176 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



LWiology. A few hundred specimens, mostly from the United 

 States. 



Zoology. 4500 specimens: 36 species of mammals native to the 

 state, some of which are mounted in groups to show their homes 

 and habits, and a few from foreign countries; 700 North Ameri- 

 can and 1000 foreign birds, mounted, including 26 species of 

 Paradiseidae; a small series of bird skins; 39 species of native 

 and foreign reptiles and batrachians; 500 species of Lepidoptera 

 and 1100 species of Coleoptera; and 1100 species of mollusks. 



Botany. A herbarium of over 5000 specimens, chiefly phanero- 

 gams and vascular cryptogams, together with woods, fruits and 

 grains. 



Ethnology. Articles from the American Indians, Mexico, 

 Egypt, South Africa, India, China, Japan, the Pacific islands, etc. 



Niwii^matics and jyhilately. A collection of 1500 ancient and 

 modern coins, and over 2000 postage stamps. 



The museum was erected, equipped and endowed by the late 

 Franklin Fairbanks of St Johnsbury. It is free to the public 

 and carries on an educational work in conjunction with the 

 schools of the town. 



Middlebury college, Middlebury. Edward A. Burt, professor of 

 natural history, in charge. 



Paleontology. The Adams collection, which is a general repre- 

 sentation of the species from the different geologic formations; 

 the Brainerd and Seely collection of fossils from the Champlain 

 valley, which is particularly representative of the forms from 

 the Chazy limestone. Additions to these collections have been 

 made from several sources. 



Mineralogy. A fairly complete set of minerals for the use of 

 the classes. 



Lithology. A set of the rocks of Vermont collected by Prof. 

 Adams while conducting the geologic survey of the state; also 

 a series of rocks of Minnesota. 



Zoology. The Adams collection of shells, which includes the 

 land and fresh-water shells of Vermont; a mounted collection 

 of the native birds; and a marine collection, largely from the 

 United States fish commission. 



