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Popular Official Guide to the New York Zoological Park (September 1915)

INDEX.

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

Access, means of, 16

Admission, 17

Aix galericulata, 155

sponsa, 155

Agouti, 111

Alpaca, 54, 56

Amblystoma tigrinum, 183

Amphiuma means, 185

Anaconda, 179

Anas boschas, 153

Ancistrodon contortrix, 181

piscivorus, 181

Anser anser, 134

albifrons, 134

Ant-eater, great, 113

Antelope, addax, 39

beatrix, 40

beisa, 40

duiker, 47

prong-horned, 51

sable, 39, 40, 43

sabre, 39

sasin, 46, 47

Antelopes, small African, 46

Anthropopithecus calvus, 81, 84

Anthropoides virgo, 168

Antidorcas, 48

Antigone antigone, 168

Antilocapra americana, 51

Antilocapridae, 51

Antilope cervicapra, 47

Antlers, development of, 59, 61

Aoudad, 34

Ape Barbary, 86

black, 86

Aquila chrysaetos, 145

Arctictis binturong, 108

Ardea americana, 138

herodias, 138

Argusianus argus, 161

Armadillo, nine-banded, 112

six-banded, 112, 114

three-banded, 112

Ass, Persian Wild, 66

Aurochs, 29

Aviary, eagle and vulture, 143

goose, 133

pheasant, 155

Axis axis, 67

Axis deer, 67

Aythya americana, 154

vallisneria, 154

B

Baboon, 85

golden, 86

hamadryas, 86

long-armed yellow, 86

Bactrachians, 182

Badger, American, 110

European, 110

Balearica pavonina, 169

Bascanium constrictor, 179

Bear, Admiralty, 124

Andean black, 125

black, 124

brown, 125, 127

hairy-eared, 126

Himalayan black, 126

Isabella, 126

Japanese black, 127

Peninsula, 123

Polar, 120, 121, 122

sloth, 127

spectacled, 125, 126

Syrian, 125

Yakutat, 122

Beaver, American, 110, 129

Big-horn, 32

Binturong, 108

Birds, list of, 152

Bison, American, 26, 27

European, 27

ranges, 26

Black buck, 47

Blastoceros paludosus, 44

Blessbok, 41

Bos americanus, 27

primigenius, 29

Bradypus tridactylus, 114

Branta canadensis, 134

Brocket, black-faced, 45

Bubo bubo, 141

lacteus, 142

virginianus, 142

Bufo lentiginosus, 183

Burrhel, 32, 34

Buteo borealis, 144

C

Cage, flying, 135, 136

Camel, bactrian, 53, 54

Camelus dromedarius, 55

Cameloids, 55

Canis azarae, 109

dingo, 109

latrans, 99

mesomelas, 108

nubilis, 98

Capybara, 111

Caribou, woodland, 62

Barren-Ground, 63

Casarca casarca, 155

variegata, 155

Cassowary, Ceram, 165

Castor canadensis, 110, 129

Cat, common civet, 107

jungle, 106

Malayan, 107

margay, 106

wild, 107

yaguarundi, 106

Catharista urubu, 144

urobitinga, 144

Cebus hypoleucus, 81

Cephalophus grimmi, 47

Cercocebus collaris, 81, 87

Cervicapra arundinum, 47

Cervus canadensis, 57

canadensis asiaticus, 70

duvauceli, 70

elaphus, 71

eldi, 69

equinus, 70

maral, 71

moluccensis, 45

muntjac, 45

porcinus, 45

schomburgki, 44

unicolor, 45, 70

Chameleon, 179

Chamois, 33, 35

Cheetah, 77

Chelydra serpentina, 173

189

Chelonia, 172

Chen hyperborea, 135

Chenopsis atrata, 135

Chimpanzee, 81, 84

Choloepus hoffmani, 114

Chrysemys picta, 173

Chrysolophus amherstiae, 158

Chrysolophus pictus, 158

Chrysothrix sciurea, 81, 88

Ciconia ciconia, 138

Cistudo carolina, 173

Coati-mundi, 109

red, 109

white-nosed, 109

Cobra-de-capello, 181

king, 180

Cobus unctuosus, 41

Collections, arrangement of, 11

census of, 11

Connochaetes gnu, 38

albojubatus, 39

Condor, California, 144

South American, 143

