No. 7. J NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 44S 



II. Work in the Museoi. — The whole of the birds (1194 

 in all), the mammals, reptiles and fishes have been thoroughly 

 dusted and cleaned. The birds have been remounted on hand- 

 some black walnut stands and painted blocks, and the old soiled 

 labels replaced by new ones ; the fishes have been removed to 

 the aquarium room, and the mammals rearranged and put in the 

 space thus left vacant. 



The whale, two of the alligators and the large seal have been 

 removed to the floor covering the store- room to the left of the 

 main entrance hall ; and the floor-cases, formerly in the aquarium 

 room, have been brous-ht into the main room. 



The following is a list of birds which were found to be so much 



injured that they were destroyed : 



Grass Finch, Pooecetes gramineus. 



Purple Martin, Progne purpurea. 



Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineaius. 



Lesser Red Poll, jEgiothus linaria. 



Common Crow, Corvus americanus. 



Yellow-throated Fly Catcher, Vireo flavifrons. 



Cat Bird, Galeoscoptes carolinejisis. 



Brown Thrush, Harporhynchus rufus. 



Red-eyed Flv Ca,tcher, Vireo olivaceus. 



Sparrow Eaw^, Tinnunculus sr)arverius. 



Shore Lark, Erernophila cornuta. 



Satin Grakle (female) — Kitta holosericea. 



Great Northern Shrike (old male), CoUyrio borealis. 



« " " (female), " " 



Diphyllodes magnijica — New Guinea. J. F. W. 



Additions to the Museum since June 1st 1880. 



Donations, with name? of donor?. 

 Grey Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis. N. P. Leach, Esqr. 



Alhino Robin, Turdus migratorius. " 



Barred Owl, Syrnium nehulosiim. J. A. Ogiivy, Esqr. 



Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias. Geo. Edwards, Esqr., of Thurso. 



Barred Owl, Syrnium nebulocum. Jno. Nichols, Esqr. 



Horned Grebe, Podiceps cor^mlus. '• 



Two Blue Jays, Cyanura -oristata. G. L. Marler, Esqr. 



A Remora or Sucking Fish. Geo. F. Phelps, Esqr. 



Head of a Male Salmon. Robt. J. Fowler, Esqr. 



A box made out of a plank from the Royal George. Captain 



Dutton, of SS. Sardinian. 

 A lock of Grace Darling's Hair. Capt. Dutton. 

 Moss Coated with mineral matter, from Colorado. Dr. Kennedy 

 Apatite Crystal from Bob's Lake, Bedford, Ont. W. J. Morris., Esqr^ 

 Collection of English Plants. Col. Bulger. F.R.Z.S., F.L.S. 

 Limulus polyphemus. Miss E. Mathewson. 



