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were inouiiled. In addition to the. work upon tlie new sju-ciniens, much 

 repjiiring and vestorinj; was done. A number of .s{K'cinuHis i'urnished 

 by the taxidermists could not be phiced on t;xhibition for want of ped- 

 estals. The species added to the exhibition series during the year were 

 as follows : 



St.. Bornard Dog. Witter Duck, Kobiis eUij)f^ij)r!imntis. 



Wolf, Cauis lupvs tjnsco-alhuH. IJaina, Anchenia llama. 



Fallow Doer (albino), Dama vnhjaris. Zebra, Equus hurchcUU. 



Proug-liorn Antolope (head), AtitUocajyra Kangaroo Rat, TJipodomys pliillipiiil. 



americana. Coypu Rat, 3I>iopofainus coi/pii. 



Kamtscliatkan Skeep (bead), Ovis nivi- Tree Fovcu-piuii, SijnetlicreN prchensilis. 



cola. Dugoug, Halicore dugong. 



Indian Sheep (head). Oris cycloceros. Giant Kan<^ii,voo, Macropus giga)iteitr,. 



Barbarj' Wild Sheep, Ooin tragelaphus. Kangaroo (unidentified), Mncropus sp. 



Japanese Goat-Antelope, Nemorhedn^ cris- Red Kangaroo Macropun rufan. 



pus. Great Rock Kangaroo, Macropus rohiistus. 



Harnessed Antelope, TragelaphitH ,s(>ij>Ui.s. Black-Striped Wallaby, IlalmaUirun dor- 

 Bontc-Bok, DamaliH pygarga. nails. 



Additional temporary labels were i)repared, and the majority of the 

 specimens are now labeled- The identilication of some of tiie exotic 

 species is attended with great difficulty and cousimies a large amount 

 of time. 



The series of lithographic; pic-tures of thoroughbred cattle, pid>lished 

 by the French Government in ISGl, have been framed and jWaced ou 

 exhibition. 



It is probable that considerable changes in the appearance of tlie ex- 

 hibition hall will be brought about before the end of another year by 

 the adoption of new portable cases and the remodeling of the wall- 

 cases. 



A very important as well as very necessary change in the arrange- 

 ment of the study series was made possible by tlie erection in the labora- 

 tory of a large storage case for skins. This case is 11 feet high and 13.4 

 feet wide and is divided into six compartments. As at present arranged, 

 it contains one hundred and thirteen standard drawers of various depths 

 from 3 to 12 inches. The case contaius the entire collection of un- 

 mounted skins, except the uugulata, pinnipedia, marsupialia, the larger 

 carnivores, and the rabbits. The larger species are simply placed in 

 deep drawers, each drawer having its proper label. The smaller spe- 

 cies, on the other hand, are arranged separately in paper trays, which 

 are in turn placed in shallow drawers. 



The i>relimiuary card catalogue of skins and alcoholics, begun some 

 time ago under unfavorable circumstances, has been completed. 



The alcoholic collection remains in the same condition as when last 

 reported upon. Tlie jars for repacking, and thereby (umdensing, tiie col-' 

 lection have been received, but the work has not been begun. When the 

 series was removed to a new qiuirter of the hiboralory to make room 

 for the storage cases for skins, fresh alcohol was added to such speci- 



