230 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF 



One hundred and thirty -one letters have been written during 

 the year to editors and societies, asking for a supply of such parts 

 and volumes as were necessary to complete the Academy's set of 

 their publications. In several cases the parts asked for have been 

 received alread}', and a large number of favorable answers may be 

 confidentl}' expected during the coming spring. 

 All of which is respectfully submitted, 



Edward J. Nolan, Librarian. 



REPORT OF THE CURATORS. 



Little has been done during the past j^ear in the arrangement 

 of the Museum of the Academy. Mr. Charles E. Parker, one of 

 the Curators, went over the alcoholic specimens, renewing the 

 alcohol, and otherwise securing their preservation. 



The contributions to the Museum during the year are as fol- 

 lows : 



Mammals. A Bat from Fort Randall, Dakota, pi'esented by 

 Dr. W. T. Thackeray, U.S. A. ; a Flying Squirrel from Texas, by 

 S. B. Buckley ; a large variety of the Cat, b}' A. Gr. B. Hinkle ; a 

 monstrous Pig, by W. Cox ; the skin of an Ant-eater, by an 

 unknown donor. 



Dr. A. M. Owen U. S.N., presented five human skulls from the 

 Fiji, Marquesas, and Sandwich Islands. 



Skeletons of a Cavia and a Muskrat were presented by Jacob 

 Geismar. 



Birds. Nineteen specimens, thirteen species of bird skins were 

 presented by a unknown donor. A small collection of bird skins, 

 from Nicaragua, was presented by Dr. John F. Bransford, U. S. N. 



A collection of North American birds' eggs, 141 specimens of 

 14 species, was presented b}'- Mr. E.Dickenson, of Springfield, Mass. 

 A collection of 69 species of birds' eggs and nests was presented 

 \>y the Smithsonian Institution. 



Jacob Geismar presented the skeleton of the Great-horned Owl, 

 and the skull of a Turkey. 



Reptiles., Amphibians., and Fishes. Seven serpents from the 

 Marquesas, South Sea Islands, and Australia, were presented by 

 Dr. A. M. Owen, U. S. N. Two Lizards from Armenia were pre- 

 sented by Rev. G. W. Coan, D.D. A largejar of South American 



