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ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1953 



Ohio 



New Jersey — 

 West Virginia. 

 Massachusetts- 

 Florida 



Percent 



- 1.8 



- 1.6 



- 1.4 

 _ 1.1 



- 1.1 



guests from other States. The tabulation for the fiscal year 1953 is as 

 follows : 



Percent 



Maryland 27 



Virginia 22. 5 



Washington, D. C 20. 8 



Pennsylvania 4. 3 



New Yorlc 3 



North Carolina 2.2 California 1.1 



The cars that make up the remaining 12.1 percent came from every 

 one of the remaining States, as well as from Alaska, Canada, Canal 

 Zone, Cuba, England, Germany, Guam, Hawaii, Honduras, Japan, 

 Mexico, the Philippines, Puerto Kico, and the Virgin Islands. 



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

 from at least 15 States, Territories, the District, and foreign countries. 

 On average days there are cars from about 22 States, Territories, the 

 District, and foreign countries; and during the periods of greatest 

 attendance the cars represent not less than 34 different States, Terri- 

 tories, and countries. 



STATUS OF THE COLLECTION 



Class 



Mammals.-. 



Birds-- 



Reptiles 



Ampbibians- 

 Fish 



Species 

 or sub- 

 species 



210 



307 



129 



23 



21 



Individ- 

 uals 



1,111 

 518 

 87 

 221 



Class 



Arachnids. 



Insects 



Mollusks.. 



Total. 



Species 

 or sub- 

 species 



694 



Individ- 

 uals 



3 



100 



2 



2,741 



SUMMARY 



Animals on hand July 1, 1952 2,675 



Accessious during tlie year 1,797 



Total number of animals in collection during the year 4,472 



Removals for various reasons such as death, exchanges, return of animals 

 on deposit, etc 1. 731 



In collection on June 30, 1953 2,741 



Respectfully submitted. 



W. M. Mann, Director. 

 Dr. Leonard Carmichael, 



Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 



