REPORT 
OF THE 
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 
Philadelphia, April 21th, 1876. 
The Board of Directors of the Zoological Society of Phila- 
delphia, submit to the members and loan-certificate holders, 
this, their fourth annual report, of the business and opera- 
tions of the Society, from 1st of March 1875, to 1st of 
March, 1876. 
MEMBERS. 
The number of members of the Society, on the 1st of 
March, 1876, was:— 
Annual members, ... . 770 
Life, " 179 
Corresponding 9 
Honorary " ..... 14 
Total members (exclusive of loan holders), 972 
An increase over preceding year of 
Annual members ..... 68 
Life 34 
Corresponding ..... 2 
Honorary . . . . . 3 
Total increase of members, 
107 
