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■ On May 23, 1907, occurred the centennial of the construction 

 of the original fort known as Southwest Battery, and after the 

 War of 18 12 as Castle Clinton and Castle Garden, and as finally 

 The Aquarium. As on this day also occurred the two hun- 

 dredth anniversary of the birth of Linnaeus, it was made the oc- 

 casion of a double celebration in commemoration of these events. 



INTERNATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL CONGRESS. 



On August 19, 1907, the Seventh International Zoological 

 Congress convened in Boston. The regular sessions in Boston 

 were attended by several members of the New York Zoological 

 Society, who presented various scientific papers. On August 26, 

 the Congress arrived in New York, and in the entertainment of 

 the Congress during that week, the members of the Zoological 

 Society took an active part. Thursday, August 29, was devoted 

 to the Zoological Park and Aquarium. All the members of the 

 Congress were personally conducted through the Zoological 

 Park and shown its collections. Luncheon was served in the 

 Lion House. In the evening the Congress was entertained at the 

 Aquarium with a reception. 



NATIONAL COLLECTION OF HEADS AND HORNS. 



During the year the National Collection of Heads and Horns 

 has been increased by numerous valuable gifts from American 

 sportsmen. The most important accession was the famous Reed 

 Collection of heads and horns of Alaskan moose, caribou, 

 walrus, bear and mountain sheep. The entire collection was pur- 

 chased by Emerson McMillin. Esq., and delivered at the Zoologi- 

 cal Park, free of all cost to the Society. It has been stored, tem- 

 porarily, in one of the rooms of the Lion House, which has been 

 temporarily assigned to the collection of heads and horns. 



Mr. George L. Harrison, Jr., of Philadelphia, presented four- 

 teen mounted heads of African antelopes and gazelles ; Mr. J. 

 R. Bradley, presented mounted heads of the Siberian argali, 

 waterbuck. Coke's hartebeest, impala antelope and Atlantic 

 walrus ; Mr. Madison Grant presented two heads of white 

 mountain sheep which were collected at the most northerly limit 

 of the distribution of that species, a pair of walrus tusks which 

 are believed to be the largest known ; Mr. Caspar Whitney pre- 

 sented a head of wood bison, from the Peace River country, 

 Athabasca ; Mr. Thomas D. Leonard presented a mounted head 

 of an American elk and numerous other gifts were received. 



