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Additions to the Pal^eontological Collections. — Dur- 

 ing March of the past year Mr. James M. Constable purchased 

 and donated to the Museum three very fine fossil fish from the 

 Eocene Beds of Wyoming. But aside from these there have been 

 no additions of value to this collection, aside from those obtained 

 by means of the Wilcox exchanges, which were partly in fossils, 

 but partly also in shells and partly cash. This is rather a poor 

 showing, considering the many very desirable collections of 

 fossils constantly offered to the Museum, which, for want of funds, 

 we have been unable to obtain. 



The Hall Duplicate Collections. — During the year the 

 four sets of these collections, previously sold to Mr. Joseph 

 Wilcox, of Philadelphia, and Prof. C. H. Hitchcock, of Hanover, 

 New Hampshire, were sent away. The two sold to Prof. Hitch- 

 cock have been placed, one in Dartmouth College and the other 

 exchanged for other material, which will enrich the same college 

 collection. Those disposed of to Mr. Wilcox are placed, one in 

 the Wagner Institute in Philadelphia, and the other to be in the 

 Catholic University at Washington, D. C. 



The Museum has received for the nine collections of these 

 duplicates already disposed of, the following returns : 

 From the Smithsonian Institution, for Collection No. i. — 63 

 species, 165 specimens of fossil plants, with a collection of 

 marine invertebrates yet to come. 

 Coll. No. 2. — Madison University, cash, $1750.00. 

 Coll. No. 3. — Vassar College, cash, $1200.00. 

 Coll. No. 4. — University at Munich, Bavaria, 1458 species=45oo 



specimens of European fossils (all in cabinet). 

 Coll. No. 5. — Still on hand. 



Colls. Nos. 6 & 7. — Dartmouth College, Prof. C. H. Hitchcock : 

 Relief Map of New Hampshire; 13 Geological Sections 

 across Vermont and New Hampshire, represented by the 

 hand blocks of rock to the number of 2143 ; and a colored 

 diagram of each section, numbered to indicate the exact 

 spot where each rock specimen was obtained. Also, 2000 

 specimens illustrating the rocks of New Hampshire and 

 classified according to the Geological Reports of that State. 

 Coll. No 8. — McGill University, Montreal, Canada. For this the 

 Museum received a collection of Devonian and Carboniferous 

 fossil plants, studied and determined by Prof. Sir William 

 Dawson, consisting of 130 specimens, representing 68 species. 



Coll. No. 9. — Wagner Free Institute, Philadelphia, Pa., cash, 

 $112.50, and 168 species; 500 specimens Marine Shells, and 

 12 specimens; 6 species fossil Ammonites, with $37.50 in 

 exchange yet to come. 



