ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES 

 FOR THE YEAR 1884-5. 



The Trustees of the American Museum of Natural 

 HISTORY present this their Sixteenth Annual Report to the 

 Patrons, Fellows, and Members of the Museum. 



The Treasurer's account shows the receipts of the year 

 to have been $35,770.21. This includes $5,000.00 received 

 from the estate of the late Wm. E. Dodge, contributed to 

 found a permanent endowment fund ; also $7,601.60 con- 

 tributed by the Trustees to make up the annual deficiency. 

 The expenditures were $26,667.49 f° r maintenance, and 

 $3,798.36 for improvements and additions. 



These purchased additions were mostly new species, and 

 comprise 44 specimens of North American birds, 29 speci- 

 mens of North American mammals, and 20 monkeys; also 

 specimens of minerals, fossils, and insects, and 17 volumes 

 of needed books for the Library. 



The large additions to the Museum by donation and ex- 

 change will be found in the list of accessions appended. 



Much of the growth of the Library has been found to be 

 due to the Museum Bulletins, prepared by the Curators, 

 and sent to corresponding institutions and libraries all over 

 the world in exchange for their publications. 



A large increase in the number of visitors has been no- 

 ticed during the year. This is a gratifying indication of the 

 increasing popularity of the Museum. 



The collection of American Forestry specimens, the prep- 

 aration of which has been in progress during the past three 

 years, is expected to be placed on public exhibition this 

 spring. This collection, it is hoped, will prove another 

 popular attraction to the Museum, and be the means of 

 largelv increasing the knowledge and information of the 



