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(INcoRPoRATED Marcu 21st, 1859.) 


READ AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS AND LOAN- 
HOLDERS OF THE SOCIETY. 


APRIL 28th, 1892. 


PHILADELPHIA: 
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OF PHILADELPHIA. 


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(INCORPORATED Marcu 21st, 1859.) 


READ AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS AND LOAN- 
HOLDERS OF THE SOCIETY. 


APRIL 28th, 1892. 


PHILADELPHIA: 
ALLEN, LANE & SCOTT’S PRINTING HOUSE, 
NOS. 229-231-233 SOUTH FIFTH STREET. 


1892. 


THE 


ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA 


OFFICE, FAIRMOUNT PARK. 


OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR ENDING APRIL 27th, 1899. 
PRESIDENT, 
CHARLES PLATT. 


VICE-PRESIDENTS: 
GEORGE W. CHILDS, J. VAUGHAN MERRICK. 


CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, 
Pror. HENRY C. CHAPMAN. 


RECORDING SECRETARY, 
HENRY T. COATES. 


TREASURER, 
WILLIAM HACKER. 


DIRECTORS: 
WILLIAM H. MERRICK, FRANCIS W. LEWIS, M. D., 
ISAAC J. WISTAR, CHARLES M. LEA, 
CHARLES W. TROTTER, | CHRISTIAN C. FEBIGER, 
FRANCIS T. FASSITT, | DAVID W. SELLERS, 
GALLOWAY C. MORRIS, | SAMUEL G. DIXON, M. D., 


J. BAYARD HENRY. 


ACTUARY, 
CHARLES L. JEFFERSON. 


SUPERINTENDENT OF THE GARDEN, 
ARTHUR ERWIN BROWN. 


SOLICITORS: 
SAMUEL WAGNER, WM. W. MONTGOMERY. 


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PHILADELPHIA, April 28th, 1892. 


Tue Board of Directors of the Zoological Society of Phil- 
adelphia submit to the members and loan-certificate hold- 
ers their Twentieth Annual Report of the operations of the 
Society for the year ending on the 29th of February, 1892. 


MEMBERS. 
The number of members at the close of the year was— 


Annual members nt Pere! pon 3. 407 
Preermemaera So LS foe os 3 bee 
Corresponding ariatysks ae Re. ee 9 
PemOtar TREMINETS a. Mate ae 20 
SS RC SS no ee 259 

ee eer hairs i) ay) Solos bat ae) 2,039 


The following is a report in detail of the admissions and 
receipts for the year :— 


Pee tavine at-eated). . Wee S oi oe eae 160,274 
Children (paying at gates) ........ “ee 65,006 


Members (including Life and Annual Members, 
loan-holders’ annual, and complimentary annual 


OS SRO a ae 0 rs er 3,040 
Loan-holders’ single tickets. . . . Kolb ty Oyo 
Free admissions (pupils of Philadelphia public ! 

ee. or LY i 9,781 


Free admissions (charitable Pe vitutions, donors’ 


eee eeeec ee a. ge Tope 5953 
Coupon tickets yi)... a Mee eer. | 21s) CAE DOD 
Peeraemtein romero. eo. emer ee a oe 6368 


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Monthly Record of Visitors for 1891-92, with corresponding 
account for 1890-91. | 


Monta. 1890-91. 1891-92. CoMPARISON. 
March 6,501 8,985 | Increase 2,484 
April. . 17,488 22,094 " . 4,906 
May 22,100 39,812 ‘i . 17,036 
June 42s 23,018 25,200 e 2,182 
July 29,124 36,497 4 7,373 
August . . 35,935 45,605 s . 9,670 
September 25,357 41,513 < . 16,156 
October . 18,101 30,412 4 : ia 
November. . . 15,970 12,768 | Decrease . 3,202 
December . 5,237 10,348 | Increase 5,111 
January 4,561 5.815 . 1,254 
February . 7,833 7,070 | Decrease . 763 

911,884 |. 286,419 | Increase . . 74,686 

Average daily admissions 783 
The greatest number of visitors on any one aa was 

on Saturday, September 26th . 6,996 


Monthly Record of Receipts from Admissions for 1891-92, with 
corresponding account for 1890-91. 


