152 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1888. 



The following tabulated statement gives the present state of the 

 entries in the catalogue, and of the condition of the collection : 



Last entry in June, 1887 23,160 



Last entry in June, 1888 23,647 



Total number of entries „ 487 



Total number of eggs received 1,778 



Number of specimens in reserve series 34, 677 



Number of specimens in duplicate series 11,548 



Number of specimens on exhibition 1, 491 



Total number of eggs 47,716 



Total number of species and subspecies 721 



Number of nests in reserve series *2, 104 



Number of nests on exhibition 235 



Total number of nests 2,339 



* Including the 104 nests received during the year. 



