The Snowy Owl, nyctea nyctea (Linn.), is a resident of 

 the Arctic regions but occasionally strays far southward. Many 

 years ago a specimen was shot from the top of a flagstaff 

 outside the Charleston Hotel. 



The Long-Eared Owl, Asio zuilsoniamts (Less.), is a rare 

 winter resident, our honorary curator of birds, Mr. Arthut 

 T. Wayne, having taken two specimens on March i6, 1896 

 and one specimen on January 16, 1906. 



The Short- Eared Owl, Asio accipitrinus (Pall.), occurs 

 in winter on some coast islands and the Saw-whet Owl, 

 Cryptoglaux acadica (Gmel.), is also a very rare winter 

 visitor, one having been taken at Mt. Pleasant by Mr. Wayne 

 on Dec. 24, 1885. 



The Museum is desirous of adding to its study collection of 

 local birds and will be glad to receive live owls or c3ead birds 

 in good condition which may be captured in the city or its 

 vicinity. 



ACCESSIONS OF THE GEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT 



The department has been able to secure during the past 

 year a notable amount of valuable material, particularly in 

 paleontology, in which branch the specimens already received 

 are probably twice the number possess<ed by the Museum 

 before, to say nothing of more that are promised or on their 

 way. The most important single gift was that of Mr. Henry 

 Booth, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., who became wiamily in- 

 terested in the Museum through the accounts given him by Dr. 

 Martin, and offeired his entire collection as a ^ift, even 

 assuiming himself the cost of shipment. This noble donation 

 alone has doubled what the Museum previously possessed of 

 invertelirate fossils. It is especially rich in the following 

 groups: Silurian fossiils of Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin; 

 Lower Helderberg, Oriskany and Portage of Central and 



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