GD. Division of Fishes, _ REPORT OF THE SECRETS 1,9 sR oe OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30 The Pe SME-INCR SS (Publication 2659) WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE ~ 1921 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30 1921 (Publication 2659 ) WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1921 CONTENTS. Page SRG SONTAG NOM ts cae eee ke 5 sR MeCSTOOLISTIMMETI meee SE a a 5 Cw oOArOROteterenisan == s SI Sey ot ee Es 5 IC EneramECOMSTO Gla GlON Sie ees 07 a ge (5 LEDSUPGE WSS aa a a pS em 8 ReSeaLcheSs- and wexplOnsahons: 8 det Geological explorations in the Canadian Rockies__.____ 11 Paleontological field-work ___-_.___-__._______ ees See eae 12 Mhe- Smithsonian African jiexpedition —--2- 6 13 PMU SOR aU Ares CNG OMGTOMeL ek et ee 8 8 13 Malacological field-work in California and the Hawaiian Islands_ 14 Botanical researches in the Orient_..:_....__-..___. .. . ™ 14 Researches on a multiple-charge rocket for reaching great alti- IG Clee 5 apenrers Weebl Oe 15 Mectinsmn honor Otiadame: Gunes ose 15 Cin chond ab OLamieale Sealy ty a Se a 16 LENT OVA GR ONT LOSES Be Ae pk a ea ee a ea Rene nee Ceara ~ 3G TE Nie eee nee eee ee eee 8 ee Re ee 1s TNE aRe ee MUSCAT LU ene te ee a ee ee ee 18 AMC McrNLCI VEO if eAlitets Snee ae 2 EAR J i a 20 LO TRSERP” (CRIT AG (oes ih ne Se a a | LE Oe ME Ce BE TES Ochi ays ie 21 BLeolimor American, Hthnology. 2 — = = a 22 TK NateLOMel! NEM AnOCSS. ae = oven eh 8 e ee t 23 MMIC eEN AO Mal “AOOLO Scala ees aes Jae oe ee Be ee 23 PASULOMUV SICAL ONSEN ValONYes = aes 05 ee SN 24 International Catalogue of Scientific Literature________________________ 25 INGECSR OMOEA ee a 8 eS Oe ee ee es 26 Appendix 1. Report on the United States National Museum__________»___ 28 F 2. Report on the National Gallery of Art2_--—_~_.____-_______ 45 Sloneport onethemireer Gallery, of Arto. 2. eso 2s et 56 4. Report on the Bureau of American Ethnology_--_----_____ = 59 5. Report on the International Exchanges_.___._._____________ 74 6. Report on the National Zoological Park____..._.-_.___-___-_ 84 7. Report on the Astrophysical Observatory_____-_-____________ 100 8. Report on the International Catalogue of Scientific Litera- . UNE oO a See ee he Oe ee pee eee ee eee ee ee 104 ORCC TOT Gas O tes Comin Tt ed Taya ee Sg OE 108 TOMERECUOL OnE DUD ITC ELON Sees se 2 eg es Boies ee Se 113 * er mye ane ee sa MOOR phot oft Res Apel eaane dideetiar csi et fuxtebh ¥ “ae par at, spew (ital tes

) on prints excepting the oriental, James Parmelee, chairman; (¢) on sculpture, Herbert Adams, chairman; (d) on American paintings, Edward W. Redfield, chairman; (e) on mural paintings, Edwin H. Blashfield, chairman; (f) on ceramics, Joseph E. Gest, chairman; (g) on oriental art, John E. Lodge, chairman; (/) on modern Euro- pean art, Gari Melchers, chairman; (7) on architecture, Charles A. Platt, chairman; (/) on portrait gallery, Herbert L. Pratt, chair- man; (/) on textiles, — , chairman; and on building, Charles Moore, chairman. ‘The executive committee met and or- ganized on June 17, 1921, and at the close of the year considerable progress had been made in the organization of the special committees. The value of the National Gallery collections already in hand is estimated at several million dollars, their acquirement being due en- tirely to the generous attitude of American citizens toward the National Gallery of Art, no single work of painting or sculpture now in its possession having been acquired by purchase. It can hardly be doubted that when a building is provided in which contri- butions can be cared for, and exhibited to the public in the manner they deserve, many collectors seeking a permanent home for their treasures will welcome the opportunity of placing them in the custody of a national institution. The providing of a suitable build- ing for the gallery is all that is necessary to make Washington in the years to come an art center fully worthy of the Nation. The act of Congress establishing the institution provided for a department or gallery of the fine arts and limited its scope to paint- ings, sculpture, engravings, and architectural designs—limitations which experience has shown lack elasticity, since the fine arts extend in various directions into other fields of culture. The chief difficulty in confining the collections to this narrow field is that, while the institution has depended, and must depend very largely, on gifts and bequests for its development, these gifts and bequests contain a large percentage of art material quite outside of the limitations indicated, as illustrated in the Freer, the Harriet Lane Johnson, and the Pell collections. It would thus appear that the gallery may well antici- pate that when a building is provided for art, the scope of the subject matter will necessarily extend to all branches furnishing art ma- terial rising into the realm of the fine arts as manifestly contem- plated in the organization of the gallery commission. 54 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1921. A chief undertaking of the year wasthe preparation of an illustrated ‘catalogue of the collections, which is practically ready for the printer at the close of the year. An illustrated catalogue of the Ralph Cross Johnson collection of paintings by old masters, written by Mr. George B. Rose of Little Rock, Ark., was published in the September (1920) number of the journal, Art and Archaeology (Vol. X, No. 3), and copies of this have been on sale during the year in the room devoted to these works. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS. FINE ARTS. The National Art Committee Exhibition of War Portraits: Signing of the Peace Treaty, 1919, and Portraits of Distinguished Leaders of America and of the Allied Nations. Painted by Eminent American Artists for Presentation to the National Portrait Gallery. National Gallery of Art, under Direction of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C., May 5 to 22, 1921. Catalogue of the Portraits by Florence N. Levy. 380 pages and cover, illustrated. Irving Press, New York, 1921. Copyright, 1921, by The National Art Committee, Rose, George B. The Ralph Cross Johnson Collection in the National Gallery at Washington, D. C. 24 illustrations. Art and Archaeology, Vol._X, No. 3, Sept. 1920, pp. 75-110. A eritical and apprec at ve rev ew of the collection of twenty-four old masters of the Florentine, Bolognese, Venetian, Fiemish, Dutch, and British schools presented to the National Gallery by Mr. Ralph Cross Johnson, of Washington, followed by an editorial announcement of the separate organi- zat on of the National Gallery