DEPARTMENT OF BIRDS. 



161 



Family. 



Pterocli(l;B 



Pteroptocbida) 



Ptilogouatidas : 



North America. 



Neotropical ... 



No. of 



specimens. 



G 

 27 



20 

 31 



51 



Pycouonoti(la> '206 



Rallid* 332 



Rccurvirostrida) 55 



Rhampliastid® 130 



Rbyncbopidt'B 22 



Rupicolidi.0 5 



Scolopacidae 1396 



Spbeuiscida) 



StercorariidiB 



StrigidiB 



Sturnidio 



Stilidte 



Sylviidaj : 



North America. 



Neotropical ... 



Old World 



202 



87 



514 



Tauagrida) : 



North America 130 



Neotropical 1334 



Tetraonidaj.. 

 ThinocoridiB 

 Tinamidae ... 

 Todidae 



13 

 160 



718 

 94 

 30 



803 



1464 



475 



22 



54 



20 



Family. 

 Trocbilida^ : 



North America 278 



Neotropical 1506 



No. of 



specimens. 



1784 



TroglodytidiB : 



North America. 

 Neotropical ... 

 Old World 



309 

 343 



46 



Trogouidai : 



Neotropical 

 Old World.. 



11 



Turdidae : 



North America 590 



Neotropical 342 



Old World 198 



Tyrauuidie: 



North America 788 



Neotropical 1221 



Upupida) 



UriuatoridiD 



Vireouida) : 



North America 275 



Neotropical 304 



189 



1130 



2009 



7 

 85 



i79 



Tota4 38875 



The exhibition series consists of about 7,000 specimens, and is deci- 

 dedly the least satisfactory part of the collection as regards its general 

 utility and chances of preservation. This unfortunate condition of the 

 exhibition series arises from several circumstances wholly beyond con- 

 trol of the Museum authorities, chief of which are the totally nnsuitablo 

 cases, which are so old and badly constructed that both dust and insects 

 are freely admitted, and the preservation of the specimens seriously 

 jeopardized. Owing also to the faulty construction of the cases, which 

 have stationary shelving and are poorly lighted, it is impossible to make 

 anything like a neat arrangement of the specimens. 



Of the 7,000 specimens in the exhibition series, more than 4,500 have 

 been transferred to the new polished black-walnut stands, thus having 

 nearly 2,500 (actually 2,327) which have still to be transferred. None 

 of the new printed labels hav^e yet been attached to the stands, there 

 being no one to do the work. 



The condition of this drawer series (study collection and duplicates) — 

 much the larger and more important part — is, as regards preservation 

 from insects, as nearly perfect as possible. The great bulk of the col- 

 lection is inclosed in suitable drawers, into each of which has beew 

 H. Mis. 170, pt. 2 11 



