APPENDIX 6. REPORT ON THE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK. SIR: I have the honor to present the following report on the operations of the National Zoological Park for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921: The appropriations allowed by Congress in the sundry civil act included $125,000 for the regular maintenance of the park, $80,000 for the purchase of additional land, and $200 for miscellaneous printing and binding. Prices on almost all necessary supplies remained high during the early months of the year and, as a consequence, only very limited funds were available for repairs or permanent improvements. In the later months there was a decided drop in the prices of several items of food for animals, and particularly in forage, so that a few long-delayed repairs and improvements, some of them begun five years ago but discontinued for lack of funds, could be undertaken. The number of animals on exhibition is greater than at any period since 1912; the number of species represented is greater than ever before; and the scientific importance and actual monetary value of the collections far exceed any previous year in the history of the park. A new record for attendance was also reached, due in a measure to the recent rapid development of near-by residential sections, but in a greater measure due to increased interest by the public in the animal collections and in the recreational features offered by such an establishment. ACCESSIONS. Gifts. An unusual number of animals were added to the collection as gifts, or were placed by friends of the park on indefinite deposit. The total number of specimens received in this manner was 178, and the donations included numerous rare and important species. Mr. Isaac Ellison, of Singapore, presented to the park a fine young male orang-utan, about 3 years old. No specimen of this ape had been on exhibition in Washington for many years, and the addition to the collection of an example so thrifty is gratifying. Mr. Ellison brought the orang-utan, together with a Javan macaque, with him from Singapore, while on a visit to America. The Canadian Government, through Mr. J. B. Harkin, Commissioner of Dominion Parks, presented four mountain goats and two Rocky Mountain sheep, all captured in the Rocky Mountains Park and shipped from Banff, Alberta. The sheep, both ewes, are most welcome additions to the small herd received from the same source in 1917, which has done so well in our paddocks. The mountain goats are the first on exhibition here in many years, and in the large range prepared especially for them have attracted great attention. A young male, born here May 20, 1921, appears to be a thrifty animal. Mr. Victor J. Evans, of Washington, D. C., who has for many years taken great interest in the National Zoological Park, and has, from time to time, added many rare and unusual animals to the collection, presented during the year a young male Kadiak bear, a pair of Count Raggi's birds of paradise, and some valuable parrots. The bear gives promise of becoming an exceptionally large individual, and no species of bird of paradise has before been shown in the park. Four shipments from tropical America added, by gift, a number of species new to the collections. Dr. F. W. Goding, American consul general at Guayaquil, Ecuador, transmitted specimens of the giant Galapagos tortoise, one each from Albemarle Island and Indefatigable Island. The Indefatigable Island species is very rare and had never before been on exhibition. Hon. Henry D. Baker, American consul at Trinidad, British West Indies, sent specimens of the Trinidad brocket deer and agouti. Mr. Stuart H. Gillmore and Mr. Walter C. B. Morse, of Washington, brought with them from Surinam a small collection of animals, including specimens of the golden-hooded oriole and weeping capuchin. Dr. Paul Bartsch, of the National Museum, collected and presented four large ground iguanas from Andros Island and an additional specimen of the great white heron from the Florida Keys. Mr. A. K. Haagner, director of the zoological garden at Pretoria, South Africa, brought to America, as a gift to the park, a specimen of his recently discovered Rhodesian baboon. Seventy-two individual donors contributed to the collection during the