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special work, and lias been busy all the past winter on the manuscripts 

 of " Manual of Ilerpetology ; " the report on the Batrachia of North 

 America has been completed by Professor Cope to page 050, iuclusive. 

 He has also identified all the undetermined Batrachia in the reptile room, 

 and hns identified and described the collections made by the various 

 correspondents of the Institution in Mexico, Central and South 

 America. 



The following table shows the present extent of the collections : 



Number of specimens received during the year 1, 705 



Nunibcr of specimens in reservs series 9,631 



Number of specimens in general series 8,819 



Exhibition series (selected for) 750 



Not classified and exotic specimens, probably 6, 134 



Total •. 27,039 



The number of the last catalogue entry in June, 1885, was 14148, and 

 in June, 1886, 14592, giving a total of 444 entries during the year. 



