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and lynxes will thrive better and live longer in the open air than 

 in a heated building, the Society has constructed an open-air 

 installation of two compartments. It consists of a spacious log 

 cabin, open on the front side, and provided with dry and warm 

 sleeping-dens, fully sheltered from inclement weather. In front 

 of this are two large inclosures of wire netting, provided with 

 tree-trunks, and floored with mother earth. At present these two 

 inclosures contain one puma and two lynxes, all three of which 

 are in the best possible condition and seem to greatly enjoy their 

 home. 



COLLECTIONS. 



During practically the whole of the year of 1901 the Zoological 

 Park has been in the embarrassing condition of having almost 

 as many species of animals as it could properly house and ex- 

 hibit. Excepting the hardy hoofed animals, bears, and a few 

 others, it has been necessary to exercise considerable restraint 

 to avoid the acquisition of specimens which could not be housed. 

 For example, a fine tapir which came to us from South America 

 promised to become such an awkward burden if accepted, that it 

 was promptly transferred to the Washington Zoological Park. 



It has been impossible to accept tropical hoofed animals, large 

 felines, pachyderms, ostriches and emus, perching birds, and 

 birds of prey beyond the original stock. Late in the year, in 

 view of the approaching comxpletion of the Primates' House, an 

 effort was made to bring together a collection of apes, baboons, 

 monkeys, and lemurs. The advent of winter found all available 

 space in the Small Mammal House and Tortoise House filled to 

 overflowing with primates, and the gathering of such specimens 

 was temporarily discontinued. 



The Society longingly looks forward to the time when, w'ith a 

 complete outfit of buildings and aviaries, it can boldly reach out 

 all over the world for all kinds of living creatures in the serene 

 consciousness that anything can be accepted, and everything re- 

 ceived can be fittingly cared for and exhibited. 



DEPARTMENT OF MAMMALS. 



IV. 7. Hornaday, Curator ; R. L. Ditmars, Assistant. 

 In this department the most noteworthy events of the year 

 were the formation and installation of a collection of primates. 



