State of New York. 



No. 115. 



IN ASSEMBLY, 



January 14, 1887. 

 FORTIETH ANNUAL REPORT 



OF THE 



NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



FOR THE YEAR 1886. 



To the Legislature of the State of Neio Fork : 



I have the honor to transmit herewith the Fortieth Annual 

 Report of the Regents of the University, as Trustees of the New 

 York State Museum of Natural History, as required by law. 



GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS, , 



Vice- Chancellor. 





