26 Report of the President. 



During the summer the laboratories in the new power wing 

 were completed and the equipment was transferred in Sep- 

 tember to the new quarters. These rooms are commodious 

 and well adapted to the needs of the department. 



Several of those working under Dr. Dahlgren were trans- 

 ferred to Mr. J. D. Figgins, who now has general charge of 

 the preparation of the higher animals and of plants for exhi- 

 bition purposes, and the making of archaeological models and 

 replicas. Mr. James L. Clark has been placed in charge of 

 the mounting of all large mammals and reptiles. 



Department of Books and Publications. — The ener- 

 gies of the department have been especially devoted to cata- 

 loguing, and this important work is now completed for the en- 

 tire Library, with the exception of a few sections. During 

 the year 4,948 volumes, 871 numbers, and 9,128 pamphlets 

 have been classified and catalogued. These, added to the work 

 previously completed, give the Library a total of 32,014 vol- 

 umes and 16,584 pamphlets properly classified, catalogued and 

 ready for use. 



The more important accessions for the year are a gift from 

 Professor J. A. Allen of 3,793 pamphlets; a gift from Dr. 

 William M. Wheeler of many articles on entomology; a gift 

 from Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan of seven volumes of plates of 

 the fishes from the island of Mauritius; a purchase of 700 

 plates on Animal Locomotion by Muybridge ; a gift of 218 

 volumes from the estate of the late George L. Hyslop; a gift 

 from Miss A. A. Drummond of 24 volumes, and a gift from 

 General J. Watts de Peyster of 15 volumes. 



During the year, 15,069 cards from the Concilium Biblio- 

 graphicum have been received and distributed in the Concil- 

 ium System. There has also been received on deposit, one 

 complete set of cards, to which have been added 15,069 cards 

 during the year, according to the agreement between the 

 American Museum and the Concilium Bibliographicum. 



Following is a list of the scientific publications ol the 

 Museum issued in 1905, as received by the Curator for distri- 

 bution and exchange: 



