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Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 



The Curator of Ornithology and Mammalogy reported the ad- 

 dition of five mounted birds, one skull of the Black Skimmer, two 

 eggs, and fifteen mounted mammals. He also said : 



"I am pleased to be able to report that progress has been 

 made in the permanent arrangement of the bird-skins of the collec- 

 tion. Suitable trays have been procured and placed in the drawers, 

 and a part of the skins have been arranged. The skins are in fine 

 condition. 



' 'Donations of birds and mammals to the Society will be highly 

 appreciated. Notes on the migration of birds, their presence, 

 their food, the time when they first appear, when they begin to 

 build their nests — in short, any information on the subject of 

 zoology — will be gratefully received, and all authentic matter deemed 

 worthy will be published. Due credit will be given any one fur- 

 nishing such information. Yours with great respect, 



April 5, 1885. Wm. Hubbell Fisher. 



The Curator of Ichthyology, Dr. D. S. Young, reported that the 

 collection in his department, consisting of one hundred and sixty 

 alcoholic specimens and twelve stuffed, were in good order. A 

 lamprey eel from Mr. Dury has been received. 



REPORT OF THE CURATOR OF ANTHROPOLOGY. 



To the President and Members of the Cincinnati Society of Natural 

 History : 



Gentlemen: — The department of your museum of which I have 

 had the honor of being Curator for the past year, has been marked 

 by few changes and much inactivity. Whatever was accomplished, 

 was done by the Custodian of the Society, to whose credit it is 

 hereby placed. Twenty specimens of Swiss Lake dweller imple- 

 ments have been received in exchange, and twelve specimens have 

 been donated. Mrs. Eli Kinney donated a lot of arrow-points, 

 and several smaller donations of arrow-points were received. Per- 

 haps the most valuable relic of this department was donated this 

 year by Robert Clarke, Esq., being no less than a mummy. 



The basis of this department is the large share of relics received 

 from the Red Bank Cemetery, or the so-called Madisonville find. 



