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birds. All the smaller passerine birds are so installed that each 

 cage is a flying- cage. The central flying cage contains a happy 

 family of about 150 birds, representing 5 Orders — perchers, 

 waders, swimmers, upland game birds, and others. In the new 

 Bird House the only jarring note is the mixture of song-birds with 

 screaming macaws, parrots, and cockatoos in the south hall. But 

 the completion of the Glass Court addition to the building will 

 change all that, for the present south hall will then be devoted 

 wholly to the song-birds of the temperate zone. 



It has been a great pleasure to increase the collections, during 

 the past year, to a noteworthy extent. At the close of 1903 the 

 total number of specimens exhibited was 1,802, representing 436 

 species ; whereas at present we have 2,867 specimens, represent- 

 ing 657 species, a gain of 221 species and 1,065 specimens. 



The Pheasant Aviary is the only installation in the Park which 

 is not yet completely stocked. Already it contains 24 species of 

 pheasants, but the pigeons, doves, and small upland game birds 

 will not be added until next year. 



DEPARTMENT OF MAMMALS. 

 William T. Hornaday, Curator; Raymond L. Ditmars, Assistant Curator. 



The most notable accessions of the past year were the West 

 African Elephant, "Congo," gift of Mr. Charles T. Barney; a 

 female Eland, gift of Mr. C. Ledyard Blair ; a Tashkent Wapiti, 

 gift of the Duke of Bedford ; 3 Burmese Thameng Deer, gift 

 of Mr. William Rockefeller ; 5 White Mountain Goats ; a Persian 

 Wild Ass, from the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens ; a pair of 

 Chapman Zebras, and a Tapir from the National Zoological Park. 



Among the smaller animals, the most valuable accessions were 

 a Great Anteater ; 2 Capybaras ; 2 Clouded Leopards ; a Wolver- 

 ine ; and a Grizzly Bear from White Horse, Yukon Territory, 

 secured through Mr. Charles Sheldon. 



The birth-rate for the year was very satisfactory, and included 

 the following animals : 



BIRTHS DURING I905. 



3 Lemurs. 4 Lions. 



