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, 1912 



Published monthly by The University of the State of New York 

 No. 219,220 ALBANY, N. Y, March-April, 1919 



The University of the State of New York 



New York State Museum 



John M. Clarke, Director 



FIFTEENTH REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF 



THE STATE MUSEUM AND SCIENCE 



DEPARTMENT 



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

 EIGHTH REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST AND THE REPORT OF 

 THE STATE PALEONTOLOGIST FOR 1918 



Regents Committee on the State Museum: 

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

 Herbert L. Bridgman M.A., Brooklyn 

 Walter Guest KeUogg 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 19 17-18. It constitutes the seventy-second consecu- 

 tive aainual report of the State Museum, the thirty- eighth annual 

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

 of the State Paleontologist for 1 9 1 8 . 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 Status and Scope of the State Museum 

 II Present Condition of the Museum 



III The Scientific Reservations under Control of the Museum 



IV Department Publications 



V Report on the Geological Survey 

 VI Report of the State Botanist 

 VII Report of the State Entomologist 

 VIII Report of the Division of Zoology 

 IX Report of the Division of Archeology and Ethnology 

 X Staff of the Department 

 XI Scientific Papers 

 XII Appendixes (to be continued in subsequent volumes) 



