26 The Chicago Academy of Sciences. 



4. The splendid series of specimens illustrative of 

 the natural history of Alaska, collected in 1865 to 1869 

 by Bishoff and the naturalists of the Western Union 

 Telegraph expedition. 



5. The Smithsonian collection of Crustacea, un- 

 doubtedly at that time the largest alcoholic collection 

 in the world. This filled over 10,000 jars containing 

 types of the species described by Prof. Dana and other 

 American authors, besides hundreds of new species, 

 many of which were described in manuscript lost by the 

 same fire. 



6. The invertebrates of the United States north 

 Pacific exploring expedition, largely collected in the 

 Japanese seas by Dr. Stimpson during the years 1853 

 to 1856. This collection included a large number of 

 annelides, mollusks and radiates, many of which were 

 undescribed except in manuscripts, which were also lost. 



7. The Stimpson collection of marine shells, col- 

 lected on the sea coast from Maine to Texas. This 

 valuable collection represented the labor of twenty 

 years. Nearly every species was illustrated by speci- 

 mens from every locality in which it occurs, not only 

 in our own shores, but also on those of Europe and the 

 Arctic sea. There were about 8,000 separate lots of 

 specimens. 



8. The United States coast survey collection of 

 deep sea Crustacea and mollusks. dredged in the gulf 

 stream by Mr. M. Pourtales in the years 1867 and 1868. 

 This collection had been sent to Dr. Stimpson for 

 description. 



9. A large collection of the tertiary fossils from 

 Virginia and Alabama. 



10. The Dr. Franklin Scammon herbarium, con- 

 sisting of over 6,000 species of plants. 



11. The Scammon collection of ancient Central 

 American pottery and implements. 



12. The Arctic collection of Robert Kennicott, 

 made during the years 1859 to 1861. These, though 



