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MICHIGAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



executive department is what is called a fac simile of the great seal of 

 Michigan. The eagle rests on the top of the shield, with wings raised in 

 a frightful and unnatural position, the tips apparently supporting the 

 motto above. The elk looks reasonably well, excepting the conspicuous 

 growth of long, shaggy hair all about the neck, quite in contrast with 

 the smooth head and body. The head of the moose is too much like the 

 head of the elk, the neck and shoulders are shaggy and unnatural. Back 



Fig. 5. 



of the last two animals named are clouds of smoke, dust, or mist. On 

 the shield is the man with a gun standing on a peninsula. The gun has 

 a bayonet attached. Neither on the shield nor outside of it are there any 

 other signs of animal or plant life, save those just mentioned, nor of art, 

 save the mottoes and the arrows in the possession of the eagle. 



One of the letter heads now in use (Fig. G) contains another design here 

 exhibited. The eagle has dropped his wings; the strip containing the 

 motto takes a bend under his neck. The rays of a second sun flash up 



Fig. 6. 



back of the eagle, the other sun just rising above the water on the shield. 

 The shield is of a different design from any of the others. Excepting 

 the slight difference in the horns, the moose is essentially the same as the 

 elk. The train of cars and a steamboat reappear, with some changes. 

 The moose and the elk stand on piles of small stones, clouds appearing on 

 either side. Near the man on the peninsula stands a flag pole bearing the 

 stars and stripes and a tent of modern design. The great seal of Michi- 