Corvidae, 152

Coscoroba coscoroba, 135

Coyote, 99, 100

Crane, Asiatic, white, 168

crowned, 169

demoiselle, 167, 168

little brown, 167

paradise, 168

sandhill, 138, 167

sarus, 168

whooping, 167, 169

Crocodile, American, 176

broad-nosed, 177

Florida, 176

sharp-nosed Orinoco, 176

Crocodilus acutus, 176

acutus floridanus, 176

intermedius, 176

osteolaemus tetraspis, 177

Crotalus adamanteus, 181

Cryptobranchus allegheniensis, 184

Ctenosaura acanthura, 177

Cyclura cornuta, 177

Cynomys ludovicianus, 118

Cygnus buccinator, 135

olor, 134

D

Dama vulgaris, 68

Damaliscus albifrons, 41

Dasyprocta, 111

Dasypus sexcinctus, 112

Deer, axis, 67, 68

barasingha, 70

Columbian black-tailed, 62

Eld, 69

European red, 71

fallow, 68

hog, 45

horse-tailed, 70

Japanese sika, 67

jumping, 60

maral, 71

marsh, 44

Molucca, 45

mule, 60

musk, 46

Osceola, white-tailed, 43

rib-faced, 45

Indian sambar, 70

Malay sambar, 70

Schomburgk, 44

Sinaloa white-tailed, 44

swamp, 70

white-tailed, 62

Dens, bear, 119

fox, 101

wolf, 98

Dingo, 109

Dog, Australian, 109

Azara, 109

raccoon, 109

Dromedary, 55

Dromaeus novae-hollandiae, 165

Duck, canvas back, 154

lesser scaup, 155

mallard, 153

mandarin, 155

pintail, 153

red-head, 154

shoveller, 154

wood, 155

Duiker, antelope, 47

E

Eagle, bald, 146

bateleur, 145

golden, 145

harpy, 144

vulturine sea, 146

white-breasted, 146

Egret, American, 140

snowy, 139

Egretta candidissima, 139

Eland, 38, 42

Elaps fulvius, 180

Elephant, Indian, 91, 92

Sudan African, 92, 93

West African, 93

Elephas, capensis, 92

cyclotis, 92, 93

indicus, 91

knochenhaueri, 92

oxyotis, 92

Elk, American, 57

Entrances, 17

Equus burchelli chapmani, 66

burchelli granti, 65

grevyi, 65

onager, 66

persicus, 66

prjevalskii, 64

zebra, 64

Erethizon dorsatus, 110

Eulabia indica, 134

Eunectes murinus, 179

F

Falco islandus, 146

Fallow Deer, 68

Felis bengalensis, 106

concolor, 78

Felis nebulosa, 105

onca, 76

pardalis, 106

serval, 105

tigrina, 106

uncia, 77

yaguarundi, 106

Florida caerulea, 139

Forests, 23

Four-horned antelope, 47

Flamingo, American, 136

European, 137

190

Fox, Arctic, 108

black, 101

blue, 108

cross, 101

gray, 102

kit, 101, 108

large-eared swift, 102

New Mexico, desert, 108

red, 101, 103

silver, 101

swift, 101, 102, 108

Frog, smooth-clawed, 183

tree, 183

wood, 183

G

Gazella benneti, 49

dorcas, 48

Gazelle, dorcas, 48

Indian, 49

Gennaeas nycthemerus, 159

Gibbon, 84

Gila monster, 179

Giraffa camelopardalis, 36, 37, 38

capensis, 37

reticulata, 37

Giraffe, five-horned, 37

Nubian, 36, 38

two-horned, 37

Gnu, brindled, 39

white-tailed, 38, 41

Goat, Persian wild, 33

Rocky Mountain, 33, 49, 50

Goose, African spur-winged, 134

bar-headed, 134

Canada, 134

coscoroba, 135

gray-lag, 134

snow, 135

white-fronted, 134

Grounds, physical aspect of, 21

Grus americana, 167

mexicana, 167

Guara rubra, 137

Guanaco, 56

Gymnogyps californianus, 144

Gypaetus barbatus, 145

Gypagus papa, 143

Gypohierax angolensis, 146

Gyps pulvus, 144

H

Haliaëtus leucocephalus, 146

leucogaster, 146

Hapale jacchus, 81, 88

Hawk, red-tailed, 144

Hellbender, 184

Helotarsus ecaudatus, 145

Hemitragus jemlaicus, 34

Heron, black-crowned, 139

great blue, 138

great white, 138

little blue, 139

Louisiana, 139

snowy, 139

