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REPORT ON THE LIBRARY. 



During the Museum year from August 1, 1915, to July 31, 1916, 

 inclusive, 1,149 volumes, 1,203 parts of volumes, and 1,164 

 pamphlets have been added to the Library. 



The total number of volumes in the Library is 53,783, the total 

 number of pamphlets is 50,470. 



Six hundred and eighty-seven volumes have been bound; two 

 thousand pamphlets have been separately bound. 



Col. J. E. Thayer's gift of two paintings of J. J. Audubon and 

 Dr. H. B. Bigelow's gift of several hundred volumes are acknowl- 

 edged in the Report of the Director, p. 8. 



