6 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



collections of the group accessible to him. His report will appear 

 in one of the forthcoming' Bulletins, and will be illustrated by 

 15 Plates. 



Among the principal collections we have received I may men- 

 tion a collection of Devonian fish remains from Professor S. Calvin, 

 State Geologist of Iowa ; a collection of Worms, kindly sent 

 from Sydney by Dr. Collingwood ; and a valuable invoice of South 

 American Fishes and Reptiles, from Dr. Lataste. The large collec- 

 tion of Corals from the northern part of the Great Barrier Reef 

 made for me by Professor H. A. Ward has safely arrived at the 

 Museum. This fine collection was made under considerable diffi- 

 culties by Professor Ward, but to his perseverance and enthusiasm 

 we owe one of the best possible representations of the species of reef 

 builders of the northeast coast of Australia. In due time the collec- 

 tion will be placed on exhibition in the Systematic Room of Polyps. 



We have also received a valuable collection of North Atlantic 

 Crustacea from Canon Norman. 



The Museum is likewise indebted to Messrs. Dendy, Jameson, 

 and Hallez, for valuable additions to our collection of Turbellaria, 

 Planarians, and Nemerteans. 



We have also received a valuable collection of Mammals and 

 Birds from Borneo and the Celebes, presented to the Museum by 

 Dr. W. H. Furness. 



The additions to the Library by purchase, gift, and exchange 

 have kept up with those of the preceding year. 



The Library now numbers, including the Whitney Library, over 

 31,000 volumes, and about 2,000 pamphlets which are not yet 

 arranged for binding. 



For a complete list of the publications of the Museum during 

 the past year I refer to Appendix A. A list of the publications of 

 the Officers and Instructors of the Museum other than those con- 

 tained in our Memoirs and Bulletins will be found accompanying 

 the special Reports. 



Excellent progress is making with several of the Reports on the 

 " Albatross " Expedition of 1891 since the last Report. Mr. 

 Westergren has been engaged upon the Plates of Mr. Garman's 

 Monograph of the Fishes. 



Professor Liitken reports that he has completed the examina- 

 tion of the Ophiurans. 



Professor H. B. Ward has also completed his Report on the 

 Sipunculids, and Dr. Hansen that on the Isopods. 



