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3. Ten half-bound, and one quarter-bound books. 



4. Five file-cases. 



5. Three refil cases. 



6. Fifteen scribbling blocks. 



7. Sixteen portfolios. 



8. Two hundred and ten Library catalogue cards, cut to pattern. 



9. Four pamphlets, "Catalogue of Shells." 



10. Five pamphlets, "List of N. S. Wales Sponges." 

 IL Three "Geographical Gazetteers," indexed. 



Mammalia, 

 (Mr. E. R. Waite, Assistant-in-Charge.) 



Mr. Waite reports that from an exhibition point of view- 

 nothing more can be effected, and pending the acquisition of 

 additional space all that can be done is to keep the specimens in 

 good order, and in a state of cleanliness. Two important additions 

 were, however, made, a skin of Macropus isabellinus, Gould, 

 obtained by exchange from the Perth Museum, and a fine head of 

 a Bison (Bos americanus, Gmel.). The former was described in 

 detail by Mr. Waite,- who showed that the supposed identity of 

 the mutilated skin, all previously known of this Kangaroo, with 

 the skull termed Macropus magnus, by Owen, is untenable. The 

 greatest rarity amongst our indigenous fauna, obtained during 

 the year, was a further specimen of Sminthopsis crassicaudaia, 

 Gould, presented by Mr. G. H. Doyle. Of the one hundred and 

 four described species of Australian Marsupials, this Museum now 

 possesses ninety-two, and examplesof thewholeof these are mounted 

 and exhibited in the cases devoted to the Marsupialia. The range 

 of a rare Ba.t ( Uronycteris cephalotes, Pallas), hitherto only known 

 from Cape York, was extended by Mr. Waite,^ by specimens 

 received from the Bloomfield River, near Cooktown, Queensland, 

 and Alstonville, on the Richmond River, in this State. 



As in past years, Messrs. J. 0. Jansen and J. Stringer, Live 

 Animal Dealers of this city, were most liberal in their donations 

 of Marsupials, chiefly Wallabies. Again, the Council of the 

 N. S. Wales Zoological Society, with its usual liberality, trans- 

 ferred to us animals that died in their Gardens, including a 

 Leopard f Felis pardus, Linn.), a Grivet Monkey (Cercopiihectis 

 sabfeus, Linn.), a Sacred Baboon (Papio hamadryas, Linn.), a 

 Dusky Langur ( Semnopithecus obscurus, Reid) and a Japanese 

 Bear (Ursus japonicus, Schleg.). From the Council was also 

 purchased a fine fiv^e-year old Lion, bred in the managerie, measur- 

 ing nine feet nine inches from nose to tail-tip, or six feet nine 

 inches from nose to tail-base. 



2 A Description of Macropus isabellinus, Gould. — Sec. Aust. Mus., iv., 3, 

 1901, pp. 131 - 134, pis. xviii. - xix. 



3 Waite — Uronycteris cepJialotes,'PallsiS — Rec.Aust.Mus.,iv.,3, 1901, p. 144. 



