138 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1956 



The remaining 8.1 percent came from Alaska, Austria, British 

 Columbia, Canada, Canal Zone, Costa Rica, England, France, 

 Germany, Hawaii, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Newfoundland, Philippine 

 Islands, and Puerto Rico. 



On the days of even small attendance there are cars parked in the 

 Zoo from at least 15 States, Territories, District of Columbia, and 

 foreign countries. On average days there are cars from about 22 

 States, Territories, the District of Columbia, and foreign countries; 

 and during the periods of greatest attendance the cars represent not 

 less than 34 different States, Territories, and countries. 



Parking spaces in the Zoo now accommodate 1,079 cars when the bus 

 parking place is utilized, and 969 cars when it is not used. 



COOPERATION 



At all times special efforts are made to maintain friendly contacts 

 with other Government and State agencies, private concerns and 

 individuals, and scientific workers for mutual assistance. As a result 

 the Zoo receives much help and advice and many valuable specimens, 

 and in turn it furnishes information and, whenever possible, specimens 

 it does not need. 



Special acknowledgment is due the United States Dispatch Agent 

 in New York City, Howard Fyf e, an officer of the State Department, 

 who has frequently been called upon to clear shipments of animals 

 coming from abroad. This he has done, often at great personal in- 

 convenience, and the animals have been forwarded to Washington 

 without the loss of a single specimen. 



U. S. Marshal Carlton G. Beall turned over to the Zoo 50 bags of 

 rice and 200 pounds of poultry that had been condemned by the court. 

 The National Institutes of Health, the Army Medical Center, the Navy 

 Medical Center, and the Nutritional Laboratory of the Department of 

 Agriculture gave the Zoo mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, and other 

 animals no longer suitable for their purposes. These are valuable 

 foods for many animals. The poultry division of the Department of 

 Agriculture gave a considerable number of day-old chicks that were 

 hatched in connection with certain of its experiments. These are a 

 highly desirable addition to the diet of many animals. The Fish and 

 Wildlife Service also gave some young chicks. 



Dr. John C. Pearson, of the Fish and Wildlife Service's aquarium, 

 in the Commerce Building, has traded specimens and given much 

 valuable assistance and advice. 



Samuel M. Poiley, associate chief of the animal production section, 

 National Institutes of Health, continued to supply surplus laboratory 

 animals, some of which were desirable additions to the exhibition 

 collection. 



