ANNALS 



OF THE 



CARNEGIE MUSEUM 



Vol. XI, Nos. i and 2. 



Editorial Notes. 



During the summer and fall of 1916 various members of the staff 

 were absent either on vacations or making collections in distant parts 

 of the country. Mr. O. J. Murle was at work in Oregon, where he 

 assembled for us a considerable collection of birds and mammals. 

 Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Jennings continued the work of exploring the 

 country north of Lake Superior, visiting regions which had not previ- 

 ously been investigated by them and bringing back large and inter- 

 esting collections of plants and quite a number of insects. Mr. David 

 R. Sumstine made collections of about seven hundred botanical speci- 

 mens in western Pennsylvania, some of the plants being species new 

 to the herbarium. He is still engaged in identifying some of this 

 material. 



Considerable additions representing the fauna and flora of western 

 Pennsylvania were made by various members of the staff during 

 minor excursions made to various localities in the vicinity of the city. 



A steady stream of contributions to our collections has flowed in 

 month by month, and the list of accessions reflects a very wide popular 

 interest in the work of the Museum. 



During the week beginning with Sunday, September 28, the city 

 of Pittsburgh celebrated in an appropriate manner the centennial of 

 the granting by the commonwealth of Pennsylvania of its charter as 



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