390 



KEPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1889. 



The amount of work done by the preparators during the year is indi- 

 cated by the subjoined table, which was prepared by Mr. Lucas: 



The preparation of a much-needed card-catalogue of birds preserved 

 in alcohol was begun, and a large amount of work in classifying and 

 caring for this material was carried out. 



The numbers of the last entries in the different catalogues in June, 

 1889, and those for the previous year, are given in the following table: 