Monta. 1890-91. 1891-92. CoMPARISON. 
March $1,213 59 $1,407 93 | Increase. $194 34 
April §.-%. 2,904 19 3,516 02 = 417 18 
May 3,366 70 5,118 41 “4 . Laie 
dane... 3,001 91 3,055 20 | Decrease, 276 71 
Pe. 5. 4,325 82 5,174 64 | Increase . 848 82 
‘August . 4,846 12 5,925 59 - : EO ae 
September| 3,600 74 5, 2gaea! FS . TOI 
October . 2,624 67 3,410 47 K 785 80 
November} 2,204 O01 1,862 94 | Decrease, 341 O07 
December, 873 57 1,577 53 | Increase . 703 96 
January, 855 80 | 754 04 | Decrease, 101 76 
February,| 1,275 07 901 48 4 old 64 

$31,472 19 | $387,783 21 | Increase . $6,311 02 


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Average daily receipts from admissions . . . . . $103 23 
The largest amount of receipts at the gates on any 
one day was on Saturday, July 4th . . . . . . 780 58 


Total Receipts on the several days of the week, and their respective 
averages for 1891-92. 


RANK. Days. ToraL Receipts. AVERAGE. 
me ounoay G2... | -metoled 57 $283 75 
2 Saturdays ik. . 8,442 18 162 35 
3 Monday ails... 3,001 85 67 O01 
4 RUISEEY cop si o-. - 3,228 83 62 09 
5 Wednesday ... 2,643 87 50 84 
6 POON atee ge; 2,008 29 49 10 
7 PAGO le. 2,324 62 44°70 

$37,783 21 


Early in the past year the City Councils appropriated 
$2000 to be expended by the Commissioners of Fairmount 
Park in bettering that portion of the Park occupied by the 
Zoological Garden. This amount was expended in the 
erection of a series of enclosures for pheasants, the existence 
of which will enable the society to properly display a variety 
of these splendid birds and has added materially to the fa- 
cilities of the Garden. 

As was announced in the last report the Board determined, 
at the beginning of the year, to establish a cheap day, by 
fixing the price of admission on Saturdays and holidays (ex- 
cepting 4th July) at ten cents for adults and five cents for 
children. This system was commenced on the Ist of April 
and has proved satisfactory, in that a considerably increased 
attendance has resulted without any material financial loss. 
The reduced rate will be maintained during the coming 
year and as it becomes more widely known, it is hoped that 
the results may be more directly beneficial to the public 
_ without too seriously curtailing the necessary revenue. 


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With a desire to bring the extensive collections at the 
Garden into a closer relation with the educational system of 
the city, an offer of free admission was made to the Board 
of Education for such classes of pupils of the public schools, 
as in their judgment were likely to profit thereby. Under 
the arrangement entered into, nearly ten thousand scholars 
of the public schools were admitted to the Garden between 
the 23d of September, when the tickets were issued, and the 
end of the fiscal year. 

A considerable number of passes have also been issued to 
students of the various art schools in the city, who were 
recommended for the purpose by the directors of the re- 
spective schools. ‘These privileges have been largely made 
use of, and are believed to have been of much benefit to 
those to whom they were extended. 

The Board announces with regret the death of four of 
its members. Mr. Henry C. Gibson, first elected to be a 
Director April 24th, 1873, died December 20th, 1891; Pro- 
fessor Joseph Leidy, elected April 26th, 1876, died April 
30th, 1891; Mr. Thomas Hockley, elected Recording Sec- 
retary April 23d, 1885, died March 12th, 1892; and Mr. 
William L. Springs, elected April 24th, 1890, died April 
6th, 1892. 

The financial condition of the Society is shown by the 
Treasurer’s statement, Appendix A, and the state of the 
collections at the Garden by the report of the Superintend- 
ent, Appendix B. 

_ The thanks of the Board are due to those persons who 
have made donations of various kinds during the year. 
By order of the Board. 


HENRY T. COATEHs,; 


Secretary pro tem. 


APPENDIX A. 
INCOME AND EXPENDITURES. 


For fiscal year ending March Ist, 1892. 


