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faunas as occurs at the falls of the Ohio, and elsewhere in 

 southern Indiana. 



In the report of last year Mr. Clarke communicated a list of 

 the original and illustrated typical specimens of the Palaeozoic 

 Crustacea of the collections at the State Hall, making a total of 

 4:^6 specimens, with citations of all publications where such illus- 

 trations have appeared, making a very interesting synopsis which 

 can not fail to be useful to the student. 



In the present report Mr. Clarke has continued his list of 

 original and illustrated specimens of the Annelida and Cephalo- 

 poda, including 203 original specimens and 402 illustrated typical 

 specimens. 



It is a great misfortune that for so many years past we have 

 had no draughtsman connected with the museum staff and have 

 been unable to obtain drawings for illustrating our reports 

 except in the special departments where the appropriation covers 

 such expenditure, while outside of that no illustrations can be 

 furnished. It is quite impossible for any scientific organization 

 to progress without the means for the illustration of the scientific 

 work of its staff. 



It is to be hoped that our condition may at some time enable 

 us to prepare and publish an illustrated catalogue of all these 

 lossils, together with those which are to be communicated in the 

 future. 



In the south room (ISTo. 39) of the building which is occupied by 

 Prof. John M. Clarke, the assistant palaeontologist, there are 188 

 drawers occupied by types and typical specimens which have 

 been used in the preparation of the preceding volumes of the 

 Palaeontology. There are 480 drawers occupied by collections 

 now in use in the preparation of work on the Palaeontology. A 

 partial catalogue of these collections was communicated with 

 my report of last year; including the Crustacea. The work on 

 the catalogue has been continued and a second portion is com- 

 municated with this report. It is intended, as just mentioned, 

 that the work of preparing this catalogue shall be continued 

 during the ensuing year and the result communicated with the 

 next annual report. 



It is a great misfortune tluit, at the outset of this work, 

 it could not have been carried on in some public building where 



