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collections include 850 specimens ; whilst the collections of birds, fishes, 

 shells, &c., number together 426 specimens. There is an herbarium 

 of the plants of the island, prepared by Professors B. L. Robinson and 

 H. Schenck, of Harvard. Economic exhibits of the fisheries (seal and fish- 

 oil, &c.) of Newfoundland. There is also a fair collection of ethnological 

 specimens, besides a numismatic collection. Museum, in charge of J. P. 

 Howley, Esq., F.G-.S., Director of the Geological Survey of Newfoundland, 

 and supported by the legislative grant, is located in St. John's, Newfound- 

 land, in the Post OQice Building. 



Provincial Museum, Halifax, Nova Scotia. — Contains about 10,000 

 specimens. The geological cabinets include : Minerals, 1,000 specimens ; 

 rocks, 300 specimens ; fossil organic remains, 2,000 specimens, for the 

 most part collected and arranged by the late Dr. D. Honeyman. The 

 zoological department includes 1,500 specimens, and the botanical collec- 

 tion is that prepared by Dr. Henry How. Museum supported by grant 

 from the Legislature of Nova Scotia, and in charge of Dr. E. Gilpin, F.G.S., 

 Commissioner of Mines for the province. Located in a large room, 

 80 feet by 20 feet, in the uppermost storey of the Halifax City Post Office, 

 the property of the Dominion Government. Types. Contains a few 

 types of fossils described by Dr. Honeyman and the type specimen of a 

 giant squid described by Professor A. E. Verrill. Curator : Dr. E. Gilpin, 

 M.A., F.G.S., Halifax, Nova Scotia. 



The University Museum, JDaUiousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. — 

 Contains upwards of 1,600 specimens, classified and arranged for the use 

 of students and professors. Of 700 specimens in the zoological collection 

 the native birds of Nova Scotia form an important part. The geological 

 cabinets comprise a good series of Nova Scotian minerals, Nova Scotian 

 carboniferous fossils, and European cretaceous fossils, 450 specimens in 

 all. The Patterson collection of archseological remains from various 

 parts of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island is of considerable import- 

 ance : it includes 330 pieces. The Thomas McCuUoch collections com- 

 prise birds, rocks, fossils, minerals, and plants. An herbarium illus- 

 trating the flora of Nova Scotia is in course of preparation. Supported 

 by the University authorities and by the Thomas McCuUoch fund of 

 ;$1,400 given to Dalhousie in 1884. The Rev. Dr. Forrest, principal, and 

 Professor E. Mackay, pro-curator, in charge, Halifax, Nova Scotia. 



Acadia University Musezim, Wolfville, Nova Scotia. — Contains upwards 

 of 5,000 specimens, neatly arranged and classified for the use of students 

 and professors. The geological cabinets include 504 specimens of minerals, 

 365 rock specimens, and 800 fossil organic remains. The zoological 

 collections comprise 690 specimens, divided as follows : — Ornithological : 

 birds, birds' eggs, and their nests, 300 specimens. Conchological, 300 

 species, besides a large number of marine invertebrates. In the herba- 

 rium we find nearly all the plants occurring in New Brunswick, presented by 

 G. U. Hay, of St. John, N.B., besides collections from various parts of 

 the province and from foreign countries. There is also a small ethno- 

 logical collection. The zeolites, amethysts, and trap rocks from Blomidon 

 are of local and special interest. There is also a fair collection of coins. 

 Curator : Professor A. E. Coldwell, M.A., Wolfville, Nova Scotia. 



King's College Museum, Windsor, Nova Scotia. — For the use of 

 students. Contains 5,500 specimens. The mineralogical cabinets hold 

 the first place ; the botanical collections come next. The next 

 important individual collection is the Cosswell Herbarium of phaeno- 



