Zoological Society bulletin

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Identifier: zoologica455019111912newy (find matches)
Title: Zoological Society bulletin
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: New York Zoological Society
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: (New York) : New York Zoological Society
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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are indebted to Mr. Archibald B.Gwathmey of New York City, who took themwitli rod and reel five miles off Manasquan, NewJersey, September 10, 1911. Mr. Gwathmeystates that they occurred in large schools. APPEAL FOR NEW MEMBERS. The Executive Committee will welcome thesuggestion of new members, and a blank is en-closed for this purpose. The Society is obliged to rely on the dues ofmembers as its chief source of income for thegeneral purposes of the Society, not only for thecollections at the Park and the Aquarium, butfor the establishment of the new library, andabove all, for the game protective work of theSociety. The Executive Committee wishes to rendersubstantial aid, during the coming year, to thegeneral cause of the conservation of the wildlife of the country, and is at present withoutfunds for this purpose. On a membershipstrong in character and in numbers depends notonly the influence of the Society, but in a largemeasure its financial strength. 812 ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN.
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BROAD NOSED CROCODILE. AQUARIUM NOTES. Striped Bass.—There still remain at theAquarium two specimens of Striped Bass (Roc-cus lineatus) which were brought in for exhibi-tion May 3 4, 1894. As they were two yearsold when taken, these specimens, if they live un-til next spring, will be twenty years old. Wandering Trunk Fish.—The capture of atrunk fish, presumably (Lactophrys trigonnus)in great South Bay, Long Island, in August,1911, is reported by Miss Eleanor D. Wood, ofIslip, Long Island. This tropical species occa-sionally strays as far north in summer as South-ern Massachusetts. C. H. T. Xight Opening at the Aquarium.—Beginningwith May 30, the Aquarium was kept open tothe public until ten oclock at night through thesummer months until September 30. The aver-age nightly attendance after the usual closinghour was 1,395 and the largest attendance onany one night was that of June 4, when 6,934persons viewed the exhibits. Transplanting Turtles.—In the summer of1909 I liberated th

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