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lection, 2025 specimens. The Ferrier collection of minerals is 

 temporarily placed in the biological museum. 



Petrography. 2810 specimens: 1440 Canadian rocks. 620 

 specimens in general collection and 750 specimens for students 

 use. 



Economic and structural geology. 390 specimens. Bureau of 

 mines. Collection of economic rocks and minerals, 2000 speci- 

 mens; building stones, 200 specimens; collection of 245 speci- 

 mens to illustrate applied chemistry. 



BIOLOGICAL MUSEUM. R. Ramscy Wright, professor of hiologyy 

 in charge; B. A. Bensley, assistant curator of zoological collections; 

 W. H. F. Addison, temporary catalogue assistant; A. Pride, siih- 

 curator and preparator. 



Paleontology. A small collection of animal fossils, arranged 

 in ascending series, as a diagram to the biologic student of the 

 succession of the fossiliferous formations of Europe and 

 America. Specimens and models of fossils are also incorpo- 

 rated in their proper systematic position, specially of such forms 

 as have a high morphologic and philogenic interest. 



Zoology. 1100 catalogue entries of mammals; 3500 of birds 

 and 900 of reptiles. The museum is rich in models and prepara- 

 tions illustrative of anatomy and animal development. 



Botany. Herbarium and collection of models, chiefly by 

 Brendel. The space now temporarily occupied by the university 

 mineral collections is to be devoted to botanical collections. 



The museum is primarily intended to supplement the teach- 

 ing in the biologic department. It affords a floor space of 7500 

 square feet. 



ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM. G. W. Wroug, profcssor of history, in 

 charge. This museum is in the main building of the university 

 and contains a fair collection of skulls including ancient 

 Egyptian and Roman skulls and models of famous skulls of 

 importance in ethnologic investigations — The Neanderthal, Cro- 

 Magnon, etc. There are paleolithic implements from the English 

 and French drift. The feature of the greatest interest is the 

 collection of stone implements from various parts of Canada, 

 specially of the district in which Toronto is situated. 



