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in Cuba as the guest of Mr. Charles T. Ramsden and collected ex- 

 tensively for the Academy, receiving valuable assistance from Mr. 

 Ramsden. 



Dr. Witmer Stone spent two weeks in May collecting in central 

 South Carolina, while Mr. Stewardson Brown made another trip to 

 Bermuda. Both secured valuable material. Other members of the 

 staff carried on considerable local field work, which yielded valuable 

 results. Details of museum work and important accessions in the 

 various departments follow. 



Mammals. 



For the exhibition series the taxidermist, Mr. David McCadden, 

 has devoted considerable time to the mounting of a number of East 

 African Antelopes, a Giraffe and an African Forest Pig, collected by 

 Messrs. A. M. Collins and E. M. Scull. A very fine Buffalo bull, 

 obtained a few years ago from the Zoological Society of Philadelphia, 

 was also mounted for exhibition. 



Some time was also devoted to the mounting of the skeleton of the 

 large fin-back Whale obtained at Ocean City, N. J., in 1891. This 

 specimen has been erected in the north hall of the Museum and 

 presents a very fine appearance. Mr. McCadden was assisted in 

 tnis work by Mr. Edw. W. Stucke, whose services were secured for 

 part of the year. 



Seventeen mammals were received from the Zoological Society 

 and have been variously prepared for mounting, skins, or osteological 

 specimens. Most important of these was a skeleton of the Indian 

 Elephant. 



The entire mammalian osteological collection has been assembled 

 during the year in the mammal room on the fourth floor, where 

 metal-covered cases have been provided for its reception. As soon as 

 the collection is thoroughly rearranged it is thought that it will offer 

 as good facilities for the study of mammalian osteology as can be 

 found in any museum in America. 



Mr. Childs Frick spent considerable time in the department 

 studying the Donaldson Smith collection in connection with his 

 report on the material obtained by him in Africa. 



Mr. Vernon Bailey also visited the Museum for the purpose of 

 studying the series of Thomomys, and specimens have been loaned 

 for study to Dr. J. A. Allen, Messrs. R. C. Andrews, E. W. Nelson, 

 G. S. Miller, Jr., and W. H. Osgood. 



Dr. Witmer Stone made a critical study of the mammals collected 



