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crowded far beyond their capacity. Notwithstanding this draw- 

 back the department has grown more rapidly than during the 

 previous year ; 313 volumes have been bound and 1213 volumes 

 added. During last summer the librarian was instructed by me 

 to make a tour of the several institutions noted in his report, in 

 order to acquire information and plans, to be used in the arrange- 

 ment of our library. The total number of volumes at the present 

 time is 13,273, and estimated at market prices may be said to be 

 worth nearly $100,000. The most valuable donations have been 

 received from Mr. George H. Brown, Mrs. Samuel Lawrence, the 

 Geological Survey of New Jersey, Royal Academy of Copenhagen, 

 Provincial Museum of Konigsberg, Australian Museum, and the 

 Royal Academy at Amsterdam. 



The Departments of Ethnology and Archaeology have been for 

 several months under the care of Dr. Frederick Starr, who has 

 been retained to label and arrange the Bishop and the Emmons 

 Collections in the Department of Ethnology. His work has 

 covered the opening, classification, labeling, arranging and cata- 

 loguing of the above-noted collections. 



The publication of Bulletins has been continued as during 

 the previous year, and has resulted in an increase of exchanges 

 of similar publications from other scientific bodies. Four articles 

 were issued from the Geological Department, embellished with 

 plates, and seven from the Department of Mammalogy and 

 Ornithology. 



I have arranged to have the future osteological work performed 

 as far as practicable in the Museum building. The practice has 

 been to have this work done by outside parties, but investigation 

 has convinced me that it would be well to try the experiment of 

 having it done within our own walls. 



The record of visitors during the past year is as follows : Day 

 attendance, 232,037, average per day, 740 ; evening attendance, 

 25,628, or an average of 244 per night ; the attendance at the ten 

 lectures amounted to 4885. 



The large centre case in the lower hall has been removed, and 

 the Jesup Collection of Woods placed in the side cases formerly 

 occupied for the exhibition of the mammals. The water colors 

 have been temporarily arranged on the doors outside of the cases. 



