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species of Tree Kangaroo (Dendrolagas benettianus, De Yis). 

 jSTumerous nest-groups showing birds, nests, and eggs, and often 

 the young, with natural surroundings, have been added to the 

 Bird collection. The Reptilia and Batrachia were to a great 

 extent withdrawn from exhibition, consequent on substitution of 

 specimens and rearrangement in more appropriate cases. In con- 

 nection with the lizards, this work had to a considerable extent 

 progressed. A series of coloured casts of snakes have also been 

 introduced. The general collections of Insects, Mollusca, and 

 other Invertebrates were entirely transferred from their former 

 resting places to the uj)per gallery of the new hall, and are at 

 present undergoing a complete revision. Tl^e two latter are now 

 practically completed. A ^'ery valuable addition to the Ethno- 

 logical Collection was made by the presentation by the N.S. 

 Wales Commission World's Columbian Exposition of a fine set 

 of weapons and implements of the Alligator River Tribes, Port 

 Darwin, and numerous urns and vases from the burial mounds of 

 Arkansas, U.S.A. 



The addition of the year, however, was the presentation by the 

 Government of the "Cook Relics." These relics of the great 

 circumnavigator, Capt. James Cook, R.jST., F.R.S., were chiefly 

 purchased, on a statutory declaration, from the surviving relatives 

 of Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, relict of Caj^t. Cook. The declared value 

 of these specimens is .£1100. The entire general collection of 

 Minerals and Rocks has been transferred to the lower gallery of 

 the new hall, rearranged and re-labelled, to the number of about 

 5000 specimens. From causes it is unnecessary to mention, little 

 palpeontological work has been accomplished. The sttiff remains 

 on its retrenched basis. 



Geological Museum, Department of Mines and Agriculture. 



Mr. G. W. Card has been working hard at the displaying and 

 arranging of the mineral and palaeontological collections. Im- 

 portant additions, chiefly of silver ores and opals, have been made 

 to the collection during the past year. The pah^ontological collec- 

 tions have lieen classified by Mr. R. Etheridge, junr., and Mr. W. 

 S. Dun. 



