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ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 



ELWIN R. SANBORN, Editor. 

 firpartttirnlB : 



W. T. HORNADAY, Sc. D. 



Published Bi-Montlily &t the Oftice of the Society, 



11 Wall Street, New York City. 



Single Numbers. 10 Cents ; Yearly, 70 Cents. 



MAILED FREE TO MEMBERS. 



Copyright, 1910, by the New York Zoological Society. 



(^ffirrrfi of ttf» i^nnrtg. 



9r, elbriit : 



Exrrutlur OUammlttrr: 



Madison Grant, Chairman, 



Henry Fairfield Osborn, Ex-Officio. 



<Srnrral Affirm : 



Secretary, Madison Grant, II Wall Street. 



Treasurer, Percy R. Pyne, 30 Pine Street. 



Director, William T. Hornaday, Sc.D., Zoological Park. 



Director of the Aquarium, Charles H. Townsend Sc.D., Battery Park. 



Saarti af HCansgrra : 



Ex-Officio 

 The Mayor of the City of New York - - Hon. William J. Gaynor 

 The President of the Department of Parks, Hon. Charles B. Stover 



(SlaMaf 1911. Ctaeaaf 1912. Oltaatf af 1913. 



Henry P. Oaborn, Levi P. Morton, F. Augustus Schermerhora, 



William C. Church, Andrew Carnegie, Percy R. Pyne, 

 Lispenard Stewart, John L. Cadwalader, George B. Grinnell, 

 H. Casimir de Rham, John S. Barnes, Jacob H. Schiff, 



Hugh D. Auchincloss, Madison Grant, George C. Clark, 



Charles F. Dieterich. WiUiam White Niles, Cleveland H. Dodge, 

 Jamea J. Hill, Samuel Thome, C. Ledyard Blair, 



George F. Baker, Henry A. C. Taylor, Frederick G. Bourne, 



Grant B. Schley, Hugh J. Chisholm, W. Austin Wadaworth, 



Jamea W. Barney, Frank K. Sturgis, Emerson McMillin, 



Wm.PiersonHamilton, George J. Gould, Anthony R. Kuser 



Robert S. Brewster Ogden Mills 



(dffirrra af tift ZoalooUal Parh : 



W. T. Hornaday, Sc. D., Director. 

 H. R. Mitchell . . . . Chief Clerk and Disbursing Officer. 

 Raymond L. Ditmars - - Curator of Reptiles. 



C. William Beebe - - - Curator of Birds. 



W. Reid Blair. D.V.S. - - Veterinarian and Pathologist. 



H. W. Merkel . - - . Chief Forester and Constructor. 

 Elwin R. Sanborn - - - Editor and Photographer. 

 G. M. Beerbower - - - Civil Engir 



W. I. Mitchell 



Oftice Assistant. 



(9ffirrrfl af tt|r Aquartum 



es H. Tuw.ssend, Sc.D., Director. 

 W. I. DeNyse In Charge of Collections. 



SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE 

 CONCERNING THE SOCIETY. 



An Act to amend chapter four hundred and 

 thirty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred 

 and ninety-five, entitled "An act to incorpor- 

 ate the New York Zoological Society and to 

 provide for the establishment of a zoological 

 garden in the city of New York," in relation 

 to real and personal property. Accepted by 

 the city. Became a law May 6, 1910, with 

 the approval of the Governor. Passed, three- 

 fifths being present. 



The People of the State of Netv York, repre- 

 sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- 

 lows: 



Section 1. Section six of chapter four hun- 

 dred and thirty-five of the laws of eighteen 

 hundred and ninety-five, entitled "An act to in- 

 corporate the New York Zoological Society and 

 to provide for the establishment of a zoological 

 garden in the city of New York," is herebj' 

 amended to read as follows : 



§ 6. Said corporation maj^ take, purchase and 

 hold real and personal estate necessary for the 

 purpose of its incorporation, and shall possess 

 the general powers and be subject to the restric- 

 tions and liabilities prescribed in article two of 

 chapter twenty-three of the consolidated laws, 

 entitled "general corporation law," being chap- 

 ter twenty-eight of the laws of nineteen hun- 

 dred and nine. 



§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 



An Act to amend chapter four hundred and 

 forty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred and 

 two, entitled "An act to authorize a further 

 appropriation to the New York Zoological So- 

 ciety for the support of the New York Aquar- 

 ium," in relation to the amount of the appro- 

 priation. Accepted by the city. Became a 

 law May 6, 1910, with the approval of the 

 Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. 



The People of the State of Netv York, repre- 

 sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- 

 lows: 



Section 1. Chapter four hundred and forty- 

 one of the laws of nineteen hundred and two, 

 entitled "An act to authorize a further appro- 

 priation to the New York Zoological Society for 

 the support of the New York Aquarium," is 

 hereby amended to read as follows: 



§ 1. The board of estimate and apportion- 

 ment of the city of New York may annually, in 

 its discretion, include in the budget for the then 

 next ensuing financial year, in addition to any 

 sum or sums which may be appropriated for the 

 adequate support and maintenance of the New 

 York Zoological park or gardens, situated in the 



