TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT het 
the Park safely and now form an interesting exhibit on Grant 
Walk. 
In May, the Pigeon Section of the Signal Corps, U. S. A., 
deposited in the Park six homing pigeons, all of which had seen 
service in the trenches of France, one having been wounded in 
action. These birds attracted much attention on Members’ Day 
and now are exhibited at the south end of the Pheasant Aviary. 
One of the most important events of the year was the ship- 
ment of a collection of 224 birds of 106 species, as part of the 
Society’s gift to the Zoological Gardens of Antwerp. Packed in 
more than sixty cases, the birds were placed on the 8.8. H'glantier 
and left for Antwerp on October 1, in charge of Keeper Louis 
Wahl. The passage was slow and rough, but Antwerp was 
reached with very little loss. Keeper Wahl is entitled to great 
credit for his diligence and care. 
The American Ornithologists’ Union held its annual meeting 
at the American Museum of Natural History from November 11 
to 138, and visited the Zoological Park on the 14th. The members 
of the Union were entertained at luncheon in the Administration 
Building where they received an address of welcome from Di- 
rector Hornaday. After viewing the paintings of big-game ani- 
mals and the Heads and Horns Collection, the buildings and in- 
stallations of the Department of Birds proved the center of,in- 
terest and the collections were thoroughly inspected. 
During the year, the distribution of animals and birds which 
died in the Park was continued by the Curator. A total of 293 
specimens were assigned to the institutions where they were most 
needed. 
CENSUS OF BIRDS LIVING IN THE ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 
January 1, 1920. 
Species Specimens 
Struthioniformes, Ostriches. Oe Sebi shoe 2 6 
Casuarliformes, Cassowaries and Emus.. 2 iL) 
Tinamiformes, AMINAMOUS eee Ae 3 4 
Galliformes, Quail, Pheasants, etc.... 67 215 
Turniciformes, FREUD OCES ar fuses ce ek 1 il 
Columbiformes, Pigeons and Doves..... 58 158 
