roaming at large in the park, though it was less than during the previous year. Forty-one of the animals that died were transferred to the National Museum. Autopsies were made, as usual, by the Pathological Division of the Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture.1 ANIMALS IN THE COLLECTION JUNE 30, 1915. 1 The causes of death were reported to be as follows: Enteritis, 20; gastritis, 2; gastroenteritis, 1; quail disease, 20; pneumonia, 8; tuberculosis, 10; congestion of lungs, 4; pleurisy, 1; aspergillosis, 4; congestion of liver, 5; rupture of liver, 1; nephritis, 1; peritonitis, 1; septicemia, 2; pyemia, 1; septic endometritis, 1; pericarditis, 3; rupture of aorta, 1; hemorrhage on spinal cord, 1; visceral gout, 2; chronic arthritis, 1; impaction of intestine, 1; necrotic stomatitis, 2; anemia, 3; wound infection, 1; accident, 2; undetermined, 7. Sambar deer (Cervus unicolor). Philippine deer (Cervus philippinus) Hog deer (Cervus porcinus) ——. Barasingha deer (Cervus duvaucelii). 1 Axis deer (Cervus axis)-- Japanese deer (Cervus sika). 1 Red deer (Cervus elaphus). 1 1 12 223 American elk (Cervus canadensis) – Virginia deer (Odocoileus virginianus) – Cuban deer (Odocoileus sp.). Common goat (Capra hircus) Tahr (Hemitragus jemlaicus) Angora goat (Capra hircus). Circassian goat (Capra hircus). 5 Barbary sheep (Ovis tragelaphus)‒‒‒‒ Grant's zebra (Equus burchelli granti) – Collared peccary (Dicotyles angulatus) Wild boar (Sus scrofa)--- 1 Barbados sheep (Ovis aries-tragela Northern wart hog (Phacocharus afri Zebu (Bibos indicus)--- Guanaco (Lama huanachus). 2 Wallaroo (Macropus robustus)–. 4 Yellow-headed amazon (Amazona levaillanti) Blue-fronted amazon (Amazona æstiva). Lesser vasa parrot (Coracopsis nigra) – Banded parrakeet (Palæornis fasciata) Love bird (Agapornis pullaria) –. Shell parrakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus) Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) – Arctic horned owl (Bubo virginianus subarcticus) Barred owl (Strix varia) –. Sparrow hawk (Falco sparverius)‒‒‒‒ Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) -. 3 1 2 1 Venezuelan hawk. 1 Boatbill (Cancroma cochlearia). 2 Caracara (Polyborus cheriway) – 3 Black stork (Ciconia nigra).... Marabou stork (Leptoptilus dubius). White ibis (Guara alba) – Roseate spoonbill (Ajaja ajaja)‒‒‒‒‒‒‒ European flamingo (Phænicopterus roseus) Whistling swan (Olor columbianus). Black swan (Chenopis atrata)_. Spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis). Muscovy duck (Cairina moschata)_ White muscovy duck (Cairina mo8chata) Wood duck (Aix sponsa). Mandarin duck (Dendronessa galericulata) Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis nova-hollandia) Lesser snow goose (Chen hyperboreus) – Greater snow goose (Chen hyperboreus nivalis) Ross's goose (Chen rossi). Fulvous tree duck (Dendrocygna bicolor) Wandering tree duck (Dendrocygna arcuata) Ruddy sheldrake (Casarca ferruginea) – Blue-winged teal (Querquedula discors) – Rosy-billed pochard (Metopiana peposaca) Red-headed duck (Marila americana)__ American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) European white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)- Roseate pelican (Pelecanus roseus)-Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) –– Australian pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus). Florida cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus floridanus)-- 2 6 1 19 6 2 2 225 29 9 225 2 15 American white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons gambeli) Great black-backed gull (Larus mari Barred-head goose (Anser indicus). Chinese goose (Anser cygnoides) Canada goose (Branta canadensis) – 12 6222 5 SUMMARY. Animals on hand July 1, 1914. Accessions during the year.. 1,362 498 Deduct loss (by exchange, death, return of animals, etc.). 1,860 463 The number of visitors to the park during the year, as determined by count and estimate, was 794,530, a daily average of 2,176. This was the largest year's attendance in the history of the park. The greatest number in any one month was 153,452 in April, 1915, an average per day of 5,115. Sixty-two schools, classes, etc., visited the park, with a total of 3,485 individuals. IMPROVEMENTS. A cage for pumas was built near the lion house. The cage is 22 by 28 feet, 10 feet high, and attached to it is a well-built shelter house, which provides four compartments for the animals and ample space for the keeper in caring for them. In order to provide for keeping a band of rhesus monkeys out of doors throughout the year, a small shelter house with thick wooden walls was built and connected with it a yard 25 feet square. Twentyfive monkeys were placed there in October; all came through the winter in good shape except one, which was taken out as it appeared to suffer from the cold. A new machine lathe was added to the shop equipment, replacing one of inferior type which had been in use since the early years of the park. A tool grinder and power hack saw were also installed and overhead equipment of shafting and pulleys arranged for the several machines. A food chopper and bone grinder, with motor for driving them, were put in at the food house. For the convenience of the increasing number of people who enter at the south end of the park, a foot bridge was constructed there across the creek. A small rustic shelter was also built near the new stone bridge. |