REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 109 



Gasoline cixjlnc a)id (Ji/mtino. — In the course of certain iinproveinents 

 made at the Uniteil States National Museum, it was found that one of the 

 gas engines there used could be dispensed with. It was transferred to the 

 l>ark and adapted for the use of gasoline. The dynamo connected with 

 this engine was also transferred to the park. It will be employed for run- 

 ning lathes and other necessary machinery in the blacksmith and carpen- 

 ter shop. The total cost of this installation was |300. 



Several important accessions have been made to the collection during the 

 year. Among these are a pair of young lions from Somaliland, Africa, pre 

 sented by JNlr. R. A. Gross, a merchant of Aden; also a pair of young 

 leopards, presented by the Hon. E. S. Cunningham, United States consul 

 at Aden, Arabia. Other animals are expected from this region, but native 

 uprisings in that neighborhood have doubtless prevented further collec- 

 tions. 



From Mr. Perry M. De Leon, the United States consul-general at Guaya- 

 (]uil, was received a kinkajou and a coati mondi. Four sloths sent by him 

 unfortunately died en route. 



Two Sitka deer, one of which died en route, were presented by Capt. 

 Ferdinand Westdahl, of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. 



From Miss Helen Hatfield, the daughter of Col. Charles A. P. Hatfield, 

 U. S. A., of Puerto Principe, Cuba, several valual)le birds were received, 

 among which were two flamingos, a roseate spoonbill, and an ibis. Two 

 Cuban deer were received from Miss Hatfield and INIiss Challie Evans. 



A Liberian eagle was presented by Mr. James R. Si^urgeon, United 

 States secretary of legation at Monrovia, Liberia. 



Mr. E. H. Plumacher, United States consul at Maracaibo, sent a large 

 crocodile. Through some defect of dentition the animal was unable to eat, 

 and died not long after its arrival. 



Mr. Solomon Berliner, United States consul at Teneriffe, sent some 

 Lanzarotte pigeons. 



Four Newfoundland caril)ou wei'e purchased through the good offices of 

 ^Ir. ^hirtin J. Carter, the United States consul at St. Johns. A pair of 

 young moose were also obtained through the good offices of Mr. W. H. H. 

 Graham, United States consul at AVinnipeg. These, however, died shortly 

 after arrival. Those formerly received from Mr. Graham still remain in 

 the collection. An illustration herewith appended shows the advance in 

 growth of the male moose. 



After long and persistent efforts a single Rocky Mountain sheep was 

 olitained from western Colorado. It bore the transportation from its 

 native haunts very well, and is at the present time in good condition. The 

 annexed representation of this interesting animal was made for the park 

 by Ui\ M. I. Keller. 



Most of the States have now enacted rigid game laws preventing the col- 

 lection or transportation of mountain sheep, mountain goats, or other rare 

 animals. It seems desirable that this legislation should l)e so modified as 

 to permit the collection and transportation of animals for the national col- 

 lection, which was founded with the express object of preserving these rare 

 species. 



A specimen of the c( miparatively rare sea lion of Steller was also purchased. 



