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word " wiry." His color was more that of an Indian 

 than a negro, and his features were not those 

 associated with the African, but were more aqui- 

 line, and indicated Indian ancestry. His hair was 

 long, and though curly, was not like that of the 

 typical black man. In his movements, the Indian 

 element again predominated. There was a stealth, 

 a noiselessness, a grace and lightness wholly un- 

 like the heavy, clumsy gait of the field-negro of 

 the South. He was equally at home on land and 

 water. No one I have seen could go through 

 the woods more silently or pole a boat up-stream 

 more noiselessly, taking advantage of every bend 

 of the shore for shelter. 



From early in March until the day of Com- 

 mencement I was busy in accumulating, mount- 

 ing, and preparing specimens for the collection, 

 and in rearranging in the new cases such material 

 as remained from the former collections. Being 

 anxious to make as good a showing as possible, 

 frequently this work employed me until late 

 at night, and it is needless to say that it began 

 early in the day. As a result, at Commence- 

 ment there was on exhibition in the new halls, 

 no vast collection, but one that showed growth. 

 The birds were all mounted on natural twigs or 

 branches, for even at this time I had determined 

 that the traditional " T " stand was not only un- 

 graceful, but did not allow of sufficient variation 



