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THE MUSEUM. 



COLLECTIONS. 



Shortly after the opening of the year just passed, Dr. J. W. 

 VELIE left for Florida, to collect for the Academy. He was absent 

 from the 20th day of January to the 25th of May, during which 

 time he scoured the western coast of Florida, from Cedar Keys to 

 Key West, meeting with very marked success, sending and bring- 

 ing home a rich harvest of valuable specimens. The labor con- 

 nected with such collecting is no holiday amusement ; the toil is 

 arduous, the exposure severe, and the expense considerable in 

 this instance borne largely by Dr. VELIE himself. Particular credit 

 is due him, and was recognized by resolution of the Academy, for 

 the patience, zeal, skill and success which rendered this expedition 

 notable. 



The proceeds were : 



Mammals 3 species. 



Cetacea 2 



Birds 24 



Eggs 12 



Fishes 21 



Turtles 4 



Reptiles 8 



Crustaceans 12 



Insects 15 



Echini 5 



Mollusca 130 some in large quantities. 



Star Fishes 5 



Corals and Gorgonias 12 



Sponges 6 



Archaeological and Ethnological 4 



Total 263 



