To 

 WILLIAM T. HORNADAY 



DIRECTOR OP THE NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK 



Ei}is Book is HcliicatetJ 



BY THE AUTHOR 



IN RECOGNITION OF HIS EFFORTS TO PRESERVE THE 



LIVING AMEKICAN MAMJtALS WHERE THEY 



MAY BE KNOWN TO THE CHILDREN 



OF FUTURE GENERATIONS 



