Education Department Bulletin 



Published fortnightly by the University of the State of New York 



Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., March 3, 1908, under 



the act of Congress of July 16, 1894 



NO. 428 ALBANY, N. Y. AUGUST i, 1908 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 



I' Museum bulletin 121 



FOURTH REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE 



SCIENCE DIVISION 



INCLUDING THE 



6ist REPORT OF THE STATE MUSEUM, THE 27th REPORT OF 



THE STATE GEOLOGIST, AND THE REPORT OF THE 

 ^ STATE PALEONTOLOGIST FOR 1907 



REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 1907 



INTRODUCTION 



This report covers all departments of scientific work under the 

 charge of the Education Department and the Regents of the Uni- 

 versity and concerns the progress made therein during the fiscal 

 year 1906-7. It constitutes the 61 st annual report on the State 

 ]\Iuseum and is introductory to all the scientific memoirs, bulletins 

 and other publications issued from this office during the year 

 mentioned. 



Under the action of the Regents of the University (April 26, 

 1904) the work of the Science Division is " under the immediate 

 supervision of the Commissioner of Education," and the advisory 

 committee of the Board of Regents of the University having the 

 affairs of this division in charge are the Honorables: T. Guilford 

 Smith LL.D., Buffalo; Daniel Beach LL.D., Watkins; Lucian L. 

 Shedden LL.B., Plattsburg. 



