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March " 127,092 " " 3,928 



April " 147,631 " " 4,921 



May " 253,994 " '' 8.193 



June " 216,872 " " 7,229 



July " 267,234 " " 8,623 



August " 276,885 " " 8,931 



September " 206,564 " " 6,663 



October " 151,447 " " 4,885 



November " 114,006 " " 3,800 



December " 72,075 " " 2.325 



Total " 2,029,707 '' " 5,560 



Total for 18 years •. 36,969,215 



The number of persons annually visiting the Aquarium has 

 been slowly increasing for some years and in 1913 amounted to 

 2,205,729. There has been a falling off in visitors for the past 

 five months, which although scarcely noticeable to the employees, 

 is indicated by the records kept by the doorman. The attendance 

 for 1914, was 2,029,707, a decrease of 176,022, as compared with 

 1913. This decrease may safely be attributed to conditions re- 

 sulting from the war in Europe. It is well known that trans- 

 atlantic travel has been greatly reduced. The decrease in the 

 number of persons visiting New York enroute to Europe, and 

 the remarkable drop in immigration have both affected the 

 Aquarium in the matter of visitors and may be expected to do so 

 for some time to come. 



During the year 1,599 specimens were purchased by the 

 New York Zoological Society as follows : 



Two Yellow-finned Angelfishes, j French Angelfishes, 9 Spadefishes, 4 Queen 

 Angelfishes, 70 Blue Angelfishes, .58 Black Angelfishes, 11 Gray Snappers, 36 

 Spot Snappers, 13 Dog Snappers, 1 Grunt, 33 White Grunts, 17 Gray Grunts, 8 

 Yellow Grunts, 1 Brown Grunt, 30 Rainbow Parrotfishes, 13 Blue Parrotfishes, 



I Mud Parrotfish, 3 Red Snappers, 19 Blue Striped Grunts, 17 Triggerfishes, 5 

 Queen Triggerfishes, 13 Yellow-finned Groupers, 36 Nassau Groupers, 7 Red 

 Groupers, 3 Black Groupers, 14. Red Hogfishes, 1 Spanish Hogfish, 9 Grass Por- 

 gies, 9 Jolt-head Porgies. 3 Green Moravs, 3 Spotted Morays, 1 Brown Moray, 

 23 Rock Hinds, 6 Red Hinds, 1 Hind, 1 Amberfish, 1 Sandfish, 3 Scamp, 11 Mar- 

 gate, 3 Ladderfishes, 71 Porkfishes, 6 Shark Suckers, 1 Pudding Wife, 4 Croakers. 



II Cowfishes, 19 School-masters, 9 Muttonfishes, 1 Flying Gurnard, 1 Coney, (i 

 Pompano, 4 Surgeonfishes, 1 Alligator Gar, 15 Squirrelfishes, 1 Slimy Toadfish, 



3 Spiny Boxfishes, 3 Sturgeons, 3 Scorpionfishes, 4 Butterflyfishes, 79 Sunfishes. 

 16 Large-mouthed Black Bass, 5 Catfishes, 3 White Bass, "3 Crappie, 1 Short- 

 nosed Gar, 1 Fresh-water Drumfish, 98 African Fishes, 7 African Catfishes (3 

 Var.), 1 Ladyfish, 1 Black Rockfish, 3 Graysby, 6 Jewfishes, 2 Common Rock- 

 fishes, 11 Yellow Tails, 17 Tnuikfishes, 11 Sea Catfishes, 3 Bream, 1 Blue Tang, 



4 Chubbs, 3 Puffers, 2 Jacks, 3 Yellow Mackerel, 10 Filefishes, 1 Sheepshead, 1 



