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REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1889. 



13342. Common Dolphin (Delphinus del- 



phis). 



13343. Common Dolphin (Delphinus del- 



phis). 



14936. Common Dolphin (Delphinus del- 

 phis). 



15030. Spotted Dolphin (Prodelphinus pla- 

 giodon). 



12939. Striped Porpoise (Lagenorhynchus 

 a cut us). 



12305. Striped Porpoise (Lagenorhynchus 



acutus). 



12306. Striped Porpoise (Lagenorhynchus 



((cuius). 

 13727. Bottle - nosed Dolphin (Tursiops 



tursio). . (2 specimens.) 

 15171. Bottle - nosed Dolphin (Tursiops 



tursio). (Young.) 



12480. Blacktish (Globicephalus melas). 



12761. Grampus (Grampus griseus). 



12839. Grampus (Grampus griseus). 



13355. Grampus (Grampus griseus), 



12302. Common Porpoise (Phocwna com- 

 munis). 



13200. Common Porpoise (Phocwna com- 

 munis). 



13359. Common Porpoise (Phocwna com- 

 munis). 



13428. Common Porpoise (Phocwna com- 

 munis). 



13738. Pygmy Sperm Whale ( Kogia brevi- 

 cej>s). 



14677. Gray. Whale (Rhachianectcs glau- 

 cus). (Model.) 



12988. Pacific Right Whale (Balwna ja- 

 ponica). (2 models,) 



MISCELLANEOUS WORK OK THE TAXIDERMISTS. 



Collection of domestic animate. — For inany years it has been custom- 

 ary to include in the exhibits of the Mammal and Bird Departments 

 such specimens of domestic animals as may be received. During the 

 past year it has been decided to form a separate collection uuder the 

 above name, and the various specimens on hand have been brought 

 together, renovated, and exhibited in a large wall case iu the Section 

 of Animal Products. 



The collection is composed as follows : G mammals (llama, sheep, 

 dog, cat, etc.), 31 ducks and geese, 86 domestic fowls; a total of 123 

 specimens. 



These have all been thoroughly cleaned, poisoned, and placed on new 

 stands. A number of other animals have also been received for this 

 collection and will be placed on exhibition as soon as they are mounted. 



In connection with the return of the exhibi ts from the Cincinnati Ex 

 position considerable work was done by the taxidermists. Mr. A. H. 

 Forney was sent to Cincinnati to unpack and install the exhibits of 

 mammals. This consisted of some sixty boxes, with over one hundred 

 and fifty specimens, which, on their return, were unpacked, cleaned, and, 

 when necessary, repaired. 



The space in the Museum occupied by the taxidermic exhibit was 

 needed for the collection of domestic animals, and it became necessary 

 therefore to remove it. This has been done, but the collection does 

 not show to good advantage in its present position. New and larger 

 cases are desirable. When more room is obtained, it is intended to 

 make the collection far more complete than at present. 



The following gentlemen have been instructed in taxidermy during 

 the year, especially in the art of making good dry skins: Mr. William 

 Taylor, of San Diego, Texas; Lieut. Emory H. Taunt, U. S. N., repre- 

 sentative of the United States in the Congo region; and Mr. Harry 

 Perry, who expects to spend several years in Honduras. 



