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vonian and Carboniferous; fossils of Canada, from collections 

 of the geological survey; American fossils, chiefly from Cincin- 

 nati group, and Lower Carboniferous; European fossils, chiefly 

 Mesozoic and Tertiary, obtained by purchase. 



Mineralogy. A general collection; a special collection of New 

 Brunswick minerals. 



Geology. Collections of Canadian rocks, chiefly Laurentian 

 (St Lawrence, Saguenay, etc.) and Huronian; New Brunswick 

 rocks, one series arranged according to age; another as illustra- 

 tive of counties. 



Zoology. The zoologic collections consist of 1) skulls of man, 

 Quadrumana, Camivora, Herbivora, Cetacea, Rodentia, In- 

 sectivora — with a few entire skeletons; 2) a small collection of 

 mounted birds and mammals; 3) a collection of birds eggs iden- 

 tified and catalogued by Tappan Adney, New York; 4) about 200 

 numbered and catalogued fishes in alcohol from collections of 

 United States fish commission; 5) a collection of marine inverte- 

 brates in alcohol from collections of United States fish commis- 

 sion; 6) collection of marine invertebrates, crustaceans, echino- 

 derms, corals and sponges from Museum of comparative zoology, 

 Cambridge Mass. and National museum, Washington D. C; 

 7) a general and special conchological collection; 8) a collection 

 of reptiles in alcohol from Boston society of natural history. 



Botany. The botanical collections consist of 1) a collection of 

 New Brunswick phanerogams and ferns, made byDr James Robb 

 and arranged on the Linnaean system; 2) a collection similar to 

 the above but made by Prof. L. W. Bailey and arranged upon the 

 natural system; 3) a collection of North American phanerogams 

 from the herbarium of Prof. W. W. Bailey, Providence R. I.; 

 4) a collection of mosses, lichens and fungi; 5) a collection of 

 diatoms, confervae, etc. mounted for the miscroscope. 



None of the above collections are large, and additions to any 

 of them would be very welcome. 



Archeology. Collections of prehistoric relics from New Bruns- 

 wick; stone weapons and utensils, pipes, pottery, etc. 



NEWFOUNDLAND 

 Museum of the geological survey of Newfoundland. Bee Addenda, 

 p. 223. ' 



