EBPOET OF THE TRUSTEES. 



To the Legislature of the State of Neio York : 



The Eegents of the University, as trustees of the State Museum 

 of Natural History, submit their forty-first annual report. 



Included with this report will be found the report of the Director, 

 together with the reports of the State Botanist, the State Ento- 

 mologist and the State Geologist. The trustees refer to these reports 

 for details of the operations of the Museum during the past year. 



The Museum has been materially increased by the addition to 

 its collections of the important and beautiful collection of minerals 

 and gems purchased from Mr. George F. Kunz. This collection is 

 one of the most perfect to be found in any American Museum. It 

 has been arranged in the office rooms on the right hand of the 

 entrance from State street. 



The Zoological collections have been restored and fitted in new 

 cases during the past year. The restoration had become necessary 

 on account of the condition of many of the specimens. In some 

 cases the original specimens were of an imperfect character and 

 they had become still more decayed and dilapidated by the ordi- 

 nary causes which prevail in every museum. In other cases the 

 specimens were deficient in one of the sexes, showing only in many 

 cases the male sex. The whole collection has been examined and 

 the imperfect specimens removed by Prof. Henry A. Ward, of 

 Eochester, N. T. There are still a considerable number of defi- 

 ciencies which it is hoped may be filled during the coming year. 

 The cases, which occupied the center of the Zo51ogical collection 

 in the third story, have been renewed and made to conform to the 

 cases that were already there ; on the whole the entire Zoological 

 collection has been greatly improved and, especially, when the 

 deficiencies above referred to are supplied, it will make an interest- 

 ing and an important part of the Museum collections. 



No material progress has been made during the past year m 

 fitting up the room in the State Hall for the purpose of the 

 Museum. The State officers who still occupy rooms in the State 

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