of Art, pp. 109-10. LIBRARY--THE HUGHES ALCOVE. Considerable advance was made during the year in the accumula- tion of an art library, numerous art books and art periodicals having been added to the publications previously acquired by the gallery. By the will of the Rev. Bruce Hughes, of Lebanon, Pa., who died on March 20, 1916, a sum estimated at about $9,000 was bequeathed to the institution, “the sum so received to be invested and the income alone used to found the Hughes Alcove of the said Smithsonian Institute.” It is intended to devote this income to the interests of the National Gallery, as the Institution feels that the desire of the testator can most fittingly be accomplished by the establishment and maintenance of an alcove or section in the hbrary of the gallery, for reference works on art which shall serve as a permanent memorial to the founder. No part of the fund has as yet been expended. GALLERY HOUSING. The national collection of art works so far as intrusted to the Smithsonian Institution, were first accommodated in the Smithson- ian Building and later in the National Museum Building, now REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 55 the Museum of Arts and Industries. In 1910 they were transferred to the central sky-lighted hall of the recently erected Museum of Natural History. This hall was appropriately subdivided by par- titions for the purpose. The space thus made available is, however, entirely inadequate to the actual needs of the gallery, and until an additional building is provided expansion must be at the further expense of the already seriously embarrassed natural history and associated departments. The art collections are open to the public on every week day during the year, holidays included, from 9 o’clock a. m. to 4.30 o’clock p. m., and on Sundays from 1.30 to 4.30 p. m. Respectfully submitted. W. H. Hotes, Director, National Gallery of Art. Dr. CHartes D. Watcort, , Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. APPENDIX 3. REPORT ON THE FREER GALLERY OF ART. Sir: I have the honor to submit the first annual report on the Freer Gallery of Art, for the year ending June 30, 1921. THE COLLECTION. The entire Freer collection and all other objects delivered to the Smithsonian Institution, Freer Gallery of Art, by the executors of the will of Charles L. Freer, reached the building by November, 1920, and on June 15, 1921, receipt in full of all objects thus de- livered was formally acknowledged by the Institution. The fol- lowing list is offered as an indication of the nature and number of the objects received. WORKS OF ART. American. By James McNeill Whistler : 2 Dials eee Engravings (wood) ----------- Etchings, including dry-points_- [Sten OTe pus a Paintings— (One - ee ee ee WiiteLcOlolns === == ae IRAStel See a ee ee ee Peacock room and 17 wainscot panels. Piatess (copper) =]——————————— By other artists: Paintings— Pastelss se oe ae ae eee Silver OMMLGS a ee 1 fot RKO ee ee SS ees Babylonian. Metal “work, bronze=2=2225——-—=——— Byzantine. Crystal a2 a ee Manuscripts, Greek Biblical, plete and fragmentary_-------~- Metal. work, goldi=22 2322-22-22. —— Paintings, ilustrations———-—--—=-- == Cambodian. TVOny 222220832 oe ee ee See 56 29 10 me OD Chinese. Kurniture ee 22 Glass 2-22-22 2222.2 = eee 14 Ivory, bone, horn, and mother-of- pearl = 222 eae 8 Jade and other hard stones________ 503 Lacquers == 5-2 eee ily¢ Metal work: Bronze. 2 3—2- = == ee 678 Tron je eee 19 Pewtersi2=.2- 324-2 ee 8 Silvelie= oe 20 Paintings: 2222455322 eee 1, 255 Pottery 222—--2=22-2.2 eee 481 - Sculpture : Stone 2222.2. eee 183 Wo0d ...---.2-= = eee 13 Textiles -ao=2- 29-5 =" ee 183 Cypriote Glass: 222 a eee sh Metal «work, gold 223.2223 =2e=——— ue Egyptian Glassi2s tas os 2 eee 1, 391 Evory, DONC] === 3) = eee A Metal work: IBLONZE6 2 ea SS eee 1G Goldzet = 2262 5 ee See af Pottery 222 =a eee 254 Sculpture: Stone, 3) SS eee 34 Wood S222 2222=—_ 22 eee 6 Greek Metalwork, bronzes==2es === —— 2 Pottery 2-2 See it REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 57 Italian. Near Eastern and Hast Indian—Cont. TN ee eS if (EOINGIY = ee ee eee 317 TES GTP? at ea a ad ie a ft |) WEGPRIDINES) a 16 Textiles _____-------~------------- 1 Palmyran. Japanese. Sculptures stones 2222-2 =e 1 Lacquer__—--~-~~--~-~-~-----~------ 29 Tibetan. Metal work: ae perl Misco tie lit 42 Paintings: s2= 2S 2 Se a hbeb. a Sie 13 LO a ee en a eee ae Se eae + Unclassified. Silver__—_------------------- fo WeMetal yworkss_ 2s =ee<$ sacs ek 2 49 TES GPSS Se Ses Potton = ao eee ne ee 10 Pottery —~----_---~~-------------- S21) | Senlpture,’ stonezs 21510222 eee 57 Print blocks (wood) ———-=—— ——_ == 2 Met eRe oa ees t Se pine 11 Sculpture : Miscellaneous materials ______-__-_ 50 Sito. ee es ere 3 ROUTON Ty Cl ie tea eee =o Cem te) 60 STUDY ACCESSORIBS. phreNiiTleNiee aes tS § eee ee ees ROLF EL LG Ska Sees ee eee ee eee ee x arcane Electrotype platesla4 2022 See 107 Library : Glass __~~~~--~~--~-----~--------- 7 Bodkse tee tas habe, Aa Ro 2, 344 Jade and other hard stones______-__ 4 Manuscripts -___-~-=---- 3 Metal work : Reproductions =e ee 170 Bronze_____-~~~-----~-~------ 189 Rubbings ea , 222 Gold SS SS 6 | Photographs: Silver_______-_____-_----_--- 2 lantern) slidessa- 2 3,179 Pottery --------------~---------- 229 Nesitives nc eo a 693 SeuugnuLe eStOne! —— 2 = == 14 | print blocks (wood)__------------_ 8 Near Eastern and East Indian. -| Whistleriana.—19 portraits of-Whist- : ler, reproductions, photographs, Books, illustrated -___--------__-- 18 clippings, Whistler letters, and Ivory ~--------~--------~--------- other documents. Metal work: ~RhErri! [ESEOTO VAD ee a ee oe ee 3 QUIPMENT: SHUG LE SS ea a are ee Se 19 | Office, storage, and gallery furni- Mie oe 139 tuneNetcs ee ]2= Be ee Se ee 122 Work accomplished during the year includes unpacking and check- ing the collection and placing the objects in their respective storage spaces; examination and classification of the Japanese pottery and Chinese paintings; urgently needed restoration work on 27 oil paint- ings; renumbering, measuring and cataloguing of the entire col- lection. This latter task, though well under way, is by no means completed. ACQUISITIONS BY PURCHASE. Sculpture, stone: Chinese, period of the Six Dynasties. with Buddhist scenes. Chinese, T’ang? A tiger. Photographic negatives—70, representing objects in the Freer collection. Two large slabs carved in high relief BUILDING AND INSTALLATION. The principal work accomplished during the year includes com- pletion of certain electrical equipment and of gallery equipment such as register faces, pipe rails, and skylight glass; the installation