﻿REPORT 
  OF 
  THE 
  SECRETARY. 
  21 
  

  

  Relations 
  were 
  established 
  also 
  with 
  the 
  newly 
  formed 
  Governments 
  

   of 
  Esthonia, 
  Far 
  Eastern 
  Eepublic, 
  Latvia, 
  Lithuania, 
  and 
  Ukrainia, 
  

   Conditions 
  in 
  Russia 
  and 
  Turkey 
  are 
  not 
  yet 
  sufficiently 
  settled 
  to 
  

   warrant 
  the 
  exchange 
  of 
  publications 
  previously 
  carried 
  on 
  between 
  

   the 
  United 
  States 
  and 
  these 
  countries. 
  

  

  The 
  number 
  of 
  boxes 
  shipped 
  abroad 
  during 
  the 
  year 
  was 
  larger 
  

   than 
  ever 
  before, 
  due 
  largely 
  to 
  the 
  opening 
  of 
  exchange 
  relations 
  

   with 
  Yugoslovia 
  and 
  certain 
  of 
  the 
  independent 
  Russian 
  States, 
  

   the 
  material 
  for 
  these 
  countries 
  having 
  accumulated 
  here 
  for 
  sev- 
  

   eral 
  years. 
  

  

  The 
  regular 
  schedule 
  of 
  shipments 
  to 
  foreign 
  countries 
  was 
  re- 
  

   sumed 
  during 
  the 
  year. 
  To 
  Great 
  Britain 
  and 
  Germany, 
  shipments 
  

   are 
  made 
  weekly; 
  to 
  France 
  and 
  Italy, 
  semimonthly; 
  and 
  to 
  other 
  

   countries, 
  monthly. 
  

  

  NATIONAL 
  ZOOLOGICAL 
  PARK. 
  

  

  The 
  past 
  year 
  has 
  been 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  successful 
  since 
  the 
  estab- 
  

   lishment 
  of 
  the 
  park. 
  The 
  number 
  of 
  visitors 
  exceeded 
  2,000,000; 
  

   the 
  collection 
  of 
  animals 
  is 
  larger 
  and 
  more 
  important 
  than 
  ever 
  

   before 
  ; 
  a 
  number 
  of 
  minor 
  improvements 
  have 
  been 
  completed 
  and 
  

   progress 
  made 
  on 
  certain 
  larger 
  projects; 
  and 
  the 
  reservation 
  itself 
  

   has 
  been 
  maintained 
  in 
  excellent 
  condition. 
  That 
  the 
  popularity 
  

   of 
  the 
  park 
  as 
  a 
  source 
  of 
  recreation 
  and 
  instruction 
  continues 
  

   unabated 
  is 
  shown 
  by 
  the 
  fact 
  that 
  for 
  the 
  third 
  consecutive 
  year 
  

   the 
  attendance 
  has 
  exceeded 
  2,000,000, 
  and 
  its 
  increasing 
  value 
  as 
  

   a 
  supplement 
  to 
  school-room 
  instruction 
  in 
  natural 
  history 
  is 
  demon- 
  

   strated 
  by 
  the 
  205 
  schools 
  and 
  classes 
  visiting 
  the 
  park 
  during 
  the 
  

   year, 
  with 
  a 
  total 
  of 
  13,585 
  individuals. 
  

  

  The 
  total 
  number 
  of 
  animals 
  on 
  exhibition 
  at 
  the 
  close 
  of 
  the 
  year 
  

   was 
  1,681, 
  representing 
  482 
  species 
  of 
  mammals, 
  birds, 
  and 
  reptiles. 
  

   This 
  is 
  not 
  only 
  a 
  larger 
  number 
  of 
  individual 
  animals 
  than 
  ever 
  

   shown 
  before, 
  but 
  also 
  a 
  larger 
  number 
  of 
  different 
  species. 
  Among 
  

   the 
  656 
  accessions 
  received 
  during 
  the 
  year, 
  217 
  were 
  gifts. 
  Among 
  

   these 
  may 
  be 
  mentioned 
  two 
  important 
  collections 
  from 
  South 
  

   America, 
  one 
  made 
  by 
  Dr. 
  William 
  M. 
  Mann 
  on 
  the 
  Mulford 
  Bio- 
  

   logical 
  Explorations 
  of 
  the 
  Amazon 
  Basin 
  and 
  presented 
  by 
  the 
  

   H. 
  K. 
  Mulford 
  Co. 
  of 
  Philadelphia, 
  the 
  other 
  made 
  by 
  Mr. 
  W. 
  J. 
  

   La 
  Varre, 
  jr., 
  and 
  presented 
  by 
  him. 
  These 
  two 
  collections 
  con- 
  

   tain 
  several 
  species 
  of 
  South 
  American 
  monkeys 
  and 
  birds 
  never 
  

   before 
  shown 
  at 
  the 
  park. 
  One 
  hundred 
  and 
  fifty 
  mammals, 
  birds, 
  

   and 
  reptiles 
  were 
  born 
  in 
  the 
  park 
  during 
  the 
  year. 
  

  

  Under 
  the 
  heading 
  of 
  improvements 
  the 
  report 
  of 
  the 
  superin- 
  

   tendent 
  mentions 
  a 
  large 
  project 
  of 
  grading, 
  leveling, 
  and 
  filling 
  in 
  

   5537^—24 
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