﻿Reports of Curators and the Custodian. 



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Donations were announced as follows : 



From the U. S. Fish Commission, Bulletin, Vol iv, Nos. I, 2, 3, 4. 5. 

 6, 7, 8 ; Chief of Engineers, Washington, Reports on Preservation of Tim- 

 ber, Building Stones, of Explorations in Nebraska and Dakota in 1855- 

 1856-1857, by Lieut. Warren, of Reconnaissance from Carroll to the Yel- 

 lowstone, in 1875; from Mrs. M. C. Moorehead, thirteen species of shells j 

 from Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Hamlin on Syrian 

 Molluscan Fossils ; Signal Service Bureau, Monthly Weather Review, 

 March, 1884; from Otis T. Mason, Washington, D. C, Notes on Anthro- 

 pology for March, Vpril and May, 1884 ; from Entomological Society of 

 Ontario, Report for 1883 ; from Smithsonian Institution, Proceedings 

 U. S. National Museum - Sigs. 27,28,29,30,31 ; from Edward M. Cooper, 

 Proceedings of the Worcester Society of Antiquity for 1883 ; from Miss 

 Marie Mohr, large collection of dried plants from Alabama, Ohio and 

 Europe; from Jos. F. James, thirty-one species of mounted plants, as a 

 nucleus for a Cincinnati Herbarium ; from Dr. R M. Byrnes, two speci- 

 mens Cardamine diphylla; from Jos. F. James, two species seeds; from 

 W. Andrew, one fossil ; from Dr. J. H. Hunt, two magic lantern pic- 

 tures ; from C. N. Woodward, 22 lantern pictures ; from U. P. James, 

 one snake. 



REPORTS OF CURATORS 



AND 



THE CUSTODIAN, 



For the Year ending April 1, 1884. 



Cincinnati, O., March, 1884. 

 To the President and Members of the Cincinnati Society of Natural 

 History : 



Gentlemen- The additions to the collection of Mineralogical specimens 

 have not been large during the past year. We have had one exchange by 

 which some twenty new species have been secured. The total addition 

 was seventy-five specimens. I have lately been maturing a plan, and in 

 furtherance of it have been in correspondence with Prof. A. E. Foote. of 

 Philadelphia, and W r ard & Howell, of Rochester, by which we can have a 

 good set of rocks scientifically arranged, classified and labeled. Our min- 

 erals ; as & general thing, are good, and fairly classified and labeled, but 



