100 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1923 



STATEMENT OF THE COLLECTION 



Accessions during the year 



SUMMARY 



Animals on hand July 1, 1922 1, 081 



Accessions during the year 612 



Total animals handled 2, 293 



Deduct loss (by exchange, death, and return of animals on deposit) 525 



Animals on hand June 30, 1923 1, 76S 



The number of species on exhibition on June 30 is 16 more, and the 

 total number of animals is 87 more than in any previous year. 



VISITORS 



The total number of visitors to the park, for the fiscal year, as 

 determined by count and estimate, was 2,393,428. This is 229,174 

 above the official record for 1922, and makes the fourth year in suc- 

 cession that the attendance has exceeded 2,000,000. The greatest 

 attendance in any one month was 330,700 in May, 1923. 



The attendance bv months was as follows : 



1922 

 July 192, 400 



August _'_ 216, 500 



September 251, 800 



October 215, 500 



November 148, 400 



1923 



January 57, 452 



February 80, 558 



March 232, 715 



April 275,052 



May 330, 700 



December 87,051 June 304,900 



Schools, classes, and other organizations visiting the park during 

 the year numbered 171, with a total of 14,185 individuals. 