of two additional lavatories and a carpenter’s workshop; the provision of asbestos screens for the windows of the peacock room to prevent condensation of moisture on the glass; the building of partitions in 58 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1921. study room 2; the construction of storage cases for Chinese and Japa- nese panel pictures, for pottery, and for stone sculpture. Still under way is the rebuilding of the dais in gallery 18; the recoloring of the gallery walls throughout; the construction of storage bags and boxes for Japanese screens. . Early in June, the Institution formally and with certain reserva- tions accepted the building from the architect, Mr. Charles A. Platt. Thanks are due Mr. Stephen Warring, to whose care in packing and unpacking the collection may be attributed the transference of the whole from Detroit to the storages of the Freer Gallery without a mishap; Prof. Edward S. Morse for his expert opinion on the Japanese pottery; Mr. H. E. Thompson for his skillful work of restoration on the Whistler oil paintings; and, above all, Miss Rhoades and Miss Guest, both of the staff, without whose constant devotion to the Freer Gallery and its every interest, most of the progress here recorded would have been impossible. Respectfully submitted. J. E. Loner, Curator, Freer Gallery of Art. Dr. Cuartes D. Watcort, : Secretary, Smithsonian Institution. APPENDIX 4. REPORT ON THE BUREAU OF AMERICAN ETHNOLOGY. Sir: In response to your request, I have the honor to submit the following report on the field researches, office work, and other opera- tions of the Bureau of American Ethnology during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1921, conducted in accordance with the act of Con- gress approved June 5, 1920. The act referred to contains the fol- lowing item: American ethnology: For continuing ethnological researches among the American Indians and the natives of Hawaii, including the excavation and preservation of archeologic remains, under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution, including necessary employees and the purchase of necessary books and periodicals, $44,000. In the expenditure of this money the chief has tried to cover the field as economically as possible and to broaden the researches of the bureau staff in order to inciude as many stocks of Indians as the limited appropriation will allow. The science of ethnology is so comprehensive and its problems so numerous and intricate that to do this scientifically is extremely difficult. Work has been done on the Algonquian, Iroquois, various members of the Muskhogean stock, Kiowa, Pueblo, Osage, Pawnee, and others. The plan of work embraces many different aspects of the cultural life of the Indians, including their languages, social and religious customs, music, mythology, and ritual. Researches have been made on the condition of the Indians in their aboriginal state before or directly.after the advent of the Europeans, and the desire has been to increase the relative amount of field-work. Archeological explorations have been prosecuted in Texas, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Colorado, New Mexico, and the Hawaiian Islands. This line of study is destined to become the most popular in anthropology, and publications on the subject are always eagerly sought by the correspondents of the bureau. To the development in recent years of the movement known as “See America First” we owe in part the creation of a bureau of the Department of the Interior called the National Park Service. Inci- dentally the movement has stimulated a desire for research in both ethnology and archeology. Several monuments and one national park have been set aside by presidential proclamation to preserve Indian relics which they contain. The main attractions of most of 59 60 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1921. these reserves are ancient buildings more or less dilapidated and buried underground, and to increase their educational value it is necessary that they be excavated under the supervision of men trained in the scientific methods of the archeologist. They should also be repaired by equally competent hands. This work is now being shared with other institutions, but it is desirable that the Bureau of Ameri- can Ethnology should continue to occupy a very prominent place in this work, in which it was the pioneer, as its appropriation was made in part for this service. While the majority of these monuments are prehistoric cliff dwell- ings or pueblos situated in our Southwest, there are others of equal interest in other parts of the country. For instance, among the most instructive of these monuments is the Kasaan Monument, an aban- doned Haida village situated in Alaska. This village has many of the old totem poles, several “ grave houses,” and other buildings still standing, but rapidly going into ruin, liable to be destroyed by fire or by vandals. It is very desirable that steps should be taken to preserve this deserted town and that ethnological studies be made before these relics are lost to science. The bureau is also contributing its part, in an unobtrusive manner, in the efforts to preserve Cahokia, the largest aboriginal mound in North America. In his previous reports the chief has annually called attention to the time consumed by the staff in answering correspondence asking information regarding American ethnology and related subjects. Some of these letters request elementary knowledge, others demand more or less research. Whether for the one or the other purpose, they often necessitate investigation and absorb considerable time, which tends to distract the attention of the experts from intensive scientific research, thus causing the scientific output to be reduced to a greater or less degree. The chief regards this aspect of the work of the bureau as a very important one and indicative of the respect in which the bureau is held by its correspondents. For this reason replies have been prepared with great care, so that they may be reliable and authoritative. FIELD RESEARCHES OF THE STAFF. Two members of the staff, the chief and Dr. Truman Michelson, engaged in field exploration at some time during the year. During the past year the chief made three visits to the Mesa Verde National Park, Colo.; one in July and August and another in Novem- ber, 1920. On the second visit he was the guest of Mr. Stephen T. Mather, Director of the National Park Service, Mr. F. A. Wad- leigh, general passenger agent of the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad, and other gentlemen. The object of this visit was an inspection of past work in the park and formulation of plans for the future. The REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 61 work in July and August was a continuation of cooperative work of the Bureau of American Ethnology and the National Park Service, with an allotment by the latter for the excavation and repair of the ruins in the park. sa aeiicere 58 RSVP Ui eee eee ecie aaae Seton eos we Oa HS witzerlandnes on cece eene ce Seen omenae cee 14 HATES GL SR ia oon, oe ae 163) Pasmiamian nae see onc ae ee peee mer 29 SDC SA 3 Aer ese ae! eae ea | 218% || EPIMid ad soec ac ene some ae oe Someones 2 AGAIN AT gees tate eie eee ieee eee Ses 691 || Union of South Africa...............