Herodias egretta, 140

Herpestes ichneumon, 108

Hippopotamus, 96, 97

Hippotragus niger, 39, 40

Hog Deer, 45

Horned “toad,” 178

Horse, Prjevalsky, 64, 65

House, antelope, 35, 36

aquatic-bird, 141

camel, 53

elephant, 89

large bird, 146

lion, 71, 72

llama, 55

ostrich, 162

primate, 80

puma and lynx, 115

reptile, 171

small-deer, 42, 44

small-mammal, 104

zebra, 63

Hydrochaerus capybara, 111

Hylobates leuciscus, 81, 84

Hystrix cristata, 110

longicauda, 110

I

Ibis, scarlet, 137

white-faced, 137

wood, 137

Ichneumon, African, 108

Icteridae, 152

Iguana, Mexican, 177

rhinoceros, 177

South American, 177

tuberculata, 177

Income, sources of, 13

Insects, 185

J

Jackal, black-backed, 108

Jaguar, 76

Jungle cat, 106

L

Lacerta viridis, 178

Lama glama, 56

guanacus, 56

pacos, 56

vicunia, 56

Lammergeyer, 145

Llama, 56

Leopard, 76

black, 77

clouded, 105

hunting, 77

snow, 75, 77

Lemur catta, 81, 89

ring-tailed, 81, 89

ruffed, 89

slow, 81, 89

varia, 89

Leucoryx antelope, 39, 41

Lion, 73

Barbary, 74

mountain, 78

Lizards, 177

Location of Park, 15

Lophophorus impeyanus, 161

Lutra canadensis, 103

Lynx, bay, 107

Canada, 116

spotted, 107

M

Macacus entellus, 81, 86

fuscatus, 81, 86, 88

nemestrinus, 81, 86, 88

rhesus, 81, 86

Macaws, 149

Macropus rufus, 50

Mammals, 25

burrowing, 116

egg-laying, 115

toothless, 112

Mandrill, 85

Margay cat, 106

Markhor Suleiman, 31, 33

Marmoset, 81, 88

Marsh deer, 44

191

Mazama tema, 45

Meleagris gallopavo silvestris, 146

Meles taxus, 110

Molucca deer, 45

Monkey, black spider, 87

entellus, 86

gray spider, 87

green, 87

howling, 87

mona, 87

pig-tailed, 86, 88

rhesus, 86

squirrel, 88

Moschus moschiferus, 46

Mouflon, 32, 34

Mountain sheep, big-horn, 32

Mud eel, 185

puppy, 185

Muntjac deer, 45

Musk deer, 46

Musk-ox, 31

Myopotamus coypu, 104

Myrmecophaga jubata, 113

N

Nasua rufa, 109

Naja bungaris, 180

tripudians, 181

Necturus maculatus, 185

Nettion carolinensis, 153

Nilgai, 41

Nyctea nyctea, 142

Nyctereutes procyonoides, 109

O

Ocelot, 106

Odocoileus columbianus, 60, 62

hemionus, 60

sinaloae, 44

virginianus, 62

virginianus osceola, 43

Onager, 66

Ophidia, 179

Ophiosauris ventralis, 178

Orang-utan, 83, 84

Oreamnos montanus, 50

Oryx, beatrix, 40

beisa, 40

leucoryx, 39

Otter, American, 103

Otus asio, 142

Ounce, 77

Ovibos wardi, 31

Ovis burrhel, 34

canadensis, 32

cycloceros, 34

musimon, 34

tragelaphus, 34

Owl, barred, 142

giant eagle, 141

great horned, 141

milky, eagle, 141

screech, 142

snowy, 141

P

Papio babuin, 81, 85

hamadryas, 81, 86

mormon, 81, 85

Paradoxure, black, 108

Malayan, 108

white-whiskered, 107

Paradoxurus hermaphroditus, 108

leucomystax, 107

niger, 108

Passeres, 151

Pelicans, 140

Pelicanus occidentalis, 140

erthrorhynchus, 140

Peccary, collared, 50

Phacochaerus aethiopicus, 50

Phasianus colchicus, 160

mongolicus, 160

soemmerringii, 160

torquatus, 160

Pheasant, Amherst, 158

Argus, 161

copper, 160

English, 160

golden, 158

impeyan, 161

Mongolian, 160

Reeve, 160

ring-necked, 160

silver, 159

Soemmerring, 160

Pheonicopterus ruber, 136

roseus, 137

Phrynosoma, 178

Pigeon, bleeding-heart, 149

great crowned, 150

Pipa americana, 183

Plegadis guarauna, 137

Porcupine, African, 110, 111

Brazilian tree, 131

Canada, 110

