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REPORT ON THE MAMMALS AND BIRDS. 
By Witvt1aM BREWSTER. 
THE collection of Mounted Mammals has been increased by 
the following specimens, all supplied by Ward : — 
Brachytarsomys albicauda, Madagascar. 
Rhinolophus capensis, ap Good Hope. 
Mus dolichurus, «“ 
Artibeus perspicillatus, South America. 
“  planirostris, cs « 
Sorex murinus, India. 
Haplocerus montanus, Montana. 
Cystophora cristata, Newfoundland. 
We have also received thirteen monkeys, eleven of species not 
as yet determined, the gift of Dr. H. J. Bigelow, of Boston; the 
remaining two, belonging to the genus Chrysothriz, presented by 
Captain Josiah W. Cook. These monkeys came alive, in fine 
condition, and they should make particularly good specimens. 
They are now in Ward’s hands for mounting. 
In the last Report, I called attention to the unsatisfactory 
state of the alcoholic collection of Mammals. Mr. Garman has 
been since kind enough to superintend the rearrangement of 
this collection. The work has been done most thoroughly, and 
the collection is now in perfect order, so that any specimen 
which it contains can be found and examined without loss of 
time. 
By far the most important addition to the Bird dolled 
during this year, or indeed for several years past, is that of about 
six hundred and fifty skins of Indian birds, received during the 
summer from the British Museum. These specimens are all from 
the famous Hume Collection; they form only a first instalment 
of the full set which will eventually come into our possession. 
