TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT 47 



ART GALLERY. 



The Art Gallery of the Society has been enriched during 

 the past year by a life-sized painting of the Grant Caribou, and 

 of the Musk-Ox, both in their native surroundings, by Carl Run- 

 gius. A very handsome life-size bronze figure of Dinah, the 

 gorilla, was presented to the Society by Mr. Watson B. Dicker- 

 man at a cost of $880.25. This work was carried out most suc- 

 cessfully by Mr. Eli Harvey, and is a very notable addition to 

 the Art Gallery of the Society. A picture of the American Bison 

 showing its former abundance is in course of preparation by 

 Mr. Rungius. 



During the year, the sum of $3,770.65 was transferred from 

 the Income Account to this fund, and subscriptions were received 

 in the amount of $4,250, which made a total amount available for 

 expenditure of $8,020.65. The expenditures during the year 

 amounted to $1,255.73, leaving a cash balance on hand December 

 31, 1916, of $6,764.92. 



Subscriptions of $250 for 1916 to this fund have been re- 

 ceived from the following : 



Ogden Mills, C. F. Dieterich, H. M. Tilford, C. H. Dodge, 

 Lispenard Stewart, George J. Gould, Watson B. Dickerman, 

 Mortimer L. Schiff, Joseph McAleenan, F. K. Sturgis, Percy 

 R. Pyne, George F. Baker, F. G. Bourne, James J. Hill, Grant 

 B. Schley, Edward S. Harkness and Andrew Carnegie. 



TROPICAL RESEARCH FUND. 



During the year, Mr. Andrew Carnegie subscribed $1,000 

 to this fund, which, together with the amount on hand January 

 1, 1916, made $6,000 available for expenditure. The expenses 

 amounted to $5,982.43, leaving a small balance of $17.57 on hand 

 December 31, 1916. 



LIBRARY. 



The Library Fund is supported by transfers from the gen- 

 eral Income Account of the Society. During the year, one such 

 transfer was made of $500 which with the balance of $94.68 on 

 hand, January 1, 1916, made a total of $594.68 available for 

 expenditure. Books, periodicals, pamphlets, etc., have been pur- 



