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fund, it being created merely to distinguish income from the 

 Endowment Fund from the income from dues and other sources. 

 This fund is available at all times for transfer to the regular 

 Income Account, and for use in the general work of the Society. 



The balance on December 31, 1912, amounted to $3,806.07. 



Stokes' Bird Fund. — The Stokes' Bird Fund on January 1, 

 1912, had a cash balance of $209.88, and during the year there 

 was received income from the Endowment Fund furnished by 

 the late Miss Caroline Phelps Stokes, in the amount of $206.81. 

 The sum of $300 was expended during the year for the protec- 

 tion of wild life, chiefly in the necessary expenses connected 

 with the promoting of the passage of the bill affording Federal 

 protection to migratory birds now before Congress. The bal- 

 ance on December 31, 1912, amounted to $116.69. 



Library Fund. — The balance to the credit of this fund 

 on January 1, 1912, amounted to $1,081.61. During the year 

 the only credits have been a special subscription of $250 from 

 Mr. Jacob H. Schiff and $20.63 as interest. The charges against 

 this fund, however, amount to $1,031.5-5, leaving a balance on 

 December 31, 1912, of $320.69. 



This fund needs immediate attention, the lack of funds 

 being a serious drawback to the increase of the library to a 

 size sufficient for the needs of scientific work in connection with 

 our collections. 



National Collection of Heads and Horns. — The fund for 

 the National Collection of Heads and Horns opened the year 

 1912 with a balance of $27.64. To this, during the year, has 

 been added the sum of $183.30, being a special subscription 

 of $100 from Mr. Jacob H. Schiff, interest, and subscriptions 

 from the small list of annual contributors. The charges against 

 this fund, however, aggregate $451.94, leaving a net overdraft 

 of $241 at the close of the year. This is the only fund of the 

 Society which shows an overdraft. 



Afiimal Fund. — The receipts for the Animal Fund during 

 the year have been as follows : 



Received from Special Subscriptions $ 150.00 



Received from Sales of Animals 1,280.00 



Received from Park Privileges 11,923.90 



Balance January 1, 1912, (including cash 



in hands of Chief Clerk) 32,945.34 



Total receipts : $46,299.24 



