APPENDIX 6 

 REPORT ON THE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 



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

 tions of the National Zoological Park for the fiscal year ending 

 June 30, 1931 : 



The regular appropriation made by Congress for the maintenance 

 of the park was $220,520, an increase of $17,520 over 1930. In order 

 that plans and specifications might be prepared for a small mammal 

 house before the convening of the next Congress, $4,500 was appro- 

 priated and made immediately available for this purpose. In addition 

 an appropriation of $10,000 was provided in the second deficiency act 

 for new boilers and conduits. The regular appropriation act also 

 reappropriated $9,703 remaining unexpended under the bird-house 

 appropriation of 1928 for grading and the construction of cages 

 adjacent to the bird house. In the 1932 appropriation act $4,500 was 

 also made available immediately upon approval of that act to provide 

 for care of the Evans collec<-^on. Thus a total of $255,223 was avail- 

 able during the fiscal year. The regular appropriation, together with 

 the additions, has made it possible to carry out some greatly needed 

 repairs and improvements, and the work of the park has jDrogressed 

 in a very satisfactory manner. 



ACCESSIONS 



Gifts. — The outstanding gift of the year was the Victor J. Evans 

 collection of 133 species and 244 individuals, which was bequeathed to 

 the United States Government for the National Zoological Park by 

 the late Victor J. Evans. 



Mr. Evans for years had been deeply interested in animal life and 

 had formed an unusually fine collection of rarities in his private zoo. 

 These are listed among the donations and include two specimens of 

 the white-crowned guenon {C erco'pithecus petronellae) ., an exceed- 

 ingly rare little monkey, regarding which practically nothing is 

 known. 



Mr. Evans had previously donated many rare species to the Zoo, 

 among them the glacier bear, almost unique in captivity. 



The reptile house created a great deal of interest throughout 

 America, and a steady stream of gifts for the exhibition has been 

 comine in ever since the house has been open. 

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