--.- 36 Great Britain and Ireland............... Soll || UTURUAY ce. c cose oe ce elooees eer ens 16 (CRASH S aM seat RAG ran oe eae 12h RV enoztielaseet eta ste sso weet ee eae 11 (Ganigertl Disk ea eee eee eee Dl VACHORIALS oo oaks Osea te aes see eos 30 ETOMU LEASE coe tra whe ce eta ack se eile WWeSbOrnvAVStralia. 26. -oeeceee kee hee 14 LED SUR a ee Se AeA eel) ee a ee ae 27 —_ VOY On Ete PAO 5 Se Lee ae ee 41 Popally se a acseet ec eo ene aces cee 2,752 Galyecesey pe cane ee cee eee ida 106 FOREIGN DEPOSITORIES OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTAL DOCUMENTS. 2 In accordance with the terms of a convention concluded at Brussels March 15, 1886, and under authority granted by Congress in resolu- tions approved March 2, 1867, and March 2, 1901, there are now sent through the exchange service regularly to depositories abroad 57 full sets of United States official documents and 39 partial sets— Poland having been added during the year to the list of those coun- tries receiving full sets, and Latvia and the Library of the League of Nations, located in Geneva, Switzerland, to the list of those receiving partial sets. The number of full and partial sets now being sent abroad, it will be seen, is 96. The total number provided by law for the use of the Library of Congress and for international exchange is 100. The full set of documents sent to Poland is deposited in the Bibliothéque du Ministére des Relations Extérieures, Warsaw. The 78 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1921. partial set for Latvia is deposited in the office of the prime minister at Riga. IT stated last year that it was understood that the Czechoslovak de- pository would be the Ministére de l’Instruction Publique, at Prague. Information has since been received from the Government of Czechoslovakia to the effect that the United States official documents would be deposited in the Bibliothéque de Assemblée Nationale in Prague. A complete list of the depositories is given below: DEPOSITORIES OF FULL SETS. ARGENTINA: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Buenos Aires. AUSTRALIA: Library of the Commonwealth Parliament, Melbourne. AustTrRIA: Statistische Zentral-Kommission, Vienna. BapvEN: Universitiits-Bibliothek, Freiburg. (Depository of the State of Baden.) BavaArtA: Staats-Bibliothek, Munich. BELGIUM: Bibliothéque Royale, Brussels. BraziLt: Bibliotheca Nacional, Rio de Jane:ro. Buenos Atres: Biblioteca de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata. (Deposi- tory of the Province of Buenos Aires.) CANADA: Library of Parliament, Ottawa. CHILE: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, Santiago. CHINA: American-Chinese Publication Exchange Department, Shanghai Bureau of Foreign Affairs, Shanghai. CoLomMBIA: Biblioteca Nacional, Bogota. Costa Rica: Oficina de Depdsito y Canje Internacional de Publicaciones, San José. CuBA: Secretaria de Estado (Asuntos Generales y Canje Internacional), Habana. CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Bibliothéque de l’Assemblée Nationale, Prague. DENMARK: Kongelige Bibliotheket, Copenhagen. ENGLAND: British Museum, London. France: Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. GERMANY: Deutsche Reichstags-Bibliothek, Berlin. GLascow: City Librarian, Mitchell Library, Glasgow. GREECE: Bibliotheque Nationale, Athens. Harri: Secrétaire d’E-tat des Relations xtérieures, Port au Prince. Huneary: Hungarian House of- Delegates, Budapest. InpIA: Imperial Library, Calcutta. IRELAND: National Library of Ireland, Dublin. Iraty: Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele, Rome. JAPAN: Imperial Library of Japan, Tokyo. Lonpon: London School of Economics and Political Science. (Depository of the London County Council.) ManiropA: Provincial Library, Winnipeg. ’ Mexico: Instituto Bibliogréfico, Biblioteca Nacional, Mexico. NETHERLANDS: Bibliotheek van de Staten-Generaal, The Hague. NEw SoutH WALEs: Public Library of New South Wales, Sydney. New ZEALAND: General Assembly Library, Wellington. Norway: Storthingets Bibliothek, Christiania. OnTARIO: Legislative Library, Toronto. Parts: Préfecture de la Seine. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 79 Peru: Biblioteca Nacional, Lima. POLAND: Bibliothéque du Ministére des Relations Extérieures, Warsaw. PoRTUGAL: Bibliotheca Nacional, Lisbon. Prussia: Preussische Staatsbibliothek, Berlin, N. W. 7. QuEBEC: Library of the Legislature of the Province of Quebec, Quebec. QUEENSLAND: Parliamentary Library, Brisbane. Russia: Public Library, Petrograd. Saxony: Oeffentliche Bibliothek, Dresden. SERBIA: Section Administrative du Ministére des Affaires Etrangéres, Belgrade. SouTH AUSTRALIA: Parliamentary Library, Adelaide. Spain: Servicio del Cambio Internacional de Publicaciones, Cuerpo Faculta- tivo de Archiveros, Bibliotecarios y Arquedlogos, Madrid. SWEDEN: Kungliga Biblioteket, Stockholm. SWITZERLAND: Bibliothéque Fédérale Centrale, Berne. TASMANIA: Parliamentary Library, Hobart. TurRKEY: Department of Public Instruction, Constantinople. UNION or SoutH ArFrica: State Library, Pretoria, Transvaal. Uruceuay: Oficina de Canje Internacional de Publicaciones, Montevideo. VENEZUELA: Biblioteca Nacional, Caracas. VictTorIA: Pubiie Library of Victoria, Melbourne. