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we received 360 valuable specimens of European fossil mammals 

 and birds. The collection now contains the remarkable total of 

 10,780 specimens, of which 6861 have been catalogued and deter- 

 mined. It is now doubtless the richest and most valuable collec- 

 tion of its kind in this country. 



Attention is called to the skillful manner in which the fossil 

 skeletons have been mounted by Mr. Adam Hermann, preparator 

 for this department. 



Excellent photographs of the Bad Lands were made by Mr. 

 Granger, Prof. William Stratford, of the College of the City of 

 New York, having very kindly loaned his field camera for this 

 purpose. Many of the views are now being enlarged, under the 

 direction of Professor Stratford, who gives his services. These 

 transparencies will be colored and hung in the windows of the 

 Hall, thus giving the visitor an exact idea of the appearance of 

 the beds in which the fossils are found. 



We are also preparing, through the aid of Mr. L. C. Laudy and 

 Prof. Stratford, a series of photographs of our mounted speci- 

 mens, which will be available for exchange with foreign museums 

 for photographs of mounted fossils in their collections. 



Under the supervision of the Curator, Dr. Matthew has pre- 

 pared two catalogues, one of which is arranged numerically and 

 the other according to the families of animals, so that the student 

 or specialist can in a few moments ascertain what we have. 



The collection displays a number of novel methods of mount- 

 ing the specimens, thus making the exhibit more than ordinarily 

 attractive. The printed labels, which are of a popular character, 

 are supplemented with large water-color drawings, showing resto- 

 rations of many of the species. These illustrations were executed 

 by Mr. Charles R. Knight, depicting as nearly as possible the 

 appearance of these animals in life. The series was presented by 

 Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan. 



Department of Anthropology. — In this department the 

 growth for the year is very satisfactory. Prof. F. W. Putnam, 

 Curator, and Dr. Franz Boas and Mr. M. H. Saville, Assistant 

 Curators, and their assistants, Messrs. Harlan I. Smith and 

 George H. Pepper, have been zealous in their respective duties. 



