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sheep ewes, whose horns always are short and 

 rather straight, and of young mountain sheep 

 rams. 



In this connection, it may also be noted that 

 in many instances female white mountain sheep 

 seen at a distance have been mistakenly identi- 

 fied as mountain goats. w. t. h. 



THE YEAR'S PROGRESS. 



DURING the year 1906, development 

 work in the Zoological Park has been 

 prosecuted with the usual degree of in- 

 dustry, and the program of the Zoological So- 

 ciety is rapidly nearing completion. The series 

 of installations for mammals was increased by 

 the erection of an important building, known 

 as the Small-Deer House, designed to contani 

 a collection of small tropical deer and ante- 

 lopes, such as are not provided for elsewhere. 

 This building is situated near the southern 

 boundary of the Zoological Park, midway be- 

 tween the large Antelope House and the 

 Pheasants' Aviary. It is built of buff brick of 

 the standard color in use in the Park, and is 

 surrounded by an extensive series of outdoor 

 yards. It will contain between thirty and forty 

 species of animals. Its interior is particularly 

 pleasing in its proportions and light effects. 



The accommodations for birds were in- 

 creased by the erection of what is known as the 

 "Glass Court," which is really an annex to the 

 Large Bird House. This addition has been 

 specially designed for American song-birds, 

 and was completed last summer. It is now 

 well stocked with the species most dear to the 

 hearts of American boys and girls, and is a 

 favorite spot for teachers and classes from the 

 public schools. 



In the line of general improvements, the 

 most noteworthy feature of the year has been 

 the erection of the western boundary wall and 

 the northern front of Baird Court. The latter 

 constitutes a very imposing composition of 

 stone stairways, sculptured fountains and orna- 

 mental balustrades. These two sides of Baird 

 Court have been completed. To-day work is 

 progressing on the Concourse, by which visi- 

 tors will enter the Park and drive from Pelham 

 Avenue to the northern stairways of Baird 

 Court. When finished this feature will form 

 an imposing approach to the finest group of 

 buildings in the Park. 



Near the Service Building a large Feed Barn, 

 of buff brick and concrete, was erected for the 

 storage of large quantities of grain, hay, and 

 straw, and the temporary sheds formerly oc- 

 cupying that site were torn away. The barn 



has been surrounded by a brick wall, capped 

 with green tiling, and the interior of the yard 

 thus created has been properly paved. 



Other improvements now in progress are 

 to be found in the new Boat-House and 

 Restaurant, at the lower end of Bronx Lake, 

 near West Farms, and a new entrance at the 

 intersection of i82d Street and the Southern 

 Boulevard — to which walks were constructed 

 last year. Immediately south of this entrance, 

 the Zoological Society has planted an extensive 

 group of cedars, ranging in height from twenty 

 to forty feet, planted very close together, for 

 the purpose of screening the Park at that point 

 from the buildings at West Farms. 



A new service road was constructed from 

 the Rocking-Stone past the Buffalo House, to 

 the Buffalo Entrance on the Boston Road, and 

 in connection with this construction the Buffalo 

 corrals were completely remodeled and rebuilt. 



The attendance of visitors at the Park dur- 

 ing the past year has exceeded that of any 

 previous year by about 100,000. While the 

 figures for the whole year will not be known 

 until January first, the total number will not 

 fall short of 1,300,000. A large portion of this 

 increased attendance is due to the great num- 

 ber of pupils from the public schools who have 

 been brought to the Park by their teachers, in 

 order to utilize the collections as object lessons 

 in nature studies. While no attempt has been 

 made to record the number of school pupils 

 who have visited the Park for purposes of 

 study, the total number can not have been 

 much less than 20,000. 



While it is impossible to forecast with cer- 

 tainty the date of the practical completion of 

 improvements in the Zoological Park, it is safe 

 to say that the end is not far distant. Important 

 additions to the series of buildings will be made 

 during 1907, and as rapidly as new animal 

 buildings are completed, the Zoological Society 

 will fill them with anitnals. The number of 

 living creatures on exhibition in the Park is 

 far greater than ever before, having gone be- 

 yond 3,000. 



COLLECTING FOR THE AQUARIUM. 



IX THIS number of the Bulletin are sev- 

 eral illustrations showing the manner in 

 which fishes are taken with the seine or 

 drag-net for the use of the Aquarium. 



Nearly all of the commoner fishes on exhi- 

 bition at the Aquarium are obtained from local 

 waters within an easy day"s journey of the Bat- 

 terv, and the bulk of the fresh-water fishes 



