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storage, 1398; Birds, on exhibition, 1545, in storage, 6589, types, 44; 

 Mammals, on exhibition, 226, in storage, 1018; Bird eggs, 2445, nests, 

 261, stomachs, 1532. 53 small groups of animals are exhibited in 

 natural surroundings. 



FINANCIAL SUPPORT. The museum receives an average of $3371 

 a year from the university, which in turn is supported by the state. 



BUILDING. The museum occupies 8214 square feet of floor space 

 for exhibition in a building erected in 1881 at a cost of $50,000. 



SCOPE. Exploration and research (principally on state problems), 

 school and college teaching, and maintenance of local collections. 

 Systematic collections of Michigan animals are supplied to schools of 

 the state. The museum is the depository of the collections and 

 records of the state biological survey. 



PUBLICATIONS, (i) Annual reports of the curator to the board of 

 regents. (2) Reprints of papers published by the staff and others on 

 the museum collections are purchased and sent to persons and institu- 

 tions on the museum exchange list. 



ATTENDANCE. The museum is open free to the public daily except 

 Sundays from 8 to 5. 



DETROIT: 



DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND BOULEVARDS. 



This department maintains in Belle Isle Park an aquarium and 

 zoological garden, in charge of an executive officer appointed by the 

 mayor. The aquarium contains a collection of living fishes which is 

 said to be the third largest known, and which is maintained at an annual 

 expense of about $11,000. The zoological garden contains 60 birds 

 and 107 mammals which are maintained at an annual expense of about 

 $6000. These collections are open free to the public and the attend- 

 ance exceeds 800,000 annually. 



DETROIT MUSEUM OF ART. 



STAFF. Director, A. H. Griffith; Assistant director, C. H. Bur- 

 roughs; Curators, Garfield Jenney, Charles Williams, Ernest Coving- 

 ton, H. Alger; Librarian, Fred LaPointe; i engineer and i watchman. 



ANTHROPOLOGY. A good collection in archeology and ethnology. 



ART. A fine collection of casts and marbles; about 2000 prints 

 and engravings; an important collection of old masters as well as many 

 modern paintings; 40 water colors; a very large collection of ceramics 

 and oriental material; and a small collection of textiles. 



OTHER COLLECTIONS. A small collection of minerals and fossils; 

 a large collection of shells; and small collections of insects and birds. 



