Oct. 1896. Annual Report of the Director. ioi 



copper coins, have been added to this section by gift of Mr. Ryerson. 

 Among other additions to Higinbotham Hall may be specially men- 

 tioned antique snuff-boxes, a series of crystallized gold specimens, 

 and gold jewelry from Egypt, while a large collection of gold orna- 

 ments from the United States of Colombia and silver ornaments from 

 Bulgaria have been transferred from the Department of Anthropology. 

 Mr. Cyrus H. McCormick presented to the Agricultural Implement 

 section a set of Arabian plows and yoke plows, and seed-sowers from 

 Palestine. In the section of Leathers » complete collection, illus- 

 trating the art of tanning, has been obtained of Tiffany & Company. 

 In the division of Transportation may be noted, among the principal 

 contributions, a large ancient cedar boat discovered in Egypt and 

 presented to the Museum by Mrs. C. H. McCormick. A number of 

 minor relics have been deposited in the Museum by Chicago gentle- 

 men. 



A detailed list of accessions and acknowledgments is pre- 

 sented elsewhere. 



Exchanges. — One of the most profitable and satisfactory means 

 of obtaining new material is by exchange. A large amount of dupli- 

 cate material is in the possession of the Museum, especially in Eco- 

 nomic Geology, Botany, and in several divisions of Anthropology and 

 Zoology. Very gratifying arrangements have already been made 

 with contemporaneous institutions by the Curators of Economic 

 Geology and of Botany, and anumberof desirable exchanges effected. 

 During the year, all the duplicate material has been listed by Depart- 

 ments. This list will be published and sent to all institutions and 

 individuals, collectors, etc., soliciting correspondence on the subject 

 of the exchange of duplicates. The lists will probably be issued in 

 December. 



Expeditions and Field Work. — The most important expedition this 

 year has been the commission to Africa, of D. G. Elliot, Cura- 

 tor of the Department of Zoology, except Ornithology. He 

 was accompanied by C. E. Akeley, Chief Taxidermist of the 

 Museum, and by Mr. Dodson of London who was with the Lake 

 Rudolph expedition of Donaldson Smith. The departure from 

 London was made March 27th, Aden was reached April 14th, and 

 Berbera April 21st. At this latter point the caravan was organized, 

 consisting of about 60 native guides, hunters and porters, with 

 seventy-five camels and ponies. Start was made from Berbera April 

 30th, and at the time of the last written report, August gtli, the party 

 was at Higlileh, Ogaden, proceeding toward Tug Turfa and toward 

 Eur River, Long. 42.12 and Lat. 7.50. This is in the Galla country. 



