TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT AT 
ART GALLERY. 
The Art Gallery of the Society has been enriched during 
the past year by a life-sized painting of the Grant Caribou, and 
of the Musk-Ox, both in their native surroundings, by Carl Run- 
gius. A very handsome life-size bronze figure of Dinah, the 
gorilla, was presented to the Society by Mr. Watson B. Dicker- 
man ata cost of $880.25. This work was carried out most suc- 
cessfully by Mr. Eli Harvey, and is a very notable addition to 
the Art Gallery of the Society. A picture of the American Bison 
showing its former abundance is in course of preparation by 
Mr. Rungius. 
During the year, the sum of $3,770.65 was transferred from 
the Income Account to this fund, and subscriptions were received 
in the amount of $4,250, which made a total amount available for 
expenditure of $8,020.65. The expenditures during the year 
amounted to $1,255.73, leaving a cash balance on hand December 
31, 1916, of $6,764.92. 
Subscriptions of $250 for 1916 to this fund have been re- 
ceived from the following: 
Ogden Mills, C. F. Dieterich, H. M. Tilford, C. H. Dodge, 
Lispenard Stewart, George J. Gould, Watson B. Dickerman, 
Mortimer L. Schiff, Joseph McAleenan, F. K. Sturgis, Percy 
R. Pyne, George F. Baker, F. G. Bourne, James J. Hill, Grant 
B. Schley, Edward S. Harkness and Andrew Carnegie. 
TROPICAL RESEARCH FUND. 
During the year, Mr. Andrew Carnegie subscribed $1,000 
to this fund, which, together with the amount on hand January 
1, 1916, made $6,000 available for expenditure. The expenses 
amounted to $5,982.43, leaving a small balance of $17.57 on hand 
December 31, 1916. 
LIBRARY. 
The Library Fund is supported by transfers from the gen- 
eral Income Account of the Society. During the year, one such 
transfer was made of $500 which with the balance of $94.68 on 
hand, January 1, 1916, made a total of $594.68 available for 
expenditure. Books, periodicals, pamphlets, etc., have been pur- 
