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riic stiuly and cxliibitictii sciios liave also V»ecii iiicroasod l)y a large 

 collection of eiigiavings, prints, photographs, and drawings of locomo- 

 tives, cars, and tra(;k-standard«, bridges, and many original rail-sec- 

 tions, deposited by Mr. Watkms. 



MATKIUA MKDICA. 



Dr. James X. Flint, U. S. Navy, honorary curator, re])orts that the 

 work of arranging, installing and providing the specimens with de- 

 scriptive labels, has been systematically continued. With the exception 

 of the collection of medicines of the North American Indians and Chi- 

 nese and Japanese drugs, every specimen now has a printed descriptive 

 label. There were 108 specimens received during the year, principally 

 donations from Messrs Powers & Weightman, Philadelphia, and Parke, 

 Davis & Co., of Detroit. Novel and interesting additions were made 

 to the botanical illustrations, consisting of herl)arinm specimens of in- 

 digenous medical plants, not otherwise illustrated. These were pre- 

 pared by Mr. Theodore Holm, of the Museum staff. 



niVISTON OF ZOOLOGY. 



MAMMALS. 



Mr. Frederick W. True, curator, reports a gratifying increase in the 

 nund^er of valuable mammals from foreign countries. New storage- 

 cases for the reserve seiies of alcoholics and small skins have been con- 

 structed. Dr. W. L. Abbott presented 70 mammals, collected by him in 

 Africa. Among American mammals the most interesting accession of 

 the year was a male walrus from AValrus Island, Bering Sea, obtained 

 l)y Capt. W. C. Coulson, of the U. S. Eevenue Marine Service. A large 

 sea-lion and numerous specimens of far-seals, marmots, shrews, and 

 Arctic foxes were obtained during the expeditions of Messrs. H. W, 

 Elliott and William Palmer (of the Museum staff) from the Pribylov 

 Islands, Thirty two specimens were transferred to the INIuscum trom 

 the Zoological Park during the year, including a Eocky Mountain sheej), 

 a bison, black bear and ocelot. 



Mr. P. L. Jouy, of the Museum staff, made (;ollectious (»f small mam- 

 mals in the Koan Mountain region of North Carolina and in southern 

 Arizona. Several groups of mammals have been placed in the exhibi 

 tion hall during the year, the most consincuons being a group of East 

 African Cuereza monkeys, <'onstructed from skins collected by Dr. W. 

 L. Abbott in the region of Kilima-Njaro, Africa; a group of Borneo 

 gibbons has been prepared, and is now awaiting the construction of a 

 suitable exhibition case. The reconstruction of the south entrance of 

 the Museum building as a storage room and laboratory was completed 

 in Sei)tember, 1890. Preparations for an exhibit of mammals at the 

 World's Colnmbian Exposition were begun in March. The force of 



