156 records of the australian musettm. 



Articulators. 



(Messrs. H. Barnes, Junr., and A. R. Taylor.) 



In addition to the fleshing, maceration, and mounting of the 

 more important of the year's acquisitions, the Articulators 

 rendered good service by thoroughly cleaning a number of store 

 skeletons. A commencement was also made towards disarticulat- 

 ing, cleaning, and rearticulating some of the existing older pre- 

 parations. 



During the year 462 specimens were handled, as follows: — 



Mammalian skeletons cleaned for mounting ... 28 



Mammalian skeletons mounted ... ... 10 



Bird skeletons cleaned for mounting .. ... 21 



Bird skeletons mounted ... ... ... 18 



Skeletons cleaned and rearticulated ... ... 10 



Disarticulated bones cleaned for the Compara- 

 tive Series... ... ... ... ... 375 



Total 462 



FORMATORI. 



(Messrs. H. Barnes, Junr., and A. R. Taylor.) 



Two casts were obtained by exchange, and two by purchase. 

 Seven new moulds were prepared, twenty-five casts taken, and 

 seventeen coloured, chiefly Fossils and Minerals. 



Photographer. 

 (Mr. H. Barnes, Junr.) 



Photographic work was somewhat interfered with by the partial 

 demolition of the Studio and its transfer to another site, conse- 

 quent on excavation work in connection with the building of the 

 South Wing. 



The following is a return of the work performed: — 

 New negatives taken ... ... ... 31 



Prints prepared ... ... ... ... 120 



Prints mounted ... ... ... ... 180 



Total 331 



Seven additional nest groups were photographed for the "Cata- 

 logue of Nest and Eggs." 



Artificers (including Carpentery and Smith's-work.) 



(Messrs. R. Barnes and B. Lucas.) 



So varied are the duties of a Museum carpenter that it is 

 diflicult to epitomise them. In an Institution, such as the Aus- 

 tralian Museum, where no work that can possibly be performed 



