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ter, Spring, Summer and Fall groups of the Black-tailed Deer. 

 The animals and accessories are all ready, but there is no suit- 

 able place in which to place them. The animals are also on 

 hand for two Gigantic Land Tortoise groups, but the acces- 

 sories have not been prepared and there is no suitable place 

 for the groups unless two of the spaces in the Bird Hall be 

 utilized for that purpose. 



The present situation regarding the habitat groups is there- 

 fore as follows : 



a. Groups for which practically all animals and accessor- 

 ies are prepared and wdiich will be completed within the 

 next few months : Steller's Sea Lion, California Sea 

 Lion, Leopard Seal, Antelope, Alule Deer (winter 

 scene), California Valley Elk, Desert Mountain Sheep, 

 Mountain Lion, Black Bear, Farallon Bird group, and 

 Los Bafios Bird group. 



b. Groups for which all the animals and accessories have 

 been prepared but for which there is no suitable place 

 in which to install them : Four seasonal groups of the 

 Black-tailed Deer. 



c. Groups for which the animals but not the accessories 

 have been prepared, but for which there is no suitable 

 place for installation : Elephant Seal group. 



d. Groups for which most of the animals and accessories 

 have been prepared and which with a little more collect- 

 ing can be installed : Desert Bird group. 



e. Groups for which the animals are on hand and some of 

 them mounted, for wdiich the accessories are needed and 

 for which there is no suitable place for installation un- 

 less space in the Bird Hall be used : Two Gigantic 

 Land Tortoise groups. 



f. Groups for which suitable places for installation have 

 been provided but for which the animals have not been 

 collected nor the accessories prepared : Buro Deer, 

 White-tailed Deer, Humboldt Elk, Alaska Fur Seal, 

 Coyote, and Wild Cat. 



It is the intention to endeavor to collect this spring and 

 next fall the animals required for the Alaska Fur Seal, the 