year. The complete list is as follows: Mr. H. E. Allen, Washington, D. C., red-and-blue-and-yellow macaw. Dr. Wade H. Atkinson, Washington, D. C., Virginia opossum. Mr. Carl Aylor, Washington, D. C., screech owl. Miss Henriette A. Bagnell, Washington, D. C., two grass paroquets. Hon. Henry D. Baker, Trinidad, British West Indies, Trinidad brocket and two Trinidad agoutis. Dr. Paul Bartsch, Washington, D. C., white heron and four ground iguanas. Miss Dorothy Beers, Washington, D. C., alligator. Mr. Harmon B. Bell., jr., Ruxton, Md., alligator. Mr. I. E. Bennett, West Palm Beach, Fla., laughing gull. Mr. K. M. Bradshaw, Bristow, Va., barn owl. Ensign Richard H. Brazeal, U. S. S. Penguin, San Francisco, Calif., Panama agouti. Mr. F. W. Briggs, Bristow, Va., great horned owl. Miss G. R. Brigham, Washington, D. C., red-billed hill-tit. Caflisch Lumber Co., Albright, W. Va., banded rattlesnake, copperhead, and blacksnake. Mr. Jas. E. Cameron, Washington, D. C., red fox. Canadian Government, through Hon. J. B. Harkin, two Rocky Mountain sheep and four mountain goats. Mr. W. B. Carpenter, Washington, D. C., red-billed hill-tit, two Gouldian finches, two canaries, and two grass paroquets. Mr. Milton Curtis, St. David, Ariz., Gila monster. Mr. Isaac Ellison, Singapore, Straits Settlements, orang-utan and Javan macaque. Mr. Louis C. Etchison, Jefferson, Md., red-tailed hawk and barn owl. Mr. Victor J. Evans, Washington, D. C., Kadiak bear, king paroquet, red-sided eclectus parrot, and two Count Raggi's birds of paradise. Mr. Arthur H. Fisher, Washington, D. C., coach-whip snake and spreading adder. Mr. H. B. Fisher, Takoma Park, Md., mourning dove. Mr. Stuart H. Gillmore and Mr. Walter C. B. Morse, Washington, D. C., coatimundi, capuchin monkey, yellow-rumped agouti, and golden-hooded oriole. Dr. Frederick W. Goding, Guayaquil. Ecuador, two Galapagos tortoises. Mr. Leonard C. Gunnell, Washington, D. C., woodcock. Mr. A. K. Haagner, Pretoria, South Africa, Rhodesian baboon. Mrs. E. B. Harden, Washington, D. C., three horned toads. Hon. Warren G. Harding, White House, Washington, D. C., Alaskan bald eagle. Mrs. E. P. Hopkins, Washington, D. C., two canaries. Mrs. John F. Hord, Washington, D. C., grass paroquet, red-billed weaver, nutmeg finch, European goldfinch, two strawberry finches, two black-headed finches, three Java finches, four canaries, and seven bengalees. Mr. L. M. Humphrey, Glen Echo, Md., pilot blacksnake. Miss May E. Irish, Hillside, Me., duck hawk. Mrs. H. S. Johnson, Washington, D. C., canary. Mr. Ellis S. Joseph, Sydney, Australia, sulphur-crested cockatoo and four redrumped paroquets. Maj. Howard C. Judson, United States Marine Corps, Washington, D. C., redcrowned parrot and yellow-cheeked parrot. Mr. Charles R. Kengla, Washington, D. C., great horned owl. Mr. J. C. Lindsey, Clarendon, Va., ringed turtledove. Mrs. L. D. Lunt, Landover, Md., alligator. Mr. George Marshall, Laurel, Md., garter snake and blacksnake. Mrs. W. S. Moore, Washington, D. C., tovi paroquet. Dr. F. H. Morhart, Washington, D. C., raccoon. Mrs. Louis Nulton, Winchester, Va., two marmosets. Mr. L. C. Painter, Alexandria, Va., three red-shouldered hawks. Mrs. E. T. Ryan, Washington, D. C., canary. Mr. Edw. S. Schmid, Washingon, D. C., blacksnake and two skunks. Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, Washington, D. C., box tortoise, ground rattlesnake, two king snakes, and two wood turtles. Mr. Lubert Sisco, Washington, D. C., pilot blacksnake. Mr. H. N. Slater, New York, N. Y., East African baboon. Mr. G. T. Smallwood, Washington, D. C., 15 opossums Mr. Albert Stabler, Washington, D. C., barred owl. Mr. Robert M. Stabler, Washington, D. C., five Virginia opossums. Mrs. Ida Stanley, Washington, D. C., raccoon. Mr. J. F. Steffey, Fort Washington, Md., great horned owl. Mr. Arthur Tew, Washington, D. C., alligator. Mrs. E. F. Townsend, Washington, D. C., alligator. Mrs. Russell Tyson, Brattleboro, Vt., albino woodchuck. Mr. Titus Ulke, Washington, D. C., painted turtle and milk snake. Mr. F. L. Van Patten, Great Falls, Va., barred owl. Mrs. O. D. Wayland, Washington, D. C., canary. Mr. J. T. Wenchel, Takoma Park, Md., rabbit. Mr. Ira Cartright Wetherill, Machadoc, Va., diamond-back terrapin. Births.