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preparations, the mode in which they had been pre- 

 served, labelled, etc., and their condition generally, 

 were readily taken in by him in all their detail, as well 

 as in their general features, and were noted for refer- 

 ence in connection with his own work. He learned 

 much that was of special interest to him, although 

 apparently very little that was suggestive of improve- 

 ment on his own ideas of museum classification and 

 arrangement. Indeed he comments very unfavourably 

 on the condition of some of the museums he had 

 visited, while others drew from him warm approval. 



Besides his comments on the museums there is 

 much in the journal of interest otherwise his geological 

 observations, his picturesque descriptions of scenery 

 and of life, his general reflections, and his touches of 

 humour, peculiarly characteristic of the man, all tend 

 to enhance the value of the small MS. volume so neatly 

 written in his own hand. 



The minutes of the College all through Mac- 

 Gillivray's tenure of office in its Museum contain 

 evidence of its entire confidence in him, and they 

 repeatedly record its admiration and appreciation of his 

 work. The Museum, during his ten years' charge of 

 it, was kept in perfection of order and cleanliness, while 

 much was added to it which enhanced its value. Every 

 addition (not a few by MacGillivray himself) was at 

 once put into the most perfect state of preservation, 

 and was fitted into his scientific arrangement. Nothing 

 was ever left out of order, and constant cleaning was 

 rigidly carried out. 



