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but not yet received, and two new book cases will soon be installed in the 

 lower library room which should add much to the efficiency of the library 

 equipment. 



Department of Herpetology 

 By John Van Denburgh, Curator 



The Department of Herpetology during the year 1919 progressed satis- 

 factorily, and the work accomplished compares favorably with that of 

 previous years. 



At the beginning of the year 1919 the Academy's collection of reptiles 

 and amphibians numbered 37,372 specimens. There have been added dur- 

 ing the year 2,666 specimens, so that the collection has grown to more than 

 40,000 specimens. 



The number of specimens added during each of the past six years has 

 been about as follows : 



1914 800 specimens 



1915 800 



1916 1500 



1917 1600 



1918 1724 



1919 2666 



Gifts of specimens during the year have been received as follows : 



From Edward J. Brown 94 specimens 



" J. R. Slevin 4 



Ralph Borden 4 



" Dr. J. Van Denburgh 1 specimen 



" H. H. Hunt 1 



" Miss Susie Peers 1 " 



" W. C. Lewis 1 



" Paul Wallace 2 specimens 



" Mayor James Rolph, Jr 1 specimen 



Ryan Fruit Co 1 



" August Kusche 3 specimens 



113 specimens 



Three collecting trips were undertaken to : 



1. Mecca, Riverside County, California, Anacapa, Santa Cruz and 



San Miguel islands ; 



2. Cape Region of Lower California; 



3. Northwestern Washington. 



