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Early in the spring a large consignment of South American 

 birds and mammals was offered to the Society by the Zoological 

 Garden of Para, Brazil. Many of the species offered were rare 

 and highly desirable. The opportunity to secure valuable speci- 

 mens and also to establish a permanent source of supply, was 

 availed of by sending Curator Beebe to Para. The total expen- 

 diture was $2,342.30, which was borne by the Animal Fund. 



Mr. Beebe returned to New York on May 29, 1915, bringing 

 44 mammals, 63 birds, 17 reptiles, and a few rare and curious 

 fishes, all in excellent condition. These groups are exhibited 

 as a special South American feature in the Primate and Small- 

 Mammal Houses, the Aquatic-Bird House and the Reptile House. 



A New Exhibit. — Assistant Curator Crandall has brought 

 together and installed at the eastern side of Baird Court, a large 

 collection of appliances designed to encourage the return of our 

 native birds. It consists of nest boxes of many kinds, food-tables 

 and bird houses. Each specimen is fully labelled with its trade 

 name, name and address of the maker and the price. 



COLLECTIONS. 



A census of the exhibits at the Aquarium, taken January 1, 

 1916, shows the following results : 



January 1, 1915 January 1, 1916 



Species Specimens 



Fishes 146 2,876 



Reptiles 24 130 



Amphibia 9 109 



Invertebrates 18 2,051 



Mammals 2 3 



199 5,169 200 5,688 



The collections at the Aquarium are in good condition. 

 Numerous fresh-water fishes have been secured by exchange 

 with the Philadelphia Aquarium, and by collecting in local 

 waters. Arrangements have also been made with the Booth 

 Steamship Line for a collection of large turtles from the upper 

 Amazon, to be delivered in January, 1916. 



By special arrangement with the aquariums in Boston and 

 Philadelphia, a shipment of 600 tropical fishes was brought from 

 Key West, Florida, the New York Aquarium undertaking the 



