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The preceding specimens are packed in. forty-one boxes properly 

 labelled, and are now in the fireproof basement of the State 

 Geological Rooms. 



In addition to the above, there are, in drawers in the geological 

 rooms, the following numbers of unique specimens, viz : 



Chazy limestone, 2 ; Trenton, 10 ; Hudson-river, 9 ; Niagara, 4 ; Penta- 



merus galeatus, 5 ; Delthyris shaly, 41 ; Oriskany sandstone, 6 ; 



Schoharie grit, 10 ; Marcellus shale, 2 ; HamiltoB group, 9. Total, 98. 

 Fish remains : Schoharie grit, 9 ; Onondaga, 2 ; Marcellus shale, 



11 ; Hamilton, 5 j , 27 



Specimens figured for the third volume of the Palscontology, and 



placed in the cases , ] 03 



Which, by including the preceding list, makes a total of 13292 



In addition to these, there have been placed in the cases over six hundred 

 (600) specimens of fossils from the following formations, viz ; Tentaculite 

 limestone, Pentamerus galeatus limestone, Delthyris shaly limestone. Upper 

 Pentamerus limestone, Oriskany sandstone, Schoharie grit, Onondaga lime- 

 stone, Corniferous limestone, Mareellus shale and Hamilton group. 



The collections made by Prof, Hail since the commencement 

 of the work on Paleontology, with the exception of those enu- 

 merated in the Catalogue, are now lying in the basement story of 

 the Geological Buildings : they consist chiefly of the following ; 



Ninety-six drawers in case, filled with specimens from different rocks and 



groups. 

 Nine similar drawers filled witli specimens, not in case. 

 Three drawers with specimens. 

 Forty-five large drawers in close cases, filled with specimens of the fossils 



of the lower limestones, Helderberg limestones, Hamilton and Chemung 



groups. Many of these are very good and perfect specimens of fossils, 



intended at the time of collection to illustrate future volumes of the 



Palaeontology. 

 Three boxes of the Hamilton group and Helderberg linjestones. 

 Forty-nine boxes and two kegs of specimens mainly from the roc-ks and 



groups above the Niagara. These have been nearly all examined, and 



the better specimens separated from the others, and their character 



indicated by labels on the ontside of the boxes. 

 Fourteen boxes of specimens of fossils and minerals, mainly of the Niagara 



group. 

 There is also a large number of slabs containing fossils, many of which are 



rare and valuable. 



