104 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



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NEW YORK 



Alfred university museum, Alfred. E. S. Babcock, professor of 

 chemistry, in charge of the mineral collections. The other col- 

 lections are in charge of A. R. Orandall, professor of natural his- 

 tonj. 



Paleontology. 1500 fossil species, chiefly Paleozoic, illustrated 

 by 10,000 specimens: the type collection of the Allen museum,, 

 including Mesozoic and Cenozoic fossils not yet fully arranged. 



The collection is rich in fossil sponges from the Devonian 

 formations, but poor in primordial forms. 



Duplicates of fossil sponges and of the more common forms for 

 exchange. 



Mineralogy. Gold, silver, copper and other ores, illustrated 

 by 600 specimens; a general collection of 1000 specimens of 

 minerals, representing 200 species and varieties. 



Historic geology and litJiology. Collections illustrate New York 

 foTmations, and partially the terranes of some other states. 

 Duplicates of local rocks for exchange. 



Zoology. 20,000 specimens: a few mounted mammals; mounted 

 skins of 122 species of the local birds, with their nests and eggs; 

 2000 species of insects, not well preserved; 1000 specimens of 

 marine mollusks; 500 univalves and other shells and 200 

 Unionidae. 



A few birds, and many Unionidae and marine shells for 

 exchange. 



Botany. The department herbarium of 6000 specimens, illus- 

 trating 1200 species; a collection of the local woods in the Allen 

 museum. Specimens of the local flora for exchange. ; 



Ethnology. Collections of the Allen museum amounting to 

 5000 specimens: weapon^, implements, ornaments, etc., of the 

 American Indians; a collection of 1436 coins, one third of which 

 are of ancient, the remainder being of modern nations; pottery 

 and illustrations of the ceramic and other industrial arts, ancient 

 and modern; also household belongings and objects relating to 

 social and religious customs of various peoples. 



Material of the local tribes of American Indians for exchange. 



