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consulted the collections of wood rats and elk. The ornitho- 

 logical and oological collections have been consulted by a 

 large number of students of birds, including L. M. Loomis, 

 Joseph Mailliard, Harry S. Swarth, Joseph Grinnell, John 

 Van Denburgh, O. P. Silliman, Roswell Wheeler, Donald G. 

 Cohen, Harold C. Hansen, Chase Littlejohn, and others 



In Entomology, practically all the entomologists of Cali- 

 fornia have made frequent use of the collections. Among 

 those who should be especially mentioned are Dr. Frank E. 

 Blaisdell, Dr. E. C. Van Dyke, Mr. Lawrence R. Reynolds, 

 Mr. Ralph Hopping, Prof. F. C. Fall, Prof. J. M. Aldrich, 

 Mr. Walter M. Giffard, Mr. Wm. F. Breeze, Mr. Chas. L. 

 Fox, and many others. The curator of this department has 

 been particularly active and successful in securing the co- 

 operation of specialists to identifv our collections in the vari- 

 ous groups, as set forth fully in the curator's report. Dr. 

 Blaisdell particularly has rendered very valuable service in 

 identifying the Coleoptera. 



The collections and publications in the department of 

 Paleontology have been consulted by many of the paleontolo- 

 gists, malacologists, and geologists of the Pacific Coast, among 

 whom should be mentioned Professor Charles W. Weaver, 

 and Miss Katheryn Van Winlde of the University of Wash- 

 ington; Dr. Earl L. Packard of the University of Oregon; 

 Dr. Bruce L. Clark of the University of California; Dr. W. 

 S. W. Kew, associate geologist. U. S. Geological Survey; 

 Mr. Clark Gester, geologist. Southern Pacific Company; Mr. 

 Parker Trask, Mr. Anthony Folger and Miss Esther Rich- 

 ards, graduate students, University of California; Professor 

 Woodruff, Pomona College; Mrs. Ida S. Oldroyd, Stanford 

 University; Mr. F. M. yVnderson, consulting geologist; Dr. 

 J. O. Nomland, geologist. Standard Oil Co., and several 

 others. 



In the department of Botany practically all the botanists 

 of California have made use of the herbarium in verifying 

 their identifications of si)ccimens or in other ways. 



In addition to this, mnch of the time of the Director and 

 Curators has been employed in answering questions or supply- 

 ing information requested by correspondents or visitors. As 

 the Museum becomes better known and specialists and students 



