24 THE AMERICAN BISON IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. 



for New York Cit} r . There are, in addition to the above, 11 head at 

 Glen Island, New Rochelle, N. Y. 

 Yours, very truly, 



W. T. Hornaday, Director. 



Hon. Thomas Ryan, 



Acting Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D. C. 



New York Zoological Society, 



New York, March 6, 1902. 

 Dear Sir: Immediately upon receipt of your letter of February 24, 

 inquiring regarding- the buffaloes in New York City and vicinity, I 

 immediately addressed a letter to Mr. John H. Starin, owner of the 

 buffaloes at Glen Island, requesting him to inform me, on your account, 

 how many of his animals are of pure blood and how many are of 

 mixed breed. I regret to say that I have received no reply to this 

 communication. 



All the buffaloes in the National Zoological Park, 14 in number; in 

 Central Park, 3, and in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 2, are of pure breed. 



Of those at Glen Island, it is my impression that about one-third of 

 them are of mixed breed. 



Regretting the fruitless delay that has ensued on account of Mr. 

 Starin \s failure to reply, I remain, 



Yours, very truly, W. T. Hornaday, 



Director of the Zoological Park. 



Hon. E. A. Hitchcock, 



Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D. C. 



Note. — Since the receipt of the foregoing, the following additional data has 

 been received from the Superintendent of the National Zoological Park, District of 

 Columbia, through the Smithsonian Institution: 



Office of the Park Commissioners, 



Buffalo, N. Y, February 10, 1902. 

 My Dear Dr. Baker: Your letter relating to bison at hand, and 

 contents noted. 



Our herd is composed of 5 full-bloods, as follows: Two cows received 

 Goodnight, Tex., February 14, 1896, supposed to be in their fourth 

 year when received; 1 bull from Chicago Zoo, received June 20, 1899, 

 3 years old in August, 1899; 1 heifer calf born October 19, 1900, and 

 1 bull calf born June 9, 1901. The Chicago bull is supposed to have 

 been sired by Hornaday's "Big Bismark." There were 3 cows in the 

 shipment from Texas in 1896, 1 of which was traded to Hagenbeck, 

 Hamburg, Germany, for the Chicago bull. She was shipped from 

 here June 21, 1899, and went to Germany. 



Hoping this will help you in your work, I remain, 

 Yours, truly, 



Frank A. Crandall, Jr., 

 Curator Zoo, Buffalo, JV, Y 



Dr. Frank Baker, 



Superintendent National Zoological Park, 



Washington, D. O. 



