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and Geomyidae and also the alcoholic specimens of monotremes, 

 marsupials, and primates. Dr. Allen spent five weeks in Grenada 

 collecting in the interests of the Museum and, as in previous years, 

 he has devoted a portion of his time to research. One of the 

 results, Mammals of the West Indies, was issued as Bulletin 

 M. C. Z., vol. 54, no. 6, p. 175-263; another, an account of the 

 species of Proechidna, is practically complete. 



Mr. W. F. Clapp was employed for a few months on the Mollus- 

 can collections. Under Dr. Faxon's direction and with the 

 voluntary aid of Mrs. N. A. Clapp, a large amount of routine 

 work was accomplished. Mr. Clapp also collected for the Museum 

 large series of shells in New England and in Florida. The Museum 

 is very much indebted to Mrs. Clapp for her earnest work through- 

 out the year. 



Mr. Nelson's work has, as usual, been varied in scope; it in- 

 cludes the remounting and repair of a considerable number of 

 skeletons of reptiles, birds, and mammals, a work long needed and 

 one which has improved the appearance of the exhibition cases. 

 He has made and mounted some skeletons not previously shown 

 in the exhibition series, has continued his successful work of 

 mounting reptiles for exhibition and has also mounted a series of 

 finches for the West Indian faunal collection. As in previous 

 years his handiwork, both photographic and mechanical, is service- 

 able throughout the Museum. 



The Museum is again under obligations to Messrs. Faxon, 

 Brewster, Woodworth, Bangs, Bigelow, and Sayles for their 

 interest in their respective departments. 



The accompanying reports of the Assistants give the usual 

 details as to the additions received and the work accomplished 

 during the year. 



To the exhibition collections have been added a number of 

 fishes mounted by Mr. S. F. Denton. Mr. Denton has also 

 mounted several specimens of Salmon, Salmo salar, which Dr. 

 John Collins W T arren was good enough to send from Quebec for 

 this purpose. A few North American mammals obtained through 

 the kind cooperation of Mr. H. E. Redmund have been mounted 

 by Mr. Nelson and an especially handsome specimen of the 

 European Bison, Bos bonasus, purchased of Rowland Ward, fills 

 a place too long vacant in the systematic collection. The Museum 

 has also obtained by purchase a skin with skeleton of Pere David's 

 Milou Deer, Elaphurus davidianus, a very rare species found only 

 in northern China and closelv related to North American forms. 



