SO collector's manual 



Washington, a branch of the Smithsonian Institution, looks for- 

 ward regularly to receiving interesting kinds after they cease 

 to be pets, which, in the usual course, often happens. Species 

 that may be common in a foreign country, even some of those 

 considered pests, are usually desirable creatures for zoos here 

 at home. 



In connection with any plans for shipping living animals, the 

 following points must be remembered: All members of the 

 parrot family, and all hoofed animals, including deer and wild 

 pigs, come under severe quarantine restrictions and except in 

 very special cases cannot be brought into the United States. 

 With so many other things available, it is not worth while to 

 collect such animals. All mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians 

 enter the United States under permits from the Fish and Wildlife 

 Service, United States Department of the Interior, Chicago, 111. 

 In the case of specimens destined for the National Zoological Park 

 at Washington, send notice by telegraph or letter in advance of 

 arrival so that the necessary permits may be sent to the port 

 of entry. 



With the thousands of interesting live things available, it is 

 not possible to give instructions for the care of all of them, but 

 the following notes will be of assistance. 



While animals may be kept as pets loose or on leash, for ship- 

 ping they must be crated. The simplest and best crates are 

 made of wooden boxes (fig. 44) . A door in front about one-third 

 the width of the box gives the animal behind it some privacy. 

 The rest of the front can be of wire mesh, or of wooden slats 

 fastened to a footboard raised a little distance from the bottom 

 so that food and water may be put in and the cage cleaned 



