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internal liemorrliage from rupture of hematoma ou gizzard, 1 ; hemistomiosis, 

 1 ; pyemia, 1 ; rabies, 2 ; carcinoma of uterus, 1 ; carcinoma of liver, 1 ; psoric 

 marasmus, 1; ruptured oviduct, 1; starvation (young coyotes), 4; congestion 

 of brain (from accident), 1; gunshot wound (puma killed because of curvature 

 of spine), 1; cause of death not found, 3; total, 117. 



The number of visitors to the park during the year was 652,500, a daily aver- 

 age of about 1,783. The largest number in any month was 109,2405 ^^ April, 

 1908 — a daily average of 3,524. 



During the year there visited the park 170 schools, Sunday schools, classes, 

 etc., with 4,638 pupils, a monthly average of 386 pupils. While most of them 

 were from the city and immediate vicinit3', 29 of the schools were from neigh- 

 boring States ; and classes came from Fairhaven, Fitchburg, Lexington, 

 AValtham, and Boston, Mass. 



NEEDS OF THE PARK. 



General aviary. — The temporary bird house is crowded during the winter far 

 beyond its proper capacity, and it is impossible to care for the birds satisfac- 

 torily. When it was built, and also at the time that additions were made, the . 

 funds available for the purpose were so small that it was necessary to build in 

 the cheapest manner possible, so that the house has already required consider- 

 able repair, and will very soon have to be largely rebuilt. The park has a good 

 collection of birds, including a number of rare, interesting, and valuable speci- 

 mens, sufficient to fill at once a large aviary and make one of the most im- 

 portant and atti'active features of the park. 



Antelope house. — The temporary building used for this purpose is quite inad- 

 equate, and, while it has served the purpose fairly well for the temporary hous- 

 ing of a few of these animals, it is far from satisfactory for long-continued use. 



Inclosures. — Inclosures, with pools, for sea lions and seals. The park now 

 has on exhibition both the common California sea lion and the great northern 

 or Steller's sea lion, also seals, but these animals now have only very small 

 pools, which were intended for other animals, and which are not large enough 

 to allow the activity which they need in order to keep in health and vigor. 



Office huilding near the center of the activities of the park. 



Puhlic comfort places. — The present structures are unsightly in appearance, 

 inadequate, and becoming seriously in need of repair. 



Restaurant. — There is now in use as a restaurant merely an inclosed plat- 

 form with roof and a small inclosed shed attached for cooking purposes, and 

 no place where visitors can take lunch with comfort, especially in cold weather. 



Shelters for visitors are needed in various parts of the park. 



The little hill, occupied by the condor cage and various small shelters, is 

 very unsatisfactory in appearance and arrangement, and should be rearranged 

 or cleared for something more suitable for so prominent a location. 



The roads, which it was not possible to reconstruct from the special appi'o- 

 priation, are coming to be in very bad condition, and are seriously in need of 

 thorough repair. This should include paving the ford across the creek in the 

 line of the driveway which leads out to Cathedral avenue, and should also include 

 the extension of the guard wall at the side of the Adams Mill road along the 

 entire extent of the steep bank. Much of the macadam walk is in very unsatis- 

 factory condition and needs thorough repair, and a concrete walk should be 

 built about the flying cage. 



