MUSEUM NEWS NOTES 87 
therefore harmless, though some species are obnoxious to farmers 
because of the damage they work to crops. 
Mr. Frank M. CuHapman, Associate Curator of Mammology and 
Ornithology, spent a fortnight during April visiting several of the 
Bahama Islands for the purpose of collecting nests, eggs and young of 
certain birds for the habitat groups now being prepared at the Museum. 
The authorities of the Carnegie Laboratory at Dry Tortugas, Florida, 
placed at Mr. Chapman’s disposal the yacht “ Physalia” and Dr. A. G. 
Mayer, director of the laboratory, accompanied him on the trip. 
Mr. J. D. Fiaarns, of the Department of Preparation and Installa- 
tion, left New York on April 6 for Key West, Florida, where he will 
join Mr. Chapman for additional field work in Florida. From Florida 
the expedition will go to Louisiana. 
THe Department of Mammalogy has recently acquired by purchase 
a collection of mammals from China. ‘The series includes 106 speci- 
mens, mostly of species the size of a Hare or larger, of which 43 are 
from the Island of Hainan and 63 from the interior of China, near the 
foot of the Taipashiang Mountains. ‘The latter are all new to our 
collection, and the Hainan specimens do not duplicate the material 
previously received from that island. 
On March 29 a delegation of about forty teachers from Buffalo 
visited the Museum and spent considerable time under guidance in 
studying the work carried on here in connection with the schools of this 
city. The system of lectures to children, the circulating nature study 
collections and other educational work of the institution were explained 
and demonstrated to the visitors. 
Tue National Kindergarten Association opens an exhibition at the 
Museum on May 2 which will continue through the space of three weeks. 
THE next number of the JouRNAL will be issued in October. 