INCOME. 
Biemiers ieee and ‘dues. ..... + «je, <)+ - «+ $880 00 
mOPEION FOCEIPIC 5. Ge kk 31,180. 21 
ern ererCeti racy ie en. a 2,000 00 
Pe Or GIO NOOKB ti cas). cue ss 186 15 
Dbervess, Giscoumt, Geo tie wl. . eh eiwlars - 1,656 O1 
SINCE OS TMULBUN pote fb 6s wlgpetaicsy’ vi, « 812 63 
$43,318 00 
EXPENDITURES. Re 
(Exclusive of Permanent Improvements, &c.) 
SC. a 0 $18,510 96 
Office expenses. ....  - 932 62 
General expenses. ......... 19,450 31 
- —— $38,893 89 
Estimated loss and depreciation on animals .. 3,819 85 
Balance to credit of profit and loss for year. . . 604 26 
-———— $43,318 00 
CAPITAL. 
Receipts and expenditures for the year ending March Ist, 1892. 
RECEIPTS. 
On Se ee ae So $394 50 
Received from the city of Philadelphia through 
the Commissioners of Fairmount Park. .... 2,000 00 
Add the following amount charged to profit and 
loss for estimated loss by death and depreciation 
CO UD LS te RIS i 2 Ah ne (orn eae 3,819 85 
—— $6,214 35 
EXPENDITURES. 
PORCUNOe OL ONIMEISy 28, oon). catevis 4. . $9,173 35 
Perminment CmelOsure . 2°54). . ye ek 268 10 
aS ee) or 62 50 
EO AS et EE 5 Ot ren 2,000 00 
Balance (being excess of investments over receipts 
of capital and provided from profit and loss). . 1,289 60 
a $6,214 35 


WILLIAM HACKER, 


Treasurer. 
Examined and found correct, 
Francis T. Fassirt, 
CHARLES W. TROTTER, 
Committee on Audit. 


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APPENDIX B. 


To the Board of Directors of the Zoological Society of Phala- 
delphia : 

GENTLEMEN :—I have the honor to submit to you below 
my report for the year ending on the 29th of February, 
1892. 

The number and value of the animals composing the 
collection at that date was as follows :— 


205 Mammals. 7. . eee . $41,570 00 
431 Birds , ° : .'. 0). . Rs re 
275 Reptiles and Batrachians;. .. . . . . 7 aaa 


1,001 $47,567 00 


The accessions during the year were :— 


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REPTILES :— 
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BATRACHIANS :— 
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The following species were exhibited for the first time in 
the collection :— 


MAMMALIA. 
Primates : 
1. Pithecia monachus (Humb.). Humboldt’s saki. 
Hab. Upper Amazon. 
One specimen. Purchased. 


Chiroptera: 
2. Atalapha crepuscularis (Le Conte). Twilight bat. 
Hab. United States. 


Two specimens. Presented by Melville E. Kerr, 
Philadelphia. 


Carnivora: 
3. Felis moormensis Hodg. (olden cat. 
Hab. India. 
One specimen of this rare cat was purchased in 
June. The species appears to be found in Borneo 


and Sumatra as well asin the Nepaulese portion 
_ of India. 


Rodentia : 
4. Syntheres nycthemerus (Licht). Black-backed tree por- 
cupine. 
Hab. South America. 
One specimen. Purchased. 


5. Dasyprocta prymnolopha Wagl. Hairy-rumped agouti. 
Hab. Guiana. 


One specimen. Purchased. 


Ungulata: 
6. Lama pacos (Linn.). Alpaca. 
Hab. Peru. 
One specimen. Purchased. 


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7. Bubelus caffer (Sparr.). Cape buffalo. 
Hab. South Africa. 
One specimen. Young male. Purchased in De- 
cember. 


8. Kobus sing-sing (Benn.). Sing-sing antelope. 
Hab. Africa. 
A pair of antelope sent to the Garden in December, 
as water buck, prove to be of the above nearly- 
related species. 


9. Ovis musimon Schreb. Mouflon. 
Hab. Corsica and Sardinia. 
One male. Purchased. 


10. Cariacus rufinus (Puch.). Reddish brocket. 
Hab. South America. 
A young buck of this species, said to have come from 
the United States of Colombia, was purchased in 
July. 


