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EDITED BY JOHN D. HAMLYN 
No. 1.— Vol. 4. 
LONDON, MAY, 1918. 
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Report of the Superintendent of the New 
York National Zoological Park, for the 
Fiscal Year ending June 30th, 1917. 
APPENDIX 4. 
Additional ponds for waterfowl. — Addi- 
tional lakes to be used for waterfowl in summer 
and for skating in winter could be provided at 
comparatively small expense both in the open flat 
near the Harvard Street entrance and near the 
pelican pond across the road. Exhibits of water- 
fowl are very popular and instructive, and the 
skating privilege is much appreciated by the pub- 
lic in winter. 
Aviary building. — The park reports have for 
a number of years urged the appropriation of 
funds for a new bird house. That such a struc- 
ture is badly needed is apparent. The building 
now used for the birds was erected in the cheapest 
manner possible for temporary use and is now in 
a bad state of repair. The collection is an im- 
portant one, and a suitable bird house would with- 
out doubt prove one of the most attractive and in- 
structive features of the park. 
Reptile House. — A properly constructed reptile 
house would, it is certain, prove almost as attrac- 
tive to the public as a bird house. The compara- 
tively small collection of reptiles now kept in 
crowded quarters in the lion house is very popular. 
The most urgent need of the park is a sub- 
stantial increase in the general appropriation. 
When the amount provided was raised to the 
present figure, seven years ago, it was recognized 
that there was necessity for a considerable sum 
above the cost of actual maintenance, in order that 
improvements could be made and the grounds and 
buildings be kept in a good state of repair. Ow- 
ing to' the steady abvance in the price of supplies 
and to the additional expense necessitated by the 
constantly increasing number of visitors, the point 
has now been reached where the entire appropria- 
tion does not cover actual maintenance expenses. 
It is only by rigid economy, and by the elimina- 
tion of some things really necessary, that the cost 
of operation can be kept within the amount. 
Respectfully submitted. 
N. HOLLISTER, 
Superintendent. 
DR. CHARLES D. WALCOTT, 
Secretarv of the Smithsonian Institution. 
