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due to several of tbe officers and sailors of the U. S. S. Pensacola for 

 assistance rendered Mr. Brown in his work. 



Dr. W. H. Rush, U. S. l!^avy, has kindly offered to collect marine in- 

 vertebrates during his expedition to the Azores, Madeira, and the En- 

 glish Channel. 



Mr. J. P. Iddings, of the U. S. Geological Survey, has expressed his 

 willingness to bear in mind the requests of the Museum during his ex- 

 pedition to the volcanic regions of Europe. 



Mr. E. M. Aaron, of the American Entomological Society, has kindly 

 offered to be of service to the Museum in collecting entomological ma- 

 terial during his visit to Jamaica. 



Mr. C K. Orcutt, of San Diego, California, has announced his inten- 

 tion to visit the Colorado desert and the Gulf of California, and to 

 allow the INIuseum to share the results of his expedition. 



Mr. Henry W. Elliott, formerly of the Alaska Commercial Company, 

 is visiting the Seal Islands of Alaska on business connected with the 

 United States Government, and hopes to be able to secure for the Mu- 

 seum some tine specimens of walrus, fur-seal, fishes, and other zoolog- 

 ical material. 



Department of living animals. — Upon the passage of the bill placing 

 the National Zoological Park under the care of the Board of Regents, 

 the department of living animals of the Museum was merged in the 

 new park and the necessary transfers were made from the Museum 

 rolls. For convenience, therefore, the report in regard to the principal 

 accessions to this department have been included in the report of the 

 acting manager of the Park. 



The animals are retained for tbe present in their sheds in the Smith- 

 sonian Grounds for the reason that during the fitting up of the Park 

 they can there be cared for at a much less expense; for instance, two 

 watchmen are now required instead of twenty that would probably be 

 needed at the Park, where each group of animals will be jilaced in a 

 center from which to grow, a plan that involves the necessity at first 

 of spreading the collection ov^er a considerable area. 



The interest in this small collection has constantly increased, and 

 has been manifested by numerous offers of valuable gifts, most of which 

 it has been impossible, through lack of space and immediate accommoda- 

 tions, to accept. 



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