1 8 Report of the President. 



A beautiful series of photographs was taken representing the 

 successive stages of development of this quarry, the complete 

 excavation of which will probably occupy several years. 



A second party, under the direction of Dr. W. D. Matthew, 

 was operating in the fossil beds of northwestern Kansas and 

 southwestern Nebraska. The Bad Lands of northeastern Colo- 

 rado were also found to be a rich collecting ground. Skulls and 

 parts of skeletons were secured, filling many important gaps 

 in our collection. Portions of skeletons and skulls of fossil 

 camels were found, among which is included a gigantic one of the 

 size and proportions of the giraffe. The party also acquired a 

 large amount of similar material to which detailed reference 

 cannot be made within the limits of my report. 



Through the kindness of Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, Mr. Charles 

 Knight, under the supervision of the curator, has continued his 

 restorations of extinct animals and has added five beautiful water- 

 colors to the series, besides completing five models. These 

 restorations of the Extinct Animals of North America have been 

 furnished to the Museums of London, Munich, Brussels, Oxford, 

 Stuttgart, and Cape Town. 



Department of Geology and Invertebrate Zoology. — 

 The most important work carried on in this department has been 

 the continuation of the cataloguing of the types of the Hall 

 Collection. This has now reached a point where renewed appro- 

 priations are needed for the expenses of publication. It is un- 

 necessary to dwell upon the importance of this catalogue in view 

 of its being a permanent record of the type specimens of the Hall 

 Collection. Its publication will increase the value of the collec- 

 tion, besides making it more attractive to students of palaeon- 

 tology. In this connection I have observed the need of setting 

 apart a room for the convenience of students who may desire to 

 consult these collections. 



Special attention is directed to the case holding the malachites 

 and similar material presented by the Copper Queen Consolidated 

 Mining Company, which is now exhibited in the north windows of 

 the mineral hall. 



The collection of corals has been notably increased, and 

 special attention is directed to two specimens of great beauty 

 collected by Prof. Whitfield. These objects are displayed, 



