APPENDIX 4, 
REPORT ON THE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 
Sir: I have the honor to submit herewith a report concerning the 
operations of the National Zoological Park during the fiscal year 
ending June 30, 1914. 
By the sundry civil act approved June 23, 1913, Congress allowed 
$100,000 for improvement and maintenance. The cost of food for 
the animals during the year was $23,200, an increase of about $3,000; 
considerable repairs were required to some of the older buildings, 
and a large amount of damage on the grounds was done by a heavy 
storm. The amount remaining available for improvement and ex- 
pansion therefore was proportionately reduced. 
ACCESSIONS. 
The most important accessions were a male hippopotamus, a pair 
of young Bengal tigers, a pair of young lions, a sable antelope, and 
an American white crane. The animals mentioned in the last annual 
report as on their way from the Government Zoological Garden at 
Giza, Egypt, arrived early in the present fiscal year. Among them 
were a pair of young African elephants and a pair of cheetahs. 
The total expended for the purchase and transportation of animals 
was $7,450, which includes $1,900 paid for bringing over the animals 
from Giza. 
Mammals and birds were born and hatched in the park to the num- 
ber of 95, including bears of four species, an otter, five mink, several 
monkeys, a llama, a chamois, an Arabian gazelle, various deer, two 
American white pelicans, and some other mammals and birds. 
EXCHANGES. 
Comparatively few exchanges were made during the year. Among 
animals obtained by this means were a leopard, a Japanese bear, a 
white-tailed gnu, several other mammals, and a few birds and large 
snakes. 
GIFTS. 
Miss M. H. Berger, Washington, D. C., an alligator. 
Mr. Walter Brown, Washington, D. C., a broad-winged hawk. 
Dr. D. EB. Buckingham, Washington, D. C., a coyote. 
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