by S. M. Vauclain, 
Philadelphia. 
