REPORT OF THE SECRETARY 69 



valuable specimens. W. L. Basapa, of Singapore, presented a Baska 

 turtle, and Dr. Harold Coolidge of the Harvard Primate Expedition, 

 a pair of Himalayan bears. 



This expedition was financed by the National Geographic Society, 

 and the results to the Zoo were highly gratifying. On its return 

 all members of the party except Dr. Williams arrived in New York 

 September 27, 1937, where the shipment of 193 crates of animals was 

 divided. Seventeen hoofed animals were placed in quarantine in 

 the Bureau of Animal Industry's station at Athenia, N. J., and the 

 remaining animals were brought to Washington by express. They 

 were sorted at the express car and loaded into trucks destined to 

 the respective buildings in the Zoo, and by noon of September 28 

 a large proportion of them were in their new quarters, taking baths, 

 grooming themselves, and otherwise getting ready to receive visitors 

 who were already arriving. 



After the animals were finally counted and identified, it was found 

 that the expedition had brought in the following: 



Summary of animals Drought lack oy the National Geographic Society — ■ 

 Smithsonian Institution East Indies Expedition, 1937 



Individ- 

 Class Species uals 



Mammals 46 121 



Birds 93 649 



Reptiles and amphibians 30 109 



Total 169 879 



The collection included numerous species never before exhibited 

 in the Zoo, and other species that had been badly needed. Among 

 them were Asiatic tapirs, both species of orang-utans, a pair of gaur, 

 16 birds of paradise of 4 different species, and a great many other 

 desirable birds. In the reptile collection were four species of cobras, 

 including two fine specimens of Hamadryads. 



NEEDS OF THE ZOO 



In the previous annual report under this topic, the following 

 appeared : 



The old frame shelter now housing the restaurant and concession stand 

 is badly deteriorated and entirely inadequate to accommodate the large vol- 

 ume of business that has developed with the increasing attendance at the Zoo. 



Construction of a suitable building would be a self-liquidating 

 undertaking, as the annual revenue derived from the restaurant con- 

 cession has been $6,012 per annum for the three years prior to July 

 1937, and for the following three years will be $9,012 per annum. 

 This money is deposited in the United States Treasury to the credit of 

 the General Fund, District of Columbia, and not available to the Zoo. 



