620 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [Dec, 



all of the tanned skins of large mammals which were formerly stored 

 in the basement. This ensures their safe preservation and provides 

 ready access to them. New tag labels were placed upon them by 

 Mr. Rehn and they were arranged in systematic order. 



A number of additional storage cases were made available for the 

 medium-sized mammal skins by the substitution of new storage 

 cases in the bird department and two plate-glass and mahogany 

 exhibition cases were provided from the State appropriation, com- 

 pleting the furnishing of the mammal hall. 



Twenty-four mammals have been received from the Zoological 

 Society of Philadelphia, which have been variously prepared by the 

 taxidermist as skins or osteological specimens. 



Much use has been made of the study collection during the year 

 and specimens have been loaned to N. Hollister, H. W. Henshaw, 

 and L. A. Fuertes. 



Birds. 



The relaxing of the old unmounted skins in the study series of 

 Passeres was completed by Mr. D. E. Culver, who was a student 

 on the Jessup Fund during the first half of the year, while the re- 

 mainder of the trays and the cases have been labelled by Dr. Stone. 

 He has also transferred the skins of the larger birds to the twenty 

 new metal-covered cases provided by the State appropriation. The 

 collection of eggs has also been arranged in new cases and the old 

 wooden cabinets removed. 



A number of birds have been identified for the Zoological Society 

 during the year. 



During the summer and autumn Dr. Stone, with the assistance of 

 the taxidermist, Mr. McCadden, rearranged the greater part of the 

 Delaware Valley Ornithological Club Collection, incorporating a 

 great deal of new material presented by the Club and relabelling a 

 large part of the exhibit. By removing the shelves and supporting 

 the groups from the back of the case a very much more attractive 

 display has been obtained. The entire series of shore-birds were 

 remounted on natural bases. 



With Mr. Rehn's help, the Guatemala and Santa Marta collections 

 received last year have been catalogued. 



Two valuable collections were also received during the present 

 year — the L. L. Jewel collection of Panama birds, purchased by 

 subscription by members of the Academy, and an additional lot of 

 specimens from Santa Marta, Colombia, purchased from M. A. 

 Carriker. These comprise some 700 skins. 



