New York State Museum Bulletin 



Entered as second-class matter November 27, 1915, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., under 



the act of August 24, 191 2 



Published monthly by The University of th9 State of New York 

 Nos. 207, 208 ALBANY, N. Y. March-April 1918 



The University of the State of New York 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 



FOURTEENTH REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF 

 THE STATE MUSEUM AND SCIENCE 

 DEPARTMENT • 



INCLUDING THE SEVENTY-FIRST REPORT OF THE STATE MUSEUM, THE THIRTY- 

 SEVENTH REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST AND THE REPORT OF 

 THE STATE PALEONTOLOGIST FOR 1917 



Regents Committee on the State Museum 



Charles B. Alexander M.A. LL.D. Litt.D., Tuxedo 

 Herbert L. Bridgman M.A., Brooklyn 

 Walter Guest Kellogg B.A., Ogdensburg 



INTRODUCTION 



This report covers all divisions of the scientific operations and 

 museum work under the supervision of The University of the State 

 of New York and has reference to the progress made therein during 

 the fiscal year 1916-17. It constitutes the seventy-first consecutive 

 annual report of the State Museum, the thirty-seventh annual report 

 of the State Geologist (consecutive since 1881) and the report of the 

 State Paleontologist for 191 7. It is introductory to all memoirs 

 and bulletins issued by this Department during the year named. 



The subjects presented in this report are considered under the 

 following captions : 



I Legal wStatus and Scope of the State Museum 

 II Codification of the State Museum Law 



III Present Condition and Activities of the Museum 



IV Condition of the Scientific Reservations Belonging to the 



Museum 



V Department Publications. 



VI Report of the Geological Survey 



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