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dealers in live animals.  While the exact localities from [[strikethrough]] which [[/strikethrough]] which the specimens of this series were originally derived are [[strikethrough]] derived [[/strikethrough]] seldom [[strikethrough]]acser[[/strikethrough]] ascertained, they are [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] not the less valuable for purposes of exhibition - [[strikethrough]] Mr. H. B. Everett of     , forwarded a specimen of the [[underlined]] Semnopithecus albocinereus [[/underlined]] [[/strikethrough]] -

The specimens received from these sources are as follows:

From Messrs. Barnum, Bailey and Hutchinson. - An albino fallow deer. [[underlined]] Cervus dama [[/underlined]] -

From Mr. H.B. Everett Mr. [[strikethrough]] Adam Forepaugh [[/strikethrough]] - A [[underlined]] Semnopithecus albocinereus [[/underlined]] -

From Mr. Adam Forepaugh - a tiger [[underlined]] one day old [[/underlined]] - 

From the Central Park Menagerie (through Mr. W. A. Conklin) An European badger, [[underlined]] Meles taxus [[/underlined]]; a water chevrotain, [[underlined]] Hyomoschus aquaticus [[/underlined]]; an axis deer, [[underlined]] Cervus axis [[/underlined]]; a Dorcas gazelle, [[underlined]] Gazella dorcus [[/underlined]]; a young fallow deer.

From Mr. W. T. Hornaday - A           Damalis pygarga; a baboon, [[underlined]] Cynocephalus anubis [[/underlined]]

From The Philadelphia Zoological Garden (through Mr. A. E. Brown) A coypu rat, [[underlined]] Myopotamus coypu [[/underlined]]; two kangaroos.

From Mr.    Dobbin.  A Water Buck, [[underlined]] Kobus ellipsiprimnus [[/underlined]] -

Transcription Notes:
Checked species names. -@caseyae Hyomoschus aquaticus = Hyemoschus aquaticus Damalis pygarga = Bonte-Buck, a kind of antelope Myopotamus coypu = Myopotamus coypus Kobus ellipsiprimnus = Kobus ellipsiprymnus