APPENDIX 6 

 REPORT ON THE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK^ 



Sir: I have the honor to submit the following report on the 

 operations of the National Zoological Park for the fiscal year ending 

 June 30, 1932 : 



The regular appropriation made by Congress for the maintenance 

 of the park was $255,540 — an increase of $34,020 over 1931. Of this 

 amount, $4,500 was made immediately available upon the approval 

 of the act on February 23, 1931, for the construction of cjuarters to 

 house the Victor J. Evans Collection. In addition, $4,500 was 

 appropriated and made available upon approval of the act for the 

 preparation of plans and si^ecifications for the small mammal house, 

 the next unit in the building program for the development of the Zoo. 



ACCESSIONS 



Gifts. — Chief among the gifts this year are Okero and Teddy, 

 the baby mountain gorilla and chimpanzee, brought by Mr. and 

 Mrs. Martin Johnson. These two animals are being raised together 

 and constitute one of the most attractive exhibits in the park. The 

 receipt of the mountain gorilla made it possible to exhibit both the 

 lowland and mountain forms of this rare group. Samuel Kress, of 

 the United Fruit Co., of Costa Rica, has continued his interest and 

 sent a fine jabiru stork and a peccary. R. E. Stadelman, of the 

 Serpentarium at Tela, Honduras, presented the park with Chancho, 

 a white-lipped peccary, as well as a number of other interesting 

 specimens. Vincent Astor, of New York City, presented two Gala- 

 pagos iguanas. Acquisitions under the proceeds from the Frederic D. 

 Barstow fund, which first became available for use this year, made 

 possible the accession of a pair of tricolored squirrels, highly colored, 

 active, and interesting little animals from the Malay Peninsula. The 

 proceeds from the Frances Brinkle Zerbee Memorial Fund were used 

 for keeping the aquarium section stocked. 



NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK EXPEDITION 



With funds provided especially in the regular appropriation act 

 for the park, the director, accompanied by Assistant Head Keeper 



1 The complete list of animals in the collection, usually printed with this report, has 

 had to be omitted this j'ear owing to shortage of printing funds. Mimeographed copies 

 of the list may be obtained by writing; to the Director, National Zoologigal Park, 

 Washington, D. C. 



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