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ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1919. 
Rock python (Python molurus) —-_--- 3 | Ground rattler (Sistrurus miliarius) _— 1 
Diamond python (Python spilotes)____ 1 | Duncan Island tortoise (Testudo ephip- 
Anaconda (Hunectes murinus) ——~_-__-~ 2 DUN) SS as ae er eee een a ee it 
Boa constrictor (Constrictor constric- Albemarle Island tortoise (Z'estudo 
(107) pee re spent SPLINE phage Rete 6 LAGE (2 TP) NAS Ei i DO I Bt oS aR a ee if 
Rainbow snake (Abastor erythrogram- Gopher tortoise (Gopherus poylphe-_ 
MLAS) ae oe SERN TNS Se aN ik Cpt) YP ee 8 is edi te ee Eat ree i AS a ee 4 
Blacksnake (Coluber constrictor) ____~- 1 | Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) _— 2 
Chicken snake (Hlaphe quadrivittata) _ 1 | Cooter (Pseudemys scripta) ___-----_- 1 
Water snake (Natriz sipedon) —~-___-_- 5 | Florida terrapin (Pseudemys  /flori- 
Garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) ___ 1 ETT I GD Vo ee SAN Se Po (IGS SIS i el dr it 
Moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus)_._ 1 
STATEMENT OF THE COLLECTION. 
ACCESSIONS DURING THE YHAR. 
Presented : Captured in National Zoological 
Mammals e222 seen ees 19 Park: 
IBITGS he es Se ee 25 1230s Cee eae ens a ee Se eee 10 
Reptiles (ie Se awe 30. Deposited : 
— T4 IMAI ALS oe eats See as Oe, 2 
Born and hatched in the National EGE Sp ool A ee ee eae ih 
Zoological Park: DERE) 38D CSIR cas SS a 10 
Mammals i2 22 Se ew ta 76 — 19 
SUR CS oe a 83 = 
—— 159 RotalbaccesSionss a = i wee 390 
Received in exchange: 
Mi gamma See ae ee cae 11 SUMMARY. 
BATS ack Le ge. ee ee PN 70 
— 81 | Animals on hand July 1, 1918__-__ 1, 247 
Purchased : Accessions during the year________ 390 
EVE SD Ren eB ste eas alee ened 9 
TERE GS ies eer BE a ag 29 1, 637 
MRED EES at 2 ae ss ee ees 2 Deduct loss (by exchange, death, and 
— 3§ return of animals on deposit) —__ 301 
Transferred from other Govern- 
ment departments: Animals on hand June 30, 1919_ 1, 336 
Marmimallig, soa 2 
FBIPG Sit eek a peg i ag SY 1 
Reptiles: (Shes a eee Se 6 
— 9 
Class Species. | Individuals. 
Bul Uh oabechs) weeps se eee me Rte ns Se Teas MaRe ELI pei UL ga oak eae eben ota ph Uy rt 156 528 
BITS. FS aS SS EG SS REE Re DORE I ea Seo FR Vint ble 190 737 
Reptiles essa. d=. OER a he IG | ae 23 el, 
NG 2) EPR ao a et al Ie ae Ay iA tf A RL hepa Sa, As 369 1,336 
VISITORS. 
The record for number of visitors during a single fiscal year has 
again been exceeded. The number of people admitted to the park, 
as determined by count and estimate, was 1,964,715, a daily average 
of 5,883. The greatest number in any one month was 355,651, in 
April, 1919, an average per day of 11,855. On March 23, 1919, there 
were 70,000 visitors; on Sunday, April 6, 1919, 85,000; and on Easter 
Monday, April 21, 1919, 55,359 (actual count at gates). 
