if 
those placed on exhibition. The Crustacea and Worms are now, 
according to Professors Faxon and Mark, in safe condition, and 
the surplus material unavailable for our use has been disposed of 
in these groups, as well as in the Radiates, Dr. Fewkes having 
now completed his revision of the collections in his charge. Mr. 
Brewster and Dr. Slade report excellent order in the store and 
exhibition rooms of Birds and Mammals. Mr. Garman has con- 
tinued to weed out useless material from the Fishes and Reptiles. 
Dr. Hagen reports the Entomological Collection as peculiarly free 
from pests. It is somewhat strange that it is the Paleontological 
Collection which ai the present moment is in the poorest condition 
in that respect. A species of Lepisma has been found doing con- 
siderable damage to old labels of specimens which had been kept 
packed away in the dark, or which had become slightly damp 
during transportation to the Museum, and which had not been 
examined since they were received. 
The Atlantic and Pacific Rooms are now cased, and will be 
arranged for exhibition as soon as practicable. Some work has 
also been done in the Paleontological Exhibition Rooms. The 
casts of the larger Vertebrates from the Marsh Collection of the 
Jurassic and Cretaceous period have been mounted in the place 
they are destined to occupy, and two large casts have likewise 
been placed in the Tertiary Room. 
The difficulty we experience now in filling gaps in the faunal 
collections is well exemplified by the trouble Dr. Hagen has found 
in making up his part of the faunal entomological exhibits. Yet 
our Entomological Collection is considered a fairly good one. 
A list of the Museum Publications issued during the past aca- 
demic year is given in Appendix A of this Report. They consist 
of five numbers of the Bulletin, completing the twelfth volume of 
that series, and of one number of the Memoirs. An addition to 
the list shows the Memoirs and Bulletins in preparation, and with 
each special Report will be found a list of the publications of the 
Assistants of the Museum, or of publications based upon the mate- 
rials of the institution, or investigations carried on by the Professors 
and students of the University in our laboratories. 
There have been about 600 volumes and over 1,300 pamphlets 
added to the Library during the past year. From the Vienna 
Academy and the Odessa Natural History Society we have received 
extensive exchanges for our publications. 
