ZOOLOGI CAL KXPBDITIOH. 
A project highly desirable for the National Zoological 
Park is one of scientific expeditione under the auspices and for 
the benefit of the Park, to be undertaken from time to time as 
occasion warrants. 
A zoological park should maintain a representative col* 
leotion of live wild animals from all parts of the world, and 
should establish and maintain wide contacts. Expeditions composed 
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of competent people, sent out for the purpose of collecting and 
studying wild animals, would result not only in increasirg and 
maintaining the interest and scientific value of the collection 
to a very great extent, but would also add to our knowledge of 
life, especially of the higheranimald. In connection with this, 
investigations should be rr&de in the diseases of wild animals. 
The sura of $10,000 a year, made available f®r such 
a project, would enable the Zoological Park to undertake such 
field work, and would be of great advantage not only to the park, 
which would secure large and important additions to its col* 
lections, including numerous rare species which seldom or never 
could be obtained in any other manner, but would also enable other 
students to carry on investigations in the field. 
