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EEPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1886 



The study series has received constant additions from the Prepara- 

 tor's laboratory. The statistics of this work will be found in the Prep- 

 arator'a rei)ort (p. .) 



The card catalogue of the mammals is practically completed, and only 

 a small number of unidentified specimens still remain to be added. Cat- 

 alogues of the birds, reptiles, batrachians, and fishes have not been un- 

 dertaken. They can hardly be made with the present limited clerical 

 aid. 



Very few specimens have been distributed during the year. Skulls 

 of the Pacific walrus and mountain sheep were sent to George A. Board- 

 man, esq., as a i>artial return for nuuierous specimens presented to the 

 Museum. Dr. L. Stejueger received his quota (as collector) of the 

 specimens obtained by him in the Bering Islands and Kamtschatka. 

 Skeletons of a monkey, Gercopithecus rufoviridis, and a python. Python 

 molurus, were forwarded to Dr. A. K. 0. Selwyu, directer of the Geo- 

 logical Survey of Canada, in return for invertebrate fossils presented to 

 the Museum. 



The only specimens loaned for study were two skulls of Putorius 

 nigripes, which went to Dr. C. H. Merriman, and a skull of Spermophilus 

 tereticaudus, which was examined by Dr. J. A. Allen. 



The entire collection being accessible at the close of the past year, 

 it was deemed best to replace the estimates of the number of specimens 

 in the collection by statistics based on actual count. The figures may be 

 relied upon as representing the actual number of osteological species in 

 the department June 30, 1886. 



Skeletons. Skulls. 



Mammals 814 



Birds 447 



Reptiles aud batrachians '201 



Fishes 525 



Tota. - 1,987 



Mammals 4,594 



Birds 1,7G0 



Reptiles and batrachians 74 



Fishes 153 



Total 6,581 



Birds' sterna 1,519 



Antlers 89 



Casts of brains ^4 



The exhibition series comi)rised the following number of specimens 

 of each class : 



Skeletons. 



Mammals 



Birds 



Reptiles aud batrachians 

 Fishes 



Total 



165 

 24 

 25 

 26 



240 



Skulls. 



Mammals 



Birds 



Reptiles and batrachians . 

 Fishes 



71 



16 



Total 



89 



Pieces in morphological series 55 



Teeth (mastodon, etc. ) 10 



Antlers (pairs) 9 



Photographs, engravings, etc 11 



