108 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1949 
museum, and thus maintained as a historic building. The new 
office building should be better located both from the standpoint of 
accessibility to the public and convenience for the administration of 
the Zoo. (2) A new building to house antelopes and other medium- 
size hoofed animals that require a heated building. 
STATUS OF THE COLLECTION 
Class Species individ Class Species jadivid: 
Mammialse2-= 2) <2 os2s5 22252 235 786; || M@rustaceanstass saan 1 2 
Birds 32. 2 ee ea ee a 346 1,911 |} Arachnids____ 2 3 
Reptiles sae eee ae ees 121 509 || Insects_._--.. 1 100 
Amphibians = sees a ree 22 1644S lollusks 22 seen eee eee 3 23 
Bishee | Sede): A. aeRO 24 226 
Total. 53. #2225 335_-5-23 755 3, 724 
SUMMARY 
Animals Onenan a dlily ly, M948. a. ole SR oe ee ee 2, 797 
‘Accessionsduringythe yearn. 22555220 seo] es ee eee ee Tao 
Total number of animals in collection during the year___._______-_ 4, 548 
Removals for various reasons such as death, exchanges, return of animals 
onydeposit: vetese StL as. See se eee pee to ice rrn crate ih Tage Oe 824 
Im-collection on June.o0; 9408 2. 0. ae es eee ee eee 3, 724 
Respectfully submitted. 
W. M. Mann, Director. 
Dr. A. WrTmore, 
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. 
