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Experiments relating to the exhibition of alcoholics, in cases with 

 plate glass fronts, have been made in this department and promise 

 to be successful. The greater part of the conchological collection, 

 about 5,000 sets, is now in process of remounting on cardboard tab- 

 lets and being re-labeled. The shell collections have been carefully 

 gone over during the year and an index record made for the entire 

 collection. Three groups, wild asses, cheetahs, and striped hyena, 

 have been finished by the Taxidermist and placed on exhibition in the 

 West Court. Sundry single specimens have been added to the sys- 

 tematic collection in Hall ig. 



Photography and Illustrations. — Subtracting the three months 

 that the Photographer spent in the West Indies this year, the work 

 in that section shows progress and development. The following table 

 gives the result of the operations performed: 



Department A, 

 Department B, 

 Department G, 

 Department Z, 

 Publications, . 

 Lectures, . 

 For distribution, 

 Expeditions, . 



Total, . 



548 



280 



253 



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Printing. — The printing office shows good results. Its capacity 

 should be increased, but this would call for more room, which is not 

 available. Additions in a small way, calculated to increase the effi- 

 ciency of the section, have been made during the year. The following 

 Tvork has been accomplished: 



Anthropology, . 3,487 18,958 



Botany, 374 11,205 



Geology 2,172 730 



Zoology, 681 I7»097 



Ornithology 353 22,000 



Director's ofifice, 22,534 



Library, 2,750 



Many of the descriptive labels were unusually large and tested the 

 ability of the printer and his facilities. 



Taxidermy. — Much work has been accomplished in this important 

 section during the past year. Three groups, wild asses, cheetahs, and 

 striped hyenas have been finished and placed on exhibition, and three 



