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stood that the animal business cannot carry on 

 unless it has the assistance and sympathy of 

 all officials, Governmental, Customs, Shipping 

 and Transport ; without their aid the business 

 is a burden and worry to any man. Still, I 

 have been fifty years a Naturalist, and, even 

 to-day, despite my worries, I would not change 

 places with any man. 



JOHN D. HAMLYN. 



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South African Consignment for 

 Bronx Park, New York. 



Particulars of 93 boxes which left Durban 

 on the S.S. " Chinese Prince," on 12th July, 

 1920. Collected by the Director of the Zoo- 

 logical Gardens, Pretoria. 



1 Giraffe 1 Wild Boar 

 3 Brindled Gnus 3 Porcupines 



3 Leechwee Antelopes 1 Hunting Dog 



2 Sable ,, 2 Dingoes 



2 Koodoo ,, 2 Cape Jackals 



3 Eland ,, 1 Spring Hare 

 6 Blessbok ,, 2 Genet Cats 

 5 Springbok ,, 1 Civet Cat , 



1 Duiker ,, 1 Yellow Mongoose 



1 Klippespringer „ 3 Brown ,, 



1 Gemsbok 6 Chacma Baboons 



2 Black Mongeese 3 Rhodesian ,, 



2 Polecats 2 Honey Badgers 



2 Suricates 2 Night Apes 



1 Goshkawk 2 Crested Barbets 



2 Rollers 4 Meyers Parrakeets 

 1 Cape Pheasant 6 Rosey-faced Love 



5 Mouse Birds 6 Rock Pigeons 



6 Ring Doues 4 Batileur Eagles 



1 Catshrike 2 Fish ,, 



2 White-bellied Stork 2 Crested ,, 

 2 Stanley Cranes 1 Hawk ,, 

 1 Crowned Crane 2 Vultures 



1 Secretary Crane 1 Whiteh'ded Vulture 

 11 Tortoises, Turtles 1 Kolbs 



9 Francolins 1 Python 



8 Hornbills 11 Lizards 

 8 Ducks (various) 6 Babbling Thrushes 



2 Mountain Zebras 2 Cape Owls 



3 Burchell's Zebras 



The American Bison Society. 



By John D. Hamlyn. 



In association and with the assistance of 

 Dr. E. W. Nelson of the Biological Survey, 



we have sent our Secretary, Mr. Garretson, 

 who accompanied Dr. Geo. W. Field of the 

 Biological Survey, to eastern Oregon, and 

 found that practically the last remaining wild 

 herd of antelope were near extermination. 

 The report of these gentlemen will be printed 

 in the year book and is now in the press and 

 is being printed through the co-operation, and 

 at the expense of the Permanent Wild Life 

 Protection Fund, of which Dr. Hornaday is the 

 Senior trustee. Due credit will be given for 

 this in the printed report. 



I also suggest that a resolution be made 

 covering the Association's activities and leader- 

 ship in having established in south-eastern 

 Oregon and north-western Nevada a reservation 

 or harborage for the antelope and sage grouse, 

 practically sixty miles long by twenty miles 

 wide, and that your officers be authorised to go 

 ahead and associate in this campaign other 

 societies and game protection associations, and 

 get all the assistance possible to co-operate with 

 the Governments in the establishment of this 

 reservation, both nationally and by the States 

 of Oregon and Nevada. 



In association with American Game Pro- 

 tection Association, the Camp-Fire Club of 

 America and the National Parks Association, 

 your President sent a telegram to the Governor 

 of Montana requesting him to stop the slaughter 

 of the elk. This matter is a very serious one at 

 the present time. Your officers have had various 

 conferences with Hon. E. W. Nelson of the 

 Biological Survey, Dr. Geo. W. Field of the 

 same department, and Mr. Horace M. Albright, 

 the superintendent of the Yellowstone National 

 Park, in this matter, and we are working in 

 entire co-operation. Owing to the severe 

 winter, there has been great danger of the 

 National elk herd starving. The leadership in 

 the matter of providing hay has been taken by 

 the Biological Survey and Forestry Service, 

 and much good work has been done by them 

 and the National Parks Association. Your 

 President suggests that a resolution be passed 

 authorising the officers of our Society to co- 

 operate in every way possible to assist the 

 Government and the National Parks Association 

 in the saving of the elk from starvation this 

 winter and in acquiring additional lands for 

 winter grazing grounds for them in the future, 

 and do all things necessary and proper in the 

 premises on behalf of the Society. 



The utmost harmony prevails in the Society. 

 Our membership' holds strong, which shows 



