ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 



117 



Whitney, accompanied by a siifjjjcstion of re- 

 lief measures, he promptly presented to the 

 Zoological Society his entire herd of huffalcj. 

 cxceptin<T a few specimens which had already 

 been sold, and as many elk as the Society de- 

 sired. Already, the Park has received ten 

 ma.q;nificent specimens of Ccrviis canadensis, 

 consisting of four males and six females — 

 practically the pick of the entire herd. The 

 four males, which are of great size, all carry 

 large antlers, and in their new range present a 

 most imposing appearance. It is doubtful if 

 there are on foot to-day any wild specimens of 

 this species which surpass these splendid crea- 

 tures. 



Each one was crated separately on October 

 Mountain, hauled to the railroad, and within 

 thirty-six hours, landed safely in the Zoologi- 

 cal Park. They have not manifested the 

 slightest nervousness on account of their new 

 surroundings, and were not in the least dis- 

 turbed by the 35,000 visitors at the Park who 

 witnessed their arrival, and afterward in- 

 spected them, on September 6th. 



The buffalo herd presented by Mr. Whitney 

 contains 26 head, consisting of a general as- 

 sortment of males and females, both young and 

 old. The finest bull of the herd — a Wyoming 

 animal, named "Apache," arrived on Septem- 

 ber 6th, and the remainder of the herd will 

 follow as rapidly as it is possible to crate and 

 ship the animals. The Park has never before 

 been so well prepared to receive a buffalo herd 

 as it now is. The two ranges have been thor- 

 oughly under-drained, and put in the best pos- 

 sible condition, besides which a division fence 

 has been run in an east and west direc- 

 tion across the centre of the main rang.', which 

 will have the effect of keeping the herd 

 sufficiently near to the walks provided for 

 visitors that the animals always can be seen to 

 good advantage. 



Members of the Society will recall the fact 

 that previously Mr. Whitney presented to the 

 Zoological Park two fine buffalo bulls — 

 "Cleveland" and "^McKinley." Thus far, no 

 one else has specially contributed to the buffalo 

 herd of the Park. With the arrival of the 

 splendid contribution from October Mountain, 



the herd will stand, for all time thereafter, as 

 .Mr. Whitney's gift. 



In this connection, it is a i^leasure to call 

 attention to the fact that the entire herd of red 

 deer, and also that of fallow deer — both of 

 which are in most satisfactory condition — 

 have come to the Society as the gift of Mr. 

 William Rockefeller. As mentioned else- 

 where, the collection of llamas, guanacos, vi- 

 cunias, and alpacas, to be installed within a 

 few days, will come as the gift of Mr. Robert 

 S. Brewster. 



The members of the Zoological Society, in 

 particular, and the public, in general, are to 

 be congratulated on the imjjortant and valu- 

 able additions to the Zoological Park herds 

 that have recently been made. It is particu- 

 larly gratifying that two of the finest species 

 of North American animals — the buffalo and 

 the elk — should henceforth be so perfectly 

 represented in the Zoological Park as Mr. 

 Whitney's generous gift has made possible. 



W. T. II. 



All ])rt-\inus records I'ur attendance in the 

 Ziiological Park, were completely eclii)sed on 

 ."-Sunday, September 6tli, the turnstiles indicating 

 that 35,667 persons hail ])asseil tlirougli the 

 entrances. The total lor the first sevtn days of 

 September, 1903, was as great as for the cn/irc 

 month of September, 1902, and over 800 guide 

 hooks were sold on Sunila\- ami Labor \H\. 'I'lu- 

 attendance for August was 155.000, an liuriasi- 

 ot 29,000 over tile sanuiuonlli of tlir |ire\ious 

 year. 



The fees for inembershi]) in the Xew \'ork 

 Zoological Society are as follows : 



.\nnual membership $ 10.00 



Life membership 200.00 



Patron's fee 1,000.00 



Founder's fee 5,000.00 



Benefactor's fee 25,000.00 



Information and blank forms for member- 

 ship, may be obtained at the Service Building, 

 at all entrances to the Zoological Park, and at 

 the Secretary's Ofiice, Xo. 1 1 Wall .Street, 

 New York Citv. 



