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thi- limit of South .\n\ .; fjshts which arr (minil in Central 



Anuriia ami which Ro north into Southern M«m« n, that has b*Hn 

 collcctfd in that country. A larx*' amount of duplicatf material, 

 valuable for exchange, was also secured. Six hundrnl and ei^ht 

 specimens of reptiles were added to the collections during the past 

 year, nearly all of which were procured in the field. 



Installation. Rearrangement and Permanent Improvemcnt. — Mort 

 repairs and alterations to and around the building have been made 

 during the past year than any in the history of the institution. The 

 renewal of the building foundations has Ix-en continued and is com- 

 plete with the exc«-ption of those in the east annex, which will be fin- 

 ished by the end of Denmlnr. The floors of the ea'^t and west 

 entrances to the main building lia\ i Vu in entirely taken up and 

 rebuilt with brick, iron and conci . sterior of the building 



still demands constant attention and the plastering done a year ago 

 had to be entirely renewed. The repairs to the roof are maintained 

 and this year the entire area was given a coat of paint. Th< 

 alterations in the building have been more extensive than in any 

 previous year. The photographic gallery has been enlarged, as als«» 

 the printing office, and a new office provided for the Curator o! 

 Botany on the first galUry. The Librarian's office was completely 

 renovated, the walls calcimined, and a hardwood floor laid. More 

 light was demanded and a window was opened in the west wall. 

 Additional light and ventilation were also provided in the sleeping 

 room of the firemen. .\n unusually large number of cases have been 

 built and several old cases ebonized and mahoganized, so that there 

 are now comparatively few of what might Ix- termed "World's Fair" 

 cases in the building. 



The removal of tli<, tt xtm ct.uiections, turimiiy otcupying Haiis 31  

 .iiMi 31, was completed during the year, the halls repainted and col- 

 lections illustrating the Fthnology of South .\merica installed therein. 

 Halls 14 and 15, which contained the latter collections, were utili/< «1 

 to exhibit newly acquired material. The complete reorganization of 

 Ayer Hall and the removal of all collections which did not pertain t<< 

 the Plains Indian* was a noteworthy feature of the year. The entire 

 hall %vas painted and forty new cases provided in which were installed 

 collections illustrating the tribes of the Siouan, Algonquin, and allied 

 stocks. The series of Catlin paintings wer«' reframed and placed on 

 the north wall, thus further augmenting the attractiveness of the hall. 

 The Ayer collection from the northwest coast was installed in six new 

 cases in Hall 11. thus completing the installation of the halls devoted 

 to this region. Hall O. formerly the office of the curator of the 



