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generously to its collection as it would have done. Now, however, as 
the old custom house, a large stone building, has been secured for a 
museum, the future will, we trust, be marked by a satisfactory increase 
of specimens of all kinds. As the reports of the various committees and 
curators show, there was considerable material added during the year. 
BOTANY. 
The growth of the herbarium has been steady and gratifying. The 
cabinet, ordered last year, was procured, a large number of plants were 
mounted and labelled, and many collected during the summer will be 
placed in the cabinet in due time. Little, however, was done with the 
cryptogamous flora of the district, and we beg to express the hope that 
the ensuing year will be marked by some special work in this direction. 
The mosses and ferns demand early attention. 
A few fine specimens of fossil carboniferous plants were received 
as donations. 
ORNITHOLOGY. 
There has been a gradual increase in the material under this head, 
but the lack of cabinet space was felt here as elsewhere; still a large 
number of the birds of New Brunswick were added during the year ; 
many donations, too, having been received. The work of classifying 
and labelling the collection is finished, and preparations are being made 
to furnish extra cabinet space before the collecting season opens. A few 
of ithe winter birds of the Miramichi have not yet been secured. Some 
interesting or rare specimens were collected during the year, such as the 
laughing goose, Anser hyperboreus, and the brown thrasher, Harpo- 
rhynchus rufus, the latter never before, it seems, reported from New 
Brunswick. As there is no professional taxidermist in Chatham, the 
mounting of birds, mammals and fishes is thrown upon one or two of the 
members of the association, but concerted action has been taken in the 
matter to have the work done abroad. 
MAMMOLOGY. 
Three or four mounted specimens of small New Brunswick mam- 
mals were added during the year, besides a fine specimen of caribou 
(female), the gift of Mr. J. McKnight, of Douglastown. 
ICHTHYOLOGY. 
Many alcoholic specimens, especially of fresh water fishes, were 
added to the large number already on hand. They were collected from 
the Miramichi, and the Annapolis and LaHave Rivers, N.S., by the cor- 
