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I'UUI.ICATIONS. 



The many (juestioiis iiivohx-d in this sul)jc-ct still remain to 

 Ik- considered. At present the most pressing demand of a 

 literary natnre is for a " wcrkinj; " /.oological library. The 

 formation of so necessary an adjnnct to the vSociety's work 

 must be undertaken at once, and j^rosecuted with vi<;or. The 

 library of the Zoological Society of London, perhaps one of the 

 most complete of its kind in the world, has cost over 8.S(),()()0. 

 It is the desire of the New York Zoological Society to possess 

 one (juite as good as the best in existence, housed in a fire- 

 proof building which will also serve as the oflicial home of the 

 vSociety in the Zoological Park. 



It may fairly be expected tliat in due course of time the 

 Society will puljlish and distribute to its members numerous 

 zoological publications and pictures that will be of general in- 

 terest and \-alue. In the matter of ])ublic lectures, the Societj' 

 will assuredly do its full duty by the public ; but in this, as in 

 all other lines of its work, its usefulness will of necessity de- 

 pend upon the supjiort it receives from tlie ]nil)lic. 



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We propose to encourage and facilitate the production of 

 high-class drawings, paintings and sculptures of wild animals. 

 We deplore the fact that by reason of a general lack of support 

 from American art galleries and the ])atrons of art, and also 

 in many cases from the lack of good subjects from which to 

 work, the painting of American wild animals, save for purposes 

 of illustration, is to-day almost an unknown branch of art. 

 Although our-magnificent series of large game animals is rapidly 

 passing away, the walls of nearly if not (piite all the great art 

 galleries of America are absolutely destitute of representations 

 of them, much less of such representations as their si/.e, beaut>' 

 and im])ortance richly deserve ! In a word, we propose to 

 take the initiative in stimulating the jiroduction of paintings 

 and .sculptures of American wild animals, while there are yet 

 a few animals to serve as models. 



It is proposed that the Society's library building shall con- 

 lain studios and workrooms for zoological artists and students, 