Marsupialia : 

11. Didelphys philander Linn. Philander opossum. 
Hab. South America. 
Three specimens. Purchased. 


12. Belideus sciureus (Shaw). Squirrel-like phalanger. 
Hab. Australia. 
Four specimens. Purchased. 


AVES. 
Passeres : 
1. Hrithacus cyaneculus (Wolf). Blue-throated warbler. 
Hab. Central Europe. 
One specimen. Purchased. 


2. Estrelda cxrulescens (Vieill.). Cinereus waxbill. 
Hab. West Africa. 
Two specimens. Purchased. 


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3. Peephila cincta Gould. Banded grass finch. 
Hab. Australia. 
Two specimens. Purchased. 


4. Ostinops decumanus (Pall.). Crested hangnest. 
Hab. South America. 
One specimen. Purchased in February, 1892. 


5. Ostinops viridis (Mill.). Green hangnest. 
Hab. South America. 
One specimen. Purchased in November, 1891. 


6. Icterus gularis (Wag]l.). Black-throated troupial. 
Hab. Central America. 
One specimen. Purchased. 


Picarie: 

7. Toccus erythrorhynchus Temm. Red-billed hornbill. 
Hab. Africa. 
One specimen. Purchased. 


Psittaci : 

8. Hos rubra (Gm.). Red lory. 
Hab. Moluccas. 
One specimen. Purchased. 


Raptores: 
9. Halizxtus albicilla (Linn.). Cinereus sea eagle. 
Hab. Europe, Asia, and Greenland. 
Two specimens of this fine eagle were received in 
December from the Zoological Society of London, 
in exchange. 


Gallinee : 

10. EHupsychortyx leucotis (Gould). White-eared quail. 
Hab. South America. f 
Two pairs of these rare birds from Guiana. Pur- 
chased. 


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Limicole: 

11. Charadrius helveticus (Linn.). Black-bellied plover. 
Hab. Northern hemisphere. 
One specimen. Captured in New Jersey. 


Alectorides: 

12. Psophia leucoptera Spix. White-winged trumpeter. 
Hab. Brazil. 
One specimen. Purchased. 


13. Gallicrex cristata Lath. Crested gallinule. 
Hab. Southeastern Asia. 
One female. Purchased. 


14. Grus communis Bechst. Common European crane. 
Hab. Europe, Asia, and Africa. 
Two specimens. Purchased. 


15. Grus antigone (Linn). Sarus crane. 
Hab. India. 


Two specimens. Purchased. 


16. Grus leucogeranos Pall. White crane. 
Hab. Asia. 
One specimen. Purchased. 


Palamedeee: ~ 
17. Palamedea cornuta Linn. Horned screamer. 

Hab. South America. 

A male. Purchased in January, 1892. 

This -rare species is of marked interest on account of 
its doubtful position in the zoological series—its an- 
atomical characters allying it both to the anserine 
birds and to the rails. The food of the species is 
generally that of these groups. The specimen in 
the Garden has, however, proved difficult to keep ; 
as, while apparently contented in captivity, up to 
the present time it refuses all food but milk and 
egg with a small quantity of soaked biscuit. 


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Anseres: 
18. Chenalopex jubata (Spix.). Orinoco goose. 
Hab. South America. 
Two specimens. Purchased. 


19. Metopiana peposaca (Vieill.). Rosy-billed duck. 

Hab. South America. 

Two pairs. Purchased. 

This beautiful duck has been domesticated with some 
success in Europe, and it is hoped that facilities 
shortly to be given them may induce them to breed 
in our Garden. 


20. Fuligula rufina (Pall.). Red-crested duck. 
Hab. Asia, Southern Europe, and Northern Africa. 
One specimen. Purchased. 


21. Harelda glacialis (Linn.). Long-tailed duck. 
Hab. Northern Hemisphere. . 
One specimen. Presented by John Hollingsworth, 

Philadelphia. 


REPTILIA. 
Testudinata : 
1. Cistudo carolina triunguis (Agass.). Three-toed box 
tortoise. 
Hab. Central and Southern United States. 
One specimen. Received in exchange from Mr. 
Julius Hurter, St. Louis, Mo. 


2. Chrysemys belli (Gray). Bell’s painted terrapin. 
fTab. Western United States. 
One specimen. Received in exchange from Mr. 
Julius Hurter. 


3. Chrysemys marginata Agass. Margined painted terra- 
pin. 
Hab. New York to Wisconsin. 
Six specimens. Received in exchange from Prof. A. 
A. Wright, Oberlin College, Ohio. 


