BULLETIN. 
The People of the State of New York, repre- 
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- 
Section 1. Section six of chapter four hun- 
674 ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY 
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 
ELWIN R. SANBORN, EDITOR. 
rer aes Departments: ares lows: 
W. T. HoRNADAY, Sc. D. C,. WILLIAM BEEBE, 
AQUARIUM REPTILE 
C. H. TOWNSEND, Sc. D. RAYMOND L, DITMARS. 
Published Bi-Monthly at the Office of the Society, 
11 Wall Street, New York City. 
Single Numbers, 10 Cents; Yearly, 70 Cents. 
MAILED FREE TO MEMBERS. 
Copyright, 1910, by the New York Zoological Society. 
Numser 40 JULY, 1910 
Officers of the Society. 
President - 
HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN. 
Executive Committee - 
MADISON GRANT, Chairman, 
SAMUEL THORNE, WILLIAM WHITE NILEs, 
LEvI P. MorTON, Wm. PIERSON HAMILTON, 
FRANK K. STURGIS. 
HENRY FAIRFIELD OSBORN, Ex-Officio. 
General Officers : 
Secretary, MADISON GRANT, 11 WALL STREET. 
Treasurer, PERCY R. PYNE, 30 PINE STREET. 
Director, WILLIAM T. HORNADAY, Sc.D., ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 
Director of the Aquarium, CHARLES H. TOWNSEND Sc.D., BATTERY PARK. 
JOHN S. BARNES, 
PErRcY R. PYNE, 
Board of Managers: 
Ex-Officio 
The Mayor of the City of New York - - 
The President of the Department of Parks, 
Glass of 1911. Glass of 1912. 
Henry F. Osborn, Levi P. Morton, F. Augustus Schermerhorn, 
William C, Church, Andrew Carnegie, Percy R. Pyne, 
Lispenard Stewart, John L. Cadwalader, George B. Grinnell, 
H. Casimir de Rham, John S. Barnes, Jacob H. Schiff, 
Hugh D. Auchincloss, Madison Grant, George C. Clark, 
Charles F. Dieterich, William White Niles, Cleveland H. Dodge, 
James J. Hill, Samuei Thorne, C. Ledyard Blair, 
George F. Baker, Henry A. C. Taylor, Frederick G. Bourne, 
Grant B. Schley, Hugh J. Chisholm, W. Austin Wadsworth, 
James W. Barney, Frank K. Sturgis, Emerson McMillin, 
Wm. PiersonHamilton, George J. Gould, Anthony R. Kuser 
Robert S. Brewster Ogden Mills 
@fticers of the Zoological Park - 
W. T. HoRNADAY, Sc. D., Director. 
H. R. MITCHELL - - - - Chief Clerk and Disbursing Officer. 
RAYMOND L. DITMARS - - Curator of Reptiles. 
C. WILLIAM BEEBE - Curator of Birds. 
W. Rerp Biarr, D.V.S. 
H. W. MERKEL = = = 
ELWIN R. SANBORN - 
G. M. BEERBOWER - - 
W. I. MircHELL - - - - 
Hon. WILLIAM J. GAYNOR 
Hon. CHARLES B. STOVER 
Glass of 1913. 
Veterinarian and Pathologist. 
Chief Forester and Constructor. 
Editor and Photographer. 
Civil Engineer. 
Office Assistant. 
Officers of the Aquartum 
CHARLES H. TOWNSEND, Sc.D., Director. 
W.I. DENYSE - - - - - - In Charge of Collections. 
SPECIAL ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE 
CONCERNING THE SOCIETY. 
An Act to amend chapter four hundred and 
thirty-five of the laws of eighteen hundred 
and ninety-five, entitled ““An act to incorpor- 
ate the New York Zoological Society and to 
provide for the establishment of a zoological 
garden in the city of New York,” in relation 
to real and personal property. Accepted by 
Became a law May 6, 1910, with 
Passed, three- 
the city. 
the approval of the Governor. 
fifths being present. 
dred and thirty-five of the laws of eighteen 
hundred and ninety-five, entitled “An act to in- 
corporate the New York Zoological Society and 
to provide for the establishment of a zoological 
garden in the city of New York,” is hereby 
amended to read as follows: 
§ 6. Said corporation may take, purchase and 
hold real and personal estate necessary for the 
purpose of its incorporation, and shall possess 
the general powers and be subject to the restric- 
tions and liabilities prescribed in article two of 
chapter twenty-three of the consolidated laws, 
entitled “general corporation law,” being chap- 
ter twenty-eight of the laws of nineteen hun- 
dred and nine. 
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately. 
* * * 
An Act to amend chapter four hundred and 
forty-one of the laws of nineteen hundred and 
two, entitled “An act to authorize a further 
appropriation to the New York Zoological So- 
ciety for the support of the New York Aquar- 
ium,” in relation to the amount of the appro- 
priation. Accepted by the city. 
law May 6, 1910, with the approval of the 
Governor. Passed, three-fifths being present. . 
Became a 
The People of the State of New York, repre- 
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol- 
lows: 
Section 1. Chapter four hundred and forty- 
one of the laws of nineteen hundred and two, 
entitled “An act to authorize a further appro- 
priation to the New York Zoological Society for 
the support of the New York Aquarium,” is 
hereby amended to read as follows: 
§ 1. The board of estimate and apportion- 
ment of the city of New York may annually, in 
its discretion, include in the budget for the then 
next ensuing financial year, in addition to any 
sum or sums which may be appropriated for the 
adequate support and maintenance of the New 
York Zoological park or gardens, situated in the 
