16 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL 
Tue Department of Entomology recently received through 
the generosity of Mr. Samuel V. Hoffman a collection of about — 
3600 specimens of moths, principally from North America. This 
valuable addition contains many species new to our collection, 
as well as many other rare and desirable species. 
TuHrouGH the kindness of Mrs. Edwin J. Benson of New 
York City, the Museum has obtained a series of 180 photographs 
from excellent negatives made by her during a particularly in- 
teresting trip in South America. 
THE fine weather of Thanksgiving Day brought an unusually 
large number of visitors to the Museum, the total attendance that 
day being 7127. Much interest was manifested in the special 
exhibit of game birds appropriate to the day which was tem- 
porarily installed in the Main Hall on the second floor, and the 
auditorium was crowded to listen to a lecture by Dr. E. O. Hovey 
on ‘‘ Russia—The Land and the People.” 
THE free lecture to the people on Christmas, Monday, De- 
cember 26, was on ‘‘ A Christmas Trip to the Tropics,’”’ and was 
delivered by Mr. F. M. Chapman to an audience which crowded 
the auditorium. 
LECTURES. 
MEMBERS’ COURSE. 
Thursday evenings at 8:15 o’clock. 
The following programme was offered for the first part of the 
season 1904-1905: P 
November 17, 1904.—Dr. Epmunp Otis Hovey, “ Russia— 
The Land: and the People: 
December 1, 1904.—Dr. WiLtL1AmM Morton WHEELER, “ Shore 
and Island Life of the Bahamas.” 
December 8, 1904.—Mr. FRANK M. Cuapman, “The Home- 
Life of Flamingos.”’ 
December 15, 1904.—Prof. BasHrorp Dean, “The Japanese 
—Their Social Life and Characteristics.” 