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4, Amyda mutica (Lesuer). Unarmed soft-shell turtle. 
Hab. Mississippi Valley. 
One specimen. Received in exchange from Mr. 
Julius Hurter. 


Lacertilia: 
5. Thecadactylus rapicaudus Gray. Croaking gecko. 
Hab. Tropical America. 
One specimen from Jamaica. Presented by Mr. J. 
W. Moore 


6. Tiliqua scincoides (White). White’s cyclodus. 
Hab. Australia. 


One specimen. Purchased. 


Ophidia: 
7. Xiphosoma rucshenbergeri Cope. Ruschenberger’s 
tree boa. 
Hab. Tropical America. 
One specimen of this rare serpent was received from 
Trinidad in exchange. 


8. Hpicrates cupreus Fisch. Coppery tree boa. 

HHab. Tropical America. 

One specimen of this species, also of much rarity, was 
received from Trinidad by purchase. 

As might be inferred from their slender and more 
active form, the Xiphosomas are much more truly 
tree boas than the Epicrates. Specimens of HF. 
angulifer, E. cenchria, and £. cwpreus which have 
been kept in the collection, rarely ascend the trees 
in their cages, and on no occasion have they been 
observed to remain there for any length of time. 
Xiphosoma hortulana and X. ruschenbergeri, on the 
contrary, are rarely on the ground, the last-named 
specimen remaining coiled among the branches for 
weeks at a time. 


9. Tropidophis maculatus D. and B. Carinated tree boa. 
Hab. West Indies. 


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Two specimens from Cuba. One presented by Mr 
Mark C. Smith, the other by Mr. H. D. Levering, 
Philadelphia. 


Diadophis arnyi Kenn. Arny’s ring-necked snake. 

Hab. Central United States. 

One specimen. Received in exchange from Mr. 
Julius Hurter. 


Contia pygea Cope. Florida mitred snake. 
Hab. Florida. 
Three specimens from Lake Kerr, Florida. 


Coronella phocarum Gunth. Robben Island snake. 

Hab. Robben Island, South Africa. 

One specimen of this fine snake. Received in ex- 
change from Mr. Harold Hanauer, London, Eng. 


Coronella levis Lacép. Smooth snake. 

Hab. Europe. 

One specimen. Received in exchange from Mr. 
Hanauer. 


Ophibolus getulus sayi (Linn.). Say’s king snake. 

Hab. Central and Southwestern United States. 

One specimen. Collected in Texas by Mr. F. W. 
Walmsley, Bridgeton, N. J. 


Ophibolus doliatus doliatus (Linn.). Scarlet king snake. 

Hab. Central United States. 

One specimen. Received in exchange from Mr. 
Julius Hurter. 


Ophibolus doliatus coccineus (Linn.). Red king snake. 
Hab. Southern United States. 
One specimen from Lake Kerr, Florida. 


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Ophibolus calligaster (Say). Evans’ king snake. 

Hab. Illinois to Texas. 

Two specimens. Collected in Texas by Mr. F. W. 
Walmsley. 


Scytale coronata (Schneid.). Moon snake. 
Hab. South America. 
One specimen from Venezuela. Purchased. 


Spilotes corais(Cuv.). Smooth rat snake. 
Hab. Tropical America. 
Two specimens. Purchased. 


Bascanium teniatum ornatum(B.andG.). Texas whip 
snake. 

Hab. Texas. 

Two specimens. Collected by Mr. F. W. Walmsley. 


Leptophis liocercus (Pr. Max). Smooth-tailed tree 
snake. 

Hab. Tropical America. 

One specimen from Trinidad, Purchased. 


. Helicops angulatus (Linn.). Water coral snake. 


Hab. South America. 
One specimen. Purchased. 


Coluber lindheimeri (B. and G.). Lindheimer’s snake. 
Hab. Texas. 
Two specimens. Collected by Mr. F. W. Walmsley. 


Tropidonotus sipedon woodhousei (B. and G.). Wood- 
house’s water snake. 

Hab. Southern United States. 

Two specimens. Collected in Texas by Mr. F. W. 
Walmsley. 


. Kutenia farreyi B. and G. Fairie’s garter snake. 


