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animals comprising the Society's collections has not been large, 

 but with the completion of this house, the Society will be called 

 upon to expend comparatively large sums in the purchase of 

 costly animals, and gifts are desired for this purpose. 



SPECIAL GIFTS. 



A fund of $3,000 has been presented by Mrs. Frank K. 

 Sturgis for the erection of a gate at the present Buffalo En- 

 trance, in commemoration of her father, the late Philip M. Lydig, 

 who formerly owned a large portion of the land now comprised 

 in the Park. Designs for this gateway are being prepared by 

 the Architects. 



The beautiful Alaskan house front and totem pole presented 

 by Mr. E. H. Harriman have not yet been erected, owing to the 

 fact that the most suitable place for these objects seems to be 

 along the river near the Boston Road, and that portion of the 

 Park has not yet been inclosed or protected. 



The first special endowment fund received by the Society was 

 provided by the liberality of Miss Caroline Phelps Stokes. In 

 October Miss Stokes presented the Society with a fund of $3,000 

 to be invested by the Society, and the interest derived therefrom 

 applied for the protection of bird life in the United States. The 

 arrangement for the expenditure of this fund has been referred 

 to Professor Osborn and Mr. Hornaday, in consultation with 

 ]\Ir. Frank M. Chapman. 



JMiss Stokes was also the first to give a fund toward the es- 

 tablishment of a zoological library by donating $300 to be ap- 

 plied for the purchase of books on birds. This gift was most 

 welcome and has been carefully expended. 



An extensive zoological library is one of the most pressing 

 needs of the Society, as the difficulty of properly identifying the 

 rare species of animals constantly arriving at the Park increases 

 with the size of the collection. The Committee proposes, in the 

 near future, to ask for the donation of a fund for the purpose 

 of establishing such a library for scientific work in the Park. 

 This library will be located in the Administration Building, 

 which must be built from funds provided by the Society it- 

 self. This building will be used by the members of the So- 

 ciety, and will be open for scientific work in connection with 

 the Park. 



