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making it necesHiirv to <-l^aii,ut' Ihc line of the madway in tlio ])ark fur a <lislaiu'e of 

 about 300 feet. 



A walk of crushed stone was cdnstwicted at the Adams Will road entrance to con- 

 nect with the new <'oncrete tV'alk laid by the District in Ajiril of this year. Con- 

 sideral)le work was done on other walks and a footbridge was erected to afford 

 convenient access from the east bank of the creek, near the upper ford, to the west 

 l)ank and the paddocks near by. 



Planting was carried on throughout tlic year. .\ screen of s!inil)s and small trees 

 was set about the shop building and many slir-ubs and vines were planted around the 

 othce building as a screen and foi- ornament. 



Ohtti't-raliniix on Jli/iii(j hinh. — The jiark, tln)Ugh full of interest for the jiuhlic, is not 

 a i)laee of recrcMtion only, for though out; of its j)riniary objects is the instruetiou 

 and I'eereation (jf the |)eoplc, auotliei- — indeed, the very lirst of all i)rescribeil by 

 Congress — is the advancement of science, and for this latter we lUTist look to experi- 

 ments in the future for which we have not means to-day. In i)ursuance of a purely 

 scientilic problem, the park has recently procured optical a{)paratus for determiuing 

 the interesting problem of the llight of the soaring bird ])y photograi»hing the great 

 buzzard (C'i'///(ar/*'.swn//-a ) sinniltaneously fi-om twoadjacent temporary wooden towers 

 which have been ei'ccted. 



Tlu' following are the more important accessions to the collection during the year: 



(jij'h. — Dr. F. W. (ioding, Tnited States consul at Newcastle, New South Wales, 

 shipped several lots of animals by sailing vessels to San Francisco (thus securing free 

 transportation). >b)st of the animals died during the long voyage. A fine sj)ecimeu 

 of dingo, however, arrive<l in good condition, and a tine gray kangaroo an< I l)rusli- 

 tailetl opossum were received shortly after the close of the year. Dr. (ioding is 

 exceptionally well placed for getting animals, takes active interest, and exju'cts to 

 get valuable specimens. He has been asked ti> forward future consignments by 

 steamer to shorten the time of voyage. 



By E. II. Plumacher, Fnited States consul at ]\I;u-acaibo, a con.siderable consign- 

 ment of animals was forwarded, but several died en route. A monkey and a fine 

 specimen of two-toeil sloth were received in good order. (>thcr animals are to be 

 sent soon. 



From Perry ]\I. De l^'on. United States consul-gencial at (iuyaqnil, l^cuador, a fine 

 lot of animals was received, including parrots, a toucan, thnM' monkeys, and several 

 smaller animals. He also forwarded two consignments by sailing vessel, but these 

 died en route. 



From Solomon P>erliiuM-, United States consul at Teneriffe, two lanzarotte jiigeons 

 and two choughs. 



From J. H. Slarin, New York, six harlxir seals. 



From Oscar .1. Craig, president University of Montana, a very line Ix-aver. 



From Stephen (iheen, Tower, Minn., a i)airof Canada lynx. 



From August Busck, United States Department of Agriculture, live Cuban boas. 



In connection with animals presented by Consul Plumacher, I wish to acknowl- 

 edge the courtesy of Messrs. Boulton, J'liss & Dallet, of New York, in furnishing 

 free transportation for animals on their Ped D Line of steamships from Maracaibo to 

 New York. 



From Cajit. .bihii P. Voung, i)roj)rietor of Young's pier, Atlantic ('ity, N. J., a 

 considi^rable numlier of fish were ol)tained for the aquarium. Captain Young also 

 kindly assisted the agent sent by the park to procure specimens. 



YeUowstoiic Ndtloudl I'drk. — From this source there were received during the \ear 

 four antelope, five nude deer, five elk, two cinnamon bears, one grizzly l»ear. 



The acting superintendent of the Yellowstone National Park sent word that liiere 

 was opportunity to capture a grizzly. A steel cage-traj) was accordingly constructed 

 in the shops of the National Zoological Park and shippe<l to the Yellowstone. A 



