Editorial 223 



Mr. W. E. C. Todd returned late in the fall from his expedition to 

 the eastern shore of Hudson Bay, bringing back with him a very 

 large collection of birds and mammals. The assemblage of speci- 

 mens representing this region in our Museum is now probably the 

 most complete in any museum, and Mr. Todd's observations as* to 

 the breeding habits and the migration of the birds of western Labrador 

 when published will no doubt be of great interest to ornithologists. 

 Incidentally Mr. Todd made some collections of insects, which have 

 not yet been carefully gone over, but which tend to show that the 

 fauna of that region is richer in species than has been supposed. 



We have acquired by purchase from Mr, Samuel Klages a very 

 extensive collection of birds made by him in Venezuela. The collec- 

 tion fills many of the gaps in our series of species from that part of 

 the world and adds a number of forms which hitherto have escaped 

 the attention of systematists. We have also obtained from the same 

 collector an extensive series of insects gathered by him at various 

 localities. 



Mr. G. a. Steiner has very kindly placed in the possession of 

 the Museum as a loan a magnificent collection of Indian baskets^ 

 which he has been for many years past engaged in accumulating. 

 It is one of the choicest and most thoroughly representative collec- 

 tions of the basket-work of the Western Indians which has been' 

 brought together. The collection is displayed in six large cases. 

 A complete catalog of the collection is being prepared from data 

 which have been supplied by Mr. Steiner and Miss Steiner, who 

 have enthusiastically cooperated to make the collection thoroughly- 

 representative. 



Mr. H. J. Heinz has kindly consented to place upon view a superb 

 collection of carvings in jade, which he has recently acquired, and! 

 which contains a number of magnificent specimens. Mr. Heinz has; 

 also added to his collection of watches and of carved ivories. These- 

 collections have proved most attractive to multitudes who resort tO' 

 the Museum, and they are always surrounded by interested and ad~ 

 miring groups of men, women, and children. 