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Public Library of Western Australia,, Perth. WURTTEMBERG: Landesbibliothek, Stuttgart. DEPOSITORIES OF PARTIAL SETS. ALBERTA: Provincial Library, Edmonton. ALSACE-LORRAINE: Bibliotheque Universitaire et Régionale de Strasbourg, Stras- bourg. ‘x Bouivia: Ministerio de Colonizacién y Agricultura, La Paz. BraziL_: Bibliotheca da Assemblea Legislativa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Nictheroy. BREMEN: Senatskommission ftir Reichs- und Auswirtige Angelegenheiten, BrRiTIsH CotumBIA: Legislative Library, Victoria. BRITISH GUIANA: Government Secretary’s Office, Georgetown, Demerara. Buuearta: Ministére des Affaires Etrangéres, Sofia. CEYLON: Colonial Secretary’s Office (Record Department of the Library), Co- lombo. Ecuapor: Biblioteca Nacional, Quito. Heyer: Bibliothéque Khédiviale, Cairo. FINLAND: Central Library of the State, Helsingfors. GUATEMALA: Secretary of the Government, Guatemala. HAmbBurG: Senatskommission ftir die Reichs- und Auswirtigen Angelegenheiten. Hesse: Landesbibliothek, Darmstadt. Honpuras: Secretary of the Government, Tegucigalpa. JAMAICA: Colonial Secretary, Kingston. Latvia: Office of the Prime Minister, Riga. LIBERIA: Department of State, Monrovia. LouRENGO MARQUEZ: Government Library, Lourengo Marquez. LuUseck: President of the Senate. MADRAS, PROVINCE OF: Chief Secretary to the Government of Madras, Public Department, Madras. Matta: Lieutenant Governor, Valetta. MoNTENEGRO: Ministére des Affaires Etrangéres, Cetinje. NEw Brunswick: Legislative Library, Fredericton. NEWFOUNDLAND: Colonial Secretary, St. John’s. \ 80 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1921. NICARAGUA: Superintendente de Archivos Nacionales, Managua. NorTHwest TERRITORIES: Government Library, Regina. Nova Scorra: Provincial Secretary of Nova Scotia, Halifax. PANAMA: Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores, Panama. PARAGUAY: Oficina General de Inmigracion, Asuncion. PRINCE Epwarp ISLAND: Legislative Library, Charlottetown. RouMANIA: Academia Romana, Bucharest. SaALvapor: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, San Salvador. Sram: Department of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok. Straits SETTLEMENTS: Colonial Secretary, Singapore. SwitzERLAND: Library of the League of Nations, Palace of Nations, Quai de Leman, Geneva. UNITED PROVINCES OF AGRA AND OupH: Undersecretary to Government, Alla- habad. VienNA: Biirgermeister-Amt der Stadt Wien. INTERPARLIAMENTARY EXCHANGE OF OFFICIAL JOURNALS. The interparliamentary exchange is separate and distinct from the exchange of official documents referred to above and is carried on by this Institution in behalf of the United States Government in accordance with authority granted in a resolution of Congress ap- proved March 4, 1909, the purpose of that resolution being to carry into effect the provisions of the second convention, concluded at Brussels March 15, 1886, providing for the immediate exchange of the official journal as well as of the parliamentary annals and docu- ments, to which the United States was one of the signatories. While the Government of Poland has not signified its adherence to the above-mentioned convention, it has entered into the immediate exchange with the United States. A complete list of the countries now taking part in this exchange is given below, together with the names of the establishments to which the daily issue of the Congressional Record is forwarded: ARGENTINA: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, Buenos Aires. AUSTRALIA: Library of the Commonwealth Parliament, Melbourne. Austria: Bibliothek des Nationalrates, Wien I. BADEN: Universitits-Bibliothek, Heidelberg. BELGIUM: Bibliothéque de la Chambre des Représentants, Brussels. Botivia: Camara de Diputados, Congreso Nacional, La Paz. BrAziL: Bibliotheca do Congresso Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. Buenos ArirES: Biblioteca del Senado de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata. CANADA: Library of Parliament, Ottawa. Clerk of the Senate, Houses of Parliament, Ottawa. Costa Rica: Oficina de Depésito y Canje Internacional de Publicaciones, San José. CUBA: Biblioteca de la Camara de Representantes, Habana. Biblioteca del Senado, Habana. CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Bibliothéque de l’Assemblée Nationale, Prague. DENMARK: Rigsdagens Bureau, K¢benhavn. WRANCE: Bibliothéque de la Chambre des Députés, au Palais Bourbon, Paris. Bibi othéque du Sénat, au Palais du Luxembourg, Paris. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. . 81 GREAT BRITAIN: Library of the Foreign Office, Downing Street, London, S. W. 1. GREECE: Library of Parliament, Athens. GUATEMALA: Biblioteca de la Oficina Internacional Centro-Americana, 8a Calle Poniente No. 1, Ciudad de Guatemala. Honpuras: Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional, Tegucigalpa. ‘Huneary: Bibliothek des Abgeordnetenhauses, Budapest. TAY. © Biblioteca della Camera dei Deputati, Palazzo di Monte Citoriv, Rome. Biblioteca del Senato del Regno, Palazzo Madama, Rome. LiperiA: Department of State, Monrovia. JuGosiAviA: Library of the Skupshtina, Belgrade. NEw SoutH WALES: Library of Parliament, Sydney. NEw ZEALAND: General Assembly Library, Wellington. PERU: Camara de Diputados, Congreso Nacional, Lima. PoLAND: Monsieur le Ministre des Affaires Etrangeéres, Warsaw. PortuGAL: Bibliotheca das Cortes, Lisbon. Prussia: Bibliothek des Abgeordnetenhauses, Prinz-Albrechtstrasse 5, Berlin, Seawist dally QUEENSLAND: The Chief Secretary’s Office, Brisbane. RouMANIA: Bibliothéque de la Chambre des Députés, Bucharest. Russia: Sendings temporarily suspended. SPAIN ; Biblioteca del Congreso de los Diputados, Madrid. Biblioteca del Senado, Madrid. SWITZERLAND: Bibliothéque de l’Assemblée Fédérale Suisse, Berne. TRANSVAAL: State Library, Pretoria. Union or Souru Arrica: Library of Parliament, Cape Town. UruGuay: Biblioteca de la Camara de Representantes, Montevideo. VENEZUELA: Camara de Diputados, Congreso Nacional, Caracas. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Library of Parliament of Western Australia, Perth. It will be noted from the above list that there are at present 38 different foreign States or Provinces with which the immediate exchange of the official journal is carried on. To some two copies of the Congressional Record are forwarded—one to the Upper and one to the Lower House of Parliament—the total number trans- mitted being 43. The number provided by law for this exchange is limited to 100. FOREIGN EXCHANGE AGENCIES. Agencies have been established during the year by the Govern- ments of Danzig and Poland. Shipments to Czechoslovakia were in- augurated last year, consignments being sent to the Ministére de Instruction Publique. The Czechoslovak Government has since established an international exchange service under the direction of the Bibliothéque de l’Assemblée Nationale. A complete list of the foreign exchange agencies or bureaus is given below: ALGERIA, via France. ANGOLA, via Portugal. ARGENTINA: Comision Protectora de Bibliotecas Populares, Lavalle 1216, Buenos Aires. 