MUSEUM NEWS NOTES 125- 
Mrs. ArmMarR D. SAUNDERSON was elected a Life Member on 
account of the gift of specimens of the Bongo Antelope and the Bush 
Pig of Africa. 
Mr. Cuaries H. Townsend, Director of the New York aqua- 
rium, was made a Life Member in recognition of his gift of mounted 
specimens of birds from Alaska and ethnological material from the 
South Sea Islands. 
Proressor Wma. Morton WHEELER was elected a Patron in rec- 
ognition of his gift of a collection of Formicidz, and was made 
Honorary Curator of Social Insects. 
Proressor BasHrorpd DEAN was elected an Honorary Fellow 
because of gratuitous services during the past five years to the 
Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, especially in respect to the 
collection of fossil fishes. 
In addition to those just named the following new members have 
been elected since the last issue of the Journal: Life Members, Mrs. 
TEMPLE Bowpoin, Mrs. V. Evertr Macy, Epwin Swirt Batcu, 
JacoB LANGELOTH; Annual Members, Mrs. Wu. B. Oscoop Fretp, 
Rey. Hues BrrckHeaD, C. Lepyarp Buatr, Dr. CHristran A. HErR- 
TER, RT. Rev. Davip H. Greer, Dr. Wn. M. Pox, SAMUEL SLOAN, 
Jr., Mrs. J. A. Scrymser, Mrs. Water B. James, BENJAMIN Dovuc- 
LASS, JR., Mrs. Doucias Rosinson, Epwin R. A. SeLigman, Dr. N. 
L. Britron, Howarp RusseELL ButTtER, CHARLES H. STERNBERG, 
RicHarp TyADER, JoHN C. PenninetTon, Mrs. Levi P. Morton, D. 
H. Pierson, Dr. GrorGE Ror Lockwoop, CHartes H. Pratt, G. 
L. Morcentoau, Mrs. Lreonarp E. Oppycke, Dr. L. PurzeEt, 
WILuiAM S. Corrin, Harry S. SEELEY, Mrs. JAMES SULLIVAN. 
AN important announcement was made at the Trustees’ meeting of 
the gift by Mr. D. O. Milis to the Department of Mammaiogy of eight 
specimens of the fur seal, to be utilized in the preparation of a group 
illustrating a seal rookery. ‘The specimens were coilected at the Pribi- 
lof Islands, Alaska, expressly for the Museum, by order of Mr. Mills, 
who had special permission from the Department of Commerce and 
Labor for their capture. ‘The series consists of male seals two, three, 
five and seven years old, female seals three and four years old and two- 
pups six weeks old. 
