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known as the Morgan gift, separately installed; a collection of 

 500 meteorites, representing 450 falls with two large Greenland 

 irons brought back by Lieut. Peary; massive specimens of Bis- 

 bee copper ores with several stalactites delicately colored by 

 blue and green copper carbonates, and a fine series of wall case 

 specimens extending over 1500 running feet of shelves. There 

 is in connection with certain of the collections an introductory 

 series embracing a group of photographs of mineral localities. 



Historic geology. Besides those mentioned with paleontologic 

 material are: a series of fossils illustrating two thirds of the 

 species in Dana's Manual of geology, 3d edition, three fourths be- 

 ing the original specimens figured; a series of rocks collected 

 by Prof. C. H. Hitchcock, illustrating the lithologic features of 

 the White mountain ranges and a series illustrating 12 sections 

 across New Hampshire and Vermont, collected and labeled by 

 the author of the reports on the geology of those states; rocks 

 and fossils illustrating the geology of the Island of Yesso, 

 Japan, from the Japanese governmental survey. 



Economic geology. 1000 different samples, cut uniformly with 

 one face polished, of building and ornamental stones of the 

 United States. 



Zoo^o.'/T/. MAMMALS. 1000 mouuted specimens, about 16,000 

 skins, and nearly the same number of skulls and skeletons. 

 The exhibition collection includes a special series of groups 

 illustrating the species found within 50 miles of New York city, 

 and also several of the larger mammals of North America, as 

 the bison, moose etc. 



BIRDS. 65,000 specimens, of which about 12,000 are mounted 

 and on exhibition, and about 50 groups of North. American birds 

 mounted to show their nesting habits with facsimile reproduc- 

 tions of their natural surroundings. The bird collection includes 

 a large number of skeletons and many nests and eggs. 



REPTILES, BATRACHIAXS, AND FISHES, The COlloctionS of lOWCr 



vertebrates are large and exhaustive, but at present only a few 

 examples are on exhibition. 



INSECTS. Between 350,000 and 400,000 specimens from all 

 parts of the world. It is particularly rich in the Lepidoptera 



