that one of them represents the CaroUna Paroquet, once abund- 

 ant in this state but for many years extinct here and now almost 

 extinct in Florida. In this connection mention may be made 

 of the receipt of a skin of this species, taken in Florida in 1892 by 

 Mr. Arthur T. Wayne and now presented by him to the Museum. 



The reading room is further adorned by a bust of Dr. John 

 Bachman, for many years closely identified with the Museum 

 as president of the Literary and Philosophical Society. This 

 bust was presented to the Museum by his grand-daughter, Mrs. 

 Jennie Haskell Rose, some months ago, and is placed above the 

 reference book case. On the opposite wall is a medahon repre- 

 senting Professor Louis Agassiz, who was largely instrumental in 

 the reorganization of the Museum in 1850. On the North wall 

 is a portrait of Professor Francis S. Holmes, curator of the Muse- 

 um from 1850 to 1869. Looking through the arch into the stack 

 room, one sees a large portrait in oil of Dr. Gabriel Manigault, 

 curator from 1873 to the time of his death in 1899. The Museum 

 hopes soon to secure a portrait of Professor John McCrady, who 

 served as curator from 1869 to 1873. In addition to these por- 

 traits of former officers of the Museum, the ends of the book 

 stacks are adorned with busts of Linnaeus, Cuvier, St. Hilaire, and 

 Huxley. 



For the benefit of intending visitors a list of some of the recent 

 accessions to the library is given below. 



Partial List of Recent Accessions to the Library 



By Purchase 



Bryden, H. A., Animals of Africa 

 Elliot, D. G., Wild fowl of North America 

 Elliot, D. G., North American shore birds 

 Lottridge, S. A., Animal snapshots and how made 

 Wallace, A. R., Malay Archipelago 

 Darwin, C, Journal. . .of a voyage . . .round the world 



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