130 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1954 



STATUS OF THE COLLECTION 



Class 



Mammals... 



Birds 



Reptiles 



Amphibians. 

 Fish 



Spedos or 

 subspecies 



231 



305 



127 



22 



32 



Individuals 



792 

 1,163 

 596 

 130 

 195 



Class 



Arachnids- 

 Insects 



MoUusks.. 



Total. 



Species or 

 subspecies 



723 



Individuals 



3 



100 

 1 



Animals on hand July 1, 1953 



Accessions during the year 



2,741 



2,250 



Total number of animals in collection during the year 4, 991 



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

 on deposit, etc. (This includes a total of 302 miscellaneous animals 

 enumerated on page 96.) 2,011 



In collection on June 30, 1954 2, 980 



Kespectfully submitted. 



W. M. LIann, Director. 



Dr. Leonard Carmicitael, 



Secretary^ STnithsonian Institution. 



