44 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1933 



Status of collection 



Mammals 



Birds - 



Beptiles 



Amphiibians. 



Fishes 



Arachnids. -- 



Species 



193 



341 



162 



32 



30 



2 



Individ- 

 uals 



547 

 1,125 

 578 

 104 

 82 

 4 



Crustaceans. 



Mollusks 



Insects 



Total. 



Species 



763 



Individ- 

 uals 



2,496 



Visitors 



March 167,825 



April 350, 900 



May 285,300 



June 229, 300 



July 281, 500 



August 332, 600 



September 272, 400 



October 202, 250 



November 90,775 



December 43,220 



January 123, 250 



February 84, 030 



The attendance of organizations, mainly classes of students, of which 

 we have definite record was 30,547 from 628 different schools in 21 

 States and the District of Columbia, as follows: 



Total visitors for 



year 2,463,350 



IMPROVEMENTS 



No funds were available for such major improvements as buildings 

 or large cages, but a large number of minor improvements were made 

 during the latter part of the year, chiefly through the use of labor 

 supplied by the Work Planning and Job Assignment Committee, all 

 labor having been paid for from the emergency rehef fund. The 

 work that was carried out in this manner was of a character which had 

 been much needed to improve the appearance of the Park, for the 

 convenience of the pubhc and to facilitate proper care of the animals, 

 but which had been delayed owing to shortage of funds. 



The outstanding major improvement of the year was the laying of 

 an 8-inch water main from the Connecticut Avenue main to the end 

 of the 6-inch main near the Japanese deer, the laying of a 3-inch main 

 from the 8-inch line to the great flight cage, and the laying of a 2^- 

 inch main to the bear yards. This installation provides the entire 



