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The local flora, exclusive of Fungi, as catalogued by Prof. Jos. 

 F. James, includes approximately 899 species. 



There are in the herbarium of the Society 745 species, collected 

 in this immediate vicinity or in Ohio, which latter may be counted 

 as belonging to our local flora. This number does not include 

 specimens from Indiana and Kentucky, many of which are also 

 found in the vicinity of Cincinnati. 



The collection of Fungi includes a large number of species from 

 Hamilton County. Ahnost the entire collection is from the herb- 

 ariums of Mr. A. P. Morgan and Prof. Jos. F. James. 



III. CONCHOLOGY. 



There are in the collection of this Society more than 3,200 

 species of shells, named and localized. 



No complete catalogue of the shells of this locality has been 

 prepared, so it is impossible to give with exactness the local value 

 of the collection. 



The Society possesses a fine collection of Unionidae from this 

 vicinity, and a good collection of the Helicidae, so without definite 

 numbers, it may be said that the local collection of shells is proba- 

 bly as good as in any other department of the Museum. 



IV. ICTHVOLOGY. 



The department of Icthyology contains at this time 264 species 

 of fish. 



Of these, 150 are marine, received from the U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission. Of the fishes of this locality, the Society has, up to this 

 time, had but four representatives. 



During the past summer Dr. Henshall has collected fishes of the 

 Ohio and tributaries for the Society, in number, about no species, 

 so the collection now possesses nearly two thirds of the fishes of 

 the State. These fishes have been identified, labeled and placed in 

 the collection by the individual work of Dr. Henshall. 



V. HERPETOLOGY. 



This department contains 28 species and 32 specimens. 

 It is very incomplete in the local reptilian fauna. 



VI. ORNITHOLOGY. 



The department of Ornithology contains a few very fine exotics, 

 and is well supplied with local species. 



