152 . NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



Bryn Mawr college, Bryn Mawr. Florence Bascom, professor of 

 geology, in charge. 



Paleontology. 700 species illustrated by 3500 specimens: 

 chiefly inrertebrate fossils, selected to cover geologic time from 

 the Cambrian to recent, the Miocene species being the best repre- 

 sented. 



Mineralogy. 950 specimens best representing Pennsylvania 

 localities, 



Lithology. 86 specimens and slides illustrating the geology 

 of the Lake Superior region. 



156 specimens and slides of the educational series of the 

 United States geological survey, 14 specimens of the igneous 

 rocks of Arkansas; 150 specimens from the Boston Basin and 

 the Yellowstone national park; 60 specimens and slides from 

 the Blanc massif, 100 specimens of eruptive rocks from the 

 neighborhood of Christiania, Norway; 180 slides of the Kosen- 

 busch igneous series; 28 specimens and slides of the Kosenbusch 

 crystalline schist series and a full suite of the metamorphic 

 rocks of Pennsvlvania and Marvland. 



Miss Bascom's private collection of 1450 specimens and 50O 

 microscope slides illustrating foreign and American geology is 

 accessible to students. 



There are also biologic and ornithologic collections belonging 

 to the college. 



Bucknell college, Lewi^burg. No report. 



Carnegie museum, Schenley park, Pittsburg. W. J. Holland, 

 director; staff includes 20 persons. 



Paleontology. Large collections of vertebrate fossils made in 

 Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and Montana. Specially rich in 

 Dinosauria. Many types of species recently discovered. The best 

 specimens of Diplodocus and Brontasaurus in existence. Large 

 collections of invertebrates and fossil plants. 



Mineralogy. 7000 specimens representing about 500 species. 



Historic and economic geology and lithology. Considerable col- 

 lections obtained by staff of museum and by purchase. 



Zoology. 850,000 specimens. Mammals 550 species; birds 

 3000 s])ecies; fishes 300 species; reptiles 250 species; crustaceans 

 150 species; insects 72,000 species; mollusks 15,500 species;. 



