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Museum. It lias l)cen carefully calalDgucd and contains 4572 catalogue nuni 

 l)ers. Approximately 550 lots of shells loaned to Dr. Pilsbry by Mr. P.ryan 

 also have been added to the collections. 



The catalogue of the Thwing collection, containing 38,688 specimens dis- 

 tributed over 7062 catalogue numbers, has been completed. 



The collection of the late E. B. Giffard, presented to ilie Museum by 

 Mr. W. M. Giffard in 1914, contains 4209 specimens distributed over 695 

 catalogue numbers, and includes two specimens of special interest. The 

 first is a specimen of Ach. stewartii var. producta 31.6 mm. in length, which, 

 as far as ] know, is the longest specimen of the genus Achatinclhi that has 

 been noted. The second specimen is a sinistral individual of Achatinclla lo- 

 rata (Fr.). As far as I know this is the only sinistral specimen of this spe- 

 cies that has ever been collected. 



The Gulick collection, purchased by the late C. M. Cooke in 1905, and 

 later given to the Museum by your curator, contains 11,456 specimens dis- 

 tributed over 761 catalogue numbers. This is an important addition to our 

 collection as it contains paratypes of a majority of Gulick's species. 



The Cheatham collection, purchased by your curator in 1913 and later 

 given to the Museum, contains 7062 specimens distributed over 174 catalogue 

 numbers. It is rich in shells found in and about Wahiawa, Oahu. 



It is expected that four other collections will be catalogued during the 

 comuig year, namely, the George Munro collection from Lanai ; the W. H. 

 Floogs collection ; the Richard A. Cooke collection ; and the C. Montague 

 Cooke collection . The first-named collection was purchased by the Museum, 

 the others were given by their respective owners. 



These collections added to the material on hand gives the Museum not 

 only the largest but probably the most representative collection of Hawaiian 

 Pulmonata in existence. 



During the year, 89,194 specimens have been entered in the catalogue 

 distributed over 8856 catalogue numbers. More than four-fifths of the speci- 

 mens catalogued during the year were fresh material. About sixteen thou- 

 sand specimens might properly be classed as fossils. 



Valuable material has been received from the following individuals, to 

 whom your curator wishes to express his thanks: Mrs. L. M. Dunbar, Miss 

 M. Clough ; Messrs. A. F. Judd, D. Thanum. C. F. Mant, A. Gouveia, J. C. 

 Bridwell, J. S. Emerson, A. Knudsen, E. H. Bryan, F. Grinnell, J. Gilbert, 

 W. S. Rycroft, C. N. Forbes, D. Fleming, G. H. Timberlake, K. Kahoana, 

 and Rev. L. L. Loofbourow ; Masters Murray and C. M. Cooke III. 



Interesting fossil material has been given by Messrs. G. Munro (from 

 Lanai), D. Fleming (from West Maui), and A. Gouveia (from Puuwaawaa, 

 Hawaii). Most of this material has been sorted but the larger portion requires 

 cleaning before it is ready for cataloguing. 



On an expedition to the island of Molokai (Feliruary 4 to 21), in com- 

 pany with Mr. A. F. Judd, a conchological survey of the region west and 

 north of Puuolelo Hill was carried out nearly to completion . As a result of 

 this trip more than five thousand recent specimens and about fifteen thousand 

 fossil specimens were added to our collection. There were obtained also a 

 number of rare color forms of Partula iiiiglielsiann wlicili had not lieen pre- 

 viously recorded. 



A second expedition in company witli Mr. A. Lindsay and Master C. M 



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