REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE, MUSEUM. 31 
THE MUSEUM REPORTS AND HOW THEY ARE DISTRIBUTED. 
There has been such a demand for the Reports of the State 
Museum that we have to use much care in the distribution of 
them. The last two Reports, 1905, “The Fishes of New Jersey,” 
and 1906, “The Amphibians and Reptiles of New Jersey,” are 
such valuable ones we have tried to place them where they will 
do the most good. Nearly fifty copies of each have been sent to 
the United States Departments and libraries at Washington, D. C. 
Copies have been sent to each State Library, and 300 copies 
given to State Librarian Henry C. Buchanan to send to the 
public libraries of New Jersey. Copies have also been sent to 
nearly all the City and County Superintendents for the Public 
School Libraries in the city and county schools, taking about 
700 volumes of each Report for the school libraries alone. Copies 
have been sent to many of the colleges and scientific schools in 
the United States, as well as to persons interested in the subjects 
treated of in the Reports. Copies have also been sent to nearly 
all of the State and other Museums in the United States, to the 
head of all the State Departments, State officers, including 
Senators, Representatives, judges, etc. 
Several of the first Reports published by the State Museum 
have been exhausted, especially the Report of 1903, ‘“The Birds 
of New Jersey.” The Report for 1905, “The Fishes of New 
Jersey,”’ is about exhausted, only a few copies remaining, which 
are kept for exchange. Our exchange list has increased quite 
rapidly, and we are receiving some valuable works for our 
Museum Library, which we are trying to make one of much 
value to the State. We believe we have, as a rule, placed the 
Reports where they will do the most good. 
From the many letters of commendation for our Reports we 
feel that in the matter of Reports we have done our State much 
good, as well as the subjects taken up in the Reports. ‘The 
Report for 1907, which is in the hands of the printers, ‘Ihe 
Mammals of New Jersey,” will be a companion to the last two 
reports, and one of much value. 
