MUSEUM NEWS NOTES 



series of nearly 600 photographs representing the different tribes 

 inhabiting the islands of the Philippine group. The photographs 

 are of excellent quality, and their value in the study of the eth- 

 nology of the islands is increased by the full notes accompanying 

 them which were made by Mr. Worcester during his extensive 

 travels in the islands. 



A COLLECTION of rocks illustrating the geology of Manhattan 

 Island and immediate vicinity has been installed at the north 

 end of the Hall of Geolog^^ The specimens have been arranged 

 to illustrate sections across the island from west to east. Many of 

 the specimens have come from the excavations which have been 

 made for the Subway, while others were obtained before Man- 

 hattan Island was as fully covered with buildings as it is at 

 present. The exhibit is accompanied with a geological relief 

 map of the city and vicinity, which has been colored in accordance 

 with the chart issued by the U. S. Geological Survey. 



The collections illustrating the 1902-1903 volcanic eruptions of 

 Mont Pele, ]\Iartinique, and the Soufriere of St. \"incent have been 

 removed to the south end of the Hall of Geology, where the speci- 

 mens have been arranged in A-cases and may be conveniently 

 studied in connection with the relief map of Martinique which 

 stands near by. 



Professor Henry Fairfield Osborn has had the honorarv^ 

 degree of Doctor of Science conferred upon him by the Univers- 

 ity of Cambridge, England. 



The Museum has completed a series of scrap-books contain- 

 ing prints of all the photographic negatives belonging to it. 

 There are about 13,000 such negatives from all departments of 

 the ]\Iuseum, representing the work carried on by the institution. 

 The photographs have been arranged according to the geographi- 

 cal distribution of the subjects, and they illustrate the geography, 

 geology, mammalog}^ ornithology, archaeology and ethnology 

 of many parts of the globe. The photographs are accessible to 

 persons desiring to make studies or to obtain illustrations for 

 educational and scientific purposes. 



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