EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT 51 



A census of the animals in the Park, taken January 1, 1914, 

 shows the following result : 



Species. Specimens. 



Mammals, 208 601 



Birds 905 3,042 



Reptiles 177 1,086 



1,290 4,729 



Several valuable mammals have been added to the collec- 

 tions, the most important of which are a White-Handed Gibbon, 

 a Black Tree Kangaroo, a Great Ant-Eater, a male Giraffe from 

 the Sudan, two Yaks, two Clouded Leopards, a Hartebeeste and 

 females of the Grevy Zebra and of the Grant Zebra, 



The bird collections have been enriched by a number of 

 very rare and beautiful birds from remote regions, and at pres- 

 ent are in a very satisfactory state. 



FORESTRY AND CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT. 



During the year the roofs of several buildings have required 

 special attention, that of the Reptile House requiring a consid- 

 erable amount of work. As the buildings grow older the annual 

 repair bill is bound to increase. 



In addition to the usual planting, a heavy wind storm on 

 August 5th injured many of the trees and necessitated an un- 

 usual amount of work on the park forests. A large amount of 

 construction work was done during the year, the largest item 

 being that of the Yak Shelter and Yards. A number of new 

 cages were built, and a large amount of yards, fences and new 

 walks were constructed, in addition to the usual repairs to 

 existing work. 



NATIONAL COLLECTION OF HEADS AND HORNS. 



No notable acquisitions have been made to this collection 

 owing to the lack of funds. The following gifts of horns have 

 been received during the year: European Roebuck, presented 

 by Mr. J. Ernest Roth; Mrs. Gray's Kob, presented by Mr. 

 John C. PhilHps; Pir-Pinjal Markhor, presented by Mr. Lorenz 

 Hagenbeck; Gayal, horns and skull, presented by Carl Hagen- 

 beck's sons, and a very fine pair of Black Mountain Sheep 