73552—21——6 82 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1921. AUSTRIA: Statistische Zentral-Kommission, Vienna. AZORES, via Portugal. BEtaiumM: Service Belge des Echanges Internationaux, Rue des Longs-Chariots 46, Brussels. Bortrv1a: Oficina Nacional de Estadistica, La Paz. Brazit: Servico de Permutacdes Internacionaes, Bibliotheca Nacional, Rio de Janeiro. BRITISH COLONIES: Crown Agents for the Colonies, London. BritisH GUIANA: Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society, Georgetown. BritisH Honpuras: Colonial Secretary, Belize. BuxiGarta: Institutions Scientifiques de S. M. le Roi de Bulgarie, Sofia. CANARY ISLANDS, via Spain. CHILE: Servicio de Canjes Internacionales, Biblioteca Nacional, Santiago. CuHiInA: American-Chinese Publication Exchange Department, Shanghai Bureau of Foreign Affairs, Shanghai. CoLtomBriaA: Oficina de Canjes Internacionales y Reparto, Biblioteca Nacional, Bogota. Costa Rica: Oficina de Depdésito y Canje Internacional de Publicaciones, San José. CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Service Tchécoslovaque des Echanges Internationaux, Biblio- théque de l’Assemblée Nationale, Prague 1-79. Danzig: Stadtbibliothek, Danzig. DENMARK: Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab, Copenhagen. DutcH GUIANA: Surinaamsche Koloniale Bibliotheek, Paramaribo. Ecuapor: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Quito. Eeyper: Government Publications Office, Printing Department, Bulaq, Cairo. FINLAND: Delegation of the Scientific Societies of Finland, Helsingfors. FRANCE: Service Franeais des Hchanges Internationaux, 110 Rue de Grenelle, Paris. GERMANY: Amerika-Institut, Universititstrasse 8, Berlin, N. W. 7. GrReAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: Messrs. Wheldon & Wesley, 28 Essex Strect, Strand, London. GREECE: Bibliothéque Nationale, Athens. GREENLAND, via Denmark. GUADELOUPE, via France. GUATEMALA: Instituto Nacional de Varones, Guatemala. GUINEA, via Portugal. Haiti: Secrétaire d’Etat des Relations Extérieures, Port au Prince. HonpurAs: Biblioteca Nacional, Tegucigalpa. Huneary: Dr.-Julius Pikler, F6varosi Telekértéknyilvantart6 Hivatal (City Land Valuation Office), Kézponti Varoshaz, Budapest IV. ICELAND, via Denmark. InprA: Superintendent of Stationery, Bombay. IraLty: Ufficio degli Seambi Internazionali, Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele, Rome. JAmAtcaA: Institute of Jamaica, Kingston. JAPAN: Imperial Library of Japan, Tokyo. JAvA, via Netherlands. Korea: Government General, Keijo. LipertA: Bureau of Exchanges, Department of State, Monrovia. LoureNco Marqurz: Government Library, Laurenco Marquez. LUXEMBURG, Via Germany. MADAGASCAR, Via France. MApgErrRA, via Portugal. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 83 MozaAMBIQueE, via Portugal. NETHERLANDS: Bureau Scientifique Central Néerlandais, Bibliothéque de VAcadémie technique, Delft. NEw GUINEA, via Netherlands. New SoutH WaAtes: Public Library of New South Wales, Sydney. New ZEALAND: Dominion Museum, Wellington. NicAraGcua: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Managua. Norway: Kongelige Norske Frederiks Universitet Bibliotheket, Christiania. PANAMA: Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores, Panama. PARAGUAY: Servicio de Canje Internacional de Publicaciones, Seccién Consular y de Comercio, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Asuncion. Peru: Oficina de Reparto, Depdsito y Canje Internacional de Publicaciones, Ministerio de Fomento, Lima. PoLanp: Bibliotheque du Ministére des Relations Extérieures, Warsaw. PorTUGAL: Seccio de Trocas Internacionaes, Bibliotheca Nacional, Lisbon. QUEENSLAND: Bureau of Exchanges of International Publications, Chief Secre- tary’s Office, Brisbane. RuMANIA: Shipments temporarily suspended. Russia: Shipments temporarily suspended. Satvapor: Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, San Salvador. S1AmM: Department of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok. SoutH AUSTRALIA: Public Library of South Australia, Adelaide. SPAIN: Servicio del Cambio Internac‘onal de Publicaciones, Cuerpo Facultativo de Archiveros, Bibliotecarios y Arqueélogos, Madrid. SuMATRA, via Netherlands. SWEDEN: Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps Akademien, Stockholm. SwItTzeRLAND: Service des Echanges Internationaux, Bibliothéque Fédérale Cen- trale, Berne. Syria: American University of Beirut. TASMANIA: Secretary to the Premier, Hobart. TRINIDAD: Royal Victoria Institute of Trinidad and Tobago, Port-of- are TUNIS, via France. TURKEY: Shipments temporarily suspended. UNION oF SoutTH AFRICA: Government Printing Works, Pretoria, Transvaal. Uruauay: Oficina de Canje Internacional, Montevideo. VENEZUELA: Biblioteca Nacional, Caracas. Victoria: Public Library of Victoria, Melbourne. WESTERN AUSTRALIA: Public Library of Western Australia, Perth. WINDWARD AND LEEWARD ISLANDS: Imperial Department of Agriculture, Bridge- town, Barbados. In conclusion, I beg to express my appreciation of the conscientious attention to duty by the employees of the Exchange Office, without which it would not have been possible to handle the large volume of work passing through the service during the year. Respectfully submitted. C. G. Apgor, Assistant Secretary, In Charge of Library and Fachanges. Dr. Cuartes D. Watcorr, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. APPENDIX 6. REPORT ON THE NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK. Sir: I have the honor to present the following report on the opera- tions of the National Zoological Park for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1921: The appropriations allowed by Congress in the sundry civil act included $125,000 for the regular maintenance of the park, $80,000 for the purchase of additional land, and $200 for miscellaneous print- ing and binding. Prices on almost all necessary supphes remained high during the early months of the year and, as a consequence, only very limited funds were available for repairs or permanent improvements. In the later months there was a decided drop in the prices of several items of food for animals, and particularly in forage, so that a few long- delayed repairs and improvements, some of them begun five years ago but discontinued for lack of funds, could be undertaken. The number of animals on exhibition is greater than at any period since 1912; the number of species represented is greater than ever before ; and the scientific importance and actual monetary value of the collections far exceed any previous year in the history of the park. A new record for attendance was also reached, due in a measure to the recent rapid development of near-by residential sections, but in a greater measure due to increased interest by the public in the animal collections and in the recreational features offered by such an estab- lishment. ACCESSIONS. Gifts—An unusual number of animals were added to the collec- tion as gifts, or were placed by friends of the park on indefinite deposit. The total number of specimens received in this manner was ‘78, and the donations included numerous rare and important species. Mr. Isaac Ellison, of Singapore, presented to the park a fine young male orang-utan, about 34 years old. No specimen of this ape had been on exhibition in Washington for many years, and the addition to the collection of an example so thrifty is gratifying. Mr. Ellison brought the orang-utan, together with a Javan macaque, with him from Singapore, while on a visit to America. The Canadian Government, through Mr. J. B. Harkin, Commis- sioner of Dominion Parks, presented four mountain goats and two 84 REPORT OF THE SOCRETARY. 