REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 55 



pinned and part of its interior finished; the cost, including architect's fees, was 

 $3,000. 



Work upon the roads has been: 

 Grading and macadamizing the road to the Klingle Ford entrance from where 



it crosses the main road (in comphance with the terms of the appropria- 

 tion act) $5, 000 



Necessary repairs to roadways 1, 000 



Necessary repairs to walks 600 



Construction of macadam walk from Quarry road to animal house 1,200 



Construction of macadam walk through the valley in which the beavers are 



situated 300 



Construction of a guard wall (stone masonry) along Adams Mill road 500 



Grounds along the roadway and by the buildings have been put in order and 



planted, at an expense of 1, 500 



Other repairs have been : 



Riprapping creek bank to protect road 500 



Repairs to bank of sea-lion pond 200 



Removal of detritus from pelican ]:)ond and paving drain trench 350 



Other improvements are: 



Building a new fence for llama paddock, inclosures for rodents, etc 1, 000 



Laying water pipe to various yards 650 



Laying terra-cotta drainpipe from aquarium to sea-lion pond 300 



The losses to the collection have been as follows: 



Deaths 221 



Animals exchanged for others 37 



Animals returned to owners 17 



Most of the deaths have been of small animals, birds and reptiles, many of them 

 dying from lack of suitable quarters. 



The important losses were few, the principal ones being as follows: The elephant 

 Golddust, who, after an illness of some months, died of chronic enteritis. The ostrich 

 belonging to the jmrk died from excessive feeding in hot weather, and three sea lions 

 aiid seven harbor seals died from the ill effects of the exceedingly muddy condition 

 of the water in their pond. An effort has been made to lessen this evil by cleaning 

 and graveling the bottom, but until some arrangement is made for filtering the water 

 flowing into the pond good results with these animals can not be expected. Two of 

 the prong-horn antelope died of a disorder very similar to, if not identical with, the 

 dreaded pest known as the "cattle and game disease," that has made great rav- 

 ages in foreign zoological gardens. Fortunately, this did not spread to the other 

 herbivora. 



Some important exchanges of animals have been effected during the year. Through 

 the kindness of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell the Director of the Zoological Garden 

 at Tokyo, Japan, Dr. Ishikawa, sent twelve lieautiful mandarin ducks, which are a 

 valuable addition to the collection. In return six raccoons were sent, which have 

 arrived at their destination in good condition. The director of the Central Park 

 menagerie, Mr. John W. Smith, sent for exchange a nilgai and two zebus. Eight 

 harbor seals were received from Mr. J. H. Starin, the proprietor of Glen Island; a 

 camel from the board of public park commissioners, Baltimore, and a fine tigress and 

 a red kangaroo from Mr. William Bartels. 



Two lionesses, two zebu cows, and a male axis deer were deposited by the proprie- 

 tor of the Barnum & Bailey Shows. 



1 wish to call attention to the advantage that has accrued to the park from the 

 temporary loan of animals. Eight lion cubs have been born, which, under the agree- 



