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large series of skulls of two other species. A code of instructions for 

 the use of collectors of cetaceans is also in preparation. 



The Curator has also furnished to Science a series of abstracts of im- 

 portant papers upon the morphology and anatomy of mammals. 



Mr. H. L. Todd was engaged during the summer in making a number 

 of drawings to accompany a code of instructions to collectors of ceta- 

 ceans. Twenty-six species were drawn — 24 from selected illustrations, 

 and 2 from photographs and other original sources. He also made four 

 drawings of the Ribbon seal, Phoca fasciata, to accompany a paper 

 now in press for the Proceedings of the Museum. 



A series of photographs, of type skulls of North American cetaceans 

 was made for the London Fisheries Exhibition, and the set was after- 

 wards extended to include all the type specimens in the Museum, to- 

 gether with some other representative species. This series includes the 

 following species : Kogia Goodei, Delphinapterus catodon, Qlobiocephalus 

 Scammoni, Delphinus Bairdii, Kogia Ploweri, Leucorhamplius borealis, 

 Phocama vomerina, Tursiops erebennus, D. delphis, Sagmatias amblodon, 

 Delphinus plagiodon, and some others. 



Present state of the collection. 



Number of specimens. — As intimated above, the collection has not yet 

 been separated into exhibition, duplicate, and reserve series. The num- 

 ber of specimens in the collection at the end of 1882, and the additions 

 in 1883, are shown in the following table : 



Number of mounted and unmounted skins and alcoholic speci- 

 mens in 1882 4, 6G0 



Number received in 1883 . 260 



Total January 1, 1884 4, 920 



Number of mounted and unmounted osteological specimens in 



1882 3, 535 



Number received in 1883 105 



Total January 1, 1884 3, 040 



Number of anatomical specimens in 1882 70 



Number received in 1883 33 



Total January 1, 1884 103 



The number of specimens of mounted skins on exhibition on Decem- 

 ber 31, 1883, was 715. This number will probably remain approximately 

 the same for two or more years, since the condition of many of the 