-Fifty-five mammals were born and 21 birds were hatched in the park during the year. As usual, these records include only such as are reared to a reasonable age, no account being made in these published statistics of young that live only a few days. The births include: European brown bear, 4; dingo, 2; great gray kangaroo, 1; red kangaroo, 3; black-tailed wallaby, 2; rufous-bellied wallaby, 1; brush-tailed rock wallaby, 1; Australian opossum, 1; rhesus monkey, 4; mona, 1; mountain goat, 1; Rocky Mountain sheep, 1; Indian antelope, 2; American bison, 3; llama, 3; guanaco, 1; Virginia deer, 4; black-tailed deer, 3; fallow deer, 1; Japanese deer, 3; hog deer, 3; barasingha, 2; red deer, 6; American elk, 2. Birds hatched were of the following species: White ibis, American coot, wood duck, canary, and peafowl. Exchanges. There were received during the year, in exchange for surplus stock, 57 mammals, 152 birds, and 6 reptiles. The most important of these accessions were a large collection of Australasian birds from Mr. E. S. Joseph, the well-known animal dealer of Sydney, Australia, and a collection of African mammals from Mr. A. K. Haagner, Pretoria, South Africa. Among the birds received from Mr. Joseph are such desirable species as the pied goose, Eyton's tree duck, Australian black duck, Pacific gull, white-bellied sea eagle, golden-shouldered paroquet, and satin bower-bird. African mammals included in the exchange from Mr. Haagner were a lechwe antelope, 2 blesboks, a springbok, an African porcupine, a chacma baboon, and a specimen of Wahlberg's mongoose. Other valuable mammals received in exchange from miscellaneous sources are 2 Barbary apes from Gibraltar, white-collared, black, and sooty mangabeys, an 101257-22- -7 Arabian baboon, 2 ruffed lemurs, 2 Malay porcupines, 2 palm civets, and a Florida manatee. The birds received in exchange include also 2 sun-bitterns, 2 blacknecked swans, 2 Cape Barren geese, 4 upland geese, an Indian jabiru, a sarus crane, scarlet ibis, yellow-wattled lapwing, and numerous small birds of various kinds. Five tree iguanas and a large boa constrictor were received from South America. Purchases.-Only 9 mammals, 45 birds, and 9 reptiles were purchased during the year, as the limited funds available would not permit of much expenditure for stock. The mammals purchased were 4 armadillos, 2 gray foxes, a Florida lynx, a pigtailed monkey, and one bandicoot. Birds purchased were mostly hawks, owls, and waterfowl at low cost, but some exceptionally valuable specimens were also obtained. A specimen of the rare kagu from New Caledonia Island, and of the Nepalese paroquet from India, represent species new to the collection. Transfers. The Biological Survey of the Department of Agriculture continued its contributions to the collection. Two young pumas or mountain lions from the Kaibab Forest, Utah, through Mr. George E. Holman; and three young pumas from Arizona, through Mr. M. E. Musgrave, were among the most valuable transfers from the survey. Mr. Vernon Bailey, chief field naturalist, contributed an interesting collection of small mammals, including various species of pocket mice, kangaroo rats, spermophiles, and other rodents. Two little brown cranes from Nebraska were also transferred from field agents of the Biological Survey. Captured in the park.-Five birds and 2 reptiles, captured within the National Zoological Park, were added to the collection. Deposited. A few parrots and other birds and one reptile, needed for exhibition, were accepted on deposit. Owing to the greatly increased work at the park and the small force of keepers employed to care for the growing collections, it has been necessary to refuse birds and mammals offered on deposit, and subject to recall by the owner, unless the specimens represent species which add distinctly to the exhibition value of the collection. REMOVALS. Surplus animals sent away in exchange for other stock during the year included 62 mammals, 45 birds, and 12 reptiles. Most of the surplus animals were born in the park. Among the specimens so exchanged were a young hippopotamus, 5 American bison, 1 yak, 1 East African eland, 1 Indian antelope, 4 llamas, 2 American elk, 11 European red deer, 2 Japanese deer, 2 red kangaroos, 2 European brown bears, 2 African lions, 1 mountain lion, 4 gray foxes, 2 wolves, |