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actual attendance figures for 1919, as compared with those of 



1918, are as follows : 



Zoological Park Aquarium 



1919 2,035,859 1,850,575 



1918 1,770,437 1,450,609 



This makes a joint attendance at the two institutions of 

 nearly four millions at a cost to the city of but a trifle over 

 seven cents for each person. 



COLLECTIONS AT THE PARK. 



The census of the animals in the Zoological Park, compiled 

 January 1, 1920, compared with the census of January 1, 1919, 

 is as follows : 



January 1, 1919 January 1, 1920 

 Species Specimens Species Specimens 



Mammals 167 567 173 591 



Birds 736 2,406 726 2,339 



Reptiles and 

 Amphibians.. 95 477 81 501 



998 3,450 980 3,431 



During the year 1919 some valuable specimens were lost. 

 The most important w^ere as follows : 



Mammals: The African elephant, Sultana, young pigmy 

 hippopotamus (two days old), blesbok, orang, jaguar, Tasmanian 

 wolf, springbok, black alpaca, sitatunga. Rocky Mountain goat, 

 three sea-lions and three kangaroos. 



Birds : Harpy eagle, two South African ostriches, whistling 

 swan. North African ostrich, four eagles, three snowy egrets, 

 two European buzzards, white ibis, black ibis and a demoiselle 

 crane. 



The collections at the Park were increased by the acquisition 

 of the following specimens : 



Mammals: Jaguar, two polar bear cubs, two yaguarundi 

 cats, woolly monkey, four capybaras, one drill and a golden 

 baboon. 



Birds : Six ostriches, jabiru, curassow, sandhill crane, three 

 toucans and a pair of spoonbills. 



