REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR. 11 



Tertiary formations, have been re-arranged and some of them 

 re-labeled. 



A cast of a skull of a fossil Rhinoceros, presented by Sir 

 Antonio Brady, of London, has been placed in proper position 

 on this floor. 



Some specimens of fossil bones of Mastodon and other sub- 

 jects, derived from the collection presented by Mrs. E. 

 Emmons, have been duly recorded and placed in one of the 

 table cases ; also, some separate scutes of the Grlyptodon 

 {JSchistopleurum), received in a collection from Mr. Thomas 

 Moore, of the Liverpool Free Museum. 



On the third floor of the Museum, the Zoological collection 

 has been increased by the addition of three fine specimens of 

 the Buffalo ; a large bull, a cow and a calf. These specimens 

 are among the finest, if not superior to any, in the museums 

 of the country. 



A number of antlered skulls, for sometime in the Museum 

 without a proper place, have been tastefully mounted on 

 shields and placed on the walls. Those of the Elk {Cervus 

 Canadensis Harl.), Deer {Cervus Virginianus Harl.), and 

 Caribou {Rangifer Caribou Aud.-Bach.), are conspicuously 

 arranged over the staircase ; and above and between the win- 

 dows are placed those of the Moose {Cervus alces Linn.), Black- 

 tailed Deer {Cervus maerotis Say) Antelope {Antilocapra 

 Americana Ord.), Mountain Sheep {Oms montana Cuv.), Ibex 

 {Capra ibex), etc. In this manner space is utilized which 

 could not be used for cases. 



In the first wall-case, at the head of the stairs, have been 

 arranged the skeletons of Fishes ; also, the stuffed skins of 

 Fishes, which have been removed from the case they formerly 

 occupied, and mounted on black wooden tablets, — no longer 

 presenting an unattractive appearance. 



In the second wall-case have been placed the skeletons of 

 Birds and Reptiles, and carapaces of Turtles. 



The third wall-case is occupied by the skeletons and skulls 

 of Mammalia and Reptilia. 



A number of additions have been made to this part of the 

 collection ; these are recorded in their proper places. The 

 most notable of these are a series of casts of skulls of Gorilla, 

 male and female ; Orang, male and female, Chimpan7«e. 



