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  York 
  State 
  Museum. 
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  Most 
  of 
  the 
  specimens 
  shown 
  in 
  the 
  exhibit 
  of 
  land 
  and 
  

   fresh-water 
  shells 
  were 
  taken 
  from 
  the 
  Museum 
  collections. 
  

   Valuable 
  contributions 
  of 
  specimens 
  of 
  species 
  altogether 
  lacking 
  

   in 
  our 
  own 
  collection 
  or 
  represented 
  only 
  by 
  inferior 
  specimens 
  

   were 
  received 
  from 
  several 
  gentlemen 
  interested 
  in 
  this 
  subject. 
  

   In 
  some 
  cases 
  all 
  the 
  specimens 
  contributed 
  were 
  not 
  made 
  part 
  

   of 
  the 
  collection 
  to 
  be 
  exhibited. 
  The 
  list 
  of 
  additions 
  to 
  the 
  

   Zoological 
  Department 
  will 
  show 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  species 
  and 
  

   specimens 
  contributed, 
  and 
  the 
  catalogue 
  of 
  the 
  species 
  exhibited 
  

   at 
  the 
  World's 
  Fair 
  will 
  show 
  to 
  what 
  extent 
  the 
  donations 
  were 
  

   drawn 
  upon 
  in 
  making 
  up 
  the 
  exhibit. 
  

  

  All 
  the 
  specimens 
  shown 
  in 
  the 
  exhibit 
  of 
  mammals 
  were 
  taken 
  

   from 
  the 
  Museum 
  collections. 
  The 
  Assistant 
  Zoologist 
  indicated 
  

   what 
  animals 
  should 
  be 
  shown 
  in 
  the 
  exhibit 
  and 
  "Ward's 
  estab- 
  

   lishment 
  at 
  Eochester 
  was 
  engaged 
  to 
  send 
  experienced 
  men 
  to 
  

   Albany 
  to 
  pack 
  the 
  specimens 
  and 
  ship 
  them 
  to 
  Chicago. 
  The 
  

   same 
  men 
  attended 
  also 
  to 
  shipping 
  the 
  mastodon 
  and 
  mounting 
  

   it 
  in 
  Chicago. 
  The 
  specimens 
  will 
  receive 
  the 
  same 
  careful 
  atten- 
  

   tion 
  when 
  being 
  returned 
  to 
  Albany. 
  

  

  During 
  the 
  year 
  I 
  have 
  reidentified 
  the 
  shells 
  belonging 
  to 
  the 
  

   following 
  families, 
  using 
  Tryon's 
  Manual 
  of 
  Conchology 
  as 
  my 
  

   guide 
  : 
  

  

  Terebridae, 
  Cancellariidae, 
  Strombidaa, 
  Cypraeidae, 
  Ovulidae, 
  

   Cassididaa, 
  Doliidaa, 
  JSTaticidas, 
  Calyptraeidae, 
  Turrit 
  ellidae, 
  Pyra- 
  

   midellidae, 
  Solariidaa, 
  Ianthinidae, 
  Trichotropidae, 
  Scalariidae, 
  

   Cerithiidae, 
  Littorinidaa. 
  

  

  The 
  rearrangement 
  of 
  the 
  conchological 
  collection 
  has 
  pro- 
  

   gressed 
  satisfactorily. 
  At 
  present 
  the 
  arrangement 
  is 
  completed 
  

   through 
  the 
  family 
  Conidae 
  according 
  to 
  the 
  system 
  of 
  Try 
  on. 
  

   The 
  general 
  plan 
  followed 
  in 
  arranging 
  this 
  collection 
  has 
  been 
  

   described 
  in 
  the 
  reports 
  for 
  1891 
  and 
  1892, 
  so 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  neces- 
  

   sary 
  to 
  give 
  details 
  here. 
  The 
  catalogue 
  of 
  shells, 
  which 
  was 
  

   begun 
  in 
  the 
  Eeport 
  for 
  1891 
  is 
  continued 
  in 
  this 
  report. 
  An 
  

   appendix 
  hereto 
  contains 
  a 
  catalogue 
  of 
  eleven 
  families. 
  

  

  At 
  the 
  risk 
  of 
  making 
  the 
  subject 
  tiresome 
  I 
  venture 
  to 
  call 
  

   attention 
  once 
  more 
  to 
  the 
  fact 
  that 
  the 
  Museum 
  is 
  in 
  need 
  of 
  

   more 
  space 
  in 
  which 
  to 
  exhibit 
  specimens 
  and 
  for 
  working 
  

   rooms. 
  For 
  several 
  years 
  past 
  our 
  annual 
  reports 
  have 
  discussed 
  

   this 
  subject 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  fully, 
  so 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  unnecessary 
  to 
  enter 
  

  

  