IO Director's Report for 1977. 
specimens distributed over 490 catalogue numbers. During the 
year 62,661 new specimens were catalogued and added to the col- 
lection. Of these 21,492 were acquired by gift, 9602 in return for 
preparing and naming specimens of other collectors, 5455 by collec- 
tion of other members of the staff, 25,499 by collection of the Curator, 
and 613 types, cotypes and paratypes of Auviculella. These 62,661 
specimens were distributed over 3467 catalogue numbers. Alto- 
gether (including Auriculella) 76,689 specimens were catalogued 
during the year, which exceeds the largest year’s addition (1914) 
by nearly eight thousand specimens. 
‘“The George Munro collection of the genus Partulina from 
Ianai was purchased during the year. This collection though 
not large is a valuable one to the Museum as the exact locality 
and date of collection is placed with each lot of shells and the col- 
lection is accompanied by a map showing each of the localities. 
“FreELD WorK.—No extended collecting trip was undertaken 
during the year, single day trips being the rule. The shells which 
were collected by the Curator and catalogued represent forty-two 
days of field work, not all of which were taken during the vear, as, 
as stated above one or two of the lots were collected as far back as 
1913. The bulk of catalogued specimens was collected during the 
latter part of 1916 and 1917. 
PUBLICATION.—A short paper dealing with some new species 
and varieties of the genus 4mastra appeared during the early part 
of the year. 
Girrs.—Your Curator wishes to thank the following persons 
for their gifts catalogued during the past year: Dr. H. A. Pilsbry, 
Messrs. A. F. and J. Gouveia, I. Spalding, P. H. Timberlake, 
R. Mist, D. Thaanum, F. P. Pierce, B.C. Oliveira, J. S. Bmer 
son, D. Fleming, G. P. Cooke, C. N. Forbes and J. C. Bridwell; 
Parker Ranch; Mrs. G. W. Bryan; Miss Carolene Cooke; Masters 
Girdler, Desnouée, Lorimer and C. M. Cooke III.’’ 
Dr. Cooke’s list of Leptachatina, Pauahia, Auriculella, Gulickia, 
Elasmias, Tornatellina, Tornatellides and Tornatellaria will be 
found later in this report. It will not only show the richness of the 
Museum collection but be of no little use in arranging exchanges. 
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