The Museum has also prepared special cards for record- 

 ing bird observations and when these have been used by the 

 members of the Society they are placed on file in the Muse- 

 um, constituting valuable records of ocncurrence and habits. 

 Provision should be made for printing more of these cards 

 and for a cabinet in which to file them. 



Geological Collections, 



Like nearly all the departments of the Museum, the geo- 

 logical collections are in grave danger of irreparable confu- 

 sion if not immediately revised and properly accessioned. 

 The Curator has been so fortunate as to enlist the interest 

 and co-operation of Professor David S. Martin of Brooklyn, 

 N. Y. , who has generously offered to work over this collec- 

 tion without remuneration save a nominal sum for ex- 

 penses. 



Exchanges 



The Museum is not as well supplied as it should be with 

 duplicate specimens for exchange. A proposition has, how- 

 ever, been received from the South Carolina College to ex- 

 change some of their duplicate rocks for our duplicate birds. 

 As a preliminary step the Curator is preparing a list of the 

 duplicate birds and it is to be hoped that a mutually advan- 

 tageous exchange can be arranged. 



Osteological Collections 



The admirable collection of skeletons preparsd by the 

 late Dr. G. E. Maniganlt, now scattered throughout the 

 Museum, is being prepared for removal to the gallery of 

 Holmes Hall, where it will be exhibited to much greater advan- 

 tage and leave available much valuable space on the main 

 floor. It is proposed to call this the Manigault Osteological 

 Collection. 



Invertebrate Fossils 



The records concerning the invertebrate fossils in the Mu- 

 seum are very incomplete and many specimens which are 



