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of birds, are accessible to the students. Bird skins, birds eggs, 

 and Wisconsin mammals for exchange. 



Botany. A herbarium of 2000 species, nearly all Wisconsin 

 forms, and mostly from Rock county; 200 to 300 mounted speci- 

 mens of arctic algae and lichens. 



Ethnology. A private collection, general in scope, of several 

 thousand specimens, but more representative of the Wisconsin 

 Mound Builders than of any other people or time. 



The museum is for the purpose of giving to students an oppor- 

 tunity to study, as far as is possible, the entire range of nat- 

 ural science, and contains various skeletons, preparations, etc., 

 not enumerated above. The mounted specimens are mostly 

 local, except the private collections mentioned. 



Milwaukee public museum, Milv^aukee. Henry L. Ward, cus- 

 todian and secretary ; Carl Thai, assistant custodian and assistant 

 secretary; William B. Brickner, special clerk; Charles Brandler 

 and George Shrosbree, taxidennists ; John F. Fidlin and Paul C. 

 Rohde, taxidermist apprentices; Herbert Clowes, \landscape 

 modeler; Charles E. Brown, Hans Sauer, Olive C. Wheeler and 

 Lydia Nehrling, attendants. 



Paleontology. . 14,459 specimens, the Niagara and Hamilton 

 groups being best represented. 



Mineralogy and geology. 6419 specimens. 



Historic geology. Stratigraphic and paleontologic series in- 

 cluded in enumerations above. 



Zoology. 160,005 specimens: collections of mammals, birds, 

 reptiles, fishes, shells, butterflies and beetles, corals, sponges, 

 etc.; mounted groups of Wisconsin and North American birds 

 and mammals are given special prominence with some extra- 

 limital species such as orang-utans, etc., also shown in groups. 



Botany. 20,656 specimens: illustrating the flora of all parts 

 of the world, but specially of Wisconsin. 



Anthropology. 27,144 specimens. 



Library. 9258 bound books and volumes of pamphlets, all 

 treating on natural history subjects. 



Northwestern university, Watertown. No report. 



Provincial seminary of St Francis, St Francis. Small general 

 collection of 1500 specimens. 



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