Indian crestless, 110

Portax tragocamelus, 41

Potamochaerus pencillatus, 50

Prairie “dog” village, 118

Primates, 81

Puma, 78, 116

Python, regal, 179

rock, 179

reticulatus, 179

sebae, 179

Q

Querquedula discors, 153

R

Rabbit family, 117

Rana catesbiana, 182

sylvatica, 183

Rangifer, caribou, 62

granti, 63

osborni, 63

stonei, 63

tarandus, 63

Rat, coypu, 104

Rattlesnake, diamond-back, 181

Red river-hog, 50

Reedbuck, 47

Reindeer, Lapland, 63

Reptiles, 171

synopsis, 172

venomous, 180

Restaurant, Rocking Stone, 19

Rhea, 164

Rhinoceros, African two-horned, 94

Indian, 95

white, 96

square-mouthed, 96

bicornis, 94

unicornis, 95

Rodents, list of, 131

Rodent-Reptile collection, 130

Rocking Stone, 23

Rupicapra tragus, 35

S

Sable antelope, 40, 43

Salamander, spotted, 183

tiger, 183

192

Sapajou, 87

Sarcogeranus leucogeranus, 168

Sasin antelope, 47

Seal, harbor, 80

Sea-lion, California, 78

Secretary bird, 166

Serpentarius serpentarius, 166

Serval, 105

Sewellel family, 117

Sheep, arcal, 32, 34

arcal mountain, 34

Barbary wild, 34

blue mountain, 34

Sheldrake, paradise, 155

ruddy, 155

tadorna, 155

Siamang, 89

Siren lacertina, 185

Sloths, 114

Snake, black, 179

coral, 180

garter, 180

harlequin, 180

hog-nosed, 180

Springbuck, 48

Squirrels, 117

Statistics, 10

Stork, white, 138

Struthio australis, 163

camelus, 164

Suricate, 108

Swan, black, 135

mute, 134

trumpeter, 135

Syrmaticus reevesi, 160

Syrnium varium, 142

T

Tadorna tadorna, 155

Tagassu angulatum, 50

Tahr, Himalayan, 32

Tamandua, 112, 114

Tantalus loculator, 137

Tapirs, 97, 98

Tapirus indicus, 98

terrestris, 97

Tatu novemcinctum, 112

Taurotragus oryx, 38

Taxidea americana, 110

Tegu, 178

Telegalla, 166

Testudo, carolina, 174

elephantina, 174

nigrita, 174

tabulata, 174

vicina, 174

Tetraceros quadricornis, 47

Tetrapteryx paradisea, 168

Thrasaetus harpyia, 144

Thylacinus cynocephalus, 103

Tiger, 75

Toad, common, 183

surinam, 183

Tortoise, box, 173

giant, 173, 174

gopher, 174

South American, 174

Turkey, brush, 166

wild, 146

Turtle, alligator, 173

marine, 175

painted, 173

snapping, 173

soft-shell, 175

U

Ungulates, summary of, 25

Urocyon virginianus, 102

Ursus, americanus, 121, 124

arctos, 125

dalli, 120, 122

emmonsi, 121

eulophus, 120, 124

floridanus, 121

gyas, 120, 123

horribilis, 121, 124

horribilis horriaeus, 121

japonicus, 127

kermodei, 121

labiatus, 127

luteolus, 121

maritimus, 120, 121

middendorffi, 120

ornatus, 125

ornatus, thomasi, 125

piscator, 126

richardsoni, 121

torquatus, 126

V

Varanus gouldii, 178

Vervet, 87

Vicunia, 55, 56

Viverra malaccensis, 107

zibetha, 107

Vulpes fulvus, 101

fulvus argentatus, 101

fulvus decussatus, 101

macrotis, 102

macrotis neomexicanus, 108

lagopus, 108

velox, 101

Vulture, bearded, 145

black, 144

eared, 144

griffon, 144

king, 143

yellow-headed, 144

W

Walrus, Atlantic, 79

Wapiti, Altai, 70

American, 57

tashkent, 70

Wart-hog, 50

Waterbuck, sing-sing, 41

Waterfall, 22

White-tailed deer, 43

Wichita Game Reserve, 28

Wild-fowl pond, 153

Wolf, gray, 99

prairie, 99, 100

Tasmanian, 103

X

Xenopus laevis, 184

Y

Yaguarundi cat, 106

Zalophus californianus, 78

Z

Zebra, Chapman, 66

Grant, 64, 65

Grevy, 65

mountain, 64

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