BEPOKT OF THE SECRETARY. 



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STATEMENT OP THE COLLECTION. 



ACCESSIONS DURING THE YEAR. 



Presented : 



Mammals 28 



Birds 44 



Reptiles 27 



Born and hatched in the Na- 

 tional Zoological Park : 



Mammals 52 



Birds 41 



Received in exchange : 



Mammals 12 



Birds 62 



Purchased : 



Mammals 26 



Birds 23 



Reptiles 22 



99 



93 



74 



71 



Transferred from other Gov- 

 ernment departments : 

 Mammals 



Captured in National Zoologi- 

 cal Park : 



Birds 



Reptiles 



Deposited : 



Mammals 52 



Birds 1 



53 



Total accessions 397 



SUMMARY. 



Animals on hand July 1, 1916 1,383 



Accessions during the year 397 



1,780 

 Deduct loss (by exchange, death, return of animals, and animals lib- 

 erated) 557 



On hand June 30, 1917 1,223 



VISITORS. 



The number of visitors to the park during the year, as determined 

 by count and estimate, was 1,106,800, a daily average of 3,032. The 

 greatest number in any one month was 171,400, in April, 1917, an 

 average per day of 5,713. The attendance by months was as follows ; 



1916: July, 78,800; August, 80,500; September, 122,550; October, 92,200; 

 November, 43,250; December, 44,625. 



1917: January, 37,750; February, 55,675; March. 108,400; April, 171,400; 

 May, 110,550; June, 161,100. 



