UNGULATES IN THE ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 



Bv WILLIAM T. HORNADAY. 



TLiE forming- of a collection which shall fairly represent the 

 hoofed animals of the world is, necessarily, a work of 

 years. It is now seven years since the Zoological Society entered 

 upon this task, and during that period the work of providing in- 

 stallations and procuring living specimens has been pursued with 

 vmflagging industry. The story of our successes and failures is 

 too long for recital here, and may well occupy a special volume, 

 which might be helpful as well as entertaining. 



It should be stated, however, that almost without exception 

 thus far our only failures with hoofed animals have been caused 

 by our own native species. Regarding their successful trans- 

 plantation, much remains to be discovered. Although for a time 

 we have confessed ourselves beaten by the moose, caribou, and 

 black-tailed deer, we shall presently renew our experiments, with 

 less of construction work to occupy our time and thoughts, and 

 with more conditions in our favor. 



In no feature of development has the Zoological Society been 

 more liberal than in the purchase of hoofed animals for our 

 Ungulate collections. The majority of our smaller specimens 

 have been purchased from the general Animal Fund of the Soci- 

 ety, but nearly all the largest and rarest specimens have been 

 specially presented by individual members of the Society. In the 

 accompanying lists the most important gifts are credited to their 

 sources. 



It is only under exceptional circumstances that we consider it 

 either justifiable or interesting to publish lists of species. Now, 

 however, the Society's Ungulate collections have reached a degree 

 of such zoological importance and interest that it seems desirable 

 to enumerate the species composing it various groups. If we are 

 found to be somewhat lacking in certain Families, notably the 

 wild cattle, the true buffaloes and bison, and in wild equines, it is 

 only because we have as yet no special installations for those ani- 

 mals. 



The wild equines and bovines which we do not at present pos- 



