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Winter House for Pelicans and other Birds. — A contract 

 for the erection of this building was awarded to Joseph E. 

 Dodds on May 2, 1912, in the amount of $3,950. This building 

 is needed for the storage of pelicans and large tropical water 

 birds during the cold weather. The work is complete and the 

 building is now in use. 



Shelter Pavilion. — Plans are in course of preparation for 

 the erection of a Shelter Pavilion to the east of the Bronx River, 

 to provide shelter for visitors to that portion of the Park. 



Elephant House Roof. — Great injury was done during the 

 winter of 1911 by the imperfect construction of the roof of 

 the Elephant House, for which the contractor and his bondsman 

 are being held responsible. Meanwhile an issue of special rev- 

 enue bonds has been secured from the Board of Aldermen, and 

 a contract let for the repairs to this roof to the Keepsdry Con- 

 struction Company, in the amount of $6,000. 



Eagle and Vulture Aviary. — This building has been com- 

 pleted, and is now filled with a splendid collection of these birds. 



IMPORTANT GIFTS. 



During the year a number of valuable gifts have been re- 

 ceived, the most important of which are four young Hooded 

 Seals, presented by Mr. Harry Whitney and Captain Robert 

 Bartlett, captured by them in Arctic waters; and a young male 

 silver-tipped Grizzly Bear from the Rocky Mountains of Alberta, 

 presented by Mr. N. K. Luxton, of Banff. Other gifts were : 

 Polar Bear, by Mr. S. Osgood Pell ; Ocelot, by Mr. L. C. Good ; 

 Indian Jackal, by Mr. W. H. Stather; Striped Tailed Fox, by 

 Mr. R. H. Millward ; and 2 South American Condors, by Mr. 

 A. W. Yount. 



Mr. Emerson McMillin has also presented a large oil paint- 

 ing of Rocky Mountain Sheep, by Carl Rungius, entitled, "The 

 Mountaineers," which has temporarily been hung in the East 

 Gallery of the Administration Building. 



ANIMALS 



The most important purchase during the year has been 

 that of three Pygmy Hippopotami, which are of extraordinary 

 interest, being the first living specimens of this almost unknown 

 species ever placed on exhibition. They are at present in the 

 Elephant House and are thriving. 



Additional important purchases during the year have been 

 as follows: 2 Tasmanian Devils, 1 Tasmanian Wolf, 2 Bengal 

 Tigers, 1 Hamadryas Baboon, 1 Cheetah, 9 Beavers, a collection 



