those placed on exhibition. The Crustacea and Worms are now, 

 according to Professors Faxon and Mark, in safe condition, and 

 the surplus material unavailable for our use has been disposed of 

 in these groups, as well as in the Radiates, Dr. Fewkes having 

 now completed his revision of the collections in his charge. Mr. 

 Brewster and Dr. Slade report excellent order in the store and 

 exhibition rooms of Birds and Mammals. Mr. Garman has con- 

 tinued to weed out useless material from the Fishes and Reptiles. 

 Dr. Hagen reports the Entomological Collection as peculiarly free 

 from pests. It is somewhat strange that it is the Palaeontological 

 Collection which at the present moment is in the poorest condition 

 in that respect. A species of Lepisma has been found doing con- 

 siderable damage to old labels of specimens which had been kept 

 packed away in the dark, or which had become slightly damp 

 during transportation to the Museum, and which had not been 

 examined since they were received. 



The Atlantic and Pacific Rooms are now cased, and will be 

 arranged for exhibition as soon as practicable. Some work has 

 also been done in the Palaeontological Exhibition Rooms. The 

 casts of the larger Vertebrates from the Marsh Collection of the 

 Jurassic and Cretaceous period have been mounted in the place 

 they are destined to occupy, and two large casts have likewise 

 been placed in the Tertiary Room. 



The difficulty we experience now in filling gaps in the faunal 

 collections is well exemplified by the trouble Dr. Hagen has found 

 in making up his part of the faunal entomological exhibits. Yet 

 our Entomological Collection is considered a fairly good one. 



A list of the Museum Publications issued during the past aca- 

 demic year is given in Appendix A of this Report. They consist 

 of five numbers of the Bulletin, completing the twelfth volume of 

 that series, and of one number of the Memoirs. An addition to 

 the list shows the Memoirs and Bulletins in preparation, and with 

 each special Report will be found a list of the publications of the 

 Assistants of the Museum, or of publications based upon the mate- 

 rials of the institution, or investigations carried on by the Professors 

 and students of the University in our laboratories. 



There have been about 600 volumes and over 1,300 pamphlets 

 added to the Library during the past year. From the Vienna 

 Academy and the Odessa Natural History Society we have received 

 extensive exchanges for our publications. 



