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Thirtoon thousand seven hundred and twenty-nine packages of 

 various kinds have been received by the registrar, besides 21), (528 vol- 

 umes of publications. Five hundred and fifty-seven of these packages 

 contained specimens for the Museum collections. Three thousand 

 one hundred and seventy-seven packages have been sent out. 



DISTRIBUTION AND KXCHANGE. 



Twenty-four thousand seven hundred and forty-five specimens were 

 sent out as gifts or in exchange, and 9,850 specmiens were lent for 

 study during the year. The gifts have consisted largely of collections 

 of marine invertebrates, rocks, and casts of prehistoric implements, 

 which have been presented to educational institutions in all parts of 

 the country. The distributions are given in detail in Appendix III. 

 The following statement shows the number of "lots" of specimens 

 sent to each State and foreign country : 



Alabama 6 



Arkansas 1 



California - ^ 



Colorado 2 



Connecticut 5 



Delaware — 3 



District of Columbia 16 



Florida 1 



Illinois - 14 



Indiana 3 



Iowa 9 



Kansas 5 



Kentucky - 1 



Maine 2 



Maryland - 1 



Massachusetts 38 



Michigan 2 



Minnesota 11 



Mississippi 1 



Missouri 8 



Montana 3 



Nebraska 6 



New Hampshire 1 



New Jersey 3 



New York 35 



North Carolina 4 



North Dakota 1 



Ohio - 7 



Pennsylvania 16 



Rhode Island 1 



Tennessee 1 



Texas 2 



Utah 1 



Virginia 1 



AVashiugton 2 



West Virginia 1 



Wisconsin 6 



Foreign countries: 



Africa 2 



Argentina 2 



Australia 1 



Austria 3 



Belgium 2 



Canada 6 



China 2 



Denmark 2 



England 24 



France - - 2 



Germany 3 



India 4 



Italy - - 3 



Mexico 1 



Netherlands 2 



Peru 1 



Scotland... 1 



Sweden 1 



Switzerlan<l 2 



West Indies - 2 



Total 294 



Among the more important exchange receipts from foreign estab- 

 lishments and individuals the following may be mentioned: From the 

 British Museum of Natural History, London, England, Set No. -A of 

 RugeFs Florida plants, and 100 specimens representing 63 species of 



