Birds of the World. This is a large book, just published, 

 which will be of great use to both the staff and the public in 

 connection with the foreign birds in the Museum. 



In February Miss Elizabeth Van Hoevenbcrg joined the 

 staff as librarian. Miss Van Hoevenberg is a graduate of the 

 Pratt Institute Libraiy Training School and has been at the 

 Stamford Public Library for nearly twelve years. The im- 

 portance of our library and its rapid growth have made the need 

 for a trained librarian urgent for some time past. 



The Museum has recently inaugurated a wild-flower table in 

 the reading room, where wild-flowers of the season are named 

 and exhibited. Since the Museum has no regular means of 

 collecting, it is dependent largely upon the assistance of friends 

 in the maintenance of this exhibit. The exhibit is in the charge 

 of the librarian. Members of the Natural History Society have 

 taken much interest in this new field of study and may sub- 

 sequently form a section for botanical studies. This exhibit 

 also affords an opportunity of extending the Biological Survey 

 to include plants. A new record form has been prepared for this 

 work, which will, it is hoped, accomplish as interesting re- 

 sults in time as the survey of the birds already has. Small's 

 Flora of the Southeastern United States has been purchased for 

 use in this work, and other botanical books will be added to the 

 library as the work progresses. 



Recent accessions include two Emeu eggs from Sydnej'-, 

 Australia. One of the eggs has been handsomely carved by 

 Japanese, the other is in the natural condition. 



One of the final preparations for active installation of the 

 exhibition collections is the installation of a printing outfit for 

 preparation of labels. This important improvement is made 



possible through the generosity of two members of the Museum. 



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