85 Rocky Mountain sheep, all captured in the Rocky Mountains Park and shipped from Banff, Alberta. The sheep, both ewes, are most welcome additions to the small herd received from the same source in 1917, which has done so well in our paddocks. The mountain goats are the first on exhibition here in many years, and in the large range prepared especially for them have attracted great attention. A young male, born here May 20, 1921, appears to be a thrifty animal. Mr. Victor J. Evans, of Washington, D. C., who has for many years taken great interest in the National Zoological Park, and has, from time to time, added many rare and unusual animals to the col- lection, presented during the year a young male Kadiak bear, a pair of Count Raggi’s birds of paradise, and some valuable parrots. The bear gives promise of becoming an exceptionally large individual, and no species of bird of paradise has before been shown in the park. Four shipments from tropical America added, by gift, a number of species new to the collections. Dr. F. W. Goding, American con- sul general at Guayaquil, Ecuador, transmitted specimens of the giant Galapagos tortoise, one each from Albemarle Island and In- defatigable Island. The Indefatigable Island species is very rare and had never before been on exhibition. Hon. Henry D. Baker, American consul at Trinidad, British West Indies, sent specimens of the Trinidad brocket deer and agouti. Mr. Seuart H. Gillmore and Mr. Walter C. B. Morse, of Washington, brought with them from Surinam a small collection of animals, including specimens of the golden-hooded oriole and weeping capuchin. Dr. Paul Bartsch, of the National Museum, collected and presented four large ground iguanas from Andros Island and an additional specimen of the great white heron from the Florida Keys. Mr. A. K. Haagner, director of the zoological garden at Pretoria, South Africa, brought to America, as a gift to the park, a specimen of his recently discovered Rhodesian baboon. Seventy-two individual donors contributed to the collection during the year. The complete list is as follows: Mr. H. H. Allen, Washington, D. C., red-and-blue-and-yellow macaw. Dr. Wade H. Atkinson, Washington, D. C., Virginia opossum. Mr. Carl Aylor, Washington, D. C., sereech owl. Miss Henriette A. Bagnell, Washington, D. C., two grass paroquets. Hon. Henry D. Baker, Trinidad, British West Indies, Trinidad brocket and two Trinidad agoutis. - Dr. Paul Bartsch, Washington, D. C., white heron and four ground iguanas. Miss Dorothy Beers, Washington, D. C., alligator. Mr. Harmon B. Bell, jr., Ruxton, Md., alligator. Mr. I. E. Bennett, West Palm Beach, Fla., laughing gull. Mr. K. M. Bradshaw, Bristow, Va., barn owl. Ensign Richard H. Brazeal, U. S. S. Penguin, San Francisco, Calif., Panama agouti. Mr. F. E. Briggs, Bristow, Va., great horned owl. 86 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1921. Miss G. R. Brigham, Washington, D. C., red-billed hill-tit. Caflisch Lumber Co., Albright, W. Va., banded rattlesnake, copperhead, and blacksnake. Mr. Jas. E. Cameron, Washington, D. C., red fox. Canadian Government through Hon. J. B. Harkin, two Rocky Mountain sheep and four mountain goats. Mr. W. B. Carpenter, Washington, D. C., red-billed hill-tit, two Gouldian finches, two canaries, and two grass paroquets. Mr. Milton Curtis, St. David, Ariz., Gila monster. Mr. James Y. Davis, Washington D. C., sparrowhawk. Mr. EB. B. Dewey, Washington, D. C., sparrowhawk. Mr. Blaine Elkins, Washington, D. C., two raccoons. Mr. Ernest B. Ellis, Millboro, N. C., horned toad. Mr. Isaac Ellison, Singapore, Straits Settlements, orang-utan and Javan macaque. Mr. Louis C. Etchison, Jefferson, Md., red-tailed hawk and barn owl. Mr. Victor J. Evans, Washington, D. C., Kadiak bear, king paroquet, red- sided eclectus parrot, and two Count Raggi’s birds of paradise. Mr. Arthur H. Fisher, Washington, D. C., coach-whip snake and spreading adder. Mr. H. B. Fisher, Takoma Park, Md., mourning dove. Mr. Stuart H. Gillmore and Mr. Walter C. B. Morse, Washington, D. C., coatimundi, capuchin monkey, yellow-rumped agouti, and golden-hooded oriole. Dr. Frederic W. Goding, Guayaquil, Ecuador, two Galapagos tortoises. Mr. Leonard C. Gunnell, Washington, D. C., woodcock. Mr. A. K. Haagner, Pretoria, South Africa, Rhodesian baboon, Mrs. E. B. Harden, Washington, D. C., three horned toads. Hon. Warren G. Harding, White House, Washington, D. C., Alaskan bald eagle. Mrs. E. P. Hopkins, Washington, D. C., two canaries. Mrs. John F. Hord, Washington, D. C., grass paroquet, red-billed weaver, nutmeg finch, EKuropean goldfinch, two strawberry finches, two black-headed finches, three Java finches, four canaries, and seven bengalees. Mr. L. M. Humphrey, Glen Echo, Md., pilot blacksnake. Miss May H. Irish, Hillside, Me., duck hawk. Mrs. H. S. Johnson, Washington, D. C., canary. Mr. Ellis S. Joseph, Sydney, Australia, sulphur-crested cockatoo and four red-rumped paroquets. Maj. Howard C. Judson, United States Marine Corps, Washington, D. ©.. red-crowned parrot and yellow-cheeked parrot. Mr. Charles R. Kengla, Washington, D. C., great horned owl. Mr. J. C. Lindsey, Clarendon, Va., ringed turtledove. Mrs. L. D. Lunt, Landover, Md., alligator. Mr. George Marshall, Laurel, Md., garter snake and blacksnake. Mrs. W. 8S. Moore, Washington, D. C., tovi paroquet. Dr. F. H. Morhart, Washington, D. C., raccoon. Mrs. Louis Nulton, Winchester, Va., two marmosets. Mr. L. C. Painter, Alexandria, Va., three red-shouldered hawks. Miss Mary Dixon Palmer, Washington, D. C., alligator. Pan American Union, Washington, D. C., 16 alligators. Mr. L. V. Pearson, Washington, D. C., red-tailed hawk. Mr. Jack Polkinhorn, Washington, D. C., painted turtle. Mrs. N. C. Reid, Cristobal, Canal Zone, Panama CUS, Mrs. E. T. Ryan, Washington, D. C., canary. