IX 



REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE MUSEUM FOR 

 THE YEAR 1918 



BY 



Barton Warren Evermann 

 Director of the Museum 



The annual report of the Director for the year 1917 was 

 presented to the Academy at the annual meeting of February 

 20, 1918. At that time the following habitat groups had been 

 completed : 



Large groups: San Joaquin Valley Elk, Columbian Black- 

 tailed Deer, Rocky Mountain Mule Deer, Antelope, Desert 

 Mountain Sheep, Stellar's Sea Lion, California Sea Lion, 

 Leopard Seal, Farallon Islands Bird Rookery, San Joaquin 

 Valley Bird Group, Desert Bird Group, San Joaquin Valley 

 Water- Fowl Group, and California Condor. 



Intermediate groups: Mountain Lion, Northwestern Black 

 Bear, Raccoon and Striped Skunk, and Coyote. 



Small groups: California Ground Squirrel, Santa Cruz 

 Chipmunk, California Valley Quail, California Clapper Rail, 

 California House Finch, and Coast Bush-Tit. The installa- 

 tion of the Sulphur-bottom Whale skeleton had also been 

 completed. During the past year the following habitat groups 

 have been completed : 



White Pelican. — This is one of the most interesting and 

 instructive, as well as beautiful, groups that have been in- 

 stalled. It represents a portion of the breeding ground of the 

 White Pelican on Anaho Island in Pyramid Lake, Nevada. 



This rookery was selected in preference to any of those in 

 California (Buena Vista Lake, Eagle Lake, and Klamath 

 Lakes) because the topography presented an exceptionally 

 fine setting for the group. More than 10,000 birds nest on 

 this small island. The group was prepared by Mr. Paul J. 

 Fair, assisted by Mr. Arthur L. Reed and Miss Olive E. 

 Cutter. The background was painted by Charles Bradford 

 Hudson. 



