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species of this group are only known, at present, from the island 
of Kauai and Maui. 
‘“A remarkable species of fossil Exdodonta was found by your 
Curator on the Round Top road. In building the road a small 
pocket of fossil earth was uncovered by the workmen. This £7do- 
donta is the only close relative of the extremely rare /72dodonta 
stellula Glid. which is not at present represented in our collection. 
‘““The manuscripts prepared by your Curator for the Manual 
of Conchology, dealing with Auriculella, Elasmias, Tornatillina, 
Tornatillides and Tornatillaria, have nearly all appeared during the 
year. The Memoir on Exdodonta has received a good deal of at- 
tention during the year, and work on one of the groups has been 
completed. A shorter paper on new species of Amastra which 
have come to the Museum since Dr. Pilsbry’s final publication is 
in preparation, and as soon as all new species have been catalogued 
will be finished. 
“Mr. W. H. Hoogs, Jr., very kindly gave his collection of 
Hawaiian land shells to the Museum on November oth. This 
collection, numbering about two thousand specimens, contains a 
number of interesting color forms of some of the Tantalus and 
near-by colonies. Gifts of shells have been catalogued from the 
following: Misses J. Kilbourne, A. and L. von Tempsky, A. T. 
Copweeand C. A Cooke; Messrs A. F. Judd,. L.A. Thurston, 
fPespadins, A. Gotiveia; J. S. Emerson, TI. C.. White, D. T. 
Fleming, P. Spalding, C. H. Cooke and G. P. Cooke; Masters 
D. R. and C. Penhallow, E. von Tempsky, M. Desnouee, H. and 
eon, Cooke III.’’ 
The Museum Library. ‘‘The annual reports of the Libra- 
rian during the five years since the removal of the Library to the 
new wing having been lists of accessions only, some details in 
regard to the nature and progress of the work in this department 
of the Museum may be of interest. 
“Library Records and Cataloguing. 'The records of the Library 
consist of two accession registers in book form—one for serials, re- 
ceived chiefly by exchange, the other for single books and pam- 
phlets—and an alphabetical or dictionary card catalogue. A card 
catalogue is kept also of all publications sent to exchanges, and 
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