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eggs and a few nests; considerable material from Mexico^ 

 South America, the West Indies and Australia; a few European 

 forms; 200 specimens of reptiles, amphibians, fishes and inverte- 

 brates in alcohol; about 50 specimens of corals and 200 speciea 

 of shells. 



Ethnology. 100 specimens of images, articles of domestic use,, 

 etc., from Japan and an equal number from other parts of the 

 world; about 700 specimens of stone implements of the North 

 American Indians. 



Zoology. Smithsonian school collections. 



Louisville public library. A. S. Brandeis, chairman of the 

 committee mi cabinets and art, in charge. 



Paleontology. 1000 specimens: not yet well arranged for exhi- 

 bition. 



Mineralogy. 6000 specimens: the Troost collection, and the 

 J. Lawrence Smith collection, in part, which are noted for their 

 fulness and extent rather than for excellence in any particular 

 groups; large and valuable collection of precious and semipre- 

 cious stones; also important series of meteorites, native metals 

 and crystals. 



Economic and historic geology and lithology. 500 specimens : the 

 Shreve memorial cabinet, containing many rare and beautiful 

 marbles and other ornamental stones. 



Zoology. The C. W. Beckham collection of nearly 3000 care- 

 fully prepared bird skins, almost entirely American species,, 

 chiefly from the southern states; birds eggs; a few fishes and 

 bones of fish; several hundred rare shells; a collection of star- 

 fish and a good collection of corals. 



Botany. Several thousand specimens: the Williamson collec- 

 tion of ferns; the Beckham collection of ferns and flowers; the 

 Mrs Belknap collection of ferns, etc.; and the Octavia Allan 

 Shreve collection of ferns and algae. 



Ethnology. 500 specimens representing all parts of the worlds 

 and many periods of time. 



Ogden college, Bowling Green. Malcolm H. Crump, professor 

 of natural science, director. The museum is for practical pur- 

 poses only, being limited to the needs of the students. 



