102 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1926 
Gopher tortoise (Gopherus  poly- African tortoise (Testudo hermanni) — 1 
DLONAUS)) asco s rre eare e 2 | Angulated tortoise (Testudo  an- 
Dunean Island tortoise (Testudo Gulitta) ee see Get “ee 1 
ephippiun)” .orr i eas ses eee 1 | South African tortoise (Y'estudo sp.) 2 
Indefatigable Island tortoise (Testudo Chicken turtle (Deirochelys  reticu- 
portent) os Corie Bae ee il CORTE) LS See spre AY 9) ence aie ee 1 
Albemarle Island tortoise (Testudo BATRACHIANS 
VIENNA) = Oa eee 2 
South American tortoise (Vestudo den- Giant salamander (Megalobatrachus 
ticulate@) soe 1 japonicus) 222 e oS i 4 Se 2 
Statement of the collection 
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alk Birds hatras Total 
| chians 
DEF sis 0a5 4 =) 6 Wied p ae aie tel teal a elie Daas ke Ned he oe 25 69 55 149 
Born and hatehed in National Zoological Park____._..--___---- 39 42 22 103 
Received in OxChanger snc. orc < amet wertewe ete prey eC 2 Al Rn 4 13 4 21 
d Sb ae) 0: 0212) 6 Reperapeerl ania ie aa pg NL ales Lok Oo Re ee 24 90 | 9 | 123 
Transferred from other Government departments_-_____-_-----_- 10 42 1 53 
Deposited 22 Cus: eae wee ee een ete oer eee Serene eM 2a 10 5 | 15 30 
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112 261 106 479 
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SUMMARY 
Animalssonvhand juliyuly dons a faa 0 SE a ee eee 1, 620 
PAC CESSI ON SHCNIEI Skt ERY Co rite eer 212 NE Ls ole hE ee Eley ln he ee 479 
Total-animais handled]. twigs [0 te! Ames eo ha eee 2, 099 
Deduct loss (by death, return of animals, and exchange) —__--_---______- 480 
1, 619 
Status of collection 
* Individ- 
Species us 
IMagrmimisiss 70 Us CP Ca sea Ra Pe see ETAT RPS Aes Fe ST 1s BIR Pe TO 178 461 
HSV of 0 kegel NL 2 P,P doe A ae ae ee eee ulate 291 1, 042 
Reptiles‘and: Datraeh iss ks ae eh ee OA A Do ee 48 116 
MO tal cee Leh / mae, 2) ad Peat abet 517 1,619 
Examination of the list of animals shows that the collection is 
now weak in large and important forms; and, taking into considera- 
tion, further, the fact that many of those still included are very old, 
it is evident that greater expenditure for new stock must be made 
in the near future if the park is to keep its place among the principal 
zoological collections of the country. 
VISITORS 
The attendance record as determined by daily estimate was slightly 
less than that of 1925, but exceeded the attendance of any other 
previous year. 
