THE MUSEUM. 



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Mead North Brighton; \'. P., E. E. 

 Johnson Lewiston; Sec. andTreas. , 

 O. \\'. Knight, Bangor. 



If any of our subscribers want to 

 join a Hve, energetic and enterprising 

 Natural History Association, write to 

 Albert Schneider of New Britain, 

 Conn., who is secretary of the N. B. 

 N. H. A. Annual dues 25c. 



We are in receipt of Natural His- 

 tory Notes No. 2 and No. 3 by A. G, 

 Wetherby of Magnetic City, N. C. , 

 being extracts from proceedings of the 

 Cincinnati Society of Natural His- 

 tory. No. 2 treats in an able man- 

 ner on the land shells of Roun Moun- 

 tains, N. C. , and No. ^ is a continua- 

 tion of No. 2. We hope to have some 

 notes from Mr. Wetherby in the Mu- 

 seum on the collections they are form- 

 ing in that interesting field. 



Allow me to call your attention to 

 the article in this number on the Pea- 

 body Museum at New Haven, which 

 was written expressly for the Museum. 

 We have at the present time subscrib- 

 ers in nearly all the large Museums in 

 the United States and some of the 

 Eastern Continent. We desire one ar- 

 ticle each month of '96 giving a gener- 

 al outline of some large museum in 

 which the writer is employed or has 

 ready access to. These will be of 

 special interest to all our readers. 

 Dwell on any rarities contained in the 

 Museum and any points of unusual in- 

 terest. Advanced students in our uni- 

 versities and others have exceptional 

 opportunities to aid us. We will glad- 

 y pay for same in books or specimens. 

 We have nev r asked our correspond- 

 ents to send MSS. entirely gratis, al- 

 though we have had many such sent in 

 and given them space. 



Will Hunt in Central Africa. 



Prof. Daniel G. Elliot, curator of 

 the Department of Zoology in the 

 Field Columbian Museum, has been 

 commissioned to conduct an extended 

 expedition into Central Africa in search 

 of animals for the museum. He will 

 go about March ist in company with 

 C. E. Akeley, the museum taxider- 

 mist. After visiting the British mu- 

 seum and making plans for penetrating 

 the Dark Continent passage will be 

 taken to Zanzibar or Beira, where the 

 expedition will be organized. 



At least six months will be devoted 

 to stalking lions, rhinoceri, and hippo- 

 tami. and special pains will be tak- 

 en to secure valuable animals now be- 

 coming so rare their pelts cannot be 

 purchased. .\ company of 300 will 

 be taken on the hunt and Mashonaland 

 up to the border of Mashukulumbo 

 will be stalked for other specimens. 



Prof. Elliot is a native of New York 

 City, is 60 years old, and holds mem- 

 bership in the Royal Society of Edin- 

 burg and the zoological societies of 

 England and France. Mr. Akeley is 

 also a New-Yorker, 3 1 years of age, 

 and has hunted in several countries. 



More Albinos. 



In the February number of the Mus- 

 EU.M, page 112, I noticed an article on 

 Albinos relating to squirrels and almost 

 hinting that some might doubt the 

 truth of the statement. I don't pro- 

 pose to doubt that any one writing on 

 natural history would risk his reputa- 

 tion in any intended misstatements; 

 furthermore years ago when the West- 

 ern Reserve and Fire Lands of Ohio 

 were covered with forests, both black 

 and white squirrels were found among 

 the gray. 



