Central America by Dr. S. E. Meek, and unusually com- 

 plete collections were obtained. Commencing in 1908, 

 eight expeditions were sent to South America, where 

 most of their attention was devoted to mammals and 

 birds. One of the largest of these expeditions, under 

 the leadership of Dr. W. H. Osgood and M. P. Ander- 

 son, crossed South America from Peru to the eastern 

 coast of Brazil. Later, field work was done in 

 eastern Brazil by M. P. Anderson and R. H. Becker. 

 At present an expedition headed by Edmund Heller 

 and J. T. Zimmer is at work in Peru. 



INCOME 



The income for the support of the Museum is 

 derived from several sources. The citizens of Chicago 

 have confirmed legislation for the levy of a tax which 

 provides approximately $100,000 yearly. There is also 

 an endowment fund of about $5,000,000, the interest 

 of which is used. Other receipts come from the inter- 

 est on a gift of $50,000 from Mrs. Mary D. Sturges, 

 from memberships and from small amounts paid in 

 admissions. 



Expeditions are financed largely by special contri- 

 butions. Among those who have given funds for this 

 purpose are: Joseph N. Field (South Pacific Is- 

 lands) ; Allison V. Armour (West Indies and Yuca- 

 tan) ; Mrs. T. B. Blackstone (China and Tibet) ; Stan- 

 ley McCormick (Arizona-Hopi) ; Stanley Field (Brit- 

 ish Guiana) ; Captain Marshall Field (South Amer- 

 ica) ; Arthur B. Jones (Malay Archipelago) ; and Rob- 

 ert F. Cummings (Philippine Islands). 



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