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Among the more important accessions to the ^Museum during the 

 year may be mentioned a series of earthenware vessels from Colombia; 

 a series from tlie WoUaston collection of MoUusca from ^ladeira, the 

 Canaries, Cape Verdes and St. Helena; a collection of Brazilian birds 

 presented by j\Irs. Thomas Giunmey; a number of valuable mammals 

 presented by the Zoological Society of Philadelphia, and a series of 

 Cirripedes from the United States National Museum. 



In addition to the services rendered by the Museum staff, the 

 Curators are indebted to Mr. S. S. Van Pelt for the care and enlarge- 

 ment of the local herbarium, and to Dr. P. P. Calvert, IMessrs. E. T. 

 Cresson, Jr., and II. W. Wenzel for aid in the entomological department. 



Details of the work in several departments are appended. In 

 addition Dr. J. P. Moore has continued the study and arrangement of 

 the helminthological collections, and Mr. H. W. Fowler of the fishes, 

 while Miss H. N. Wardle has devoted considerable time to the care of 

 the archaeological department. 



The collections have been consulted by many visiting specialists and 

 specimens have been loaned to Dr. F. W. True, H. W. Henshaw, E. W. 

 Nelson, H. C. Oberholser, Dr. W. H. Dall, Dr. James P. Smith, Miss 

 Mary J. Rathbun, Robert T. Young, Dr. G. A. Boulengcr, Dr. Burnett 

 Smith, W. H. Osgood, M. W. Lyon, Dr. C. H. Gilbert, and Dr. C. H. 

 Eigenmann. 



Samuel G. Dixox, 



Executive Curator. 



Report of the Special Curator of the Department of Mollusca. 



During the year the collection of mollusks which was stored in 1906 

 has been returned to the second gallery and in part rearranged. All of 

 the fresh-water shells have been placed in dust-proof cases on the 

 main floor of the Museum, where space has been partitioned off for 

 the temporary accommodation of such part of the collection as is not 

 exhibited. 



Large accessions have been made to the collections. Among the 

 more extensive series are 250 trays of Florida shells collected by C. B. 

 Moore; 100 lots from Victoria, Australia, from Mrs. A. F. Keynon; a 

 series of Mexican shells from A. A. Hinkley, and a series of 1,320 trays 

 from the Quadras collection of Philippine land shells. A series from 

 the Lowe-WoUaston collection from the Atlantic Islands, ^ladeira, 

 Canaries, St. Helena, etc., was purchased. 



The Special Curator has been occupied chiefl)'' with the preparation 

 of the Manual of Conchology, the volume for the year dealing with 



