REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 



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Black snake, F. O. Harley, Washington, D. C 



Black muscovy duck, J. H. Holmead, 3531 Thirteenth street NW., Wash- 

 ington, D. C 



Alligator, John H. Knight, 1410 Chapin street NW., Washington, D. C— _ 



Common canary, A. L. Brandon, 2130 G street, Washington, D. C 



Common goat, Louis Brandt, 400 New Jersey avenue NW., Washington, 



D. O 



Cougar, A. P. Proctor, New York City 



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SUMMARY. 



Animals on hand July 1, 1908 1,402 



Accessions during the year 576 



Total 1, 978 



Deduct loss (by exchange, death, and returning of animals) 562 



On hand June 30, 1909 1,416 



Species. 



Individ- 

 uals. 



Mammals 



Birds 



Reptiles 



Total . . . 



143 



173 



38 



354 



578 

 711 

 127 



1,416 



Respectfully submitted. 



Frank Bakek, Superintendent. 

 Dr. Charles D. Walcott, 



Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. 



