Another form of bulletin to be seen in the reading room is the 

 large picture poster showing brightly colored prints of birds. 

 Several of these posters have been made. At present the common 

 spring migrating birds are shown on one, and summer breeding 

 birds on another. While prepared primarily for the children, 

 adults are constantly observed studying them with interest. 



Prof. Robert T. Jackson of Harvard University visited the 

 Museum recently, and most kindly determined the various spe- 

 cies of Echini in the Museum collection. The only species from 

 the South Carolina coast proved to be the sea-urchins, Toxop- 

 neustis variegatus and Arbacia punctulata; the cake-urchin or 

 sea-biscuit, Mellita testudinata; and the heart-urchin, Moira 

 atropus. 



Dr. D. S. Martin, honorary curator of geology, has been work- 

 ing on the geological collections at the Museum for the past two 

 months. 



A live opossum, presented by Mr. George P. Kingdon of the 

 Mitchell School, now constitutes an interesting member of the 

 Museum's live animal family. During the morning hours it is 

 generally coiled up asleep but late in the afternoon it may be 

 found wide awake and ready to eat or climb about its roomy cage. 



Pillywagles Plat-Eye has come to live at the Museum. "Pil- 

 ly" was discovered near St. Stephens on February 6, 1914. He 

 then looked much like a downy baseball. For about six weeks 

 he lived and thrived at the Oakland Club, from which he has 

 been transferred to the Museum through the kindness of Mr. 

 John B. Gadsden. Pilly is perfectly gentle, answers to his name, 

 can be fed from the hand, and is altogether a most delightful 

 member of society. Later he may discover that he is a Great 

 Horned Owl and long for a wild life in the woods, but at present 

 he is quite content and will be glad to welcome visitors. Pilly's 

 cage will be found in the library. 



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