REPORT, 



To the Legislature of the State of JYew York : 



The Regents of the University 

 Respectfully Report : 



Tbat in j^rosecuting^tbe objects referred to in their last report, 

 " enlarging the collections, and making them a better exponent 

 of the Natural History of the State," additions have been made to 

 the Cabinet during the past year which render some of its depart- 

 ments nearly complete. 



The details of these additions will be found in the appendix to 

 this report. 



A list of deficiencies in the department of Zoology, is also pre- 

 sented, that the attention of Naturalists may be called to the sub- 

 ject, in the hope that through their aid and advice they may be 

 supplied. These deficiencies are principally of animals rarely 

 found in the State, and contributions to supply them will there- 

 fore be the more highly prized. 



The collection of fishes of the State made by Dr. De Kay, in 

 connection with his report on tbat subject, was very imperfect. 

 It has been to some extent supplied by the contributions of the 

 Smithsonian Institution. Tbe Regents have under consideration 

 a proposition from an able ichthiologist, to prepare a full report 

 on the subject, bringing the descriptions down to the present 

 advanced state of this department of science. 



The collection of shells of the State is incomplete. It is now 

 under special review and examination, and it is hoped that during 

 the present year it will be so enlarged as to represent, to a good 

 extent, whatever properly belongs to the State. 



The collection of Mazatlan shells presented by Mr. Pbilip P. 

 Carpenter, of Warrington, England, and which was referred to in 

 the last annual rjsport, is fully arranged in the beautiful manner 

 adopted by Mr. Carpenter in the set of which this is a duplicate, 

 deposited in the British Museum. As the representation of the 