Hab. Western United States. 
One specimen. Collected in Texas by Mr. F. W. 
Walmsley. 


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26. Hutenia proxima B. and G. Garter snake. 
Hab. Central United States to Mexico. 
One specimen. MReceived in exchange from Mr. 
Julius Hurter. 


27. Huteenia macrostemma megalops (Kenn.). Kennicott’s 
garter snake. 
Hab. Southwestern United States. 
Three specimens. Presented by Mr. Herbert Brown, 
Tucson, Arizona. 


28. Tropidoclonium lineatum Hall. Lined snake. 
Hab. Central United States. 
Seven specimens. Received in exchange from Mr. 
Julius Hurter. 


29. Vipera arietans (Merrem). Puff adder. 

Hab. South Africa. 

A fine specimen of this dangerous reptile was pur- 
chased in September, and was much valued, as the 
venomous snakes of Africa are rarely to be obtained 
in this country. 


30. Bothrops atrox (Linn.). Deadly snake. 

Hab. South America. 

Two specimens. Purchased in September at the 
same time with three other Bothrops, which are 
believed to be B. lanceolatus—the dreaded Fer de 
lance of Martinique and St. Lucia and B. brasil- 
iensis. ‘The identity of these snakes is, however, 
obscure, and remains uncertain in the absence of 
a more detailed examination than can readily be 
made on the living specimen. They are of much 
interest, as none of the genus have before been 
represented in the collection. 

Other additions, worthy of mention, have been two 
Marcy’s garter snakes, a Mexican pine snake, and an unde- 
termined garter snake presented by Mr. Herbert Brown, of 


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Tucson, A. T.; two Nicobar pigeons, purchased in April; 
a Barbary ape, presented by Dr. E. L. Shurly, of Detroit, 
Michigan ; a young female grizzly bear, from the Huachuca 
Mountains, Arizona, purchased in June; three specimens 
of Blanding’s tortoise; a pair of black and white lemurs; 
an unusually large specimen of the carpet snake from 
Australia; a spotted monitor lizard; a pair of short-tailed 
parrakeets from Brazil, and a young male yak, all pur- 
chased during the year. 


The following animals were bred in the Garden :— 
1891. 

April 17. 4 Prairie Wolves (Canis latrans). 
“28. 1 Zebu (Bos indicus). 

May 5. 1 American bison (Bison americanus). ¢ 
a4 9. 1 e “cc 73 as 2 
6c 10. 4. “6 “< oc 74 2 

June 38. 1 Common Deer (Cariacus virginianus). 
“4, 1 Fallow Deer (Cervus dama). 
4 9. 1 Bactrian Camel (C. bactrianus). ? 
“23. 6 Common Garter Snakes (Hutenia sirtalis). 
238. 1 Black lemur (Lemur macaco). 
“28. 1 American Elk (Cervus canadensis). ? 
«30. +1 Llama (ZL. peruana). 

July 10. 1 American Elk (C. canadensis). ¢ 
“18. 1 Raccoon (Procyon lotor). 
“ 14. 2 Garter Snakes (Huteznia sp. (?) ). 
“cc 16. 7 iz “ “ “ 

Aug. 21. 4 Banded Water Snakes ( Tropidonotus fasciatus). 

Sept. 138. 1 Axis Deer (Cervus azis). 
“15. 5 Water Snakes (Tropidonotus sp. (?) ). 
“16. 1 Common Deer (C. virginianus). 
“28. 15 Water Snakes (T. sipedon). 

Oct. 15. 1 Nylghaie (Boselaphus pictus). ? 

Dec. 1. 7 Water Snakes (Tropidonotus sp. (?) ). 
1892. 

Jan. 8. 1 Hog Deer (Cervus porcinus). 

Heb. Be? ae : ; :; 


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The new work for the year has been limited to the con- 
struction of a series of out-door enclosures for pheasants, 
which are now occupied by a number of the more hardy 
varieties. These attractive birds have received little or no 
attention for a number of years past for want of proper 
accommodations. A sample of hght, wrought iron railing 
has also been erected on the Thirty-seventh Street line of 
the Garden, in rear of the Restaurant. 


Respectfully, 


ARTHUR ERWIN BROWN, 
Superintendent. 


ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN, March Ist, 1892. 


~MIMQOUMUUIO LAI 


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