NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS 113 



Paleontology. Three or four hundred specimens of Paleozoic 

 invertebrates, mostly from the Silurian and Devonian systems. 



Mineralogy. 300 species of the more common minerals col- 

 lected from various sources; one set of AVard's " normal school " 

 collection of 185 specimens, and a set illustrating color, glance, 

 cleavage, etc. The species occurring in the metamorphic rocks 

 of New York are well represented. 



Historic geology. 50 specimens of metamorphic rocks, and 

 stra«tified rocks from the typical localities. 



Zoology. 100 mounted specimens of birds, and 50 alcoholic 

 specimens, mostly vertebrates. 



Botany. A herbarium of 300 or 400 species illustrating the 

 local flora. 



Canisius college, Buffalo. Kev. Frederic J. Hillig S. J., professor 

 of sciences, in charge; Rev. Henry Wolff S. J., assistant curator. 



Paleontology. 1000 specimens : 300 New York fossils ; 300 Cre- 

 taceous fossils (Maastricht, Holland); 75 from the Bad Lands, 

 South Dakota; 50 specimens of petrified wood. 



Mineralogy. 800 specimens best representing calcite and 

 silicates. 



Historic and economic geology and lithology. 550 specimens : 250 

 rocks arranged by Ward, Rochester; 300 chiefly local. 



Zoology. 50 North American and European mammals; 300 

 birds from United States, Austria and Denmark; 100 reptiles, 

 etc. including some rare specimens from India; 2500 insects, 

 illustrating the principal orders, specially Ooleoptera and 

 Hymenoptera, and including specimens from India, Brazil, 

 Egypt, West Indies, Holland, etc. 



Botany. 1600 specimens: American herbarium, 800; European 

 Tierbarium, 100; European fungi, 500; seed collection, 200. 



Ethnology and anthropology. 3000 specimens: Indian curios 

 (Dakota), 50; old English curiosities, 300; coin collection includ- 

 ing old Roman and medieval silver coins, 2500. 



The museum also possesses 300 old books from 250 to 400 years 

 old, including an interesting collection of about 50 old Bibles. 



