SECRETARY'S REPORT 11 



the Museum received during the year 360 specimens from 48 sources, 

 comprising 55 separate accessions — 20 percent more than the highest 

 previous year. Full-sized aircraft received included the Douglas 

 XB-43, America's first jet-propelled bomber; the Boeing 247-D trans- 

 port plane Adaptable Annie, flown in the 1934 MacRobertson Race; 

 a German Pfalz D-12 fighter airplane of World War I; and a Ger- 

 man rotary-wing autogiro kite, FA-330, used with submarines in 

 World War II. 



National Zoological Park. — The Zoo received 899 accessions during 

 the year, aggregating 2,250 individual animals, and 2,011 were re- 

 moved by death, exchange, et cetera. The net count of animals at the 

 close of the year was 2,980. Noteworthy among the accessions were 

 an example of the rare reptile tuatara from New Zealand, two Philip- 

 pine macaques, three shipments of mammals from Borneo and the 

 Malay Peninsula, two young Malayan sun bears, and two Korean bear 

 cubs. In all, 194 creatures were born or hatched at the Zoo during the 

 year — 74 mammals, 91 birds, and 29 reptiles. Visitors totaled approxi- 

 mately 3,616,000. 



Canal Zone Biological Area. — During the year approximately 500 

 visitors came to Barro Colorado Island ; 22 of these were scientists 

 who used the facilities of the station to further their various re- 

 searches, particularly in biology, geology, and photography. 



International Exchange Service. — As the official United States 

 agency for the interchange of governmental, scientific, and literary 

 publications between this country and other nations, the International 

 Exchange Service during the year handled 1,020,509 packages of such 

 publications, weighing 797,320 pounds — slightly less than the previous 

 year. Consignments were made to all countries except China, North 

 Korea, and Rumania. 



National Gallery of Art. — The Gallery received 1,010 accessions 

 during the year, by gift, loan, or deposit. Works of art accepted 

 included, among others, paintings by Eakins, George Fuller, Melchers, 

 Boucher, George Luks, Morse, Stuart, Blakelock, and Corot; two 

 bronzes by Daumier; a porphyry vase; and about 300 prints and 

 drawings. Eight special exhibitions were held. Traveling exhibi- 

 tions of prints from the Rosenwald Collection were circulated to 17 

 other galleries and museums. Exhibitions from the "Index of 

 American Design" were given 69 bookings in 23 States and the District 

 of Columbia and also in Western Germany and Palestine. Nearly 

 42,000 persons attended the Gallery's special tours and the "Picture 

 of the Week" talks, and 10,600 attended the 38 Sunday afternoon 

 lectures in the auditorium. The Sunday evening concerts in the west 

 garden court were continued. 



