8 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



North American Squirrels, Chipmunks, and Spermophiles is shown 

 on Plate 2. 



Mr. Walter R. Zappey's work also varies little from year to 

 year; owing to circumstances, his time during the year has been 

 devoted very largely to the research collections of birds and mam- 

 mals. He has finished a few mounts for exhibition, among which 

 a fine Japanese Deer, Cervus sika, the gift of Mr. Louis A. Shaw, 

 may be noted. 



In addition to the regular staff of the Museum, Miss Elvira 

 Wood, Dr. G. M. Allen, Mr. W. F. Clapp, and Mr. J. D. Sornborger 

 have been employed during the greater part of the year. Miss 

 Wood has finished labeling the research collection of crinoids, and 

 has verified the identifications and relabeled the exhibition series in 

 the systematic room. She has made some progress with the card 

 catalogue of the crinoids, in addition to regular curatorial work. 

 Dr. Allen accompanied Dr. J. C. Phillips on an expedition to the 

 Sudan, working wholly for the Museum during this time; for 

 the remainder of the year, he devoted three days of each week to 

 the research collection of mammals. With the exception of a few 

 skins of large mammals and some of the latest acquisitions, the 

 whole collection of mammals is catalogued and systematically 

 arranged. As in previous years, Dr. Allen has given some time to 

 investigation. Mr. Clapp has effected many advantageous ex- 

 changes, and has kept recent accessions identified, labeled, and 

 arranged. When not thus occupied, he has given his time wholly 

 to similar work upon the research collection of Gasteropoda. 

 Mr. Sornborger has worked throughout the year upon the osteo- 

 logical specimens received in the rough; he has finished the greater 

 part of the skeletons of large mammals received from the African 

 expedition of Dr. W. L. Smith in 1909, and also all recent ac- 

 cessions. 



The Library consists of 50,296 volumes and 46,568 pamphlets; 

 1,141 volumes and 1,033 pamphlets have been added during the 

 year. 



To assist in the publication of Contributions from the Zoological 

 and Geological Laboratories, the sum of $350. was granted by the 

 Corporation. 



The publications of the year include three numbers of the 

 Memoirs, seven numbers of the Bulletin, and the Annual Report, 

 a total of 725 (410 quarto, 315 octavo) pages, and 63 (16 quarto, 

 47 octavo) plates. Two of the Bulletins by Professor Woodworth 

 were issued in the Geological series, and one of the Memoirs by 



