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Library. The library, formed principally through large and 

 generous donations, contains 54,050 A'olumes and a large number 

 of pamphlets and maps. These include works on the various 

 branches of natural science, viz, anthropology, archeology, eth- 

 nology, conchology, entomology, ornithology, mammalogy, ich- 

 thyology, herpetology, botany, anatomy, geology, paleontology, 

 mineralogy, agriculture, general zoology, voyages and travels 

 and history relating to natural science. The periodicals and 

 serials in the library have been obtained largely through the 

 exchange of the museum annual reports, bulletins and memoirs. 



Bing'hamton academy of sciences, Binghamton. N. M. Pierce, 

 presid€7it. 



This society owns several collections, but owing to the need 

 of exhibition rooms, the material is not classified or arranged 

 for reference. 



Brooklyn institute of arts and sciences museum, Brooklyn. Frank- 

 lin W. Hooper, director: William H. Goodyear, curator of fine 

 arts; Alfred G. flayer, curator of natural sciences; John S. McKay, 

 curator of pliysical sciences; George K. Cherrie, curator of ornith- 

 ology; Jacob Doll, curator of entomology ; Carl Schaeffer, assistant 

 curator of entomology; Abel J. Grout, curator of botany; Susan A. 

 Hutchinson, department libraiixin. 



Paleontology, The Gebhard collection of 7000 fossils repre- 

 senting all the formations of Schoharie county; the Eugene G. 

 Blackford collection of fossil fishes; the Frederick Braun collec- 

 tion (loan) of fossils, and minerals, 2000 specimens and a gen- 

 eral collection in paleontology. 



Mineralogy. A general collection of more than 3000 speci- 

 mens. 



Lithology. Collections of European plutonic rocks and of the 

 rocks of New York citv and vicinity. 



Entomology. The Berthold Neumoegen collection of Lepidop- 

 tera. numbering more than 50,000 specimens; the Edward L. 

 Graef collection of Lepidoptera, numbering more than 20.000 

 specimens; the Jacob Doll collection (loan) of Lepidoptera, num- 

 bering more than 40,000 specimens; and the Calverly collection 



