NEWS NOTES re 
Hall, No. 107 on the ground floor. The models represent the 
anatomy of the Nemertean, one of the worms, enlarged about 15 
diameters; Porpita, a form related to the Portuguese Man-of- 
War, enlarged about to times; a Cladactis, which is a beautiful 
sea-anemone flourishing in the Gulf of Naples; a Sea-fan, en- 
larged 3 diameters; a Goniomus, one of the jellyfishes, en- 
larged 6 or 8 diameters, and some of the Bryozoa, much enlarged. 
A group illustrating the Peccary has been installed in the 
East Mammal Hall, No. 206, which was prepared in the Depart- 
ment from animals collected by J. H. Batty and accessory 
material collected by Dr. B. E. Dahlgren. 
Among other groups which have been recently prepared at 
the Museum and placed on exhibition mention may be made of 
that representing the Iguana, the great edible lizard of tropical 
America, and that of a poisonous lizard closely allied to the Gila 
Monster. The animals for these groups were collected in Mexico 
by Mr. J. H. Batty. 
MUSEUM NEWS NOTES. 
LARGE specimen of the Leather-back Turtle 
(Dermochelys coriacea) was received in the flesh 
early in July as a gift from Messrs. G. M. Long & 
Co., New London, Conn. The dimensions of the 
animal were, carapace, 4 feet 1o inches long; 
body, 6 feet long over all; spread of flippers, 7 feet; weight as 
determined at the Museum, 716 pounds. A plaster cast of the 
specimen was made at once, which will soon be placed on ex- 
hibition. The turtle was harpooned about 30 miles east of 
Block Island by Captain Hoyt, of the fishing-smack Lizzie 
M., of Bridgeport; Conn., while on a cruise for sword-fish. 
THE Museum has recently received from Alaska the material 
for completing the group of the Alaska Brown Bear. The 
animals were collected on Museum expeditions by Mr. Andrew 
H. Stone. The accessories were kindly collected and presented 
byeMr, HB. Scott, of Sand Point, Alaska. 
TueE St. Louis World’s Fair Exhibit of the New York City 
Board of Education, which was displayed for several months at 
