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extensive collection of minerals, fossils, marine and land shells^ 

 and skins of California birds which were the type specimens of 

 the species described in its ornithologic report; a set of Ward 

 casts of selected types of the larger fossils was added later. 2) 

 The Pioche collection of South American shells, fossils, minerals 

 and ores illustrative of Pacific coast forms. 3) California 

 land shells and native ores and rocks from D. O. Mills. 4) A 

 costly mineral collection of James R. Keene. 5) The expedi- 

 tions of the various natural history departments. Type speci- 

 mens of new species and specimens illustrating various facts in 

 the natural history of California's marine fauna are placed in 

 the museum. 6) The extensive collections in Alaskan ethnology 

 and natural history from the Alaska Commercial Company. 7) 

 The explorations in Egypt, Greece, Peru and California con- 

 ducted at the expense of Mrs Phebe A. Hearst. 



University of southern California, University station, Los An- 

 geles. Albert B. Ulrey, professor of hiologi/. 



Paleontology. 2950 specimens which are now being arranged 

 for exhibition. Material for exchange. 



Mineralogy. 3700 specimens. Material for exchange. 



Historic and economic geology and lithology. 1000 specimens. 



Zoology. 22,300 specimens: 525 birds and 125 birds eggs, 350 

 other vertebrates including a fairly large series of fishes and 

 Kansas snakes; series of corals and other marine invertebrates; 

 a small collection of insects, and 19,500 mollusks. A complete 

 collection of vertebrates from the island of Santa Catalina is 

 being made. 



Botany. 5000 specimens; collectors are now at work in the 

 Interest of this department. Material for exchange. 



Ethnology. 730 specimens. Material for exchange. 



COLORADO 



Bureau of mines of the state of Colorado, capitol, Denver. Harry 

 A. Lee, commissioner. 



The collections are all of an economic and mineralogic nature 

 including a complete collection of the minerals and ores of the 



