58 NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
ANIMAL COLLECTIONS. 
During the past year the efforts of the Society have been di- 
rected toward procuring additional species of special educational 
value rather than toward the mere increase of the number of indi- 
viduals. In all three of the zoological classes—Mammals, Birds, 
and Reptiles—an unusual number of important additions have 
been made. Unfortunately, however, the collections have now 
reached a point beyond which any noteworthy growth is a prac- 
tical impossibility until more accommodations have been provided. 
DEPARTMENT OF MAMMALS.—W. T. Hornaday, Curator; R. L. 
Ditmars, Assistant. 
The most noteworthy event in this department was the acquisi- 
tion of a fine collection of lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, and 
pumas, for exhibition in the Lion House. All these animals were 
inspected and selected by the Director, and each animal in the 
collection was acquired as an individual gift, as set forth in detail 
in the report of the Executive Committee. 
Of the animals mentioned above, 10 were purchased in Ham- 
burg, of Carl Hagenbeck, 1 of the Berlin Zoological Gardens, I 
of the Antwerp Zoological Gardens, 4 were imported direct from 
their habitat, and 4 have been ordered of Mr. Hagenbeck, to be 
delivered as soon as they can be procured. 
The animals purchased in Europe arrived on October 16th, and 
for about two months were quartered temporarily in the Elk 
House. On December tst, the lioness called ‘Bedouin Maid,” of 
the pair presented by Mr. Robinson, gave birth to 5 cubs, 3 males 
and 2 females, all of which have been well cared for by the mother, 
and are doing well. 
As fast as the interior cages of the Lion House were finished, 
the lions and tigers were transferred to them, and made comfort- 
able ; but the long delay on the last six cages of the series rendered 
it impossible to open the building to the public during 1902. 
During the past year, important additions have been made to 
the collection of wild sheep, goats, and ibex. The additions con- 
sisted of 1 Siberian Ibex (Capra sibirica), imported from Cen- 
tral Asia; 3 Punjab Wild Sheep (Ovrs vignei) ; 1 Burrhel (Ovis 
burrhel), 1 Chamois (Rupicapra tragus), 2 female Himalayan 
Tahr (Hemitragus jemlaicus), 1 female Mouflon (Ovis must- 
mon), and 2 female Aoudad (Ovis tragelaphus). In this col- 
lection there were 3 additions by birth, and at present the collec- 
tion contains 18 specimens, representing 8 species. 
