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Iiiiportaiit deaths. — Gastro-enteritis was the most prevalent trouble. The 

 number of cases of tuberculosis was comparatiA'ely small. 



Male tiger. This animal hart been in the collection thirteen years and was 

 (juite old when received. He had been failing for some months and being unfit 

 lor exhibiti(.n was finally chloroformed, with the consent of the owner, Mr. J. A. 

 Bailey. 



Female tiger, from Interstitial nephritis. 



Jaguar, female, an old animal, in poor condition when received, from 

 hemorrhagic septicemia. 



Grizzly bear, brain showed pathological features in both hemispheres, one 

 side suggesting results of old abscess, but innnediate cause of death was not 

 distinctly ascertained by the autopsy. 



One sea lion, from gastroenteritis. 

 . American bison, one calf from gastro-enteritis. and one old male from broken 

 spine. 



Two Arabian camels, one from gastro-enteritis, the other from tuberculosis. 



One Rocky Mountain sheep, from gastro-enteritis. 



Young male zebra, from accident. 



One cassowary, from filariasis. 



One emu, from gastro-enteritis. 



One rhea. from pleuro-pneumonia. 



Two Indian white cranes and several other birds, from aspergillosis. 



All dead animals which Avere in fit condition for preservation were trans- 

 mitted to the National Museum, the number sent during the year being 226. 

 Autopsies were made by pathologists of the Bureau of Animal Industry, who 

 also assisted with sick and diseased animals. 



Visitors. — The use of the park by schools and as a place of recreation is 

 steadily increasing. On April 16, 1906, Easter Monday, it was estimated that 

 28,0'(!0 people, mostly children, were on the grounds during the day. 



l^toteiiioit of (iiiitiial collection. 



Accessions during the year : 



Presented _• 102 



Loaned _' 3 



Purchased and collected 118 



Received in exchange 87 



Born in National Zoological Park 127 



Total 437 



Cost for jnirchase, collection, and transportation of above, $3,200. 

 Animals in the collection. 





Indige- 

 nous. 



Foreign. 



Domesti- 

 cated. 



Total. 





264 

 381 

 117 



167 



218 



13 



78 

 44 



509 



Birds 



643 



Reptiles 



130 









Total 



762 



398 



112 



1,272 



