XV 



REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM FOR 

 THE YEAR 1919 



BY 



BARTON WARREN EVERMANN 



Director of the Museum 



The annual report of the Director for the year 1918 was pre- 

 sented to the Academy at the annual meeting of February 19, 

 1919. At that time there had been completed 14 large, 4 inter- 

 mediate and 8 small groups. Since then the following have 

 been completed : Large groups, Alaska Fur-Seal and Roosevelt 

 Elk ; small groups. Cottontail and Water Ouzel. 



Alaska Fur-Seal Group.— This group shows a typical harem 

 and breeding rookery of the Alaska Fur-Seal. The particular 

 rookery shown is that known as the North Rookery on St. 

 George Island, Pribilof Group, in Bering Sea, Alaska. The 

 animals constituting the harem— one bull, six cows, and six 

 pups—were supplied by the United States Bureau of Fisheries 

 at a nominal cost. 



The number of cows and pups shown in the group is not as 

 great as is necessary to make the exhibit the most typical of the 

 average harem. Arrangements were therefore made by means 

 of which there were secured from the Pribilof Islands 19 addi- 

 tional specimens. These are now being prepared for installa- 

 tion by Mr. William Heim. When they have been installed the 

 group will contain one bull, ten cows, and fifteen pups. 



In the preparation of this group the taxidermists and artist 

 were materially assisted by Dr. G. Dallas Hanna under whose 

 immediate supervision the specimens were collected, and by 

 Dr. Harold Heath who visited the Seal Islands in 1918. Dr. 

 Hanna supplied measurements for each of the specimens taken 

 that were needed by the taxidermists. He also took numerous 

 photographs that were very useful to the taxidermists and the 

 artist. Dr. Heath supplied descriptive notes, photographs and 

 colored sketches of the North Rookery which were of very 



