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volumes, and 2,800 were classified and fully catalogued pamphlets and 

 excerpts, largely on the subject of fishes, the fishery industries and other 

 natural history subjects. Other gifts to the Academy library have been 

 received from Mrs. Nelly Waterhouse Dome, Miss Alice Eastwood, 

 Mr. J. W. Mailliard, Mr. J. O. Martin, Dr. G. Dallas Hanna, Dr. F. E. 

 Blaisdell, and other individuals and institutions. 



Additions to the library during the year number 1,380 bound or com- 

 plete volumes and many pamphlets, excerpts and miscellaneous papers. Of 

 the complete volumes 205 were obtained by purchase, 914 by gift, and 261 

 by exchange. During the year 2,315 volumes were entered on the acces- 

 sion register of the library, bringing the total number of accessioned 

 volumes up to 16,395. 



Until August first the work in the library was, as in the previous 

 year, in the hands of Miss Mary E. McLellan and Mrs. Helen Van 

 Duzee. Miss McLellan then severed her connection with that depart- 

 ment and Mrs. Van Duzee has since attended to all departments of the 

 library work with the assistance, during a part of the time, of Miss 

 Pauline Kusche. All these have given faithful and efficient service, 

 resulting in very satisfactory progress in the work of the library. The 

 use of the library has been even more gratifying than during previous 

 years, especially in its connection with the work being done in the 

 several departments of the Academy. The membership use of the library 

 also has been most satisfactory during the past year, and it is hoped 

 that this feature of its activities may grow proportionately with the 

 increase of the library and of its equipment. 



E. P. Van Duzee, Assistant Librarian. 



Department of Mammalogy 



The work of this department has been carried on incidentally to that 

 of the Department of Ornithology, as before, and the trapping of 

 rodents and other small animals was made a part of the work of each 

 field party. For want of proper assistance, it has not been possible to 

 undertake any work with the larger animals. 



All of the specimens in the care of the department have been cata- 

 logued and arranged during the past year; a satisfactory skin room has 

 been constructed and all the larger skins placed therein, with provision 

 made for thorough fumigation as often as seems necessary to prevent 

 attacks of troublesome insect pests. The removal of a large number of 

 skins from the metal cases has made many of these cases available for 

 departmental use and saved the department from the necessity of im- 

 mediate purchase of additional ones. 



The number of recorded specimens of all classes in this department is 

 3,978, including the following additions for the year: By exploration, 

 200 specimens. By gift; Dr. Sterling Bunnell, 1 specimen; Mr. A. 

 Christoffersen, 1; CI. Clay, 1; Mr. Joseph Dixon, 1; Dr. G. Dallas Hanna 

 and Marcus Hanna, 2; Mr. John McLaren (Golden Gate Park), 3; 

 Miss M. E. McLellan, 1 ; Miss Susie Peers, 1 ; Quarantine Division, Cali- 