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY, 87 Mr. Edw. 8S. Schmid, Washington, D. C., blacksnake and two skunks. Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, Washington, D. C., box tortoise, ground rattlesnake, two king snakes, and two wood turtles. Mr. Lubert Sisco, Washington, D. C., pilot blacksnake. Mr. H. N. Slater, New York, N. Y., Hast African baboon. Mr. G. T. Smallwood, Washington, D. C., 15 opossums. Mr. Albert Stabler, Washington, D. C., barred owl. Mr. Robert M. Stabler, Washington, D. C., five Virginia opossums. Mrs. Ida Stanley, Washington, D. C., raccoon. Mr. J. F. Steffey, Fort Washington, Md., great horned owl. Mr. Arthur Tew, Washington, D. C., alligator. Mrs. E. F. Townsend, Washington, D. C., alligator. Mrs. Russell Tyson, Brattleboro, Vt., albino woodchuck, Mr. Titus Ulke, Washington, D. C., painted turtle and milk snake. Mr. F. L. Van Patten, Great Falls, Va., barred owl. Mrs. O. D. Wayland, Washington, D. C., canary. Mr. J. T. Wenchel, Takoma Park, Md., rabbit. Mr. Ira Cartright Wetherill, Machadoc, Va., diamond-back terrapin. Mr. Allen H. Whisner, Washington, D. C., fox squirrel. Births.—F ifty-five mammals were born and 21 birds were hatched in the park during the year. As usual, these records include only such as are reared to a reasonable age, no account being made in these published statistics of young that live only a few days. The births include: European brown bear, 4; dingo, 2; great gray kangaroo, 1; red kangaroo, 3;' black-tailed wallaby, 2; rufous-bellied wallaby, 1; brush-tailed rock wallaby, 1; Australian opossum, 1; rhesus monkey, 4; mona, 1; mountain goat, 1; Rocky Mountain sheep, 1; Indian antelope, 2; American bison, 3; llama, 3; guanaco, 1; Virginia deer, 4; black-tailed deer, 3; fallow deer, 1; Japanese deer, 3; hog deer, 3; barasingha, 2; red deer, 6; American elk, 2. Birds hatched were of the following species: White ibis, American coot, wood duck, canary, and peafowl. Exchanges.—There were received during the year, in exchange for surplus stock, 57 mammals, 152 birds, and 6 reptiles. The most important of these accessions were a large collection of Australasian birds from Mr. E. S. Joseph, the well-known animal dealer of Sydney, Australia; and a collection of African mammals from Mr. A. K. Haagner, Pretoria, South Africa. Among the birds received from Mr. Joseph are such desirable species as the pied goose, Kyton’s tree duck, Australian black duck, Pacific gull, white-bellied sea eagle, golden-shouldered paroquet, and satin bower-bird. African mammals included in the exchange from Mr. Haagner were a lechwe antelope, 2 blesboks, a springbok, an African porcupine, a chacma baboon, and a specimen of Wahlberg’s mongoose. Other valuable mammals received in exchange from miscellaneous sources are 2 Barbary apes from Gibraltar, white-collared, black, and sooty manga- beys, an Arabian baboon, 2 ruffed lemurs, 2 Malay porcupines, 2 palm civets, and a Florida manatee. 88 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 1921. The birds received in exchange include also 2 sun-bitterns, 2 black- necked swans, 2 Cape Barren geese, 4 upland geese, an Indian jabiru, a sarus crane, scarlet ibis, yellow-wattled lapwing, and numerous small birds of various kinds. Five tree iguanas and a large boa con- - strictor were received from South America. Purchases —Only 9 mammals, 45 birds, and 9 reptiles were pur- chased during the year, as the limited funds available would not per- mit of much expenditure for stock. The mammals purchased were 4 armadillos, 2 gray foxes, a Florida lynx, a pigtailed monkey, and one bandicoot. Birds purchased were mostly hawks, owls, and water- fowl at low cost, but some exceptionally valuable specimens were also obtained. A specimen of the rare kagu from New Caledonia Island, and of the Nepalese paroquet from India, represent species new to the collection. Transfers—The Biological Survey of the Department of Agricul- ture continued its contributions to the collection. Two young pumas or mountain lions from the Kaibab Forest, Utah, through Mr. George E. Holman; and three young pumas from Arizona, through Mr. M. E. Musgrave, were among the most valuable transfers from the survey. Mr. Vernon Bailey, chief field naturalist, contributed an interesting collection of small mammals, including various species of pocket mice, kangaroo rats, spermophiles, and other rodents. Two little brown cranes from Nebraska were also transferred from field agents of the Biological Survey. Captured in the park.—F ive birds and 2 reptiles, captured within the National Zoological Park, were added to the collection. Deposited—A few parrots and other birds and one reptile, needed for exhibition, were accepted on deposit. Owing to the greatly increased work at the park and the small force of keepers employed to care for the growing collections, it has been necessary to refuse birds and mammals offered on deposit, and subject to recall by the owner, unless the specimens represent species which add distinctly to the exhibition value of the collection. REMOVALS. Surplus animals sent away in exchange for other stock during the year included 62 mammals, 45 birds, and 12 reptiles. Most of the surplus animals were born in the park. Among the specimens so exchanged were a young hippopotamus, 5 American bison, 1 yak, 1 East African eland, 1 Indian antelope, 4 llamas, 2 American elk, 11 European red deer, 2 Japanese deer, 2 red kangaroos, 2 European brown bears, 2 African lions, 1 mountain lion, 4 gray foxes, 2 wolves, 2 coypus, 8 rhesus monkeys, a number of waterfowl, peafowl, and other birds, and 12 alligators. A number of animals on deposit were returned to owners. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY. 89 The death rate remains very low; for mammals and birds about as in the past four years; for reptiles much lower. Among the most serious losses of mammals long in the collection must be mentioned the death of the vicufia (Lama vicugna) from enteritis on Septem- ber 7, 1920. This animal was received at the park on November 24, 1908, and thus had been in the collection nearly 12 years. A female zebu (Bos indicus), received when about 3 years old, on April 11, 1899, died on March 25, 1921, only a few days under 22 years from date of arrival. A male American elk, born in the park May 31, 1910, died November 5, 1920. The male Kenai Peninsula black bear (Ursus americanus perniger), received when a cub of about 2 years of age, March 5, 1903, died of internal hemorrhage, June 23, 1921, after 18 years and 3 months in the park. ) rT ‘ af Oe ee A. S Dine og a , Se asieea i