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Ornithologists' Union, in Philadelphia, November 8 to 10, 

 1921 : three by Frank M. Chapman, one by Frank M. Chap- 

 man and Ludlow Griscom, three by Waldron DeWitt Miller, 

 three by Robert Cushman Murphy, two by Ludlow Griscom, 

 and one by Mrs. E. M. B. Reichenberger. 



An article by Frank M. Chapman, "The Distribution of 

 Swallows of the genus Pygochelidon," and three articles by 

 Ludlow Griscom, are in press. 



The cordial cooperation which exists between this depart- 

 ment and our colleagues in various parts of the world, makes 



our respective collections accessible to us all; 



where occasion arose we have, from time to 

 time, during the year, borrowed specimens from our fellow- 

 workers, and it has been our privilege to comply with re- 

 quests for the loan of material from museums and private 

 individuals both in this country and in Europe. 



In addition to the material which we have sent to our col- 

 leagues, we have also rilled the wants of numerous artists 

 who come to the Museum to secure models for their work. 



Year by year, as the contact of this department with the 

 public becomes closer, the demands upon us for information 

 and assistance have very greatly increased. These 

 Routi are mac * e by correspondents and visitors; and 



include not only requests for information in re- 

 gard to almost every phase of bird-study, but for technical 

 advice concerning the enforcement of game laws and the 

 laws governing the importation of foreign species. 



Our card catalogue of references to the descriptions of new 

 species, and to the literature of ornithology, has been kept 

 up to date by Mrs. Fraser, and forms an indispensable part of 

 our department equipment. 



A small number of species received in the flesh from the 

 New York Zoological Society, which were not represented 

 in our exhibition collections, have been mounted 

 for display. Lack of space has made it inad- 

 visable to prepare new collections for our exhibition halls. 



The weekly staff meetings, which were inaugurated in 



