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A larger hill mynah (Gracula intermedia), purchased on 
April 13th. 
Mr. Samuel N. Rhoads, of the Academy of Natural Sci- 
ences, presented on May 11th a number of reptiles collected 
by him at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee ; among them were a 
number of young soft-shelled turtles {Aspidonedes spinifer), 
and red-eared terrapin {Pseudemys elegans). 
On Ma}^ 23d a fine whip snake {Bascanium flagelliforme 
piceum) was received from Tucson, Ariz., being presented 
b}^ Mr. Herbert Brown. 
On June 6th a specimen of Blanding's tortoise {Emys 
blandingi) was presented by Mr. Howard Davis, of Philadel- 
phia. This turtle was captured in Gloucester County, New 
Jersey, a locality so far east of its usual range that it seems 
probable that the animal had escaped from captivity. 
A tamandua anteater (Tamandua tetradactyla) was pur- 
chased on the 12th of June. 
On the 16th of the same month a pair of polar bears were 
purchased from W. A. Conklin, of New York. These ani- 
mals were about a year old, and came from Russia. 
Two examples of the ophiophagus, or snake-eating cobra 
{Naia bungara), of India, were procured by purchase and 
exhibited for the first lime in the Garden. This much- 
dreaded species grows to a length of twelve feet or more, 
and is the largest of terrestrial venomous serpents. 
Mr. W. L. Whitfield presented on July 15th a rough- 
headed tree-toad {Trachycephalus marmoratus) from Jamaica. 
About the same time an Agassiz gopher tortoise (Xerohates 
agassizi) was received from Mr. Herbert Brown, of Tucson, 
Ariz. 
Two young red brockets {Cariacus rufus) from South 
America were purchased on July 25th from a dealer. On 
the same day nine mute swans were presented by Miss 
Marie L. and Master MacMillan Hoopes, of Ogontz, Pa. 
Early in August a number of birds were brought from 
Europe by Mr. F. Moesler ; among them were a European 
buzzard {Buteo vulgaris) ; four chukar partridges (Caccabis 
saxatilis chukar) ; a black-bellied sand grouse (Pterocles 
