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Department of Zoology have been carefully gone over, and the large 

 collection of shells and the contents of the hall of fishes have been 

 entirely reinstalled. In the Osteological Hall two new cases have 

 been provided, and all of the material rearranged to accommodate 

 the specimens secured during the year. In this division, with 

 new appliances provided for the use of the Osteologist at the shop, 

 corner of 56th street and Jefferson avenue, considerable work has 

 been done furnishing new skeletons for exhibition, while still more 

 are so far advanced that they will soon be ready for the cases. 



Photography and Illustrations. — This division moved into its 

 commodious and very complete studio and storage and work rooms 

 in the third gallery of the east court during the year and is perform- 

 ing very creditably its share of the work of the institution. While 

 both the Curator of Botany, who has charge of this department, and 

 the operator have been away upon expeditions a great deal of the 

 time, yet the work has been in a measure constant and much more 

 comprehensive than any previous years, owing to increased facilities 

 and conveniences. The following table shows the actual results, 

 only, of a large number of photographic operations, many of which 

 require hours of preparation : 



Department. Negatives. Prints. Lantern Slides. 



Anthropology, ......... 79 224 112 



Botany, 47 208 113 



Geology, I45 47 I47 



Zoology, 46 152 34 



Expeditions, I47 



464 631 406 



Enlargements, loi. The operator has also stored in new cases 

 and catalogued 3,000 negatives. 



Printing. — The printing-office becomes more essential and a great 

 saver of time and money every year. Considerable new type and 

 several new appliances have been added to the material of this sec- 

 tion, and the character, no less than the amount, of work executed is 

 gratifying in the extreme. During the year the following work has 

 been performed by this small, though important, section : 



Other 



Labels. Impressions. 



Anthropology, 2,270 21,980 



Botany 308 11,35° 



Geology, 3*289 



Zoology 623 23,100 



Ornithology, 356 35° 



Director's office, 29,541 



Higinbotham Hall, 155 



Library, 7.70o 



