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To THE Hon. the Legislature of the State of New York: 



The Regents of the University, as Trustees of the State Cabinet of 

 Natui-al History, respectfully submit this their 



TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT. 



The Report of the Curator gives the details of the work done in the 

 State Cabinet during the year 1866, and presents a general view of its 

 condition under the following heads : 



1. The Libeaky. 



2. The Geological Collection. 



3. The Pal^eontological Collection. 



4. The Economic Collection, oees, building stomes, jiaebles, etc. 



5. The Mineralogical Collection. 



6. The European Pal^eontological Collection. 



7. The Zoological Collection. 



8. The Botanical Collection. 



9. Fossil and eecent bones, skulls, etc. 



In respect to the Zoological Collection, the Curator has stated the 

 condition of the several departments, and indicated their leading 

 deficiencies. Some portions of the Marine fauna have but few 

 representatives, and the Collection of Fresh-water fishes also needs 

 to be increased. 



The cases provided for the exhibition of the Conchological collection 

 are inadequate to its proper arrangement and display, and many speci- 



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