REPORT OF THE STATE GEOLOGIST. 



To the Begents of tJit University of the State of New York: 



Gentlemen. — During the past year, as in former years, since 

 1883, it has been necessary for the State Geologist to devote his 

 time to the work of preparing and publishing the Palaeontology of 

 New York. Volume YIII, (Part I), is now in press, and far advanced 

 toward completion, there being something more than 250 pages 

 in.type, and the manuscript prepared for the remainder of the 

 volume as contemplated, to the completion of the Productidse. 



The lithographing of the plates is nearly completed, and this 

 work will be finished before the 1st of January, 1891. 



Much work has already been done in the preparation of Part 

 II of this volume. Fifteen plates are already lithographed and 

 drawings prepared, which will make at least six plates more for the 

 second part of the volume. A large amount of material has been 

 collected for study preparatory to the completion of this part of 

 the volume, and the work on much of this material has been 

 advanced so that it is in condition for immediate use. 



The State Geologist has also given attention to the forwarding 

 of other work which has been for some time in progress, and 

 especially the Dictyospongidse and Bryozoa. For the former 

 work the collections have been increased, and some new forms 

 obtained ; and for the latter class of fossils, much work has been 

 done preparatory to the completion of the Bulletin which was long 

 since directed to be prepared, but for which no means have yet 

 been provided. 



Few opportunities have offered for increasing the collections of 

 the Silurian Lamellibranchiata preparatory to completing the 

 Bulletin on the " Genera OF Paleozoic Lamellibranchiate Shells," 

 for which ten plates were already lithographed nine years ago. 



I can not but regard it a great misfortune to the reputation of 

 the State Museum, and to its influence as an educating institution, 

 that work already long since commenced, and progressed under 



